Beaded Jewelry Making with Wit

Monday, November 27, 2006

Christmas Jewelry You Can Make

I have a couple of Christmas related projects listed here including some easy to stitch seed bead earrings. My favorite piece I have on this list now is a stringing piece with pearls, garnet and peridot. It is a classic look and looks great at work or dress up to go out during the holiday season. If you want to make any one piece for yourself or someone you love, this is a good choice.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Peyote Seed Bead Pattern for Thanksgiving: Turkey Tracks

At Thanksgiving we are express the thigs we are grateful for - and we eat lots of turkey! I'm grateful for my beading, my ability to make things and for those who like my designs. I hope you enjoy this one, it's a cute peyote stitch bracelet and the pattern is free, as usual.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

KISS Method for Designing Beaded Jewelry

Sometimes when I'm running design ideas through my head I realize that trying too hard will really hurt your desire to design anything... not exactly a revelation, but it hit hard this past week when I was trying very hard to think up some Christmas designs and well, summer things came popping out at me. Needless to say, I'm going to be employing the KISS(Keep It Simple Stupid) method more often. Take these new earrings I posted, in which I have a GREAT necklace to post with this coming week, they are a very simple design. But I can take that design and make it classic with black, white and clear beads, or I can make it bling with metallic beads or I can make it Christmas with red and green crystals.

See how easy it is to KISS...

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Chocolate Stripe Bead Bracelet Peyote Pattern

Quick and easy to make peyote pattern bracelets in chocolate colors, something I'm graving with my diet!

seed bead bracelet pattern

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Beaded Cinnabar Earrings to Make

Here are the earrings that match that necklace down there. Very simple beaded set that you will love - or make it for someone this Christmas... college age and older teens are LOVIN' the long necklaces.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Make this Cinnabar Beaded Necklace


Black and red, or black and any color is always usable in winter... black also gives most pieces a classic look. I mixed up some media in this piece and added chain with the beaded links. I love wearing it. It is long enough to forgo the clasp if you wish. Cinnabar Beaded Necklace. I have some matching earrings that I need to code up and get online, along with a dragonfly necklace. Lots to do, so come back and check-in.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Free Seed Bead Patterns: Winter Panel in Peyote

Greet the winter season with this cute snowflake winter panel. Peyote stitch pattern that I think would look great on a handbag. I also have the rest of the seasons available! Winter Panel.

Seed Bead Patterns: Winter Panel
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Fire Mountain Gems New Assortability!

Wow, Fire Mountain has a new sale policy taht sound great! I'm going to be shopping soon and I'll see how great it is ;-) It seems that everything now counts for the quantity discount. Check it out on their site:
http://www.firemountaingems.com/customerservice/csdocs.asp?docid=ALLA&WT.svl=AS