Vintage Lace October 15, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, jewellery, necklaces.Tags: beads, beadweaving, flowers, jewellery, necklace, peyote, seed beads
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Here’s a little something that I made yesterday. I wanted to make a choker that had a kind of lacy ribbon feel so I used a combination of size 11 and size 8 cream seed beads in what I guess is a kind of right angle weave (I made the stitch up as I went but it’s so simple and I’m sure it’s been done 1000 times before!).
I designed the rosette using peyote stitch for the centre and then added petals in a beautiful turquoise, then anchored it to the choker by a glass pearl. Finally I made a fringe using the same seed beads and pearls. The fringe hangs straight and not wavy as in the photo!
I’m very happy with how this turned out, and it’ll be available in my Etsy shop very soon. I’m thinking of making a free tutorial for this design so watch this space : )
Confiscated! October 10, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, challenges, earrings, jewellery.Tags: beads, beadweaving, challenge, earrings, jewellery, peyote, seed beads
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I made these earrings for one of the reader’s challenges in Bead magazine, where the theme is Outrageous Earrings. The name of the theme made me think of the collection of unusual earrings I had in the early 80’s, including minature globes, tiny Rubiks cubes and even plastic toilets! I remember wearing a pair of big white plastic triangles to school one day but the teacher quickly confiscated them : (
So as a tribute to my rebellious old earrings I decided to make something similar with seed beads. This is my first time peyote-ing triangle shapes and after several attempts I found that the trangle was still too small so I stitched together the three sizes I had made. Not quite the same as the original earrings but I love ‘em all the same. I hope you do too!
New Colossal Bead Tutorial! September 23, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, tutorial.Tags: beads, beadweaving, jewellery, peyote, seed beads, tutorial
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To accompany my beaded bead tutorial I’ve created a tutorial for my new Colossal bead! These 24mm beads are beadwoven using size 11/0 Japanese seed beads, make great pendants or focal beads for necklaces and have other non-jewellery uses such as light pulls, key rings etc. In the tutorial I guide you throught the process of creating one of these fab beads row-by-row and with step-by-step colour photos it’s also suitable for total beginners. It’s available from my website and my Etsy shop.
Moonshine September 15, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in Uncategorized.Tags: bead embroidery, beads, beadweaving, gemstone, jewellery, necklace, pendant, peyote, seed beads
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Ooh no posts for a while, I didn’t realise I’d been gone that long…..
Here’s a little something that I’ve been making over the last couple of days, and yay it’s all for me! I was inspired by the amazing work of Sherry Serafini and just got the book she’s written with the equally talented Heidi Kummli – The Art of Bead Embroidery – fantastic! It’s my first proper attempt at freeform bead embroidery and apart from a couple of areas I wish I’d done differently, I’m really pleased with how it’s turned out. The two stones are tiny agate cabochons. I had absolutely no plan apart from wanting to make a crescent moon and maybe using grey beads. I started off by glueing down the larger cab and then went from there. I didn’t intend to use both, it just kind of happened! Thanks for looking, I hope you like it as much as I do.
Out of this whirled August 22, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, bracelets, challenges, jewellery.Tags: beads, beadweaving, bracelet, challenge, flowers, herringbone, jewellery, pendant, peyote, seed beads
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This cuff had several working names…Vertigo, Vortex (sounds too much like a loo cleaner!) and Yeah Baby!…before I decided on Out of this Whirled. I love naming my pieces, I think it gives them a bit of character and hopefully will evoke a feeling or memory, but sometimes I struggle and it takes me longer to name something than it did to make it! It’s all part of the fun for me though.
Anyway, enough rambling. Here’s the cuff, made in peyote stitch using black & white Japanese Delica beads. It’s the first time I’ve ever made a peyote cuff from Delica beads and I just love the texture, it’s like flowing fabric. I really enjoyed designing and making this, taking inspiration from this month’s colour challenge on the Bead Buddies forum. This one’s a keeper ; )
And here’s another Black Eyed Susan, this time using a yellow bead mix and I’ve used a button for the centre instead of a cabochon. Not sure what I’m going to do with this one yet, so it’s just a lonely pendant for now.
Tutorial updated! August 4, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, tutorial.Tags: beads, beadweaving, peyote, seed beads, tutorial
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I’ve finally got my beaded bead tutorial updated with step-by-step photographs! It’s quite a task getting close up, clear images of these tiny beads and the bad weather here hasn’t helped but we finally had a non-rainy day. Now my tutorial is suitable for complete beginners as well as intermediate beaders as no previous knowledge of peyote/gourd stitch is required. The tutorial is on sale here in my Etsy shop and on my website. Go on, learn something new ; )
