Soft Aurora bracelet and bead crochet piece

Hi, it has been a while, but... I am here. I have been really busy, we are buying a sort of house like a terraced one, the school year for my kids and me (as I am a teacher) has just started, I keep walking my dog for longer walks, so life is hectic, but am still all in beads and I enjoy every moment of it ;) The main thing is to avoid stress, feel calm and peaceful. I am doing my best.

Onto beads... this project was born in June, it has been happily sold to my colleague who is a sweet and nice fan of my jewellery pieces and things. She gave me a handfull of stones, saying that her bracelet keeps breaking and she is loosing it but she loves it nevethertheless, So I decided to make it into a bead embroidered piece  she will not certainly loose it now. I hope ;D Here I tried bulging or raised bead embroidery as in my recent green necklace. The leaves are made like in this style.
 I called it Soft Aurora. So I think  completely transformed it and tried a newish  for me technique (you see in leaves here).

The soft leather backing is super nice for the touch...

However my summer passion was (it's a pity to say was...) bead crochet as  it opens fun possibilities, so I will be continuing with it in autumn, too. I hope to squeeze bead crocheting in into my busy busy lifestyle (as all working moms). Oh and I can not stop wearing my golden set :)

It is nice and fun, it is not too long (I lacked the beads).

Bye for now what have you been up to?
Gutukas

......................................................................................................................................................................
Sveiki. Senokai nerašiau čia. Labai daug užsiėmimų kaip ir visoms dirbančioms mamoms. Tačiau nepamirštu biserio ar papuošalų kūrimo :) Pirmas darbas Švelni Aurora gimė, kuomet kolegė, kuri nusipirko šį papuošalą, prieš tai atnešė saujelę akmenukų su prašymu kažkaip pataisyti... aš tai padariau panaudojau iškilų siuvinėjimą- lapeliai atlikti šia technika. Pridėjau akmenukų ir sagų užsegimui ir štai ;)

Antrasis papuošalas mano mėgstamas ir dėvimas rinkinukas auksinukas- aišku aukso nerasit ten tik čekišką biserį ;) Nėriau vašeliu pagal schemą, pagelbėjo, kai į telefoną balsu įrašau biserio ant siūlo užnėrimo eilę. Čia yra 6 karoliukų raportas arba apimtis, sujungus siūlą į ratą. Oi...tikiuosi nersiu su karoliukais vašeliu ir rudenį taip pat, tai būtų toks All in Beads tikslas :)

Labai būtų idomu sužinoti ką Jūs neriat ar veriat?
Gutukas

New bracelets

Hi

I have made these during 3 D classes. There we had to make leaves which were  sort of bigger using felt and seed beads. I chose quite strange palette -  blue and grey witn a bit of bronze. 

The first one: 

"The symphony of leaves" I made it for my mom ;) The mother's day is coming. ☀️💐✨ 

The process in some pictures: 

Take a piece of pelon or felt and cut the shape

Later glue the stone and the leaves

After that embroider the leaves, I would have rather made them in one colour ;)

Just go on and embroider the background ;) 

And here is the result, I have used leather for the back ;) 

I hope my mom will enjoy wearing it ;) 

In fact I will show all the bracelets in the group hosted by Vitalija Velyviene an American bead artist ;)

I really love this one by Asta Toto. It is amazing, wonderful the level I would like to achieve ;) Just look at colours they are subtle and striking ;) Sead bead power, art!!! 

The bracelet number 2  is more simple but more wearable. It is made in various black beads;  I love it ;) I will find a better picture.

Take care

Gutukas

PS Best wishes from my doggy ;)

Some pieces

HI hello I haven't been beading much I have new dog it has taken a lot of time ;)

Near our house in a chesnut avenue :)

So just two finished beading projects and one sewing:

From this:

To this

And another piece using leather and silk ;)

A bead embroidery set "Violet Dream"

I have finished a bead embroidery set- VIOLET DREAM at last ;)

 My inspiration was gone... it has come or coming back  back at last ;)

My work in progress :) First, it looked like this:

Bead embroidery, semi precious stone in the centre- jasper, glued on crystals, custom dyed silk ribbons. ;)

 I have glued the embroidery to a thin cardboard, later glued to thin piece of leather and sewed around with beads.

