Free Tutorial – Vintage Lace Choker October 21, 2009
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Last week I posted some photos of my Vintage Lace choker and I’m pleased to say that I’ve just finished the tutorial! You can find it on my website’s Beads & Tutorials page.
Vintage Lace October 15, 2009
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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: challenge, jewellery, beads, earrings, peyote, seed beads, beadweaving
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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!
Another new tutorial! October 2, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, jewellery, necklaces, tutorial.Tags: bead embroidery, beads, beadweaving, Etsy, jewellery, seed beads, tutorial
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I’ve finally got the tutorial for my Black Eyed Susan pendant finished! I’ve been working on it for a while now but in the end I wasn’t happy with the step-by-step photos I’d taken, so I decided to redo them all. This project is a mixture of bead embroidery and beadweaving, using seed beads and a cabochon or button. All simple techniques and suitable for beginners and advanced beaders alike. As you can see from the photo, you’re not limited to making Black Eyed Susan’s either, with a change of colour you can make any of the flowers in the daisy-like family. You can find the tutorial in my Etsy shop and in the Beads & Tutorials section on my website : )
New Colossal Bead Tutorial! September 23, 2009
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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.
The Last Rays of Summer September 23, 2009
Posted by thecrimsonmoon in beads, jewellery, necklaces.Tags: jewellery, necklace, beads, pendant, seed beads, bead embroidery
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More playing with bead embroidery, I have to admit that I’m getting quite addicted to it! I already have plans for a seasonal set…lol. No cabochon on this one, I used mainly size 11 seed beads in 7 shades of red for the rays, tiny gold 15s for the outlines and gorgeous Miyuki drops in a mix called Magma for the sun. The only thing I’m not happy with is the necklace, I feel it’s far too skinny for the pendant (which is a whopping 2¼” in diameter!) so it’s going to be replaced by a slightly chunkier beadwoven one.
