Calling all beaders....you whoooooo

Shadowflame said:

I see the green beads and some of them are in a cluster/knot sort of thing?

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When the necklace is straightened out, each cluster is a simple flower. They're just decoration. It's the green beads sequences that form the name.

Shadowflame said:

I think this would require some research

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I've been looking and looking - I've been looking for like an old crafts book or some blog that features "old timey" crafts - but nothing so far. I don't even remember which friend made it - or what school grade - if I did, I might be able to find her on Facebook and see if she remembered.

It's quite a puzzle.

So...

A couple months ago I ordered a kit for a crocheted bead bracelet. I haven't even opened the package yet. I have to figure out where/when I can work on it without cats getting in it.

Some day I'll have a bracelet.

MM

MaryMumsy said:

So...

A couple months ago I ordered a kit for a crocheted bead bracelet. I haven't even opened the package yet. I have to figure out where/when I can work on it without cats getting in it.

Some day I'll have a bracelet.

MM

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My problem is I have a new puppy that weighs 95 pounds and he gets into everything on my sewing table, so I've had that section of my studio blocked off for three months now... but I hear yah I'm so wanting to go back to beading, stitching, etc.

My Boyfriend just showed me these at his favorite forum
http://www.craftforum.com/f15/some-polymer-clay-pendants-7640/#post61201

Just re-did an older necklace, because I never liked how it twisted while on. Now it lies straight, and the double-drilled dichroic cabochon at center gives a better visual balance.

Happy dance.

I have a student. We are going to cover flat even county peyote with increases and decreases. Then I'll show her how to start peyote in the round. Fun Fun

And I have interest in a beading class for the Missouri Bead Retreat. We are going to do a beaded bezel for cabochons and make it into a ring. I think I'll let the students pick out the cabs and the coordinating beads instead of making kits. Much simpler.

Awesome! May it lead to great things.

Hi, I just started beading bracelets and really enjoy it, but I have a problem with making sure there are enough beads so there aren't spaces in my bracelet. I'll get it straightened out soon, I'm hoping. Beautiful necklace, Filigree.

I love beading. I've given it up lately because of lack of time and space. One day, I'll have the upstairs closet converted into a craft room where I can leave my projects safely.

..... that moment you realize that you have no gold-plated crimp bead covers...


....and your car is dead....


......and the nice bead store closes in 23 mins....


..............and the only close alternative is Michaels.

Oh, yeah, that is a bad moment. My sympathies.

Filigree said:

Oh, yeah, that is a bad moment. My sympathies.

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Thank you.


I'm yearning to learn how to make flower petals and leaves. I can do a basic peyote, but I see some very pretty things on the covers of books, but when I look inside, the instructions just aren't there.

My boyfriend just isn't into that kind of jewelry making so he's never learned and can't teach me.

Is there a book I can get that will show me - easy like?

Google 'Bead Style magazine', 'Bead & Button magazine', 'peyote stitch leaf pattern, 'beadwork leaf pattern', or 'Russian Lace Leaf pattern'. Most of the beadwork magazines have how-to articles on their websites or in the back of the magazine. Interweave Press has some great basic beadwork tutorial books.

Bead Style magazine is more basic, with simpler projects. Bead & Button is where the intermediate to advanced projects are profiled.

Hint: you can make a pretty nice peyote leaf by working a long, shallow triangle, then mirroring the point on the other side of the long axis. Sort of like this on the end, but worked into long points at both ends.
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The Russian Lace stitch gives an actual diagonal vein structure to the piece, too.

Having a conversation with a person on Etsy who might want some custom work done. *crosses fingers.

Get the money first. Cause it's Etsy, yanno?

Filigree said:

Get the money first. Cause it's Etsy, yanno?

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Oh I know. Or at least half up front. Just like I would for an editing job.

The latest big project: 'Rain Gloves'

#8, #11 seed beads in iridescent gray, faux 'opal' glass cabs, pressed glass double-hole beads in black iris, smoky clear gray in various shapes, 8mm iridescent pale blue 'rice' beads, 15mm gray-purple luster discs for buttons on underside. Model's hands slightly blurred with Painter filter to focus on beadwork.

Probably about 45 hours of working time, done as a proof of concept. I will probably not make these for sale because of the number of measurements involved. But I am thinking of entering them in a show as soon as I can make some understated wire glove forms.

Those are beautiful! Are you going to do a pattern at some point?

Absolutely stunning, Filigree.

MM

I'm not a pattern kinda gal, alas. I tend to learn from other people's patterns, but I am terrible at drafting them. Plus, I'm always making little changes.

Filigree said:

The latest big project: 'Rain Gloves'

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Those are beautiful. I could see my daughter wearing those for her upcoming wedding, in a different color.

I'm trying to figure out a simplified and adjustable version, because people keep asking me. It'd still be around $150 to $200, but that would be a little better.

Maybe I'll fiddle around with pattern paper, just to see. It's been a while since I got a project into Bead & Button, and they pay fairly well.

Tubular Peyote is having issues with me because I keep adding or dropping stitches.

Practice will make perfect...it's not hard....I just have to keep.doing.it.


In the mean time, I've gotten my finishing down. We put my woven necklace and bracelet on page one of Aquarius Custom Jewelry, with a couple of my other things, and I did some Swarovski crystal bracelets with seed beads that we put on the 'Fashion' page.

As soon as I figure out how to post good looking pictures i'll stop sending you haring around the web to see it.

My latest piece. Loomed cuff with different sizes of seed beads. The flower is in 15 Tohos and 13 Czech beads. The background is size 6 Czech. it was a challenge to get everything situated so that it worked out okay. I think I'll bring supplies to work on another at the Bead Retreat this weekend.

Oh, that's nice.