Peacock Feather Earrings

One of my favourite inspirations is the peacock, the colours in their feathers are just so beautiful! I have made a few patterns over the years but have always wanted to design my own pattern and I have finally done it. These earrings use tubular peyote and herringbone. This is now my fourth pattern available in my Etsy shop, very exciting!



Happy beading!

Sarahx

Beaded Acorn Ring

Well sadly life got in the way of my 2 rings a week. A combination of a dental infection resulting in a minor op for me and my mother in law being hospitalised seriously curtailed both beading time and my mojo. Things started calming down a bit last week and I got the beaded ring bug back.

I came up with the acorn bead cap last year and have being trying to find other ways to use it. I wasn't sure if it would work in a ring, but I figured that there is only one way to find out! I really like it and it is wearable, I wore it all one day last week and I think it will hold up really well.



In other news, I am currently having a Bank Holiday Sale in my Etsy shop, use code BHAUG11 for 20% off all tutorials and jewellery from today through til Friday 2nd September.

Happy Beading!

Sarahx

My Summer of Rings - Stags Head

I have decided to focus on making and blogging about rings for the summer. I love rings, they are fun and fairly quick to make, you can go as over the top as you want with them and I do wear them quite a lot. I am aiming to make at least two rings a week while trying some new techniques and pushing my skills set.

I am not going to worry too much about wearability, instead I'm just going to have fun!

Everywhere I look lately I seem to see the Stags Head, on cushions, in cross stitch etc, so why not in beads?



I drafted the silhouette for square stitch, it was good practise for increasing and decreasing, the ring band is in 2 drop peyote.

Happy Beading!

Sarahx

Flower Flare Ring Tutorial

I know I'm not the only one who likes large statement rings! For a while I have been working on the flower flare design and it is finally ready and up on Etsy as a tutorial! The ring is 3 dimensional and comes in two versions, the larger version is not for the faint hearted!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/78391446/pdf-tutorial-flower-flare-statement-ring


Happy beading!

Sarahx

Chrysanthemum Tutorial

I finally sat down to write another tutorial and this time it was for the Chrysanthemum Earrings. It is available on both my Etsy & Folksy stores, links below.

Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/77071704/pdf-tutorial-chrysanthemum-earrings
Folksy: http://www.folksy.com/items/1951161-PDF-Tutorial-Chrysanthemum-Earrings-?shop=yes

Happy Beading!

Sarahx

Bead Embroidery Obsession!

After years of sticking my fingers in my ears and saying "la, la, la" whenever anyone mentioned bead embroidery, I have finally succumbed! And of course, I am completely obsessed. Some of my Facebook friends finally convinced me to have a go and I am so glad I did. It is really not as complicated as I thought it would be and so versatile. At the moment, I am still exploring circles, you probably already know that they are a favourite of mine.

Peacock Earrings

Purple Daisy Dot Hair Clip

Happy beading!

Sarahx

Tackling the Bead Stash - My May Goal

Over on Operation Tackle That Bead Stash blog, Clair has introduced a new monthly feature to encourage us all to use up those beads that have been languishing in our stash's. I had a rummage and came across my little stash of Spellbound Bead kits and pulled out this one, which I bought at the Welsh Bead Fair about 18 months ago, so it really is about time I made it! I did start but square stitch is so slow, so I abandoned it.


My kit is in teals and brown's, perfect for the summer, so I am going to try and finish it this month. You can keep an eye on everyones goals etc in this post http://tacklethatbeadstash.blogspot.com/2011/05/bead-busting-monthly.html

Happy beading!

Sarahx