Helen O'Donnell Designs

Helen O'Donnell Designs Sharing one-of-a-kind mixed media and jewelry creations from the hands and soul of Helen O'Donnell.

After 19 years of business, Gahanna's thriving bead studio closed its retail doors. Helen still designs and is working on a new website to sell Les perles par Puca® beads, kits, and her own work.

Three more Pomona bracelets, this time with Czech glass half-tile two-hole beads and 4mm bipyramids. Just goes to show h...
03/29/2026

Three more Pomona bracelets, this time with Czech glass half-tile two-hole beads and 4mm bipyramids. Just goes to show how you can mix and match these shaped beads with little to no alteration to the rest of the pattern. Go experiment!

These are some photos from my latest creation, Desert Museum. This is a piece done with Toho Beads and their 2025 mini k...
02/18/2026

These are some photos from my latest creation, Desert Museum. This is a piece done with Toho Beads and their 2025 mini kit for the Sonoran Desert challenge. I will be a featured designer for the 2026 challenge!

The Suiko Earring tutorial is live! Find it here for just $5. If it doesn't download automatically, message me.
01/04/2026

The Suiko Earring tutorial is live! Find it here for just $5. If it doesn't download automatically, message me.

These cute earrings, with a slight Asian style, are easy to make for advanced beginner and intermediate beaders. They work up quickly and are lightweight.

This is my newest design, the Trypillia Pendant, named after the Greek goddess of pottery. These remind me of the wonder...
01/04/2026

This is my newest design, the Trypillia Pendant, named after the Greek goddess of pottery. These remind me of the wonderful painted ceramic work of the town of Deruta, in Italy. It'll be the next tutorial I'll write. The Suiko Earrings tutorial has been written, tested, and is ready for the website. I'll get it posted soon and let you know when it's available.

My newest design, the Suiko Earring! Tutorial is written and will be tested soon, after which I hope to get kits ready f...
12/31/2025

My newest design, the Suiko Earring! Tutorial is written and will be tested soon, after which I hope to get kits ready for sale.

UPDATE: Tutorial has been tested and will be up on the website soon! Kits to follow shortly.

Simple necklaces using my ceramic pendants.
12/03/2025

Simple necklaces using my ceramic pendants.

11/17/2025

Thanks to new friends and old who visited Clintonville Arts Guild Holiday Show this past weekend!

I can finally show this piece, which I've been working on for a few months. It is entitled "When Bison Roamed the Plains...
11/07/2025

I can finally show this piece, which I've been working on for a few months. It is entitled "When Bison Roamed the Plains" and is a competition piece for Battle of the Beadsmith. I made the cabochons from molds I made from plant matter from our yard, and I patinated the butterfly pendant with household chemicals.

This piece celebrates tall grass prairies of the Great Plains, with grasses that grow up to six feet tall and wildflowers that put down taproots deep enough to reach water tables. Pollinators, birds, and all kinds of little critters call these ecosystems home. Click on the photo to see details.

Here's a photo dump of all the bracelets I made the past few days. What're you working on? I'd love to see! Please share...
11/04/2025

Here's a photo dump of all the bracelets I made the past few days. What're you working on? I'd love to see! Please share below in comments.

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