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 ;)

Soutache and beadwork bangle

Here is some bead work at last....

I have watched wonderful and easy to follow Jill Wisemans's tutorial Festival Lights Bracelet (here) and I have  made a bangle with twin (like duo) beads, but it was too flimsy so I made another one joined it with soutache piece and saved the day :)

I used grey twin beads, and Chech tiny black with silver lining beads and some sort of svarowskis- it is a great destashing project- I didn't buy anything had everything in my bead boxes (I am going to stop hoarding beads- I hope ;)))

Festival Lights Bangle inspired set :) the earrings are totally random just strung something :)

Here are some pictures in the process:

The bangles separately 

Have fun, see you soon :)

Gutukas

PS My country is beautiful in summer I like the countryside very much

Nemunas

The river not far from our house

I am a running fun fan ;)

Close to a sunset

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/ .

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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:

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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

A necklace Tenderness- let's go cream ;)

Hi dears ;) All my best wishes who is reading. I haven't sorted my camera yet, but will try to post what I am up to.

I have created a new necklace and earing to go with it ;) Based on this youtube tutorial by Potomac bead company - here and of course there is a lot info on bead crocheting basics .

i have called the nceklace "Tenderness", there is bead crocheted chain- i cannot still master this art the way I would like to...but maybe it is in the future. I have used RAW for the pendant and earings, herrinbone for the bail and brick stich for the tiny flowers ;)

Have a wonderful day and jump into your beads :)
G.

Black Sultan's Treasure

Hello, it is incredible how the time has been passing, we are heading into late autumn. Now in front of my window, there are bare trees and a shabby apple tree with a couple of red cold apples, droplets of rain are hanging off black branches... Seems so calm. Oh I have a cup of coffe in front of me just now and it is cosy, with children's voices in another room... Oh as for my beading....I do, yes.

I have admired this pattern in Beadwork magazine (pattern by Maria Teresa Moran), it is called Sultan's Treasure. All the bracelets there are so colourful, I have made ablack version. Here is the name Black Sultan's Treasure.

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 Now it is for my client, if the bugle beads are not comfortable for her wrist I will sew a black cahmere lining under and fasten the bracelet on to it ;) I like the magnetic clasp, it is more expensive but quick like lightning ;)

Here are other versions of Sultan: Sultan's treasure by Almona Beads , by musicalbunny18 there are so many beautiful versions.
Thanks for visiting dear beaders and friends ;) See your very soon. ;)
G.

A leather bracelet and earings "Triangles"

Hi, dear dear readers. ;)
I  haven't written for a week... during that time no time for my creative work at all it is a pity of course...

This bracelet is made of leather, with machine sewn triangles...Naturally came the name "Trieangles"  There is  a bit of bead embroidery, brick stich elements; it is  very hard to bead embroider- I used pliers  :) The centre is "a friend" of a lost earing. It was request from my colleague. So I hope she liked it I liked making it.

 

 Happy beading

G.

PS Do you use a mix of techniques?

 

The fabric flowers necklace and some pictures of a countryside

Hi just a quick one here amidst all summer fun and heat (it is really hot here in Lithuania). I don't mind as long as I am by the water or in the water . It is a pity not enough   time to bead. ;(

This necklace is called "A White Garden" it was  a gift for my cousin (she is expecting a scond  baby) ;) I hope she will wear it ;)

 The netting detail is very easy to bead, the picture was taken by V.Velyviene

 1 row- the red circle (1- 15, 1- 11) I substituted the 15 for 11 and 11 for 8 The netting got chunkier from that :) If one wants a tiny variation better to use 15 number toho or Chech seed beads.

2 row- the blue and green circle- 3-15s, 1- 11, 3- 15s.

3 row a pearl or a swarowski between the 11ses. (Always repeat just the 2 and 3 row :)

Another set is called The Game so it is just another variayion of my beaded beads, it is a gift for another my lovely cousin :) I made polimer clay beads.

Here are just some pictures from my little vacation in Birzai:

Going for a run in heat :) on that day  6 km.

Everything is thriving and ripening :) Real apples and berries so rich and beautiful....

just some weeds in the field

a small mushroom amidst its friends by the house

not only for me

by the castle

sunflower

soon ready to eat in the pie

red sournesss


Happy resting and beading if you manage to have time ;)
G.