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...

Necklace Flower

Hi

I have completed my necklace! It has taken me less than one week, I have taken it slowly and enjoyed the process, in the evenings mostly (late late) The colour purple rocks me here :) I have called it "Flower"as I haven't got a better idea of the name, though for me the piece is so lovely.

I have used a huge agate  Originaly I thought it was an amethyst :D  I like the stone. And the flower.

 I have tried a chain (I have seen it here theglassbutterflyetc ) - it goes faster when one gets used to it, at first some small diamonds might be not straight. The flower is attached to the rope, can be taken off.

 Happy beading!
G.
PS got into dolls and polymer clay - can't wait to use something in bead embroidery.

What makes turquise and red coral such a beautiful couple

Hi
I have posted my recent small work earings, these ones...

It was in one forum and one lady nicely commented that the turquoise and coral is her favourite combination. She was so delighted. So this made me think that it  (meaning the combination) really looks exceptional, interesting, contrasting, beautiful and spicy.

Red Coral and Turquoise

Those both colours are in the opposite direction on the colour wheel. They are contrasting colours, so they look best when you give just a bit in the piece of jewellery.

 

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So the turquoise is the  colour of the sea but beneath there is a coral reef and the colourful fish. So those colours are colours of summer. The combo evokes  a sunrise or sunset, in shades of coral and red coral.

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The combo also might be associated with Tibet.  Turquoise and coral are precious and widely used gemstones in Tibetan jewellery . Coral is known to be used as a gem since prehistoric times. Has a history of religious meaning and is one of the seven treasures in Buddhist scriptures. Turquoise is one of the world's earliest-used gem materials. Ranked with the jades of the Orient and lapis in the Near East, turquoise has been revered for thousands of years. Coral was long thought to be a strong talisman against bleeding, evil spirits, and hurricanes.(From tibetartwork )

 It has been seen in fashion lately whith the famous trend of colour blocking.Of ourse there is a twist to the true coral. And it is possible to see in houses of the daring ones or maybe more in summer houses :)

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As my favourite technique right now is bead embroidery (I hope it will be for longer :) I have seen some nice pieces of bead embroidery in those both colours taken together.

Summery flowers and some beads

Hi :) I imensely like summer though there is not enough time for beading, there is never enough time, yet I try to follow my passion, I enjoy the pictures and read more than bead ;(.  We with the family have been spending a lot of time outdoors just walking or resting; I have taken some pics.

I had luck to complete my order for a present, I bought a box for it as well. I have used some onyx stones here, some pearls, some toho sead beads and  Chinese sead beads as I have plenty of them. I decided that I like a slow process better than the hurrying to complete an order. That was frustrating.Yet the result is delighting.

So my bead embroidery necklace A Black Dream.

This could be matched with a summery bracelet, I have used some black onyx stones and some metal details, some jump rings. I like the floral theme the flowers and the tiny trees... :)

Happy beading!
G.

An embelished shoe- tutorial

So hello, if you are a reader.

A small project I have taken on, yet it wasn;t so short, I don't know why it takes so long, mayvbe my inexperience is to blame. Anyways let's get down to the tutorial:

You need:

• shoes that you don not want to throw away, which you are tired of or can't use :)
• scissors
• thread (I sused a simple Coats thread, but I always double go through the beads)
• textile glue
• beads
• material aida14 or any other for the bead embroidery
• leather straps
• felt straps
• a clasp (though it possible to use buttons, snaps, ribbons)

Here we goooo:

So let's take this naughty shoe, I have lost its straps- therefore it was lying useless... Take the shoe, and take the leather straps,

or you might take one strap of leather it is up to you...

Stick the leather strap through the shoe hole









Prepare two straps of one long, for bead  emroidery sew the edges, prepare well, you probably know how. :)

 Take the beads of your selectio I have chosen white ones of different finishes, a bit greenish and ivorish ones. And transparent beads.

Embroider your straps with bigger beads first, some pearls, some corals (white).

Like that , for example ....








Glue them on the leather straps, sew the clasp very well, as it will be torn and worn :), stick the felt on the inner side, sew with white beads around to coneal different materials: and here you go a shoe has a beaded unique strap, you might also add a coboshon on the front, might decorate how you like.

Happy beading!
G.

Delicate embroidered jewelry by Olga Orlova

 I imensly like Russian bead embroidery, enjoy this artist and many more...

Delicate embroidered jewelry by Olga Orlova

Some new bead embroidery items

I wanted to transform the unwanted earings into something more suitable, but in reality it worked out only to steal the shape, as they would be too thick if I had stuck embroidery on both sides.

 I would call them A Blue Lagoon. The colour isn't my favourite so I noticed that it took longer than I expeted to bead. Unfortunatelly blue isn't my cup of tea, jsut dark blue is beautiful/

So still what sould I do with the un wanted earings? I have cut out the details.

And another work, I have done - I finished it today though the detail was started back in March, I am proud of myself that I haven't quited, I restarted embroidering again two days ago. An dhere it is Fantasmagoria:

Happy beading!!! G

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