Art Beadwork

EBWC The Secret Garden- Lilac Dream Garden

2010-07-15T04:02:00.000-07:00

This month Etsy Beadweavers hosted another monthly challenge, which was announced by June's winner, multi talented artist and wonderful person Ileana from enchantedbeads.
"She writes:

Thinking of a summer theme for our July Challenge, I am obsessing with beautiful flowers, magical gardens, sunny landscapes. Every artist has a secret garden, real or imaginary. A garden full of colors! Birds, butterflies, lizards could be guests as well. I am inviting you to stir up your imagination and to introduce your own secret garden to us. It would be even more exciting if you accompany your beautiful beadwoven creation with a picture that inspired you. Happy beading!You may start your entry today and must complete and list it by midnight Etsy time, July 5, 2010!"
( http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/2010/05/july-challenge-theme-secret-garden.html )
Today is the last day of voting, so browse and vote for your favorite there are some magical and clever designs CLICK

So my entry was a mini garden in lilac colour palette. (Getting to sort all the beads I was collecting for Fashion Colorworks Beading Contest)
Lilac Dream Garden was created in a week or so. The design was changed due to weaving the necklace and turned out the better way it planned, the focal flower is a total improvisation and I could hardly repeat the exact one.
I used just few techniques:
The flowers - peyote 1x1
The cabochon-bead embroidery
and for the base - net, which was slightly embroidered
Stringing for supportive connectors ( lower part with cabochons and where net attaches the clasp)
I used mix of Japanese beads, mostly from Matsuno bead manufacturer, because of lovely colour shades, some Toho (purple , gold lilac for the cabochons), Miyuki (for the net) beads and bugles and Czech 8/0 for the stringing part.
Lilac dyed freshwater beads,
two cabochons :Serpentine in Stichite and dyed purple Marble
24 carat gold filled clasp

EST weekly challenge- Out of the Space

2010-06-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

Last week's EST (European Street Team)challenge theme was Out of the Space hosted by SoleDeVita
My Entry was this funky neck piece.
At last, I thought, I'll get read of black Matsuno beads I had for over 2 years now and purple Toho mix and got this year but is quite big quantity.
I practice my netting and embroidering it.
Nets are so technically convenient but look worth a lot of money in finished piece.
My inspiration came from night sky, billions of stars far away, crating constellations , Milky way...
The central par of the necklace inspired by man made Satellites, their shiny "wings".

And the picture-inspiration from http://www.telespace.org

Monday Mood

2010-04-19T06:01:00.000-07:00

My Monday mood picks from European Street Team members ' handmade creations.White pink cream beige OOK handmade bridal necklace
Victorian romantic white summer dress
White salmon laced wrist cuff
Lemon Citrine/Quartz wire wrapped earrings
Pearl Necklace and Earring Set
Ivory and mint organza and lace corsage flower brooch

Folds - ETS weekly challenge and my Rock Wheel cuff

2010-04-16T07:27:00.001-07:00

This week's European Street Team on Etsy challenge theme is "Folds". The theme was given by florigamigirl the previous challenge winner. My entry This time is leather crafted, embroidered with bead and weaved all over with free formed seed beaded net ROCK WHEEL CUFF
All lovely entries you can see in gr8 jewellery blog because flori has not got one for now.
And the winner will be announced later on Monday.
Now about my cuff.
It was quite a challenge to make it, as I did not work with leather for a while.
Inspired again by my Megapolis Chaos cuff (when I at last write a post about this cuff I don't know :D).The Rock Wheel made of natural cow's leather dyed in red (leather not cow), I used a lot of E6000 glue to connect all the part together. Large freshwater carved shell in the centre surrounded and weaved around with 11/0 and 8/0 metallic (hematite) seed beads, 6 mm gemstone hematite beads and bugle.
The clasp is a little leather "croissant".
And obviously the Folds are on the sides of cuff 3 each side.

Result is a blister on my finger, 5 broken needles and sore wrist off thinning the leather with the knife.

More felting!!

