When it comes to sea and ocean themed jewelry, most of the bead artists like to incorporate shells into their beadwork designs. This summer I was interested in working with anchors and making a jewelry set reflecting my love for (more…)
Free-form bead weaving is probably the most exciting beading technique I ever encountered. And I have never tried to use it for bead embroidery. Not until I had a whole set of lepidolite stones in my possession. It is somewhat (more…)
Bead artists create all kinds of unique jewelry and decorative objects. Why not make a name tag? The name tag project was initially suggested by one of the Portland Bead Society members for our regular meeting event. As we use (more…)
Right Angle Weave stitch is one of the most popular and useful stitches among beadwork creators. Yet, some beaders are slow to act and indecisive about learning it. There might be a couple of reasons for that: Tutorials are not (more…)
How many times did you see a beautiful beadwork design, immediately bought a pattern and only later found out that it is hard to find all the beads to complete that project? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a mega-market (more…)
Kona Dreams is one of those ideas that capture the mind from the moment it is born. And it doesn’t leave until it is implemented. My first trip to Hawaii was also the first trip I had no plans on (more…)
Kona Dreams necklace design was inspired by Hawaii islands, ocean water, Kona coffee, and green turtles. Do you see the turtle? Kona Dreams Necklace Design Part 1 In this part, I describe the materials used for the design, time and (more…)
With help of these right angle weave stitch basic instructions, you will learn how to build a second raw of RAW units on top of the first one. Part 1 (first row) instructions are here. Right Angle Weave Stitch Basic (more…)
What do you think is the easiest way to design a pendant? Beadwork Pendant Design Idea When designing a matching pendant for a pair of earrings, I follow several creative rules. These rules can also be applied to all jewelry (more…)
Tassels is a very popular trend in fashion jewelry nowadays. Looks like it is here to stay for awhile. New fashion ideas on how to use tassel in jewelry and clothes pop up every day. If you are a jewelry (more…)