Craft and Design

I'm Steph, self-proclaimed creative person. I have been beading since teenager years, dabbling in leather work for several years and scroll sawing when I can.

I enjoy having infinite possibilities for design, the only limiting factor is the materials I use (lets face it, the really good stuff is pretty expensive right now). Being that some of my supplies are expensive, I have to think outside the box when it comes to creating anything and everything I've worked on recently. I like to recycle wire cut offs, hunt for bargains and sales on line and go to thrift stores, mostly for old jewelry. I absolutely love working with my hands. Creating something from 'nothing' is therapeutic. I'd love to make a job out of it, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

I started out drawing and playing music as a kid. My father was an exceptional artist. Whether it was a technical drawing or a fanciful request from his daughter, his skills were memorizing. My family has amazingly talented souls on both sides - sewing, drawing, painting, building and architecture, playing music. They are my inspiration and have shaped my creative skills and respect for art and design.

Most of the time designs come to me, somewhat randomly or from outside inspiration. I will sit with a design for at least a day before I attempt to recreate it. Sometimes things come from goofing around with materials and supplies or even organizing! I draw inspiration from everywhere I can.

I try to stay true to my quirky sense of design, and do the best I can to create something that is unique. All gemstones featured in my work are genuine - Ruby, Iolite, Chrome Diopside, Jasper, Labradorite, Turquoise (when I can afford A or B-Grade), Fluorite, etc. So many beautiful and uncommon stones to choose from. I also design with a lot of Czech Glass which is a Centuries old craft done in only one region of the world. It has been passed down for generations and I have a deep respect for that.

I invite you into my creative brain, by sharing my works below. I hope you enjoy!

