Silver Dragon’s Treasury Picks Originally, I wasn’t going to use color as a theme, but this color reminds me of sunsets, flowers, one of my favorite eye shadow colors, and a sort of rich spontaneity that shouts, “Look at me!” Autumn Leaves in seed beads by greendragon9 is a pointillist painting using tiny glass seed [...]

It rained today. The sky was blue and sunny and then completely overcast in the afternoon. It rained tiny droplets. A quiet rain that moistened the ground then disappeared and now the sun is out, dropping towards the horizon. Google asks, “Are you feeling lucky?” I typed in “raindrops” and hit enter. The first site [...]

My closet would tell a variety of tales about me. First, that I hide organization behind what at first glance would seem disorganized. Second, that I have an exotic taste in clothing. Third, that I either expect to lose weight and get back into shape (I was a Ballerina years ago) or that I can’t [...]

Silver Dragon’s Treasury Picks It’s true there are plenty of live flowers in our gardens and pots, but here are some that will last a lifetime and longer and they won’t make you sneeze! Gothic Flower Choker proves that Goth doesn’t always mean chains. Le Sacre du Printemps is an adornment for a room. Stunning [...]

Here in New England (or at least my part of it) Summer heat is raging furiously. Ok, so furiously is too active a word for sweltering heat that makes one want to melt away. But this heat does seem to be aggravating a lot of people! This Wednesday blog post reminds us northern dwellers that [...]

Does the car you drive reflect your style? How about the car you’d like to drive? How much of a role does one’s sense of style play when car shopping? At the moment, my favorite car is the Saturn Sky. I really want that car. Preferably in bright red (or one of those shifting color [...]

Silver Dragon’s Treasury Picks Apparently, today’s theme is feathers. Or possibly flights of imagination. You decide. Feather Fascinator with Birdcage Veil by Ellen MarieA cross between a hat and a brooch, a fascinator is a small hair accessory that acts as a delicate cap. This one has feathers, and pearls and a veil. I love [...]

Well known art and craft jewelry supplier Rings & Things has added an interesting new line to their findings lines: metal bobby pins with 10 mm diameter smooth round pads. They advertise them for soldering and gluing but I had the idea of using them for a bead weaving base. I contacted the company via [...]

Time to take a breath and take a look of what we’ve covered so far. Hopefully you’ve had a lot to think about and this pause will let you put it all together in your mind, both conscious and subconscious. We began with the obligatory course introduction where I presented some terms, definitions and concepts [...]

Silver Dragon’s Treasury Picks From heat-waves to wavelengths, the treasuries this week all describe something related to wave phenomena. Parabola Gold is a bracelet in an unusual (for bead weaving) three dimensional wave form by Glenda of Dax Designs. Glenda is an award winning artist from Australia whose work, I suspect, is infused with that [...]