The most recent piece I have finished – Royal Fantasies II Freshwater Pearl and Glass Bead Necklace – is a wedding jewelry piece. As I prepare my collection for Art & Elegance Show in Oregon Convention Center this coming weekend, (more…)
Even though this spring season has become the busiest one in last couple of years for me in all the meanings but beading, I still managed to finish several jewelry pieces. I think, it is impossible for me to stop (more…)
As I mentioned in Funtile Nekclace tutorial, pendant part of this pattern can be created as a separate jewelry piece. In this variation of Funtile Pendant I used Czech two-hole Studs instead of Tile beads. They went perfectly well with (more…)
I created this easy and fun to make bracelet tutorial for everybody who is eager to use new Kheops Puca beads! Then I thought: no new bead should be alone in a fun pattern, and I added Tilas and O (more…)
What do you do with a leftover thread when you finish a bead project? I save it! A piece of thread long enough to string a dozen of beads can serve me again and again! Here is how! Color harmony (more…)
Did you know you could right angle weave a pair of earring in a heart beat? Here is an easy beading pattern for modern style earrings. They reminded me of little lanterns in a garden after sunset. I wonder what (more…)
Funtile Necklace is one of my favorite jewelry pieces to wear to events. It earned many compliments as a unique and stylish accessory. Taking a sample of this necklace to numerous craft shows, it also was noticed as an unexpected and (more…)
Please welcome Funtile Earrings! As I was working on the tutorial for Funtile Necklace I decided to create earrings using same beads – Kheops Puca. 12 mm Rivoli became an accent point in the Funtile necklace design. I used same accents in (more…)
Nobody suffered from extra pair of earrings yet! While working on Winter Necklace I adapted the motif created by Mu and created an earring pattern. Superduo beads, #11 and #15 seed beads create the lace effect forming a rather large (more…)
Bead storage can be challenging at times especially when I acquire new types of beads I have never worked with before. Trying new beads may leave me excited thinking about new projects with them or…not. Therefore I don’t always plan (more…)