tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-231191642012-01-07T11:26:01.882-08:00There's Never Enough Time To BeadJacquiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05535717970656847728noreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119164.post-69448642430769566002011-12-14T10:06:00.000-08:002011-12-14T11:41:32.385-08:00

Playing with beads, playing with beads...oops,,,no not this time, I'm playing with paper! Really? There's more to life than beads?? Yes..Virginia there is.   I needed to make something flat I could put in with my Christmas cards this year.  I decided on paper ornaments. Tea folds are perfect..  They are quick and simple and  I made mine sitting in front of the tv between my beading projects.

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SNOWFLAKES - FREE PATTERNFUN FOR CHARMS, 'CHOTCKIES' OR WHATEVER DANGLE YOU CHOOSE My most visited post from last November   Time to show it again ;o) enjoy! I will be posting a new snowflake pattern next week...if you like this one, just make a comment below that you are interested.I have used all size 11's for the photos, however change up the look of these little snowflakes by using size 8'

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I always have leftover beads, and when I do I decide to make a quick ring, this time though I loved this newly designed pattern I made up, I did a few variations on it.  The Brass beads are always one of my 'staple' beads for neutral looks.  Fun with right angle weave  This is the Butterfly Bubbles version...it just happened that way because of the different placement of beads, a little

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"Golden Seas" Ring Everyone is wearing them, big rings that is.  Celebrities at the award shows and reality housewives at parties are all wearing their blinged out fingers, and it appears to be a the bigger the better attitude.  Online chats on jewelry sites are all featuring designers latest designs of beaded rings. I love looking at them but I am not blesssed with beautiful hands for wearing

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This month I was busy making Kaleidoscopes, each one is reversible! First I wanted to use my new dichroic delicas for some beaded tubes.  The delicas are so pricey, a teeny tube of one gram was $15.00 but I knew I had to try them.  I decided to use sparingly in these patterned tubes.  The pattern here is from the book Bead Tube Jewelry.  I suspect it has been done many times before this book

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LOOKING FOR A BEAD STORE?  Scroll down to see reviews of stores I've visited in California, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Tennessee ~NEVADA BEAD STORES DISCOUNT BEADS - LAS VEGAS This store is only about 1.5 miles from the main strip in Las Vegas. Situated in a strip center, once inside I was greeted immediately by a gentlemen who was one of the owners. The store is owned by two

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My newest obsession.  Yes, these have been around for a while, but my sister mentioned she wanted one so I have got back into making these again.  Great way to use up lots and lots of my extra semi-precious stones and glass crystals or beads.  Mix and match, line up all the gems in a row, or randomly add favorite colors. I love them because it gives the look of multiple bracelets on your arm. 

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Yay...yay...Artbeads.com designer challenge this month was 'What's old is new again'. Or as I like to call it Vintage Refaire (re-do).  Love it!!  What a fun challenge.  I love taking things apart and remaking them into jewelry and as you can see from all the antique finds below I have done just that.  You don't need a lot of money.  Dig through your old jewelry, your moms and grandmothers

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 I don't know about you, but with the Royal Wedding coverage this week all my thoughts went to Diana.  When she and Charles were married I watched her and Prince Charles go down the aisle.  I watched as a young bride myself and gasped at the sight of her dress and that train..oh that long train.  We've all seen and heard all that has transpired, the good and bad, since that day. As William takes

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 I found a few strand of beads that look like 'eyes'.  Oh the wheels are turning again..what can I make with these that are unique?  I had made an eye ring from a lampwork glass bead a few years ago which I love and wanted some earrings to match.  If you have seen Laura McCabe beadweaving you know she uses genuine glass eyes in some of her creations.  These are much smaller versions and they are

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I'm having lots of fun making these little double petal flowers.  Using size 15's, I made a pendant for a simple leather cord and some earrings which I hung low to dangle about two inches below the ear lobe.  I love using size 15' beads to make designs for earrings. They are more delicate than 11's and 8's. Pink Poppy earrings and Pendant All of these crosses are actually just TWO crosses, but

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Starry, starry night...paint your palette blue and grey...I can't help singing the lyrics to Don Mcleans song as I post this.  Artbeads.com Winter Enchantment theme this month immediately brought to mind the winter skies.  My husband and I love to stargaze and have a telescope to view through for especially beautiful clear nights. Winter is a great time for stargazing. Even though the winter

