Arrows and Fans Bracelet - Peyote Pattern

 

A new beading pattern is available - Arrows and Fans peyote bracelet - made with 3 colors of beads in odd-count single-drop peyote stitch.

Festoon Fancy Bracelet

I have a box of unfinished projects - most of them are experiments of ideas that needed to be worked on further. I started many years ago and, got stuck, put it in that UFO box and forgot all about it.

In order to get myself beading as I used to, I sometimes go through my boxed of beads to wake up my inspiration and I found this bracelet base design. As it happens sometimes when you revisit a project, an idea or a solution that helps you go on with it pops up, just like that.... So much joy when it happens!

So here's the finished project - Festoon Fancy Bracelet - three variations of the many it can offer: wide with Swarovski crystals, wide with Tila beads and narrower with just seed beads .

The tutorial for it is listed in my Etsy shop.

Shirring Rows Bracelet

I didn't have much patience to go through my bead stash (too much on my mind right now), so I decided to bead something with just seed beads. You know, like we used to do many years ago, when there was a small variety of beads in the market... Do you believe how far we've gone since then?.... 

This is Shirring Rows bracelet, a very textured one, like I love to design. In the tutorial I wrote for Shirring Rows, I included instructions for a combination of techniques to end the bracelet in a symmetrical way, which you can use in other beading projects that involves Herringbone or Ladder stitches.

Hope you like it!

Mosaic Mandala Pendant

Here's my latest beading tutorial for a pendant made with 2-hole Kite and DuoDrop beads (and seed beads, of course). The tutorial is available in my Etsy shop. The name for this beading project was suggested by Carol Dean Sharpe of SandFibers 

Beading Kits Sale

I'm having a 30% off sale on my two beading kits: Gazing Stars & Winding Path bracelets!

From now through Oct. 21, enter coupon code: 30OFFKITS to receive the discount

Happy Beading to all!

Ava Nagilla Pendant Necklace

My newest beading tutorial is "Ava Nagilla" - a pendant using Ava beads, Tinos and Kheops par Puca  beads, Swarovski crystals and Japanese seed beads. I had much fun working with all those shaped beads and see how they fit together so nicely.
The pendant can be hang from one-strand or two-strand necklace of any type (instructions for the changes necessary to allow this are included in the tutorial).

The tutorial for this project can be purchased for instant download here.

Winding Path Bracelet

After a long, long while, I'm happy to list my latest project called Winding Path Bracelet. This is a fun project to bead, using a few beading stitches, and the bracelet comes out soft and elegant.

At the moment I'm offering the kit in 4 different color choices:
Gold/Sapphire Blue/Emerald Green,
Silver/Light Sapphire/Sapphire Blue AB
Silver/Light Sapphire/Sapphire Blue and
Bronze/Amethyst purple/Rose AB.

If you are interested in a different color combination, you are welcome to contact me through Etsy or by email and we'll discuss the options.

New Beading Kit - Gazing Stars Bracelet

Created in the end of 2015, after 18 months of delay I finally managed to create my first beading kit. This is Gazing Stars bracelet, made with Japanese seed beads and Swarovski crystal stones and beads. 

The beautiful name of the bracelet was suggested over Facebook by my friend Renne Drake, who is lucky to get a kit from me as a thank you gift. Thanks again, Renne!  

At the moment there's only a limited number of kits in each color pallette. The kit includes all Japanese seed beads, Swarovski crystal beads and components that are needed, a clasp and a printed tutorial. Other things needed and aren't included are: 6lb fireline beading thread, beading needles and scisosrs.

Make purchase through my Etsy shop.

As I said, this is the first kit I offer, so if you have any questions or remarks, please leave your comment or contact me directly.

Happy Beading!

Happy holidays & Hanukkah sale! 

In both my Etsy and Artfire shops, 

receive 40% discount on any beading tutorial or pattern!

Please enter coupon code TUTORIAL 40 on checkout. 

Coupon is valid until the end of 2016.

If you wish to purchase one of my finished jewelry pieces on Etsy, please contact me for a special discount!

Alternating Lines Bracelet Pattern

After many requests, I wrote a new tutorial for an old bracelet I made back in 2008 and I named it "Alternating Lines".

The pattern uses a unique way to do odd count peyote stitch, which also make working with bugle beads and reinforcing them quick and easy.