2010-04-14T10:46:00.000-07:00

I continue to make felted flower pins using wet felting technique.
Yesterday I bought set of felting needles. Cannot wait them to arrive and learn dry needle felting.
But for now three new flowers. Two reds, one brown-orange.
All of them made out of British merino wool.

The Tulip - EST Weekly challenge

2010-04-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

Last week's European Street Team on Etsy challenge theme was "the Tulip". The theme was given by ZsBcreations the previous challenge winner.My little entry was this red tulip felted brooch. Unfortunately could not finish my big bead woven tulip necklace I was dreaming of for about 6-7 months, but at least I've started it :)
All lovely entries you can see in ZsBcreations blog

EBW April Challenge - Light as a Breeze

2010-04-09T06:50:00.001-07:00

The April challenge on Etsy Bead-weavers started today April 9th 2010 and the votes for entries are accepted till 15th this month.
The Theme was "Light as a Breeze"
Here are all the entries EBW came up with. http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-challenge-light-as-breeze.html

My entry was little delicate bracelet called " Spring Breeze".

Just before making my entry having a walk in the park with mychildren I saw 2 butterflies (on 23th of March) and thought it's bit early for them, specially in cold England. But it brought spring in my heart and hope for the warm weather. And my decision was made - butterfly!

I had for a quite a while 4 carved aventurine butterflies. They were quite chunky but their colour was so soft and it required a delicate solution I could not come up with. The shell pendant, seed beads,and pearls have all been in my craft box for a while. I never thought to put them all together. My Megapolis Chaos cuff gave me the idea to combine shells and free form.

Making this urban cuff using free form I loved one element in it and I decided to save the idea to create another cuff, in free form but more symmetrical and lacy.
Natural shell was used as a base for aventurine butterfly, both sanded and glued with E6000.
I used Toho seed beads here : Sea foam green 11/0 and silver galvanised 11/0; aventurine 4 mm beads, 6-7 mm saltwater pearls; two shell pendants (one as a base, another as a clasp), and as I said aventurine butterfly.
I think it was more of a bridal/wedding look, but could be great with a nice summer outfit for those who love silver and pearls.
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Megapolis Chaos

The Button weekly EST challenge

2010-04-05T12:21:00.000-07:00

Last week's European Street Team on Etsy challenge theme was "the Button". The theme was given by Petronella Luiting from P8 Buttons & Fabrics the previous challenge winner and the rules were
"There must be at least one button in your creation, and it must have a prominent place ! It can be something actually used as a button, but it can also be a real button not used as a button but as deco, etc.
I would be very pleased too if you could write a bit about the button(s) you
use."
My entry was this fun bracelet with a big light olive button, and small transparent lime button as a clasp.
Central Button I beaded as a cabochon, using 1x1 peyote technique and lime green Czech seed beads 8/0 and lime lustre Toho.And the rest of the cuff I've used the same beadweaving technique.Changing size of the beads created this lovely 3 D effect (Matsuno 11/0, Czech 8/0, Czech 5/0).

To see all the entries and see the winner visit Petronella's blog

Sparkles Jewellery and Bead Fair in Norwich

2010-04-05T08:51:00.000-07:00

I've entered first in my life bead fair this summer Sparkles Jewellery and Bead Fair is organized by Katie Rooney from Sparkles Events

The fair is held in

St Andrews Hall

Norwich

NR3 1AU‎

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 - 09:30 till 15:00

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So I've already started to work hard to fill up 8 ft long table with my jewellery.
FREE ADMISSION TO EVERYONE so please come and have a look around.
And wish me good luck!!

HAFTeam challenge

2010-04-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

There is challenge now running on Handmade Artist's Forum Blog where HAFTeam members showing off their art and craft talent at spring theme.This season's theme was" Nature Calls"Voting started this yesterday (3 April 2010) and ends in two weeks.
As always there is the prize for a lucky voter, so pop it, place your vote and write a comment and you are automatically entered to the prize gamble.
And prize this time are lovely Serpentine earrings form trusk4u

All the entries and the LINK to vote

My entry is a little brooch "Spring nimf".It's about 2 inches wide and 2.5 inches long and made out of seed beads, aventurine beads, saltwater pearls, bead caps as flowers, round shell pendant and white leather for backing the embroidery piece.