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Every valentines day I make my husband breakfast in bed, which I did again today just to make him feel special.  Instead of going out to dinner like we usually do I wanted to make a nice comfort food dinner at home.  We love Italian food and I spent most of the day shopping for ingredients and then chopping, dicing, and planning the evening Valentine dinner.  I decided on Spaghetti Marinara with

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I looked in the garden today thinking, it's time for spring clean up...and saw a little alyssum that had survived the winter and was blooming away...I went to take a picture of it and lo and behold...a missing earring (swarovski crystal one) that I dearly loved was lying right next to it...A HEART...my little valentine heart find today...I immediately thought of loved ones who had passed..

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Grandmas PearlsMy grandmothers birthday is coming up.  She will be 103.  When she turned 100 I decided to make her something 'beadiful' for her birthdays from here on.  I firmly believe that although one is 100 you are still young at heart and enjoy little luxuries.  Forget about the soap and bath salts that are practical, if you can live this long you deserve special things and I hope she thinks

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Leather and Chains - December 2010Well, here it is, this is the leather and chain project I had going this weekend contrary to what others were visualizing.  This is a great bracelet to make which is quick and easy.  Using three lengths of chain I wove a length of pink leather strip through it to join it all.  To hide all the ends, end caps were used with a lobster clasp.  I think this is a very

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 I am having so much fun with these little hearts.  Every valentines day I pick up some new heart design and go crazy with it.  The fact that the center has a sparkling rivoli just adds to my love of this design.  Tweaking and changing things to the pattern, to suit my taste, helped accomodate larger or smaller rivolis.   The photo quality is not my best, I'll upload better images later but I

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Ethics, ethics...we've all heard all the designers (including myself) woes about stealing copyright designs etc...and how it is unethical to even think of buying a pattern and using it for personal monetary gain...unless the design is specifically sold with rights to sell for monetary gain. I ask this after a heated discussion with several other designers...about this very thing...we've all been

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I'm here, I'm alive...been a while since I've posted but beading has kept me away. It's fall finally!! It has been one long summer...and fall just hasn't wanted to show it's lovely colorful face. That hasn't stopped me from making jewelry to reflect the autumnal season. Well lookie here...a lovely lovely package from Artbeads.com with brass components, crystals, and leaves to ignite my

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 I love cuffs! this one is a variation of a pattern by Jamie Cloud Eakin.  She gave the class at our Bead Society.  How lucky are we to have her as a member?  This bracelet has so many possibilities and variations to give it different looks depending on the beads you use.  This is a new cuff design I drew up 3 months ago...I popped little bloomers on top here and there.  I love these mottled

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Charms, charms, charms....I am loving these base metal pewter charms! Here are a few things I did with them this month while planning for my beach trips to Pismo and Avila...they are easy and quick to make. As you can see I have made a Ring! Adding just a few little dangling fishies or sea dollars is a fun accent to a very sparkly ring of silver and glass or crystal beads. I added some little

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"Fly Away" Knotted Necklace Just a few things here and there for my project It hasn't gone un-noticed that Spring has sprung where I am, yet it has not "sprung" in the snowy midwest and atlantic states. I must confess to having a bit of snow-guilt...but when I lived in Texas I had my share of bad weather with tornados and ice thank you. Maybe this little bit of inspiration will help scare the

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Emerald Gem BraceletI'm in the mood for St. Patricks Day...I usually start my projects for that holiday right about now...Here's a new one I made this week between my bead journal projects. Very easy pattern design from a bead magazine. I changed up the original pattern and did the ends and the spaces between the squares to accomodate the way I bead. I just love emerald and olive together and

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Wolf MoonOwwwoooo.... I only found out tonight that we have a ''''Wolf Moon""" ...It is supposed to be the biggest moon of the year..and the brightest...so for fun I ran outside and took a look. It looked brighter but not bigger. Later I went out again when it had moved up higher in the sky and it was centered perfectly between the clouds in what seemed to be a circle of colors and clouds around

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Trillium NecklaceI have been busy busy...so much so that I have not been tending to my daily journaling here and I apologize for that. Since I got my new computer, my favorite camera which I used for all my close-up shots is now obsolete...it was one of the very first Sony digital cameras they came out with and used a hard disc which could be then inserted straight into my computer...technology

