I’m a professional graphic designer turned stay-at-home Mom in 2020 and making jewelry while the kids are asleep has become a sacred creative outlet. I’ve always loved beads and jewelry of all sorts from a very young age and have an absolute blast designing and fabricating wearable art into the wee hours. The majority of my works are original designs.
What sets my beadwork apart:
1) I create original designs that combine knowledge from over a decade of full-time work as a graphic artist with an obsessive love of jewelry.
2) Each piece is made with perfected techniques like my signature molten flowing fringe.
3) I exclusively use the highest quality materials and precious metals that will last a lifetime and likely much longer.
For updates on what I’ve got cooking, follow me on IG! @mortalfemale
Learn to Bead:
Tutorials that I’ve made:
- Achieving the perfect draping fringe on your beadwork.
- Adjusting fringe tension without re-doing anything!
- How I bezel studs onto beadwork earrings (easy!).
Best Youtube Tutorials:
- Beginner Brick Stitch
- Brick Stitch Increases & Decreases
- Flat Square Stitch
- Peyote Tube
- Diagonal Stitch Bracelet
- Pondo Stitch
What I use:
- String: Fireline for weaving. Nymo or K.O. nylon thread for fringe.
- Needles: At this point I pretty much exclusively use BEADSMITH Sharps Size 12 for all projects and all types of string. They are the best! Don’t mess with anything else.
- Beads: I like to get my seed beads from Jill. She carries every single variety of Miyuki 11/0 seed bead. I like Cherry Tree Beads for everything gemstone or crystal. Artbeads.com is a good one too. If one store is out of something I need, I can shop at the other.
- Findings: My go-to for findings is Nina Designs but it’s wholesale only. That said, it’s easy to get a reseller license. Cherry Tree also carries a lot of findings.