earthenwood studio

i’m a long-time fan of melanie brooks lukacs’ porcelain beads. last year i even spent two months experimenting with tinted liquid polymer clay, glazing hundreds of impressed buttons, trying to replicate the look of the wonderful ceramic glaze that lukacs uses on her beads, charms, pendants, tiles and buttons. some day i might even show you my very large piles of buttons. or not…

right now though, i want to show you the work of this crazy-busy artist. she sells wholesale and retail, has a website, an etsy shop and a blog. as if that isn’t enough, she recently had an article published in stringing magazine. she comes up with new, fresh ideas for beads and kits and jewelry every few months. lots of inspiration here.

would you like to learn how she strings these colorful spring flower beads? here’s the free project download from stringing magazine.