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!

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.

Night in the Palace Bracelet

Night in the Palace is my latest bracelet design. The bracelet is made with Swarovski crystal beads, glass pearls and Miyuki seed beads.

I had so much fun designing it, using somewhat unusual thread paths, which allow making the bracelet in one continuous path. Although it has an intricate look and it may look complicated to make, you will be surprised at how fast this bracelet works!

The beading tutorial for this bracelet is available in my Etsy and Artfire shops.

O-LaLa Bracelet and Necklace

O-LaLa bracelet and necklace - a new beading project using Czech glass O beads, Swarovski crystal beads, Japanese drops and seed beads.  I really love the texture created by using the O beads!

The combined tutorial, for the bracelet and the necklace is available in both my Etsy and Artfire shops.

New Beading Tutorial - Adina, Aliza & Atara - Three Necklaces / Ropes

I can hardly believe it myself, but I finally finished the tutorial I started working on back in September 2013 and discovered it on my computer not long ago...
Somehow, while trying to work on two tutorials at a time (the other one was the Nona Bangle tutorial, a design I just had to make right away after getting filled with inspiration from one of Contemporary Geometric Beadwork beautiful bracelet designs), I had completely forgotten about this one.  I guess I should always work on one project at a time, no matter what distracts me...

The tutorial is for three necklaces / ropes / chains (whatever you prefer to call them) in different thicknesses, beadwoven with Japanese seed beads, Superduo beads, fire polished beads...

I gave the necklaces Hebrew names, that pretty much describe them: Adina, Aliza & Atara. If you are you wondering what is the meaning of these names, here it is:

Adina means fine, dainty, delicate… Aliza means jovial, happy, cheerful… and Atara means a diadem, a crown… 

Adina, Aliza & Atara Necklaces

Another tutorial I listed today in my shops is the Hojas Lace bracelet - it is an old bracelet pattern that was originally published in the October 2009 issue of Beadwork magazine as "Pewter Lace".

And last thing.... The pre-order sale of "ShangriLa" is still on... You can purchase the tutorial for it at 20% discount until April 19. I will send the PDF file by email after that date.

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. 

Beading Tutorial of the Week

Many beaders have contacted me and asked for a sale for my Personal Use Only tutorials. So I thought I'll start a new routine of a weekly sale -  on Sunday each week I will offer a large discount on one of my PUO tutorials. The sale will run in both my Artfire (file will be sent by email) and Etsy (file available for instant download) shops, using a special coupon code for that week.

This week (May 26 - June 1) I am offering my Mumbai Masala Bracelet tutorial at a 40% discount ($10.8 instead of $18). For applying the discount, please use coupon code on checkout:
use code MUMBAI40 on Artfire, or code 40MUMBAI on Etsy.

Happy Beading!