Amulet Pouch FreeForm Style

Tired of counting beads and reading bead graphs to create those wonderful pouches? Here’s an answer: freeform peyote. Learn to peyote seed beads of all sizes and shapes together, with larger decorative beads to form a beautiful amulet necklace. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

"Dancing Ladies" FreeForm Sculptural Brick

Learn a unique freeform sculptural brick stitch while creating the Wild Women/Dancing Ladies brooches that appear in Diane Fitzgerald's book "Beading with Brick Stitch". The Ladies also look great as a pendant or earrings. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

Easiest Beaded Beads

This is the easiest way yet to construct a hollow beaded tassel or beads. They can be used as a tassel, strung in a necklace, or as ends of a lariat. Embellish a spiral rope to complete an elegant necklace. This is a one day all levels workshop.

Elegant Sculptural Peyote

Enhance your peyote skills by learning to create dimensional and sculptural peyote encasements to house any and all of your favorite beads, while making yourself an elegant one of a kind necklace. Once you learn the techniques the possibilities are endless. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

FreeForm Twisted Ribbons of Brick

Learn a unique freeform sculptural brick stitch and create 3-dimensional flowing ribbons of beads. Once you learn the technique, the possibilities are endless. Make a brooch, pendant or start a bracelet. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

FreeForm Peyote Vessel

Take the step into 3-D. Learn how to construct a beaded vessel or sculpture using freeform and circular peyote techniques. Learn to incorporate beads of various sizes and shapes. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

My Favorite Pets

Learn to make beaded creatures that will become beloved family pets. Using many variations of the peyote stitch, create unique freeform sculptures that stand without an armature. The same technique can also be used for creating beaded beads. This is a two day intermediate level workshop.

Pattern Peyote Points

Learn to read and graph your own flat peyote patterns. Turn your designs into beaded beads of various sizes. String or dangle groups of beads to make a unique necklace. This is a one day all levels workshop.

Pinwheel Flower Brooches

Learn a variation of flat peyote to create unique 3 dimensional twisting curling flower petals using seedbeads of various sizes, shapes and colors. Use it as the centerpiece for a necklace or alone as a brooch. The flowers are from the Pinwheel Garden necklace that won 2nd prize in the 2005 Bead Dreams. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

Pinwheel Garden Necklace

This necklace won 2nd place in the Seedbead Wearable category in Bead Dreams 2005. Explore variations of flat peyote to create unique 3 dimensional twisting curling flower petals, spirals and curly-Q chains, using seedbeads of various sizes, shapes and colors. This is a one or two day intermediate level workshop.

Royal Spirals

Explore variations of flat peyote to create unique 3 dimensional twisting spirals and curly-Q chains, using seedbeads of various sizes, shapes and colors. Add accent beads and link them to create a one-of-a-kind necklace. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

Ruffles and Flourishes Necklace

Construct hollow beaded beads using tubular peyote. Learn to increase and decrease to control the shape of the beads and add a ruffle. Attach fringe and use the beads as a pendant or earrings, or make them in various sizes and combine to into a necklace. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

Ruffles and Flowers

Construct unique colorful flowers using increasing peyote to create ruffles around a center bead. Combine the flowers into a bracelet, necklace, pendant or earrings. This is a one day intermediate level workshop.

Spiral Rainbow

Learn to do a stitch that is strong enough to support lampwork beads and fast enough to allow you to make the necklace, once learned, in one evening. Embellish with fringe to make a necklace that glows from within. This is a 3-hour all levels workshop.

Totally Twisted Pendant

Learn a variation of flat peyote to create a unique twisted and curling pendant. Add accent beads and it becomes the centerpiece for a necklace or a brooch. This is a one day all levels workshop.

Turbulent Triangles

Learn to change the brick stitch from flat to dimensional while making yourself an eyecatching bracelet. And if you're into glitz, add crystals to make it sparkle. This is a 3-hour all levels workshop.