Bling It On Bracelet Beading Tutorial

New beading pattern is available for a bracelet made with bugle beads, crystal rose montees and Japanese seed beads. This bracelet is fun to make and can easily be resized, both in length and width!

Pinch and Drop Beads Bracelet Pattern

A new beading tutorial for a textured bracelet that can also become reversible and be made in different widths. I have included notes about the design in the tutorial.

"Pinch and Drop in A Good Way" bracelet is made with Czech 3x5 mm Pinch beads, Miyuki 3.4 mm drop beads and seed beads. For the sample I used mixed colors of Pinch beads, but of course you can use beads in one color only.

The pattern is available in both my Artfire shop* (PDF sent by email) and in my Etsy shop (instant download).
* Until some technical issues will be solved on Artfire, European customers can purchase my beading patterns only from my Etsy shop. Sorry about that...

Triangles Trim Bracelet Pattern with Kheops Beads

Triangles Trim - new beading tutorial for a bracelet made with Kheops 2 hole triangle beads, fire polished beads, crystals and Japanese seed beads. Beadweaving of this bracelet uses a few beading techniques and it is fast and fun to make!

The tutorial is available on my Etsy and Artfire shops.

No Hassle Tassel Pendant - Beading Tutorial Pre-Order Sale

This fashionable tassel pendant, which is stitched in one continuous path, is really fun and easy to make! The pendant is made with Czech 2-hole Tango triangle beads, Swarovski crystal beads, Japanese seed and drop beads and accent beads for the top embellishment.

This tutorial is now on 20% off pre-order sale - purchase it now for $6.80 instead of $8.5.

The sale is until the end of April '15, and I will EMAIL you the PDF file on May 1st.

No coupon code is needed - you can make purchase of the tutorial through this listing in my Etsy shop, or in my Artfire studio.

Little Kheops - New Beading Pattern

New beading tutorial is available, "Little Kheops", for a dimensional bracelet - stitched in one continuous path, earrings and a delicate beaded ring.
The project used the two-hole Kheops par Puca triangle beads and Japanese seed beads.

Geometric Games Bracelet

This is the second bracelet I designed using the new Tango 2-hole triangle beads. The design also uses the innovative Kheops par Puca triangle beads, two-hole Tile and Pyramid beads and Japanese seed beads.

The tutorial for this bracelet is available in both my Etsy and Artfire shops.  It is a fun to make bracelet, stitched in one continuous stitch!

Update Feb. 6:  I received some Tango beads to design with ahead of the time they launched at the Tucson show. Buy Tango beads on Etsy 

Kheops Deco Fan Pendant

New beading tutorial for a fan shaped pendant using Kheops beads, available in both my Etsy and Artfire shops.

Wishing everyone happy holidays!

Free Pattern with Kheops par Puca Beads

I have gratefully received some generous quantity of Kheops® beads from Puca of Les Perles de Puca. Thanks so much, Puca!

I am fascinated by the creativity these ingeniously designed, two-hole triangular beads had burst. I have seen many wonderful designs Puca and other designers came up with using this bead, and there are still so many potential designs hidden in it! Can't wait to try some new designs with them.

The Desert Sun beaded component is made with Kheops beads, Japanese seed beads and Swarovski crystal Rivoli stone, and it can be used as a pendant, as a ring and even as earrings. 

I'd like to "pass forward" Puca's generosity, by sharing this project I designed with her beads for free. * Hope you enjoy making it! 

* Please do not post the pages of this free tutorial on other sites - if you want to share it, please share the link to this blog.

** If you want to teach this free beading project in your classes, please pass it forward to your students and teach it for free, too!

Happy Beading!

"Desert Sun" Pendant / Ring 

made with Khéops® par Puca® 

Flirt in Skirt Reversible Pendant with Two-Hole Dagger Beads

I have a new beading tutorial - Flirt in Skirt Reversible Pendant - a sparkling pendant made with Czechmate two-hole dagger beads (just look at the gorgeous colors and finishes these dagger beads have!), Swarovski crystal beads and Japanese seed beads.

The tutorial for this pendant is now on Pre-order sale of 20%, until December 5 - the price is now $6.56, instead of $8.20 regular price (for a tutorial for commercial use, please email me a request).

Listing of this sale is available in both my Etsy and Artfire shops.

I will send the PDF file by email after the sale is over (on December 6).

Ode to Ondulé Necklace Beading Pattern

New beading tutorial is available - Ode to Ondulé necklace in 3 design options. The pattern is available in my Etsy and Artfire shops.