Saturday, February 25, 2012

Stripy

Beaded Stripy Bracelet

Made these stripy bracelets today. I love combining glow-in-the-dark beads with color beads. I designed these patterns which call for odd numbers of rows; it's trickier than even numbers of rows and requires extra patience and time (bracelets like these two will take you about 2 to 2.5 hours). I followed this great tutorial by Carol Dean which explains how to do odd count peyote stitch really well. Check it out if you want to learn how to do it.

Geo Stripes Bracelet

Friday, February 24, 2012

Patterned Bracelets

Woven Beaded Bracelet

My beading live action continues! I tackled patterns last night. It was not too difficult but was a little confusing in the beginning. It definitely takes focus to do this (no TV watching at the same time), and it helps to sketch out your complete design on grid paper and laid it out in front of you, then mark off each row as you weave. Also, having a long needle helps big time. Just be careful; this thing is addictive! : )

Woven Beaded Bracelet

Woven Beaded Bracelet

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Beaded Bracelets

Beaded Woven Bracelet

Yay! I did it! I figured out how to weave these bracelets by following the instruction on this site. It's not too hard, just takes time and patience. I made 3 in one night while watching TV. I was wearing one of them while visiting my orthodontics this morning, and the nice nurse asked me, "Oh, did one of your kids make that bracelet for you? It's so cute." I couldn't speak as my mouth was filled with green gooey molding compound (it got all over my face, too, a really attractive picture, I am sure), so I shook my head and then pointed to myself; afterward I told her, "Yeah, I am 5 years old!", and she started laughing.

Next time I am going to try to incorporate patterns into them! : )

Beaded Woven Bracelet

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Having fun with Perler beads

Owls

Ever since I saw this last week, I have been itching to play with Perler beads (You can call me a 5-year-old, that's ok!). I love sitting down and playing with them while listening to music; it's very relaxing, and addictive, too! Not to mention it's so much fun to mix and match the colors. I got a big tub of glow-in-the-dark ones and just about every single color that are available in my local store. I'd love to try the mini beads but we don't have those available in the States. Here are some photos of what I've made so far. I think I am going to try to challenge the bracelet next, if I can figure out how. : )

All

Necklace

Skull Necklace

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day

Just a really quick Valentine's Day wish to all of you! Hope everybody is enjoy a wonderful day full of love with family, friends, and your special ones. Xx

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Floral Hand

Floral Hand

For some reason when I woke up yesterday morning, I had this image in my head. So I drew it. It's my right hand, filled with flowery doodles. It's now here.