Ocean-inspired jewelry is one of my favorite themes in fashion and accessories design. Starfish necklace design idea came to mind as soon as I started making new beaded starfish elements. At first, I weaved several small starfish elements for the (more…)
Starfish reminds us of the ocean, and the ocean tells us about vacation time. My Starfish earrings beadwork design idea is about vacation days near the ocean. Even though the ocean is just 1.5 hours away from me, I don’t (more…)
Every year in spring I either participate in Portland craft fair Gathering of the Guilds or visit it to see the exhibition and shop around. In 2019 I was just a visitor and had more time to look around. In (more…)
Custom designed jewelry is fun to create! I get an order and feel like a Santa Claus making a “wish come true” jewelry. It starts with an idea! I never had a problem having a few ideas. Usually, I have (more…)
Peyote stitch Starfish beaded bracelet is a part of the custom order jewelry set featuring starfish. If you follow my blog for a while, you are familiar with peyote stitch base bracelets I’ve been making for past several years. Starfish (more…)
New pair of earrings arrived at my gallery – Starfish earrings. Two long earrings had to look like starfish as per client request. Must be the statement earrings, I guessed! What I knew I had to Do I had a (more…)
This flat even count peyote stitch video tutorial will help you understand the basics of the Peyote Stitch bead weaving technique. I demonstrate making two beaded samples using two different sizes of seed beads and compare them at the end. (more…)
I noticed that some beading artists choose either embroidery or bead-weaving and stick with it for the major part of their beading career. Did you notice? I am one of those people who like to explore and combine all kind (more…)
What does a normal person think of when Valentine Day is approaching? Chocolate, of course! (Or not?) Well, maybe flowers, a romantic dinner and a bottle of champagne also come to mind. However, we, beaders, think of beaded hearts! Not (more…)
Making changes to a color palette of a familiar project is easy? But I feel more adventurous when color is just not enough to make it perfect. For my recent custom order bracelet, choosing colors was easy, because I just (more…)