Featured in SumikoShop Blog and Crafster

2010-04-03T06:25:00.000-07:00

During Euro week on Etsy Evelyn form
SumikoShop has being featuring European Street Team fellows in her blog. I was the lucky to be get spotlight in her wonderful blog. So there it is the blog post about me and jewellery I make

http://sumikoshop.blogspot.com/2010 /03/meet-shop-from-united-kingdom.html

Another great news!!My The Black Sea inspiration necklace was featured in Crafster as a project of the 1st quarter 2010! YAY!!! Lucky me!!

EURO WEEK on Etsy

2010-03-22T03:37:00.000-07:00

Last week I became a proud member of European Street Team on Etsy. Now
they hold a promotion plan on Etsy for a week where members offer special deals on their handmade.
There is the LIST of shops who entered the promotion week.

I offer FREE WORLDWIDE Shipping 22 Mar 2010- 28 Mar 2010 of all the jewellery in my shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBeadwork

Good luck everyone!!

Learning to felt

2010-03-10T03:21:00.000-08:00

About 6 months ago I became obsessed with felt making and during all this time I have been collecting all sorts of felt making books, magazines and practical pieces of advice.
Last Saturday I' ve received my box of felt samples and all the weekend I been learning to felt.
I did enjoy it so much I now afraid it can take some my time of beading.

As always my eldest child been very helpful and did finishing quality check :)

Here the flowers I've made and even manage to felt some necklace and pin.And telling the truth I'm very pleased and proud how well they came out.
I have been using wet felting technique. My hands still feel tight and dry.

EBW March Challenge - Fairy Tale

2010-03-09T08:03:00.000-08:00

This month The Challenge Theme is Fairy Tale and Etsy beadweavers were inspired by their favorite fairy tales and here what all participants came up with.
My Entry called "Princess the frog" inspired by Russian Fairy Tale.
This beautiful avanturine frog lived with me for a quite a while and was challenging for me to make a delicate and feminine necklace without gluing the frog on lining.
Here what I came up with. At first the design was slightly different: The Rhodonite cabochon suppose to be a middle of large water lily but when I started to capture cabochon I was carried away with trying new way and I ended up with 5 tiny water lilies on top on my Rhodonite almost covering all the stone.
Here design changed and the first idea will be used for the next little necklace.
To make this necklace I used Toho pink and green beads and one row of black Czech seed beads.
I absolutely in love with this lustre emerald Toho beads and how well Tahitian Swarovski pearls matched them!
Also used smaller Swarovski pink pearls for waterlilies and as I said before Rhodonite round cabochon and curved Aventurine frog.

Please visit out team blog, www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com, between March 9th and 15th 2010 to vote for your favorite entry.

Craft Nations Unite

2010-02-25T11:34:00.000-08:00

MyEhive came up with a great idea to "pin" artisans shops on google map who produce handmade or homemade items for sale
You can find and add your photos, links, embed video if you follow this link to Craft Nations Unite
Show where you live and work, make this the largest visual reference of handmade designer goods and homemade foods on the planet!
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February EBW Challenge

2010-02-09T01:50:00.000-08:00

This month a lot of EBW members were inspired by Ocean / Sea Theme so you can choose your favorite out of 46 stunning beaded work.
Please drop in and vote for your favorite piece.
http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-challenge-oceansea-theme.html

New Etsy Treasury

2010-02-08T13:47:00.000-08:00

Ileana form EnchantedBeads created a wonderful treasury for Etsy Beadweavers and kindly included my EBW entry with some amazing masterpieces.
Please have a look, click and comment http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=111955

Spread the Love Dec 27 2009- Jan 03 2010

2009-12-28T06:28:00.000-08:00

This week featured artists.
Please visit their shops you will find stunning handmade work

HAPPY NEW YEAR to every one!!!!!

