Tuesday, February 9, 2010

New earring pattern up

I just uploaded a new earring pattern—Vintage Crystal Earrings:
 
The pattern is also available for purchase at Bead-Patterns.com and Sova-Enterprises.com.
I used some really beautiful 12mm "Water Lily" rivolis that I bought from the Beading in the Rain eBay store. I don't know if my photo quite does them justice, though. The "Water Lily" rivoli is a special effects coating that Beading in the Rain had applied to a batch of Swarovski rivolis, creating pink and purple glow over what appears to be a Golden Shadow or Light Colorado Topaz rivoli.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

New pattern uploaded: Puffy Heart Pendant

I finally took my free Heart Pendant and made a double-sided Puffy Heart Pendant out of it. The pattern finished at a whopping 19 pages with 108 illustrated steps, available for sale at AroundTheBeadingTable.com or Bead-Patterns.com:

For the larger heart, I used 4mm bicone crystals and 4mm fire-polished beads but you could also use all 4mm fire-polished beads or 4mm pearls or rounds. The smaller heart is my favorite but it uses 15/0 seed beads and 3mm fire-polished beads so it's a bit tricky to bead until you're familiar with the pattern.
The pattern was extremely difficult and time-consuming to write and illustrate. I'm hoping it's clear but please send feedback if you have suggestions for improvement.