The most wonderful thing about FreeForm Peyote – there are no rules! Select any beads you like without questioning their size or measuring them. Mix up the colors and you are ready to go. This ring was created for Karen Williams (more…)
As a season of new beginnings, spring is a perfect time for open-minded creators and bold statements! It’s time to let the imagination run wild. After gloomy rainy Northwestern winter, jewelry design ideas finally see the light of sun. Surprisingly (more…)
A heart of a bead artist is always open to new ideas. When the beading muse visits it feels almost like love… Love is in the air! And I don’t know if I’m just dreaming I don’t know if I (more…)
Ever wondered what to do with those beads you just bought? I totally understand! This was me when I first saw mushroom button beads! They looked so interesting and attractive, but what could I possibly make with them? It took me (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…)
As part of my continuous learning process I constantly try other people’s patterns. Not every pattern I try, runs smoothly till the end. Today I would like to share an idea I adopted from Elena Hellenca’s tutorial for a pendant (more…)
Some time ago I spent weeks exploring the herringbone stitch. I made earrings, necklaces, and different components until I finally got hooked on one herringbone stitch beaded bracelet idea. Wavy patterns for herringbone stitched necklaces are probably familiar to many (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…)