The Bead House
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Kim Otterbein and Kathy Brughelli
Collaborated on an Absinthe Spoon and they were accepted in the

2011 CraftForms Exhibition at The Wayne Art Center

Kim Otterbein Design Jewelry 
Kim has had a  love for  beads all her life and still has a baggie of seed beads from the 1960's.  Kim's training as a textile designer and painter seems to blend right in with jewelry making.  While always interested in beads, she is also involved in metals, PMC, and polymer.  Color, pattern and fibers have always attracted her attention.  She needs to create jewelry out of what is exciting to her at the moment.  Every day brings something new, an idea, a stitch, a technique.  There are never enough hours in the day!
Kim is the primary teacher of our classes and workshops sharing her wide range of knowledge and experience in Beading, Knotting, Wire Wrapping and Polymer Clay.  She is a certified instructor of Precious Metal Clay (PMC) and also a silversmith.  Kim is  available for private lessons, one on one or a small group.

Click here to see the KO Design Gallery.

Kim Otterbein Design - Publications 

Easy Metal Clay Magazine - Lapidary Journal - Summer 2011 "Squares in Circles Linked Bracelet"

Beautiful Jewelry Make It-Wear It - Bead & Button - Summer 2011 - "Blow by Blow Bangles"

Polymer Clay 101 -  Copyright 2011 -  Co-Author with Angela Mabray - Published by Creative Publishing Int'l

Art Jewelry - September 2008 - "Fused and Stamped Bangles"

Bead & Button - February 2008 - "Sumptuous Lariat"

Beadwork - February/March 2008 - "Modern Lace Collar"

Polymer Cafe - April 2008 - "Feathered Polymer Pin"

Art Jewelry - September 2008 - "Fused and Stamped Bracelets"

Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist - January 2008 - "Metal Clay Ring with Stone"

Polymer Cafe - Winter 2007/2008 - "Faux Malachite Bracelet"

Step by Step Wire Jewelry - Summer 2007 - "Copper Links Necklace"
Art Jewelry - July 2007 - "Pendulum Triangles"

Bead & Button - June 2007 - "Polymer and Metal Clay Earrings"
Beadwork - April/May 2007 - "Knotted Collage Necklace"
Bead & Button - February 2007 - "Domed Metal Clay Earrings with Cabochon"
Polymer Cafe - Winter 2006/07 - "Felted Bead Necklace"
Step by Step Wire Jewelry - Fall 2006 - "Delightful, Delicious, De-lovely"
Bead & Button - October 2006 - "Copper Clusters"
Art Jewelry - July 2006 - "Building Pyramids"
Beadwork - June/July 2006 - "Tasseled Turquoise"

Art Jewelry - May 2006 - "Color Fusion"  
Belle Armoire - March/April 2006 - "Multi-Strand Necklace"
Bead & Button - October 2005 - "A Cluster of Dangles" 

Bead & Button - June 2005 - "Casual Clusters"