Reason for Celebration

Today I reached 2000 sales milestone in my Etsy shop, thanks to all my wonderful customers!!! This is a reason for a celebration, of course, so from today January 30 and until tomorrow (Jan. 31) I am offering all of my items at a 20% discount (*NOT including package deal tutorials & jewelries on sale).
Please use coupon code: 2000CELEBRATION when you check out. 

Vitrage Beaded Bead / Tassel Pendant

A new tutorial is available for Vitrage - a self-supporting (hollow) beaded bead, or a tassel pendant.

Beadwork Magazine Designer of the Year 2013

Machu Picchu Necklace 

After a very long wait, I can finally tell that I will be published in Beadwork magazine as a Designer of the Year in 2013. I am excited and honored to have been selected by the magazine, together with the other three great designers - Meggie Meister of Amphora Designs, Jill Wiseman of Tapestry Beads and Sabine Lippert of Trytobead!

My first project - Machu Picchu Jewels - is published in the Feb/March issue. It's a necklace that can be made in two versions (and part of it can be used also as a bracelet).

Monochromatic Version of Machu Picchu Necklace 

Free Pattern & End of Year Sale

End of year 2012, I can't believe how fast time flies! So many things on my to-do list remained undone...One of them is this Bollywood Belly Dance peyote bracelet pattern I created and wanted to bead (and challenge) myself. I guess that this too will have to wait...

Before 2013 starts, I want to thank all my customers and readers for making the past year a great one, so I am posting the free pattern as a Thank You gift from me to you! I hope you like it!


Also, for today,  December 31 only, I am having a 50% sale off all my beading tutorials and patterns, for both Personal and Commercial use, in my Etsy and Artfire shops. Use coupon code: 50end2012 on checkout.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2013!!!

May all your wished come true in the coming year!

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.