Monday, December 28, http://artbeadw ork.etsy.com/
My shop was picked up for the Monday's Spread the love :)

Tuesday, December 29, http://vedasbeads.etsy.com/

Wednesday, December 30, http://frawgzdezignz.etsy.com/

Thursday, December 31, http://artemisiastudio.etsy.com/

Friday, January 1, http://wildling.etsy.com/

Saturday, January 2, http://tcorn ell.etsy.com/

Sunday, January 3, http://prairieprimitives.etsy.com/

Spread the Love Dec 21-27 2009

2009-12-20T08:53:00.000-08:00

This week featured artists.
Please visit their shop you will find stunning handmade work

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to every one!!!!!

Monday, December 21, www.MyWiredImagination.etsy.com

Tuesday, December 22, www.aimeesrockworks.etsy.com

Wednesday, December 23, www.IntentionalStones.etsy.com

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Merry Christmas!!!

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Saturday, December 26, www.RealisticFlorals.etsy.com

Sunday, December 27, www.suzedablooze.etsy.com

New generation of beaders :)

2009-12-18T09:19:00.000-08:00

Usually I do my beads in the evening and at night when my kids are asleep. But if I need to bead in the day time or take some pictures my big daughter always"helps" me!
So for this reason I keep some "Anastasia's beads" she can play with and string them. Here is a work in process :) .
Look what a hard worker she is!!
So do not worry you all, new generation of beaders is coming up!!! :)

December EBW Challenge winner.

2009-12-17T05:30:00.000-08:00

I was so delighted and honored to find out I was the winner of December Etsy Beadweavers challenge with my Dove of Peace necklace.
Thank you so much to everyone who visited EBW blog and gave it's vote for your favorite! There were so many stunning creations from talented artists !!!! I was so incredibly lucky to win this month!!

Now the next challenge theme name is up to me and I'm so excited about it. I've got already three wonderful challenge ideas!! Oh my! I don't know which one I'd choose and it's still so much time for me to think it about!!!

Me and EBW group were featured in Rosebudlia website . Two of my necklaces were placed there as a inspiration for beaders in the UK and Europe. Thank you Sue so much for doing this.

Wish to everyone great muse for beaded masterpieces!!!
Best of luck to you all!!!
xxx

Inspired by the Black Sea

2009-12-15T04:13:00.000-08:00

New EBW Challenge January theme is going to be" Sea or Ocean related". It is such a tasty subject I cannot stop getting my inspiration and draw new and new sketches. It's so hard to choose just one for the challenge

I had three reasons to start this necklace. Recently I was asked if I can freeform... I said that I've never done freeforming but I really want to try and never had either time or inspiration... so there is the one.
So technique decision has been made... and I thought it could go beautifully with the EBW Challenge theme as you can "draw" all the beauty of underwater world using this beautiful technique.
Sea for me always was special.I grew up almost next to the seaside and I do miss my Black Sea so much.I use to spend almost all the summer on the sea side. Now... only when I'm going to visit my parents... So I wanted to make something to remind me about the Black Sea and Crimea. So there is the reason two.I remember the Black Sea as a huge amount of rocks in the water covered with green-bluish-brownish seaweeds. And just for this I had special agate stone. It's very dear for me, because it's my first stone bought for beading. Beautiful lime-green spider net agate bead. My first attempt to bead this stone was not a success at all so it was laying in my craft box for about 18 months.Every time ordering my seed beads I always get some shades of green for this stone, knowing that day will come when I would be ready to deal with it......So there it is the third reason.

Here is a beautiful picture of the Black Sea underwater world by Bulgarian photograph Lyubomir Klissurov
and I hope his pictures will inspire you too.

Here how my necklace looks like now. Off course, I run out of seed beads and whilst I'm waiting for my order to arrive I cannot wait to start another one :)

Finished piece...
Had some adjustments in the end but I'm very happy with the final result

Spread the Love Dec 14-20 2009

2009-12-13T06:12:00.000-08:00

This week featured artists.
Please visit their shop you will find a lot of interesting items they offer on sale!!!

