Gerbera Pendants Necklace

Something I recently made just for relaxation and fun... a necklace with pendants (made with crystal navettes and Czech glass dagger beads) which remind me of Gerbera flowers, in bright green and orange colors, following the 2013 neon colors trend... I love those 2-color Czech dagger beads!

And some new publications...

Squares with a Twist Bracelet: my Designer of the Year project in Aug/Sept 2013 issue of Beadwork magazine, which is done in one continuous stitch, creating strings that keep their twisted profile.

Squares with a Twist Bracelet

Ravishing Rosettes Necklace project is published by Kalmabach Publishing in Creative Beading Vol. 8

Ravishing Rosettes Necklace

Two of my projects - Wheels of Fortune Bracelet and Pewter Lace Bracelet are included in Interweave's Beading with Shaped Beads: Bugle Beads ebook

Wheels of Fortune Bracelet 

 Pewter Lace Bracelet

And last - my Urban Nights Bracelet was recently published in Interweave's book Favorite Bead Stitches 2013. 

Urban Nights Bracelet

Rosita Bonita Beading Project

A new beading tutorial is available - "Rosita Bonita". It is a versatile beading project, made with SuperDuo beads and Japanese seed beads. Make a bracelet, or a necklace in two versions, and there are other design options, too...
The tutorial is available in both my Artfire and Etsy shop (on Etsy the PDF file is available for instant download).

New "Amulet" Necklace & Giving Thanks Sale

This is a new bead embroidered amulet-like necklace I created. It looks like amulet bag, but actually it has one layer only. I used non-uniform seed beads in antique silver and bronze in order to give it an antique look, and some metallic bugles and drops,  fire polished and pearl beads for a contemporary hint...  While working on this necklace, I was finally convinced that my next addition to my beading tools will be a Bead Spinner, because stringing of the same beads again and again can be very boring and tiring... ;)

Last week I received my contributor's copy of Mabeline Gidez new book "I Can - Right Angle Weave" published by Lark Crafts books. My Bollywood Glamour necklace is featured in the gallery section of this wonderful book, which includes Mabeline's beautiful projects in RAW stitch, showing the wonderful possibilities this stitch has to offer. I think it's a great book for everyone who wishes to learn RAW stitch in all its variations and levels.  

Thanksgiving is not a Jewish holiday, but I like the universal idea behind it, of being thankful for all the blessings and good things in life. So I figured it would be a good reason to have a sale... I am having a Thanksgiving sale - 25% off on all items - beading tutorials & patterns and jewelry -  in my Artfire shop. The sale ends on Sunday, November 25 at midnight IST.