In the era of everyday practicality stirred with fashion amusement, I am all for reversibility! Why not change sides occasionally? Why not reveal the other side? While reversible fashion jewelry is not new, CzechMates Crescent beads are. Well, relatively new to (more…)
There are a million books written about beading. This article is for you if you feel lost as I was when I started to learn beading techniques. I can recommend many but today I will focus on 5 books that (more…)
I wouldn’t describe geometric beadwork as relaxing, but it’s certainly more rewarding than other types of beading I have tried so far. Why? Let’s discover together what’s involved. The Pattern Are you someone who can easily calculate beads and stitches (more…)
Did you know you could right angle weave a pair of earring in a heart beat? Here is an easy beading pattern for modern style earrings. They reminded me of little lanterns in a garden after sunset. I wonder what (more…)
Please welcome Funtile Earrings! As I was working on the tutorial for Funtile Necklace I decided to create earrings using same beads – Kheops Puca. 12 mm Rivoli became an accent point in the Funtile necklace design. I used same accents in (more…)
Nobody suffered from extra pair of earrings yet! While working on Winter Necklace I adapted the motif created by Mu and created an earring pattern. Superduo beads, #11 and #15 seed beads create the lace effect forming a rather large (more…)