Monday, December 14, http://beadlady5.etsy.com/

Tuesday, December 15, http://stanislava.etsy.com/

Wednesday, December 16, http://zurdesigns.ets y.c om/

Thursday, December 17, http://redfoxjewelry.etsy.com/

Friday, December 18, http://haffinaagain.etsy.com/

Saturday, December 19, http://debthuman.etsy.com/

Sunday, December 20, http://ambientgirldesigns.etsy.com/

Peace Piece. EBW Challenge.

2009-12-09T02:10:00.000-08:00

Votes are open for Etsy Beadweavers challenge.Please visit and vote for your favorite! There a lot of beautiful creations over there so you can choose your one.
http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Dove of peace My first Etsy Beadweavers Challenge entry

2009-12-09T01:43:00.000-08:00

Decembers theme of the challenge were both "Peace" and "Winter Olympic games". I thought how to combine these all and create beadwoven necklace ( because I'm a very necklace person).
So I ended up with 5 different designs including symbols of peace and Olympics but stopped on the last one which you can see now.
I think I could reflect both components in it: Dove as symbol of world peace and clear-silvery colour reminds snow we need so much for Winter Olympics.
"Dove of peace" is very elegant and delicate necklace I wanted to create after a month of hard work at 2 huge bead embroidered necklaces.
It's my first attempt to work with Swarovski Rivoli and I absolutely enjoyed it.
Again St Petersburg's chain for basic elements love it a lot as well.
Clear silver lined inside seed beads are Czech and Japanese and Silver galvanized Toho.

Please visit EBW blog and place your vote for your favorite piece between 9 Dec 2009 and 14 Dec 2009 http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/

Spread the Love Dec 7-13 2009

2009-12-07T14:27:00.000-08:00

Promotion game for Hafteam is moving to my blog as well. Now It will be new post ones a week every week until I feel healthy. :D I still continue posting my favorite items every day of the featured shop ti my personal FaceBook page and FB Business page I created recently. And of course I keep Twitting...

So there they are this week HAFTeam shops chosen for promotion.
Check please out these talented people creations

Monday, December 7, 2009
http://seedlingsjewelry.etsy.com

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
http://jennuinecandles.etsy.com/

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 http://celticcrossing.etsy.com/

Thursday, December 10, 2009
http://dbvictoria.etsy.com/

Friday, December 11,2009
http://feronia.etsy.com/

Saturday, December 12,2009
http://laneescrochet.etsy.com/

Sunday, December 13,2009
http://flyingcheesetoastie.etsy.com/

Scheherazade - Custom order

2009-11-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

The second necklace turned me into a deep stressed woman... I could not find the stones I needed to complete cream-beige-brown pallet of this necklace, so we decided to change colours and add some turquoise gemstone and aqua coloured seed beads. So here is want it turned to.

October's abundance - Custom order

2009-11-29T16:10:00.000-08:00

Cannot believe in it,but at last I've finished my big order for two necklaces. There is the first one.
You already know about it. here how it looks finished.
Photos by professional photograph K Fiddy.

Name that theme Treasury on Etsy

2009-11-22T02:48:00.000-08:00

My painting is one on the treasuries of Etsy seller Foret Who is also a member of HAFTeam
Thank you very much Elizabeth for adding this quite painting to your treasury.
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=95647

October's abundance

2009-11-08T04:57:00.000-08:00

I 've nearly finished my latest project.
This necklace is an order.
We work at general design together with my customer.
She choose stones I had and gave me general description and directions about sizing and colour palette, then we worked out the shape and now it's nearly done!
Cannot wait to complete it and start another one!!

Wire Magic Treasury on Etsy

2009-11-06T13:41:00.001-08:00

New treasury. Do not forget to check it out HERE

ROSE Symphony HAFTeam

2009-11-03T09:33:00.000-08:00

New Spread the love treasury everyone!!!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=91793
Click and Comment!!!!
xxx

I'm featured in Beadred Showcase this week

2009-11-02T13:47:00.000-08:00

This week end was really full of events for me.

Being a Beader's showcase member I've uploaded a few of my works and this week I've been featured over there too!!!
It's amazing!!
Thank you so much Ann for picking me!!!
Appreciate it!!

