Vintage style charm bracelet July 19, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in bracelets, jewellery.Tags: Bead Magazine, beads, bracelet, charms, copper, crystals, jewellery
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First of all, good news. Remember these earrings (bottom of the post)? Well Jean loved them and they are going to be in a future issue of Bead! I’m so excited : )
This is a bracelet I made over the weekend. I’m really pleased with it, partly because I’ve had these pink beads for some time and not really known what to do with them. They’re that strange shade of pink that I find really hard to match with other colours, but I put some copper next to them and wow! I have some left over so I think I’ll make a matching necklace. Watch this space ; )
Getting better but going in circles! May 28, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, earrings, jewellery, necklaces.Tags: Bead Magazine, beads, beadweaving, brick stitch, earrings, herringbone, jewellery, necklace, pendant, seed beads, silver
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Thank you so much for all your lovely get well wishes! I’m feeling a lot better now, got the old antibiotic bleurgh-ness but I’m getting up and about much more. I got loads of beading done while I’ve been recuperating, more of my ferris wheel pendants which are really relaxing to make – I just choose the colours and off I go! These are all available on my website. The first one to show you is Atlantis, gorgeous blues in this one…..
Next is Robin Hood – blame my sister for the name, she thought of it!
This one was a challenge to myself and I’m really pleased with how it turned out. I wanted to see if I could make one with just crystal beads and no other colours. It reminds me of a huge snowflake!
And if that wasn’t enough I got a pair of earrings made too. I’m planning on submitting the design to Bead magazine so keep your fingers crossed for me. Talking of Bead, my book thong project will be in the next issue and there’s a sneak preview of it in the current issue on page 22!
Phew, I think that’s enough! Thanks for looking.
Flower Power April 7, 2009
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First of all some good news. Bead magazine has accepted another one of my projects! This time it’s for one of my book thongs, which I’m really pleased about : )
At the moment I’m working my way through The Beader’s Floral by Jill Devon and Liz Thornton. It’s a fabulous book and I’d highly recommend it to any beaders who love flowers. Hopefully I’ll be learning how to create a new flower every day and posting photos of the finished flowers as I make them. Eventually they’ll all be made into one piece of jewellery – no idea what, I haven’t actually planned that far ahead!
Here’s the first flower, a Stargazer Lily made with herringbone stitch.
Dutch Dare challenge and great news! March 21, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in cards, challenges.Tags: Bead Magazine, bracelet, cards, challenge, flowers, jewellery, rubber stamping, silver
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The new April/May issue of Bead is in the shops now and I’m very pleased to say that my floral charm bracelet is on page 14 – my very first published project! I’m not sure if I’m allowed to show the page so here’s a photo of the bracelet instead.
Here’s my card for this week’s Dutch Dare challenge. I’ve used a Paper Artsy stamp, DCWV floral papers and some Auntie Sarah’s Bloomers.
Exciting news and a bit of a necklace February 19, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, jewellery, necklaces.Tags: Bead Magazine, beads, beadweaving, jewellery, necklace, seed beads
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I’m so excited to share the news that my Enchanted Garden earrings have been accepted as a project for Bead magazine! They work so far ahead that it’s probably going to be about a year before it’s in print but hey, it’ll be worth the wait! My Ruby bracelet will be in the next issue, due out on March 18th : )
Here’s a sneak preview of the spiral rope I’m making for my beaded cab (in other words it’s not finished yet!)
I’m in Bead magazine! September 17, 2008
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in challenges, jewellery.Tags: Bead Magazine, beads
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What a nice surprise this morning to pick up my copy of Bead magazine and see my Garden Goddess in the Reader’s Challenge Gallery! There are some really lovely projects in issue 12 too so if you’re beadily inclined go get yourself a copy