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Beadwork has come a long way in the last 20 years! I know, because I have been beading over 25 of them. The day my 'magical' package of beads arrived from Artbeads.com was a day full of inspiration. Enclosed were their 3mm and 4mm silver plate round beads. My choice were the small hole 'seamless', but artbeads has large hole silver beads as well in larger sizes. Silver beads have been around

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It's that time of year again.........I'm frantically busy making things..and the holidays have yet again snuck up on me...the time just seems to get shorter and shorter these days. My studio is always in need of cleaning and organizing, and I wanted to mention that I have been reading Where Women Create blog for a while now. I'm hoping they do a where women would like to create issue...in the

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The new Palace Green Opal roundel peeks out of these beaded beads I love using Swarovski roundels in my designs For this beaded wheel I used the 5305 Swarovski Roundels Beautiful shades of Indian Pink rondels were used for these beaded beadsI used the 5305 roundels in sapphire blue and topazI love shopping at Artbeads.com. Whenever I want to use crystals they always have what I need.

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One of Robin Atkins beadwork piecesI think she captured this waterfall so perfectlyThis year has flown by and although I haven't finished up my years worth of journals, it has been fun and something to look forward to each day. I encourage anyone who loves writing or journaling and doing beadwork or embroidery of any kind to join this years Bead Journal Project for 2010. It is the brainchild of

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By accident I found a posting on a fellow bjp members blog. I had never visited her blog and found a surprise there. Along with robin atkins, and other bjp members were my tags. Thank you Sara for featuring my tags on your blog, Perline di Saggzza. After neglecting my BJP for a while this was what I needed to get going again...just a little pat on the back is always good for the soul. I do create

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"Blooming Skies" BraceletI've been so busy I've neglected my blog for a while, but the truth is I have been busy making up lots of jewelry, traveling a bit here and there teaching jewelry, and now my sisters got me addicted to facebook! I promised myself I would make a huge effort to write in my blog as I used to at least twice a week and cut down on the facebook, we'll see how that all pans

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No, I haven't really fallen off the face of the earth, sorry for not posting for so long. I have really been busy beading. Photos of everything will be taken after I finish up quite a few projects. Most of the things I'm working on are in progress waiting for toggle ends, or chains or whatever and I had so many ideas floating about that I guess I wanted to work on several things at the same time

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_The weather yesterday and today has been so beautiful! We even had a cool breeze last night, and I know the major heat is coming so I'm taking advantage of leaving the windows and doors open before the dreaded heat comes again. Putting together kits is what I've been doing this past week, and counting all the beads, making sure each has same number of beads etc..and all the 'fun' things that go

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For the last week I have been beading frantically, and not on my bjp unfortunately. I'm still in my "Tudors" phase and worked on three beaded pearl and crystal heart bridal necklaces. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love component beading. That is making small beaded beads, or anything that is less than an inch in size, and then putting those pieces together for a finished jewelry piece. I'm

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Momma and baby bird a few years ago nested in my fake fig tree on the porchHappy Mothers Day! Today Freebird (Timmarree) made a comment that struck a chord with me. She was commenting on my website bio and how I had cut class in high school so I could be in another class (which was art). Even though I never received a grade for this class, I loved it and took it whenever I could. During my '

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I haven't posted in a while, but I have been busy, busy, busy. Finally my new website updates are taking shape and I just need to put the shopping cart on it. I don't have a fraction of things on there that I want...so that will require more time this week. baby steps baby steps Not enough time for my bjp, but (this week I promise!) Between beadweaving jewelry, taking photos for the website,

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Well....every day there is a 'new fangled' way for me to sit my butt at the computer...I'm emailing to my blog from my email and I wonder why there are not enough hours in the day to do my beading....Hope this works! testing testing..

