My newest additions to the DUCHESSE collection I designed to feature more of the colorful textures of the fibers. Here's just a couple in an array of colors.

All are light to wear, some easily adjustable in length and fit right over your head and others have a handmade toggle clasp.

One of my latest creations

This woven pendant I created on the loom Randall designed and made for me while visiting friends in Montana this past summer. My cruising friend Virgina who now lives in Tucson taught me how to use a loom and create square pendants with beads and fiber while in the Caribbean cruising and again this past summer at her home.

I decided to play around with the weaving and try some of my own designs hoping to feature more of the fibers and less of the beads in the actual pendant itself. Here's just one of my new creations.

Completely adjustable, the necklace measures about 16 inches in the closed position.

Completely open, the necklace measures about 25 inches.

Weaving details close up...

Just pull to open it. Throw it over your head and pull to close to the right length for your outfit. The brown waxed nylon fiber makes it easily adjustable.

Denim blues mixed with a coppery like color is the theme made with African turquoise, glass and bone.
Perfect piece to add class to your favorite jean outfit. Wear it with denim blues, copper, browns or white.

If I know you and you know me and because I'm across the border, I can try and ship this home with one of my friends here to anyone in the states before Christmas. Just contact me privately to work out the details.

Price: $55 plus shipping

Would love to know what you think? Leave a comment! :)

Beading group in Puerto Vallarta

One of the wonderful things about traveling is the new connections you can make with people with diverse backgrounds and dynamic personalities. I was lucky to be connected by a former cruising friend to this wonderful group of women who have a passion for beading. Meeting weekly, sharing idea's, creating unique pieces of art to wear, laughing and sharing information on what's going on in Puerto Vallarta in terms of movies, art walks, fashion and such is what they do. I'm now happy to be a part of the weekly gathering. Next week we hit the yacht club! And yes some of these lady's are cruisers or former cruisers like myself.

This weeks meeting was hosted by Maureen who's son ironically instructed my daughter with some guitar lessons last spring. It truly seems like a small world sometimes!

Everyone brings a project to work on. I've been on a weaving kick the last couple of weeks so decided to bring my loom that Randall made while we were in Montana this past summer. Here you can see the loom strung with a pendant in the making.

Maureen, our hostess, tempted us with scrumptious chicken salad sandwiches and the richest tasting gooey fudge brownies I think I have ever had, yum! Our napkins read as follows:

I'm hoping by next week the 14 woven necklaces I've been weaving in a vibrant array of colors will be completed with photographs for me to post here. So, stay connected. They are coming shortly!