Beading Tutorial of the Week - Aug. 18-25

This week I am offering a 40% off coupon for my Geometric Integrating Nets Bracelet beading tutorial. The bracelet, which can be made in different widths - each giving it a different feel -, is made with Japanese seed beads, Tila beads and crystal bicone beads.


From now until August 25, the price will be $9 instead of $15. Coupon code is: INETS40 and it is valid in both my Artfire and Etsy shops.

* Please copy and paste the code in the Coupon Code field when you check out to automatically receive the discount.

Beading Tutorial of the Week (June 2-9)

This week's beading tutorial on sale is Magical Magatamas - a set of a necklace, bracelet and earrings, made with Miyuki long Magatama beads, Japanese seed beads, pearl beads (or fire polished beads) and Swarovski crystal beads.

From today, June 2nd and until next Sunday (June 9) receive 40% discount ($11.10 instead of $18.5) on this beading pattern in both my Artfire and Etsy shops (instant download on Etsy). Please enter code: MAGICAL40 on checkout. 

Tibetan Sunset Beading Project

A new beading tutorial is available on my Artfire and on Etsy for immediate download -  Tibetan Sunset - beading project for a necklace, earrings (and other design ideas I include in the tutorial), using Swarovski crystal Rivoli, bicone beads and a briolette, Czech two-hole Superduo beads and Japanese seed beads. The pendant is stitch in one continuous path, using a versatile pattern. This project is also my Designer of the Year project for the June/July 2013 issue of Beadwork Magazine.

Urban Retro Chic Bracelet

Urban Retro Chic bracelets were beadwoven in August 2012. August 2012!? How could I possibly forget about this tutorial project for so long? I had the two bracelets photographed and all the illustrations ready last summer, but for some (wicked) reason, I dropped the project and forgot to complete the instructions and to merge all the materials into one file. Well, I am glad I did some "Passover cleaning work" on my computer and found the unfinished project...

This is a project where I used the so popular and loved Twin beads in a new way...or, so to speak, looked at them from a new different angle!.... ;-)
And as in many of my beading projects, the work is done in one continuous stitch, so it's quite fun and quick to finish.

The tutorial for this bracelet is now completed and listed in my Etsy shop!.

And I just came to think of it -  it's not all bad that I forgot to finish the project last year, because the contrasting colors version of the bracelet in black and silver is fitting to this year's summer color trend!... ;)

                           

MariLily Necklace

This is my newest beading project, named "MariLily" after Mariposa Lily - a flower with three petals.
The necklace was originally made last year to match the bracelet (Blue Bonnet) I designed as my Designer of the Year project for April-May 2013 issue of Beadwork magazine.

This was one of the projects I really enjoyed working on, because ideas for other designs kept popping in my mind while I was working on the first version... The other versions make a delicate necklace that can fit a young woman...And I think this necklace is perfect for the coming Spring, don't you?

In the instructions for this necklace I included directions for the other 3 design options and for beading matching earrings. The tutorial is available in both my Etsy and Artfire shops.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all of my loyal followers & customers who sent me wonderful messages and emails, telling me how they love my work and how happy they are that I'm being one of the Designer of the Year of Beadwork magazine. Your support and encouragement means a lot to me!, and it helps me keep sharing my jewelry designs with others, although there were so many times that I wanted to stop doing it and just bead for myself (I'll write about why in one of my next blogs).  And many thanks also to everyone who showed me their work made from my patterns.

Thank you, thank you all so much!!!