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Some days are bad, some are sad, some are redundant, and some are just darn good! Yesterday was a 'darn good' day. Although my stone garden bracelet has been in production for a long while now, the Bead Unique article came out finally. In todays mail I received a letter stating what my payment would be for the article! I only had a guess as to what I would get paid, but it was a surprise worth

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The Tudors on ShowtimeI just found a link to watch the Tudors streamline, it is free! The Tudors my latest inspiration for beadwork is in the form of a tv show. Although I have watched other previous tv series like Big Love, or the Sopranos, no tv series has inspired me like The Tudors on Showtime. It's FREE until April 9th and can be found in the 'top picks' section of "On Demand" It has me

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Vintage crystal at left, my bead haul purchase rightWhat do you do when someone brings out an amazing assortment of vintage swarovski crystal rivolis in pretty colors? Buy them of course. I was on my way out the door, when Kandra showed me these vintage 10mm rivolis I couldn't resist. With one color named Le Bleu.....packaged in Paris and wrapped very carefully in parisian parment and cotton, I

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SPIRALICIOUS BRACELET AT LEFTSpirals have been in the air locally and just lately (AGAIN). Maybe it's because teaching these different versions locally creates a domino effect with one person after another. People cannot get enough of them. Anyone new to beading should learn at least a few basic spiral stitches and there are a lot of them. Right now I'm teaching a basic seed bead spiral at Bead

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Friday I visited my friend Maria in Selma. I've had a 'beading block' for a while now regarding my BJP and can't seem to get out of my funk. She has a bead store (Bead Central) which she has totally revamped and added so many amazing semi-precious stones and beads to. She also has very large selections of buttons, fibers, hats, and cloth purses. She is the type of person who will take old vintage

Jacquiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05535717970656847728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23119164.post-1144782419957122072008-12-30T11:09:00.000-08:002010-10-05T12:34:51.625-07:00

CLASS SCHEDULE - I now have over 100 patterns I've written over the last few years for instruction!! Some have gone to be published, but most are from the menagerie of classes which I have taught since 2003.  It is amazing to me, but I have lots of new things coming up for the future as well. CLASSES ARE ON HOLD FOR NOW while I take a mini break.  Classes are all geared for beginners or

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At Babe I picked up a lot of interesting things, among them were these great lampwork eye beads. I love them. I only got 4 and wish I had gotten a few more. The lady at the booth was wearing a ring she had made with the bead, so I made up my own version adding a few layers and spokes of czech glass to top it off. I know it's a little over the top, but I love it. I think it looks so much more

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The beginnings of a felted bead demonstrated byGail Crosman MooreBack from BABE! I love bead shows!!! It is always fantastic therapy for me and gets my juices going with tons of ideas for future classes or beadwork patterns. Lots of demonstrations and beautiful beads, patterns and ideas! HERE you can find more pics, and information on the BABE show.

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Beaded Ornament ClassYiPpeEee! CLASSES are in full swing. My last few classes have been full, and over full (wait list) so it seems lots of you are beading your little hearts away these days. Please check HERE to see what classes are coming up. I think you are going to love the "OPERA SPARKLE" bracelet. Three classes are scheduled and we still have a waiting list for a fourth! I guess you

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Ok, tonight I had at least 4 ladies who had never beaded before. I had 9 students ready and raring to go, and some were a bit nervous. With this many people signed up I never know what to expect. Some like more attention than others and some catch on quick, others not so quick. In all cases they are there to learn. Spiral stitch can be easy or complex. This class tonight was geared

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Last night I worked on my Bead Journal Project for November. The leaves are falling around me and here I am beading leaves. I absolutely love the Fall Season that is my time of year. Since I have been taking care of a neighbors child this last week, my beading has gone by the wayside so this week I'm planning on making up for lost time. I'll post pictures this week of my progress. I played

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On this page are classes which I have taught throughout the year. Browse through and see if anything 'jumps out at you' I will most likely teach it again. I also teach groups. Contact me if you are interested in having a get together with friends. Most classes are geared to beginners, however a few do have pre-requisites. I find it better to teach beginning classes because once techniques are

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CLASS RECAPSScroll down to see What you've missed!!! The year is over, but wait til you see next year, it promises to be even more fun!!!! I have recapped all the fun we've had in our classes throughout this past year. You can win prizes too!! Just see what you can expect in my classes by scrolling down and checking it out! There is something for everyone from beginner to professional beadwork

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Happy student with her finished opera sparkle braceletOPERA SPARKLE BRACELET CLASS April 4 - 09 10:30 and overflow class at 1:30 pmThis is another class that has been a favorite of students! A tennis look bracelet with tons of sparkle. Class was over-full for the first second one in February, so we scheduled another one on April 4, then it became full and a waiting list developed for another. I

