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.

Shoe renewal- with beaded and soutache element ;)

Hi

I think I have saved my leather summer lovely flats shoes from the dumpster, I can rock them still, I think- so the lost bows have a new beaded replacement now.

I used the very loved twin or duo beads and black matte sead beads size 11 by Preciosa Ornela  . I mostly use these Chech beads.

I made this detail using a pattern form

From Ringaile Radojevic board

I found this pattern in this wonderfoul and resourceful board- http://pinterest.com/ringailer/

So my final result for the shoe decoration- I used a bit of leather and a bit of soutache :

 
Happy beading
Don't throw the stuff away- decorate etc :)
G.

Down the memory lane: my bead embroidery

I have forgotten to put my all greatest bead embroidery pieces into one post, I created them about one year ago, they are not worn by me very often, but are in my jewellery box, always ready for some action ;)

My most favourite I just love it due to the ombre effect, it is very fashionable currently
Blooming garden:

 

Then there is a mega piece, the pattern is based on Serafini patterns for bead embroidery collars, it is very big. 

 And two cuffs

Mint Garden

Agne

 

Happy beading 

 Remember your greatest pieces ;)

G.

Herringbone necklace

I have just started to do something with  herringbone stich, actually I know it quite a bit... In my inventory there is a bracelet, a rope and that is it. Yet this rope is very easy to make consists just of two beads, can be joined with any detail or stone- very light, quick and easy to make, can be in any colour. I liked it....
I have called it (Red shades of grey) :D

"Cranbery Snake" RAW Lariat

I am so happy it is my first lariat. I finished decorating it yesterday.. I have called it Cranberry Snake. It reminds a snake a bit. I used 5 colours Toho seed beads, purples, silver and black. For the decoration- keishi pearls and some red corals, geen seed beads in two colours. I have put a cord inside so it is very bendable and very flexable :) Like it a lot, that it is not stiff....

Our teacher's Vitalija's kind comment ( Fantastika, Inga-G. ! dar tokios gyvates-spanguoles negirdejau! Ka reiskia zmogaus fantazija! Sita spalva daugelis megsta Idomiai tie perliukai isikomponavo… darbas "gutukiskas" , kaip visada. Grazuolis zgutas! ) - that it is beautiful, and quite stylish, and full of fantasy ant the colour is popular) I am in the ninth heaven....

So CRANBERRY SNAKE:

Happy beading and trying out a lariat :)
G.
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PSSome other lariats from my class From Lithuanian golden handed girls :)

 

Autumn Flower by Julija

Rain Cheat by Artof Shine

Saint Tropez by Paradis

Purple Evening by Dalika

Tell me a secret by Rebel Soul

One pair of earings every day for a week- challenge

Hi (once again)

I will try to go on a learning challenge- a pair of earings  a week. :) Just for learning some techniques.,

The first one grey  pearl ones. I have taken the pattern from this nice beader , from TC Beads. 

I unfortunately couldn't stick to the challenge- it is too hard for me with the kids but I will be adding here some of my earing designs:

So a new pair, I like them a lot, have worn them through the past week a great deal.




















 It is composed of a light green ceramic drop, a metal bow and a simple beaded bead I have made myself- tie acircle of beads, make around three pairs of beads- continue beading them separately and them join three strands at the top- here is your bead. It is not as neat as other beaded beads- yet it is very quick and suitable for beginners :)


So happy beading
G
PS ouldn't stick to the challenge...

Bead embroidery some newer items

I have been obsessed by bead embroidery for the last two months, I have taken part in this learning process (Auksarankiu Akademija- the Academy of Gold Hands- :) something like that. The techer was great the students wonderful. It has been a new experience going beyond my abilities, exploring this tehhnique the colour world.

So these are my last things, the two previous have been posted here before ;)

In this one I have used some soutache details for the tree, some arylic roses, Japanese seed beads and one earing a sibling of the lost one- USE SOMETHING LIKE LEFTOVERS AND TRANSFORM THEM INTO SOMETHING YOU LIKE.

A bead embroidery necklace Eternal Blossom (can be transformed into a belt, just needs a longer tubular peyote tube)



Then there is Green Sugar pendant

Then I have tried to make a bigger priece which has been a real  challenge. Mmmm really on needs patience a loooot of patiene. This necklace )(bib) could be joined with fabric, and could be the beggining of a blouse :) Here I hev used three nefrite stones, chech beads (presiosa), chinese beads, acrylic cobochons) etc.
The necklace Herra

 

So that is it for a while. I will join  you soon, I have one more bracelet, combining soutache and bead embroidery techniques. Mmmmm lovely. This is to come. Also I will transform the earings into bead embroidered ones (due to  the fat that I don't enjoy the colour of the original), also a combinations of freeform beadweaving and embroidery is coming up. I have a vision in my head. That is the nicest phase.

And the last bracelet created not during my so called studies but after- Bracelet Agne (and earings)

Now get insipred with a small presentation compiled by me:

bead embroidery and a bit of colour

Here is the lovely place to go for some inspiration, for loads of inspiration. For me it is artistic a lot.

awsome bead artists

Take care and have nice time and enjoyment while beading. Small beads vast impact.:)

Best wishes

Gutukas