Beaded bead earrings continue

 Hello shyly. I have been into beaded beads I admit :) What can be done?

The pattern is the same as previously :)

Happy beading ;)
G.

Colour school 3: Trying out a butterfly bead weave

Hi, I surrender to butterfly fascination or attraction- I am amazed how beaders achieve this regular beauty. Far from my ability ;) It has been my attempt to tame bright colours. The various schemes of butterflies are on Pinterest here , here, and  here.

The colour school post was about that it is possible to take two or three primary colours (yellow, red, or blue) and match them with black, white or grey. For an unexpected brightness and vitality.

I have made the little blue polimer beads myself. Rolled in salt then baked. :) For the wings I used here toho beads, preciosa and chinese ones after considerable culling.The wings are made in brick stich then attached to the body. i have used wire to strengthen the body and wings. :)






Here are some inspirational pictures of butterlies:

Mariposa.White deer skull sculpture from http://www.behance.net/

Morph (2008)(from http://www.leslieallyn.com

from http://dossierbygrace.blogspot.com/

In conclusion, it was tougher to make than I imagined, but  I like the end result a lot :)

Have a beadful day, take care

G.

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)

Two new pieces

Hi - oh i feel so much better after Christmas, all ,my creative energy is coming back, I don't know what it was- cannot understand. However, it isn't that I don't like Christmas, but this period just makes me numb in terms of jewellery making- it is as it is. Anyways.... two newer pieces (sorry for the poor quality my better camera hasn't been repaired yet. )

A set with polimer clay faces ("The Lady")
I have included toho beads, blue pearls, "swarovski", square beads. It is bead embroidery and herringhbone :)
The second piece is called "The Lady in  black and white" I did a bit of herringbone , then just strung some beads and joined them with the leather string. Of course there is soutache ;)

Happy beading just enjoy little pieces ;)

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.

My new pieces peyote

Some of my new beaded works- the rivoli beaded around in peyote. Some blue stones added, quite wearable due to more colours, than one.... :) I like those earings a lot. ;)

























A beaded around cobochon;

 A pendant above is done in peyote with a hole for a decorative element :)

The last peace circular twisted peyote

Happy beading
G. :)

A herringbone necklace

The chalenge has forced to make a necklace which would be quite a task to get ready for. It was inspired by this piece It is called Ode to Grecian Urn by Jennifer VanBenschoten (this is her etsy page ). It reminds really something Roman or Greek. It's a very beautiful structural piece, using 5 rows of herringbone, of different bead sizes, the biggest issue is to avoid curling inwards.

Jennifer VanBenschoten 

Beadwork magazine says:
"Five different sizes and types of seed beads form the pretty amforalike curves in this lively ode to Grecian forms"

My piece is inspired but cannot be compared.

It is called The Jeans runner, due to colours  and herringbone pattern. It  seems like a runner on the table I don't know if runners can be on the floor, like rugs or mats. So here is the name indly suggestyed by my teacher.

I have rocked the colar on the turtle nec- really fun and wearable.

Happy beading
G.

A Bead embroidered heavy pincushion tutorial

 I have made another of the lovely pincushions.  I extremely like making them. It is my first one. This one is for tacklethatbeadstash JANUARY CHALLENGE. 

Taken from Operation tackle that bead Stash

I don't know if it will suit because it is not jewellery. The colours are blue, gold, green and purple. I have used 12 kinds of seed beads, some sequins and some glass beads :)

How do I make them:

You need:

• a small container
• a pebble (something heavy)
• some kids' dough (or a scrap of newspaper)
• some cotton
• a scrap of material (can sew before hand, can be appliqued)
• a bead embroidered piece
• scissors, a needle, some leather :)

Take a small container, a tinlet/plastic or cardboard boxy/ etc. Measure a piece which you will have to bead embroider.  

 

Then embelish a piece of material with bead embroidery, or croos stich embroidery whatever your fantasy is up to on that day :)

After that fill your container with something for heaviness- a pebble for example.

Surround your container with the material and sew it together, I glue it to the container, as well for extra strength and durability. I wrap it with a string for hardening.

Sew your scrap however you want- you can take a matchy matchy material ;) or a cpontrasting colour.

Wrap a piece of cotton with it and sew together underneath.

Put it onto the contaiiner sew together, fill the litle gaps with beads if necessary. I also embelish the bottom with leather sew around with beads for neatess.

 And here is the finished pincushion.

Happy beading ;)
G.

PS Now piblished in Totally Tutorials ;) .