When I fell in love with Kheops Puca beads, my local craft store supplied me with a free beaded element pattern. I replaced the Matubo beads that were featured in the original pattern with 3 mm square beads and made myself a (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…)
I finished this necklace just before holidays started. It symbolizes cold and crisp winter days when sun is glowing through thin clouds just like milky pearl. Work on this necklace started with a simple motif, designed by Mu, a beadwork (more…)
One day I was looking into the pond in front of a large building and suddenly thought of this set of beads. It turned out; I just had to be patient because the idea popped in my mind.
My friend picked up this magnesite bead at one of the Portland Gem Fairs and presented it to me as another project I had to accomplish for her. The bead looked beautiful and I particularly liked that it was a (more…)
Read Earth Pendant bead embroidery is an organic creation. What do I mean by organic in jewelry design? It grew out of the image of a cabochon and formed around it without any other influences. The Cabochon The center of (more…)
It is easy to explore bead embroidery when you just focus on a simple project. I chose cameo imitations to make elegant pendants using different embroidery techniques. See first pendant story here. Exploration of Bead Embroidery Techniques. Cameo Pendant II (more…)
It is easy to explore bead embroidery when you just focus on a simple project. I chose cameo imitations to make elegant pendants using different embroidery techniques. Exploration of Bead Embroidery Techniques Using Cameo The first of the two pendants (more…)
I called it Winter Medallion not just because it looks white. By the way, if you look carefully, there are cream color beads and shiny ivory beads in it, too. I called it Winter because the texture of the medallion (more…)