Thursday, June 17, 2010

New pattern uploaded: the Scalloped Pearl Necklace

Beaders have been asking for a necklace to match the Scalloped Pearl Bracelet so here it is at long last—the Scalloped Pearl Necklace, $5, also available at Bead-patterns.com:


Thursday, June 10, 2010

Beading with gemstones

I have quite a few pretty gemstones left over from my wire-wrapping phase and wondered how they would look in some of my earring patterns. My favorite turned out to be the Crystal Drop Earrings using 6mm tigereye beads (left) and 6mm faceted amethyst beads (right) instead of 6mm bicone crystals:


Here are my Bijoux Earrings using 4mm tigereye beads (left) and 4mm garnet beads (right) instead of 4mm pearls:


Here are my Elizabethan Earrings using 6mm tigereye beads (left) and 6mm faceted amethyst beads (right) instead of 6mm fire-polished beads: