Capped Torsade – day 162
I love taking the small tube beads or what I call the olive shape beads and string them into wire and twist them into a torsade or as a choker. We did not put any beads with it, the only accent for this piece is the golden bead caps and the matching chain.
What a perfect accent to a plain white shirt 🙂
Fairy’s Cuff – day 161
My other favorite place to go aside from my shop is Ocean Sky Beads, they are located in Oceanside, Ca., and they have a wide selection of eclectic beads and jewelry. Every time I visit their shop, I always admire the free form peyote that sits on their display counter but I did not want to pay $150.00 for it although it is so worth it! Anyway, to make the long story short I took a class from Lauren, the pretty lady who teaches this class.
It is not the normal free form peyote, this has the hammered wire woven through the beads. I know, it looks difficult and complicated but it is the most fun thing to do!
Free Form Peyote – day 160
I came across Cheri’s work of fromoutofthecracks through etsy. I was mesmerized with what she does with free form peyote. You know how I loved anything free form. I then requested for her to custom make for me some with paper beads in it. Here is the three bracelets Cheri did for me with paper beads in it.
If you went to her site, her pieces are just gorgeous! Even more special with paper beads, don’t you think?
Here’s my version of it. I made mine a little bit more feminine and delicate.
I have found a very simple easy to understand tutorial on free form peyote whimbeads.com, I’d say give it a try, it is so much fun!
Wrap Around Beads – day 159
I love the versatility of the Wrap Around Beads, wrap it twice as double strand necklace or several times on your wrist as a bracelet. Small tube and round beads are accented with crystals and see beads.
This is strung on beading wire with a magnetic closure but you can also string this on elastic.
It is even more fun when you just string them randomly.
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