Have a nice day :)

Gutukas

Colour school 3- sepia and black (all the range till white)

Hi, I have come with the homework for the third lesson of our little colour school here organized locally in our BISERIS LT  group, could probably become a member on request (here is the lesson 1 and lesson 2 ).

These are the bead embroidered earings that I have made.

From www.artflakes.com

The lesson included that a wonderful combination could be sepia and black (or the range of achromatic colours- from black through grey to white- all the range) . It was interesting to find out that sepia is not only used   in photography but in art too. Some examples of sepia:

From www.potterybarn.com

From http://www.123rf.com

From http://artfulevidence.blogspot.com

The lesson included a wonderful colour combo- which could look stunning and good and luxurious- sepia and achromatic colours (from black to white). It is a good idea to throw in a touch of silver or gold it looks good. So I have tried to throw everything into this soup. The lesson learned - it is quite a wearable combo, to my mind.

Some other beyond wonderful examples of girls (no boys unfortunatelly among us) doing homework and having fun with  jewellery making. :)

By Ieva Skačkauskienė (her wonderful style of combining wire and beads and tightly forming into one unit- is so amazing). Here is Ieva's blog http://idomusgyvenimas.blogspot.com/ .

Add caption

A bead crocheted necklace by Gintare Plytaitiene (awsome python skin..) My dream art to learn...

By Gintare Plytaitienė (REBEKE)  https://www.facebook.com/gintare.pl.1

By Gintare Plytaitiene (REBEKE)  (FB page above)

A set by Gitana Diržienė - this is a lot of work to invest as always eith bead embroidery 

Bt gitana Diržienė

Happy beading
Gutukas ;)

PS One example  from Pinterest:

Add caption

Amber necklace

Hi ;) last week I changed my older amber piece- that is the only work I have done in amber, of course the pieces are small they  are glued and sewn to the surface.  Nowadays, if one goes to the Baltic sea coast, yo rarelly will find amber, maybe after the storm if you go hunting while waves are still wild... I have done it long time ago....Remembered my friend is by the sea.... how is she doing in this cold, is the sea stormy?

Here is my "Ambery" necklace- sead beads (including Chinese), amber, polimer clay beads, wooden beads green semi precious stones. The techniques- bead embroidery and raw for the strap. :)

PS and earings not in amber theme totally

Colour school series: 1. "Africa in me" - necklace

Hi, I have recentley started following a volunteer sort of little school on facebook on colour theory in practice- it is fun. As the teacher sets us a new challenge once a week.

This first challenge was to take a handful of details stones or gemstones preferably colourful, pick one randomnly and do something with it.

A selection of some stones and details

Then my son  helped me out and picked the central coconut detail. Unfortunatelly probably for me,,, who knows.
I came up first with this:

Then with this

Africa in me

Africa in me

PS other pieces were very gorgeous by various beaders-girls- artists in no particular order....

1.A soutache brooch or necklace element - by Dalika (Javų laukuos vakarėja)- (Dusk in a Field of Grain)
2. A focal gorgeous necklace by Vitalija Velyviene  "Ežero muzika' (Lake music")
3. Blue colour pieces a hair pin and necklace by Eglė Vosiliūtė.
4. A focal necklace by Gitana Diržienė it is called "Belaisvė" - (A Captive Woman")
5. Fun Earings by Ieva Skačkauskienė
6. A bracelet by Edita Kricenaite- it is amazing how a bull fight has been captured ("The winner takes it all")

By Dalika her forum page

By Vitalija Velyviene

By Eglė Vosiliūtė

By Gitana Diržienė

By Ieva Skačkauskaitė

By Edita Kricenaitė (rebel soul)