Someone's Got a Birthday Coming Up

Wonder who it is...and if they will like their pressie??

Soha turns into earrings-voila'!

Great pattern- you can find it here;

http://centperles.canalblog.com/archives/2010/01/27/16696458.html

You have to use Rocailles- the thinner, donut shaped

seed beads, or it will buckle like made, instead

of gently curving to meet your wrist. I cannot see

myself doing 6 or 7 of these, so did one as earring,

and like it well enough to do another.

Tip; do not try adding the rocailles on either side of

the first 4mm Czech rounds you put on the sides,

but add them in the next row. Continue around,

then add the center 4mm rounds- add another

rocaille between the two center 4mm rounds, so

that when you tack it down to one of the first rocailles

added in Row 2, it lies nicely.

Be careful going through your delicas multiple times

if you have matte finish- they are a bit delicate. Just

wiggle your needle gently to make room, then ease

it on through. If it seems hard, get a smaller needle.

I used my beloved curved #10 John James beading

needle and 6# Smoke Fireline. The rocailles came

from a hank of beads I bought in the 1980's, at a

Pow-Wow. I also used a 4mm Margarite, not a 6mm.

Happy Beading!

Big Snow

About 6 inches worth, but then the temps warmed, and the rains came,

so it is slop city out there now...still, was pretty last night and I am glad

the dogs and I walked in it during the real snow.

Ending Turkish Crochet With Toggle n Loop

Just a few hints on what using a beaded toggle and loop look like
with the Turkish Crochet rope. Click on any pic to enlarge. Yes,
Google likes turning some sideways- rt click to save, then you
can fix it with your photo program, or just turn your head
to read it.
Full pdf with instructional photos in sequence would be 36 pics,
so will make available via Beaddreamz(group members only) or
you can contact me through the email function on this blog and
I will send it to you privately.
Thanks for looking! This has been alot of fun

A Flutterby By Any Other Name..

Would flutter as sweetly?

This kit for this lovely is by Miyuki, and part of the Bead Stitch series #BFK-100, Lazuline Butterfly.

It was to be done in peyote, but I found it easier in brick stitch.

I also hated the body, which I think was to be done in RAW and made it look like a demented bumblebee...so I just used a nice SS headpin, added the bicones to it in butterfly body shape, then used Fireline 6# Smoke to attach the wings between bicones. I curled the end of the headpin to represent the butterfly's curled tongue.

Thank you Betsy, for letting me play with this...ball is in YOUR court, now!

Ah think Ah'm in Luv

Turkish Crochet- what's not to love? portable, easy to add beaded toggle/loop combo, no spilling beads, fast, colorful, versatility as to bead choices/sizes....did I mention FAST!

Gotta love it.

if you try to teach yourself from the instructions in the Dec 09 Bead and Button Mag, try putting the beads you slide up on the OTHER side of the hook, not in front as shown in the photo- they will slide up completely and keep you from having alot of thread showing, plus be easier to hook and lock down with your next slip stitch- THANKS, Ingrid!

As always, click on the pics to make them full size.