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CLASS RECAPS - 2006- 12/31/06In this section I like to recap the classes and post photos of class friends, so you can see just all the fun you are missing if you haven't taken a class! You can win prizes too!! It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or professional beader, there is something for everyone! Scroll down to find the class you are interested in, and I will have recaps of what to

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This is my year! I finally had time, effort, and nerve to send in some designs for publication, and I will be in three different places in the coming months._Look for me in:BEAD TRENDS: Nov/Dec. 2008 issue with Pearly Ruffles earringsBEAD TRENDS: January/Feb. 2009 issue with Victorian Romance NecklaceBEAD UNIQUE: February 17 2009 Spring issue with Stone Garden Bracelet_You can also see my designs

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MINI CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COVER$25 kit - pattern only $10Kit includes enough beads to make a mini 3" ornament which you can make larger for full size ornaments if you like. These look lovely draped over any color ornament. Includes crystals, glass beads, seeds, pattern. White/silver, Red/gold, Gold/white. All ornaments have white faux pearls. Specify color you are interested in. Pictured ornament

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My case at the 2007 Fresno FairAt the 2007 Fair this year, I entered one case of beadwork as seen here, and I also entered a single entry bracelet. To my surprise and delight, I won two beautiful Blue Ribbons for my entries. I received quite a few emails for special orders on a few of my items. I don't usually do special orders, but since I had plenty of time before the holidays it was no

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Penny and Stephanie of Bead ArtistryBABEOakland - 2008This show is always full of creativity in the air. Not as many vendors as other shows but the level and quality of fine craftsman is at its' best. There are many artists showing their finished pieces in lampworking, polymer clay, beadweaving, fiber arts etc. as well as patterns galore. This is the place to find collector beads and unusual

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February - 2009"St. Anne" bracelet, is a basic right angle stitch. I made a medallion for the center with 4mm crystals and 6mm faux pearls which I dyed in the sea blue/green color. January 2009 "Color Blend Spiral" bracelet is a class I'm teaching in 2009. It focuses on how to blend seed bead colors and have them gradually fade from light to dark. I like to add beaded beads to these as 'floating

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" MOMS PEARLS" is a design I did as a special order for a local mans' wife for a birthday present, I originally made this design for my mother. "LITTLE POUCH" 2006 - beaded bag in peyote, and herringbone, fringe techniques with beaded button "PLUM ODYSSEY" 2007 - is a design from a magazine using peyote and herringbone stitches_ CHRISTMAS BEADED BEADS - 2006- This was a fun design to come up with

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September - 2008This month is flying by!!!! Finally the trunk show arrived. I was set up at the front of Bead Central and along with all my items for sale I was working on peyote demonstrations. My main thing today was earrings. I have made so many earrings over the last year it was time to finally get rid of some of them. I also had many kits available this time and sold some of them as well

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PATRIOTIC FLAGPEYOTE BEAD TUBES: These beads have a flag pattern:With size 11 or delica seed beads, put on first row in this order:__(1.) One red, one white, one red, one white, one red, one white, one red, two blue, one white, two blue.__(2.) Second Row, work peyote stitch using the same color bead required to fill the "hole", with one exception, when you are at a blue section, alternate it with

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On American Idol, Simon and Randy are always talking about karaoke sounding versions of songs. The singer hasn't changed up the song enough to make it his own. Do you ever wonder what that means? It's hard to change up an original like Whitney Houston, but that's what being original is about. If you take a class and then make tons of items using that design and show it off and sell those same

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FRINGE CATERPILLAR BRACELETFinished June 2008This bracelet was a kit made up by Bead Artistry. They are great at putting together just the perfect colors. Lots of 4,5,6mm beads and crystals as well as interesting natural stone shapes, and enough beads to complete the bracelet were inside the kit. I chose a pinky beige color for my bracelet, and bought the kit before they put in the findings and

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I'm finished with my necklace pendant from Laura Mccabes "Master Class" in the latest issue of Beadwork. I ordered her autographed copy of the issue direct from her website, and will follow along with her kit. I've never done this, (buying the kit from the designer and using instructions from a magazine), but I wanted to see how it would go. I mostly just wanted her autographed copy...(she is a

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DECEMBER - 2007December as always, has been a whirlwind of activity for me. From past experience I start all my holiday jewelry gift making in July if possible...YES July....it is the only way to get everything done. This December it is still a bit hectic, but this year I am breezing along because I got all my shopping done (most of it) bye the end of November...Yipppeee!!!! This bracelet takes

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Monets home at the Garden at GivernyHere I will post my beadwork interpertation, "work in progress", of a cuff bracelet using all the beautiful floral and pastel colors found in the garden at Giverny in France. After visiting the garden this past Spring, I really wanted to make something to remind me of how beautiful it was. Watch this spot, as I bead and take you on the same journey.

