"A friend in beads is a friend indeed"
This slogan was the brainchild of Wyvonne Langford after reconnecting with her high school classmate, Rene' Armstrong, at their 40 year high school reunion. They discovered they had many things in common, including surviving breast cancer, recent retirement and a yearning to fill their new found free time with fun artistic endeavours. They decided to take beading and wire wrapping classes in 2010 (which soon became an obsession). After making and wearing their creations, they discovered that others thought they were unique and wanted to purchase them (often right off of their necks)! Rene' and Wyvonne now specialize in wire-wrapped, crystal embellished cabochons and dichroic/fused glass pendants, along with earrings and bracelets. They would love to create something especially for you and welcome custom orders..
WYVONNE LANGFORD
DICHROIC GLASS JEWELRY: Wyvonne specializes in "caged" fused dichroic glass. She takes each pendant she has cut and fired, and then cages the pieces by using three separate strands of wire. Each piece is unique based upon the glass, its shape, and finished design.
SEA GLASS: Additionally, she loves to walk the beach and collect sea glass. She fashions earrings, bracelets, and pendants with the sea glass she collects.
PEARLS AND LEATHER: Wyvonne loves to take pearls and leather and combine them into earrings, pendants, belts, etc.
CRYSTAL RINGS: She specializes in making amazing rings for her customers. She will have a display of her rings in an attractive tray with varying sizes. If however, a customer finds a ring they like, but one is not available in her size, Wyvonne will custom make a ring which will be a perfect fit. It is not often that a customer can choose a crystal and receive a ring custom-fitted for them on the spot. It takes about 10 minutes for Wyvonne to complete the ring. At every event we have participated in, I have witnessed people lined up to get a custom ring made.
GEMSTONE BRACELETS: Wyvonne hand selects gemstones and forms them into wonderful bracelets.
RENE' PALMER ARMSTRONG
DICHOIC GLASS JEWELRY: Rene' specializes in "wire-wrapped" fused dichroic glass. From her created cut and fired pendants, she will take a wire and wrap each piece to form a mini piece of art. The color of the glass she uses is ever changing based upon the light and each piece is unique.
CANVAS & GLASS MINI PAINTINGS: Taking small pieces of fused dichroic glass, Rene' will add them to small canvases and uses acrylic paint to enhance each glass piece on the canvas.
LEATHER WRAPPED BRACELETS: Leather strips and beads are combined to make the popular double-wrapped bracelets.
WINGS AND A RING BOOK: Rene' wrote a book based upon 295 letters she found in a junk store. Her book follows one year of WWII of a B-25 pilot in the jungles of New Guinea as he writes home to his Houston sweetheart. Please see the book's website at www.wingsandaring.com
GWENDOLYN: A Frog's Perilous Adventure BOOK: Rene's second book is a children's book about an adventure that she and a green tree frog took. Rene' created a small plush toy to represent the main character in the book. She will offer both the book and the plush toy which will make great gifts for our little friends. Please see the book's website at www.gwendolynbooks.com
WYVONNE LANGFORD
DICHROIC GLASS JEWELRY: Wyvonne specializes in "caged" fused dichroic glass. She takes each pendant she has cut and fired, and then cages the pieces by using three separate strands of wire. Each piece is unique based upon the glass, its shape, and finished design.
SEA GLASS: Additionally, she loves to walk the beach and collect sea glass. She fashions earrings, bracelets, and pendants with the sea glass she collects.
PEARLS AND LEATHER: Wyvonne loves to take pearls and leather and combine them into earrings, pendants, belts, etc.
CRYSTAL RINGS: She specializes in making amazing rings for her customers. She will have a display of her rings in an attractive tray with varying sizes. If however, a customer finds a ring they like, but one is not available in her size, Wyvonne will custom make a ring which will be a perfect fit. It is not often that a customer can choose a crystal and receive a ring custom-fitted for them on the spot. It takes about 10 minutes for Wyvonne to complete the ring. At every event we have participated in, I have witnessed people lined up to get a custom ring made.
GEMSTONE BRACELETS: Wyvonne hand selects gemstones and forms them into wonderful bracelets.
RENE' PALMER ARMSTRONG
DICHOIC GLASS JEWELRY: Rene' specializes in "wire-wrapped" fused dichroic glass. From her created cut and fired pendants, she will take a wire and wrap each piece to form a mini piece of art. The color of the glass she uses is ever changing based upon the light and each piece is unique.
CANVAS & GLASS MINI PAINTINGS: Taking small pieces of fused dichroic glass, Rene' will add them to small canvases and uses acrylic paint to enhance each glass piece on the canvas.
LEATHER WRAPPED BRACELETS: Leather strips and beads are combined to make the popular double-wrapped bracelets.
WINGS AND A RING BOOK: Rene' wrote a book based upon 295 letters she found in a junk store. Her book follows one year of WWII of a B-25 pilot in the jungles of New Guinea as he writes home to his Houston sweetheart. Please see the book's website at www.wingsandaring.com
GWENDOLYN: A Frog's Perilous Adventure BOOK: Rene's second book is a children's book about an adventure that she and a green tree frog took. Rene' created a small plush toy to represent the main character in the book. She will offer both the book and the plush toy which will make great gifts for our little friends. Please see the book's website at www.gwendolynbooks.com