Terry Ricioli Designs

Hi friends, The Pretty Palettes inspiration for August is a wonderful color palette based on a basket of blueberries.  Beautiful! { berry hues } image via: @djmight Here are the beads that Erin Prais-Hintz selected for the color palette. Here are the beads that I selected.  I picked up Bliss Beads from Halcraft at my local Joann's.  My time is limited right now since we're in the midst of our annual harvest, not of blueberries, but of grapes, and Joann's is closer. And, here's the necklace that I created with them.  I tried to capture the look of a cluster of ripening blueberries in this simple tassel necklace. Blueberry Tassel Necklace Here's a close-up to show the tassel. Blueberry Tassel Necklace The larger blue beads are the ripe blueberries and the smaller ones are in various stages of ripeness!  I added cobalt patina from Ranger to some of the bead caps.  I'd like to add a pair of earrings when I get some time - m...

Hi everyone! Today I'm playing along with the We're All Ears Challenge for August  on the Earrings Everyday site.  Our challenge this month is to create earrings evoking a campfire.  Here's a pic from the challenge: [Photo Credit :: Alex Holt :: Unsplash] This one captures a lot of wonderful memories of times around the campfire for me.  Camping was a big part of my life as a child.  Most of our family vacations involved camping.  And, I continued it with my own family.  Now, my kids are continuing the tradition with their own children.  That just makes me happy as I think of the traditions passed on through the generations. I created earrings that capture the glow and warmth of the fire and these memories.  I happened to be working with some copper sheet and had cut and hammered some rectangles.  These make a reflective backdrop for some swinging Swarovski crystals.  A wire-wrapped wood bead represents the fir...

Hi friends! Today I'm reviewing a jewelry craft book I received from Leisure Arts entitled Wanderlust .  These easy travel-inspired jewelry designs  are created with different destinations in mind.  Whether you like the beach, the wide open west or you are more of a city person and favor New York or Paris, there is something for you in this book.  You can create them to wear in your travels or in remembrance of them. Wanderlust I especially recommend this book for those who are new to jewelry making.  The only skill needed to create these jewelry designs is opening and closing jump rings.  That's it! The designs were created by the very accomplished Lena Prima, a singer, recording artist, songwriter, artist and author.  She also has her own line of jewelry "Pennies from Heaven" .  Her jewelry line is named in remembrance of her father, Louis Prima, who was a famous singer.  Depending on your age, you may remember his rend...

Hi Crafty Friends! It's been a busy summer and it's been awhile since I shared the projects that I design for JOY Iron-on letters, so I thought I'd catch you up on what I've been up to in that area.  As a design team member, I receive these letters free but you can find them at craft stores like Michaels and Hobby Lobby. I decorated some chip clips with the letters.  It's a very quick and easy project and great for a gift.  I use mine all the time! Chip Clips Another item I created with these handy letters is a monogrammed Luggage Tag .  Here I used two different sizes of letters and overlapped them on the denim tag that I made. Luggage Tag And, I created a little reminder sign with multiple fonts and colors.  This sign shows some of the fonts and colors available from JOY .  You can make one with your favorite word like "dream" or "love".  Take a look at their website for their full line of letters and appliques.  You can also fin...

Hi friends! I am so thrilled to tell you that my Key to the Garden Necklace that was published in Jewelry Stringing 2016 is now available through Interweave as a download!  Key to the Garden Necklace You can order the design instructions at the link under the photo.

Hi everyone, I thrilled to announce that I have a couple of jewelry designs in the fall issues of magazines.  The first is a necklace in a vintage style in the popular rose gold metal color .  You can find this necklace in Craft Ideas . Here's my necklace: Layered Rose Gold Necklace Elegant, with subtle, soft colors, this necklace would flatter everyone and go with all the fall hues. The second design is in the fall issue of Stringing magazine.  Here's the bracelet: Leather Flower Bracelet As you can see, I like to create in different styles.  I think this bracelet would be great with jeans of a casual fall outfit.  Which style do you like best?  Which would you wear? Hope you are taking time to be creative!  Look for these magazines at your local craft store or get the e-version online.