Not sure if this is an abalone shell or paua shell which has been cut into a donut shape. It has been accented with seafoam green seed beads (size 11) and silver seed beads (size 15). The clasp is made from the silver seed beads.

This little bag will hold a credit card as well as photo ID and gets lots of compliments when I wear it. I beaded the bag in 3 drop brick stitch, embellished the front with blister pearl squares set on point, beaded a slide top and then beaded the necklace portion. How many hours? Didn't count them, just kept beading.

This pattern was in the recent issue of Bead & Button. I knew it was the perfect necklace to showcase the optical lens with my mom's baby picture. In the picture mom is about 8 or 9 months old. I made this for her 74th birthday.

This square was a bead challenge from the High Desert Bead Society. All the squares were put together to make 3 hanging quilts, one was donated to the Bead Museum in Glendale another was donated to a Woman's shelter for auction in Prescott and the last one was raffled at HDBS.