New Etsy Beadveavers Member

2009-11-02T13:22:00.000-08:00

I was honored to be a member of Etsy beadweavers team yesterday.
This wonderful group's artwork, as you cannot call it in different words, always inspire and amaze me with it's creativity and talent. Looking at this group's work you cannot just sit and watch you always want to move forward.

Can't wait to meet all the team members and participate in EBW challenges!!!

I have been featured in new treasury

2009-11-02T13:15:00.000-08:00

http://www.etsy.com/shop/momgen

included me in her treasury you can check out now.
Thank momgen a lot for this lovely picks!!

There is a treasury

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=91529

Enjoy!!!

Transformation HAF Team challenge

2009-11-02T12:37:00.000-08:00

Vote for your favorite now! Leave a comment and you'll be automatically entered to win this beautiful bracelet!!

http://handmadeartistsforum.com/haf-team/haf-etsy-team-challenge-transformation/

Here are all the contestant to vote for

Have fun!!!!

I have been featured on deviantart

2009-10-27T10:39:00.000-07:00

Fantastic news!!! 2 days ago I was honored to be featured in a Peg's dA journal http://dannscreations.deviantart.com/journal/
Thank you so much for introducing me!!!
xxxx

Transformation HAF Team challenge

2009-10-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

At last I finished my transformer necklace for the challenge. Didn't want go the way I planned that's why in the last couple hours I needed to adjust it a bit. Was removed central element I wanted to link all three "bracelets" to make bigger necklace and tie construction and also could be used separately as a pin (brooch).
Oh, well... I will leave this idea for later to make solid necklace as it was quite tricky to work with transformer.

But in the end I'm very satisfied with my work the way it turned out even losing some components.

Thanks HAFTeam (Heather) for challenge idea it was very interesting to try myself in it.
Link to see all the creation I suppose will be tomorrow, as entries will be closed later today.

I have been featured in new treasury

2009-10-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=90303
Thank you Sue from HAFTeam for uncluding my coral necklace in her lovely Treasury.

BOOOOO!!!!!!!!! It's comming soon. Halloween treasury

2009-10-26T19:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=90363

Four Seasons HAFTeam Etsy Treasury

2009-10-17T16:21:00.001-07:00

Treasury http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=88571

WREATH PINK

Fuchsia Turquoise Macrame Bracelet Cuff

Vintage Daisy yellow ceramic pin

Linen Tea Towel / Laced Batik / Harvest Gold

Black Eyed Susan

Original Acrylics A FLOWER

Cuff Bracelet Brown mother of pearl

ACEO Original Painting Autumn Color Study And Free Aceo

Tiger Dragonclaw

Sterling and Swarovski / One Of A Kind / My Handcrafted Pendant / with SS Chain/FREE SHIPPING

Book or Tote Bag Grey and Black

QUARTZ LOTUS FLOWER Earrings

Transformation HAF Team challenge. Almost done

2009-10-12T11:04:00.000-07:00

Nearly finished my transformer necklace for the promotion challenge. Hope I will be able to finish this week it. Beads are arrived but now short of time.
There it is a little fragment of my work.

Transformation HAF Team challenge

2009-10-09T12:16:00.000-07:00

I decided to take part in Etsy HAFTeam challenge with my seed beads jewellery. I decided to make a transformer necklace-bracelet and because I cannot think about anything else but bead weaving to make it more flexible I put away all my bead embroidery ideas.

So idea is ready, but in the middle of my work I... ran out of my seed beads!!!

Ordered... waiting since Saturday... not arrived yet...Royal Mail takes some strike actions... How do you like this!!?? ....

Terrible...
The funny thing is that all domestic bills arrive in time, what's annoying... :D

But any way, have some time to finish the project by 27th, so I'm with you, HAF Team this season.
Will see how it'll go :)

Bead magazine UK

2009-10-07T18:03:00.000-07:00

Making shopping around UK online bead shops I accidentally found out about The Big bead show and Bead awards taking place in the UK powered by top bead magazine in the UK named "Bead"
They have challenges you can enter in every magazine issue whichcould be bought directly from their web-site with free UK postage or even subscribe for digital version.
They have Bead TV web page with all different sorts of news in beading world and bead trials, Bead forum and Bead gallery, where I could not resist upload my beadwork :)

So here it is
18th Bead magazine issue
which should arrive in
couple of days straight to my mailbox

So what do you think...
Do I have enough of beading knowledge and power to try myself in the next challenge or better leave it for the next year?

