Crochet Bangle – day 133
I just love crocheting with wire. It can be intimidating at first but once you show the wire that you are the “boss” everything just falls into place and you then you have a delicate wire lace with bead floating around.
It is just like crochet only with wire, which can be more forgiving than yarn. Everything is kind of free form, nobody will know if you missed a stitch. I used 26 gauge for this bracelet because it needs something heavier than 28 to hold the India Glass.
Burst Of Color Necklace – day126
Paper beads and India glass go so well together! The deep colors of the India glass echoes the vibrant colors of the paper beads. We keep going back to the versatility of the long necklace like the Candy Mix Necklace.
You can make it long enough so that it can be wind around your wrist many times.
After all accessories is everything 😉
Paper Bead Trade Raffle Drawing
The Paper Bead Trade has come to an end, and it was such a nice experience – my very first Bead Trade. In one of my posts I ask if there’s anybody who would be interested in hosting the next trade and I got an email from Karina, she has some neat ideas and a very cool theme, so why not? Now that everybody’s got the paper bead fever…….in the mean time, Kayla, myself and my baby grand daughter Lana celebrated the end of the Paper Bead Trade by wearing our “thrifted tiaras” (soon will be on my etsy).
Here are the paper bead bracelet prizes:
Diamond shape paper beads are mixed with seed beads with an om gold color charm
Paper Beads from participants are combined in this yummy colored bracelet
These are the black beads I made from earlier post, mixed with India glass:
Liz, Deb and Patricia, Congratulations!
Upcoming Posts: How To Make a Paper Bead Ball, Jingle and Jangle Bracelet, Paper Bead Rosaries and the Pasadena Bead and Design Show. Have a wonderful, Tiara filled days weekend 🙂
The Look Of Leather Paper Beads Necklace
Pleather gives you the look of leather without the stiffness that is sometimes common with leather. Pleather I guess is a word coined from leather and plastic, it feels supple and light, just perfect for paper beads. Kayla put together this necklace by spacing them out with knots and finished it off with the cord end findings. She used the regular paper bead tubes, gold color spacers and India glass beads.
The ends of the cords are encased in a fold-over finding.
This is a very simple, easy design. If pleather is not available, try it with just a cord or ribbon.
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