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PEYOTE SANTAJuly - 2007It seems like all the classes I take from Suzette are seasonal Christmas ones. I took the Santa Peyote one from her and she was nice enough to break down the colors one by one and separate them with a space between lines for easier reading and following along. This helps because it is much like a crosstitch pattern. I cannot be interrupted while working on this type of

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NEW NEW NEW ------BEAD KIT REVIEW---CHECK IT OUT AT LEFT!!!_We're back from Vegas...Woooowow. We had a fun time! I had not been there in a long time, although Doug had been there a few times the last couple years. It has changed for the better! In between all the shows, and things we did, I took time out to visit a bead store, where I got FANTASTIC DEALS on crystals. 144 pieces of 4mm for 6.99!

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Just a note about the trunk show on Saturday. I spent way too much money!! I did plan for it however, because I love Unicorne beads lampwork designs. I got there early, and found quite a few people there hovered around the tables already. I wanted to make sure I got there for 'first picks' of the best they had. I picked up those cuter than cute sea horses. The swirls of colors they use are

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Maybe these aren't new, but I haven't seen them. I found some really cool bobby pins with a metal attachment that can be used to glue on your own embellishment!!! Way Cool. Jewelart sells these and Merlin had a cute little crystal flower he had made glued to it. I am the queen of components, so this was perfect for all my little doo-dads to make into hair accessories. Check them out!

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_Ok...so I am way into medallions these days. It seems everything I make is medallion themed. I see them in my dreams and I have come up with three or four new designs of my own. I guess I like them because they are so versatile, compact, easy to take with me when I bead and storage is a breeze. I am the component queen. Love making lots of components and then I gather all my little bead gems

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October 6, 2006Here is my display case of beadwork with my ribbonWhoooo Hoooo! I had decided to put in simply a display case at the Fair this year of my beadwork. With some prodding by family, they convinced me to enter a beadwork case as a judged entry at the fair. Well...I have been working on a "body of beadwork" for a year now, and I put some of my favorite pieces into the display case. I

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_Central California Bead SocietyCentral California Bead Society Central California Bead Society_Central California Bead SocietyAnnual Bead show is always in September____ 2009 BEAD SHOWSEPTEMBER 20th9am to 5pmFresno, CaliforniaShaw and Hwy 41 Ramada Inn~~~2006 SHOWSEPTEMBER 24I came late to the bead show this year, and the parking lot wasn't too full, I noticed there didn't seem to be as many

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May 29, 2006CRIMPINGNot sure how to place a crimp and make it work on a bracelet or necklace? Here is a nice tutorialhttp://www.beadshop.com/learnonline/techniques/softflex.aspx

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I Love Crosses, and almost every technique I learn leads to some type of cross design in the end.

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Awesome Dichroic Glass Pendant looks like it has a Jellyfish floating within the pretty dark cobalt blue glass. I loved this right away. I purchased it in a Newport, Oregon beach front shop.Love this glass bead Mermaid Goddess pendant! I found it in a shop in Newport, OregonDaisy and Rascal BeadsFrom Russia with LoveThese are some special order beads I had made by a bead maker/designer, named

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EVIL EYE JEWELRYThis jewelry is not new, but evil eye jewelry or beads are said to protect oneself from an envious look cast your way. An ancient superstition from Arabia, Turkey, India, and Morocco, the belief is that even a well intentioned compliment or envious look can direct negative or bad energy your way. Wearing the evil eye protects oneself against those energies. The Blue color is one

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FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thank you to "X" for finding my bracelets. Although missing for almost a year, amazingly they have turned up, and I picked them up a few weeks ago. They are safe and sound again with me. These items were to be raffled off for charity, at the CCBS Bead Show, but had been missing.

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