Now for sale at The Book End are these great bracelets made with a sterling silver chain, choice of cross or buffalo charm and a handmade lampwork glass bead in the Floyd County School colors!  Pick these up at The Book End or email me for one to be sent to you by mail.  Yellow and black not your school colors?  Let me know and I can customize your bracelet.

The Book End has moved into a larger space!!!  If your in the town of Floyd, VA on Saturday November 1st. stop into their new shop for the GRAND OPENING.  The Book End is now located on route 8 next to Maberry Funeral Home.

New to my etsy shop are these pretty little earrings I call “Serpentine”.  Click the picture to go.

Here we have a sampling of bracelets that I will be taking to the Meadows of Dan craft show. If you’re in the neighborhood the show will be September 26th 9:00-5:00 and 27th 9:00-3:00 at the community building.

Just listed in my little shop on etsy, these earrings are made with vintage brass bead caps and lucite flowers

Custom-made glass beads

Glass beads have been made for centuries, being used for adornment and trade. The glass beads used in my jewelry I make myself.

I create the glass beads using a torch combining oxygen and propane. I melt long rods of glass onto a steel rod and form a round bead, then use various colors of glass to decorate the bead.

When decorating and forming are complete, the bead is then placed in a 975 degree kiln where it is annealed (slowly cooked) overnight.