Some of the latest things Steph has made

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Necklaces	Healing Bangle	Jet and Gold necklace
Varios Necklaces	Czech Glass Button Earrings	Flourite and Sliver Earrings
Wire wrapped Agate	Lucky Koy Neckalce	Fimo Glow in the Dark Earrings
Coral and Crysoprase Necklace	Dragonfly	Various Czech Glass
Various Bangles	Wire wrapped Spring Earrings	The first Bangles
Crystal Passion Fireside Earrings	Brown Horses Fringe Bag Leather Bag	Scrap Leather Glasses Case Scrap Leather Glasses Case
Halloween Themed Lather Cell Phone Purse Halloween Themed Lather Cell Phone Purse	Leather handbags Leather handbags	The makings of handbags The makings of handbags
4th of July Earrings 4th of July Earrings	Knotted Necklace Knotted Necklace	Leather Cell Phone Purse Leather Cell Phone Purse
Leather handbag lining Leather handbag lining	Experimental canvas handbag Experimental canvas handbag	Earrings and Necklaces Earrings and Necklaces
Leather goods Leather goods	Leather handbag Leather handbag	Leather Handbag Leather Handbag
Leather glasses cases Leather glasses cases	Leather glasses cases Leather glasses cases	Greenleathercase Leather glasses case
Leather Cell Phone Purse Leather Cell Phone Purse	Clover flower earrings Clover flower earrings	Punisher Skull
Christmas Wall Hanging	Leather Handbag	Gemstone bangles
Gemstone bangles	Creek Jasper Amulet	Green Onyx Amulet
Eternal Love Earrings	Eternal Love Earrings	Turquoise Bracelets
Iolite and Copper Earrings	Watermelon Bracelet	Wirewrapped Flowers
Spring time earrings	Eternal Rose Necklace	Day of the Dead Necklace
Turquoise and Labradorite necklace	Black and Purple agate necklace	Dainty Necklace
Saturn Fidget necklace	Baroque Elegance necklace	Antique Earrings
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Learning to tool leather	Leather Cell Phone purse	Stitching leather
Leather Western Inspired Handbag The second leather purse I made. I used craft cuts for this one and made my own strap out of bolo tie leather... much better than the Amazon strap.	Leather Craft Hand cut leather pouches, made with a craft cut and one with scrap leather. Intended to be used for pencils, they can be used for reading glasses and makeup brushes too.	Beginning Leather Craft The beginnings of the first leather purse I made. Using scrap leather and craft cuts, I had to meticulously cut all the pieces with a utility knife, then punch the stitch holes, 2-5 at a time. Detail work!
Finished Leather Craft The assembled, finished purse (with an amazon bought strap).	picturepframes	20240804_121529
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Wall mounted Jewelry Storage With my husbands help on making frames, I created this wall hanging jewelry organizer. One in a series of 4 that I created.	Many Bracelets One day, I devoted my time to making bracelet designs that had been floating around in my head for a while.	Dragons Fire My attempt at fiery fringe to accompany the handmade Peruvian Dragon beads.
Hot Air Ballon My attempt at a Hot Air Balloon, using antiqued brass findings and agate stone.	Just some miscellaneous jewelry My collection of Summer Beah inspired jewelry.	Aquamarine and Rose Gold Another piece from my Summer Beach inspired collection using Rose Gold coated shells and Aquamarine stone beads.
Bohemian Faces These were created using Tierra cast Connectors, handmade Gold Face beads from Turkey, popular Crystal beads and Czech Glass flowers.	Frog Jump Earrings Made from the inspiration of a semi-local annual celebration up near where we live. The frogs are handmade ceramic beads from Peru.	Beach Wedding Inspired by a friends upcoming wedding, this was made to gift her on their special day at the beach in Florida.
Viking Made for a friend who shared the mutual love of Viking and Norse lore. The Celtic knotwork bead was taken from a broken bracelet the dangles are bead caps, repurposed.	Spring Flowers These were and experiment with colors - pink and Picasso Seed beads and metal tube beads. I am not sure these came out how I imagined them. LOL	Summer Concert Fringe Made with the inspiration from feeling excited about going to a Summer concert - for me a once in a lifetime show featuring many good bands. They were eventually gifted to a wonderful lady who works on the 2nd floor at Shriners Hospital for Children.
Glass Dragon Fly An experimental Dragon Fly pendant, inspired from an internet posting. I beaded it up a little more, of course.	Midnight Fringe One of the very first pairs of Fringe Earrings I made, using tube beads instead of all seed beads. The tube are Hummingbird colored when the light hits them.	Mushroom Forest Spirits Inspired by the mushroom trend that seems to be on the out LOL. My husband made the live edge bowl that my little diorama sits on.
Sun and Moon Engraving One of the first images I engraved with my Cricut using some of the designs in Design Space. Not as cool as some of the others I've seen out there but I like it.	Scroll Saw McIntosh Rose This was inspired by my love of Craftsman/Arts and Crafts Design. It was a hand traced template of the famous McIntosh Rose collection that I cut on my first Scroll Saw. I made it into a lightbox that sits on my night stand. Very proud of this one. It took time and patience for sure.	FBombs! Scroll Saw cut F-Bombs. I made many of these at the suggestion of friends and family as gifts. These are just a few!
My Favorite Flowers Inspired by my step-daughter's love of skulls. This drawing was done on terrible, cheap drawing paper, but I put the work in none the less. I REALLY loved working with the Prismacolor colored pencils, they had a rich, blend-able pigment that was really enjoyable to use. If you like making gradients with colored pencil, those are the best in my opinion.	Fimo Dragon Inspired by the little video clips of a lady making little Dragons out of clay that floated around on social media for a while during the pandemic.	Flyer for Woodturning Class Flyer made for my husbands local Wood Turning class.
Flyer for Zola Exchange Christmas Event This flyer was made for the Christmas shopping event at a local creative business that my husband and I participated in - We were in charge of the 'Paint your own Snowman' activity for kids.	Commercial Business Flyer This is the front page of a commercial business flyer I designed that is still in use today.	Commercial Business Flyer Retired version, outside tri-fold of a commercial business flyer I designed in 2017.
2017-GDS-TRIFOLD2_edited Retired version, inside tri-fold of a commercial business flyer I designed in 2017.

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