Fairground Attraction Tutorial August 29, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in jewellery, necklaces, tutorial.Tags: jewellery, necklace, beads, tutorial, pendant, seed beads, beadweaving, Etsy Ennead, brick stitch
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I got so many lovely comments about my circular pendants that I decided to create a tutorial! I’ve included large colour step by step photographs so it’s suitable for beginners and experienced beaders alike. You can find it here on my website and in my Etsy shop : )
Rockpool Cuff June 10, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, bracelets, challenges, jewellery.Tags: challenge, jewellery, beads, bracelet, peyote, seed beads, beadweaving, brick stitch
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Here’s another piece of jewellery I made last week, for the Big Bracelet Bead Swap Challenge on UK Beaders. The idea is that you send a selection of beads to one member, enough to make a bracelet, and you get beads in return from another member. Here’s what I receieved, a bag of size 11 seed beads and a bag of mixed beads including seeds, cubes, drops, magatamas and greek silver washers…..
…..and here’s what I did with them. My first thought when I looked at the beads was that I wanted to make a peyote base with ’stuff on top’ and as usual I made it up as I went along. I made the base first, wanting it quite wide so I chose 2-drop peyote (for speed, I can be a bit impatient at times!) with a picot edge.
As you know, I’m addicted to brick stitch circles at the moment so I made three of them with some of the cubes, seeds and drops. The whole thing looks very complicated but basically I just started at the centre, adding the first circle and then worked out to the ends, stitching on all the other little bits and pieces on the way.
Finally I made a loop and added one of the large swirly beads as a clasp (I have two left over for matching earrings!). So whaddaya think? It was brilliant fun and I can’t wait for the next bead swap!
Long time no post June 8, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in earrings, jewellery.Tags: beads, beadweaving, brick stitch, copper, earrings, gold, jewellery, seed beads, silver
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Oh dear. So it’s true. There is such a thing as too much beading. See, I overdid it while I was recuperating last week and gave myself a right pain in the shoulder! So I decided to have a rest for a while and it’s getting better. I can’t survive without doing something crafty though, so I did some sketching instead. I’m quite pleased with my drawings but I always seem to leave them half finished so I’m reluctant to show them to the world at the moment! Instead, here’s some earrings I made last week…..
Getting better but going in circles! May 28, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, earrings, jewellery, necklaces.Tags: jewellery, necklace, beads, earrings, silver, pendant, seed beads, beadweaving, Bead Magazine, herringbone, brick stitch
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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.
Fairground attractions May 15, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, jewellery, necklaces, rings.Tags: jewellery, beads, pendant, seed beads, beadweaving, brick stitch, ring
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Good news, I finally have my ring sizer mandrel! The lovely Ebay seller I dealt with is sorting the ‘missing’ one out with the post office and yesterday sent out another one for me, by special delivery no less : ) So I’m one happy beader, measuring up all those rings I made and adding them to my website.
In the meantime I’ve been busy making some more circular pendants – I’ve become quite addicted to them! They kinda remind me of ferris wheels at the fair : )
My sister took a fancy to this one…..
And I’m keeping this one as a birthday gift for a good friend of mine…..
Gypsy Queen May 11, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, jewellery, necklaces.Tags: jewellery, necklace, beads, pendant, seed beads, beadweaving, brick stitch
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Here’s a necklace I made yesterday, which I’m very pleased with! I didn’t have a design in mind when I made it, just a packet of these gorgeous cube beads. So I picked out some colours (with black of course!) and made it up as I went along. I was a bit stuck when I got to the outer row of black beads, it was lacking something. After fiddling about with different stitches on the edge I remembered I had some of these gorgeous green drops – they’re perfect! If you love it as much as I do you can find it here ; ) Right, I’m off to try one in a different colour…..