Nuit and Geb /beaded necklace/

2009-08-29T12:32:00.000-07:00

Ones beyond the times,when ancient Egypt had a pantheon of gods and goddess there were Nuit (Nut) goddess of the Sky and Geb god of Earth, tween sister and brother. They became spouses against of Ra's will so her father Shu, the god of Air lifted up Nut in his arms separating her from Geb over the day time. Goddess Nuit resisted the separation and stretched her body reaching lovingly for her beloved husband. She arched her body over Geb forming our universe as her hands and feet stayed connected forming the 4 cardinal points- North, South, East and West.

Media used:
Turquoise bead,
Picture jasper cabochon,
Czech and Japanese seed beads and bugle.

Technique used:
Bead embroidery,
Modificated spiral rope

Hot coral flower. Beaded necklace

2009-08-27T11:54:00.000-07:00

My new little work.
This jewellery piece has been finished just this afternoon.
Media used:
Coral curved flower,
Coral chips beads,
Czech seed beads 11/0 and 8/0
Red leather for backing

Technique used:
Bead embroidery,
Herring bone rope,
Coral technique.

Turquoise daisy

2009-08-25T16:44:00.000-07:00

My new necklace

Media used:
Turquoise cabochons,
Czech seed beads,
Japanese seed beads,
Turquoise beads,
Nylon tread,
Leather for backing

Blooming Plum

2009-08-25T16:42:00.000-07:00

My recent necklace.

Media used:

Dyed marble cabochon /purple/,
Czech seed beads,
Saltwater pearl,
Agate leaves,
Black leather for backing,
Nylon thread.

Technique used:
St Petersburg's chain

Pink princess //beaded bead//

2009-08-25T14:51:00.001-07:00

This is a little present for a little niece.
Sophia will be 6 this August.

Media used.
Plastic beads //pink-white//
Plastic beads 3 mm /silver/
pink -silver organza ribbon

Demeter's amphora

2009-08-25T14:49:00.001-07:00

I loved soutache style so much that made another necklace in this technique.
This time in green colour, my favorite colour BTW.
Named in honor to Demeter //Greek goddess of grain and fertility// because of green colour and strange shape, reminding me of pregnant woman. And amphora as well because of shape. Amphora with delicious Crimean wine where I'm from....

Media used.

green soutache
Toho 11/0 seed beads (Frosted jade)
Miyki 11/0 seed beads (Grey SL)
Moss agate cabochon 25 mm and
Moss jade beads 10 mm
Nylon thread

and lot's of my love! :)

The Earth: Turquoise in vanilla chocolate

2009-08-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

Another necklace, the first one in this style (soutache) and my favorite.
Named "The Earth" because of picture on the stone. It does remind me our planet from the space. And the rest "Turquoise in vanilla chocolate"due to colours used.
I's mine own, made for myself so it will not be for sale. But would be similar models.

Media used:
Turquoise bead 20 mm round,
8/0 and 11/0 Czech seed beads,
soutache,
Matsuno bugle,
Gemstone //tiger eye// beads (4 mm, 6 mm,10 mm),
Nylon thread

Leather Queen

2009-08-25T14:21:00.001-07:00

There is my new blog about handmade jewellery

I published my leather necklace first in Handmade Artists' Forum and I never thought how quickly I will get response for this work.
The atmosphere on this forum is so welcoming and people so nice and friendly to each other that it absolutely took my heart!

So here it is
My first serious finished work.

Materials used :

Black leather
Black leather round cord (2mm)
Freeform gemstone cabochon (dyed howlite / blue)
Czech seed beads 11/0 (black opaque, blue turquoise)
black onix (agate) beads 6 mm
Nylon thread

Techniques used
Herring bone (6 beads)
Freeform net on the back side of necklace