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Thursday, August 4, 2011

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:33 AM PDT

The international community of beaders is fantastic! They not only share their expertise but help one another. It's a truly well connected network!

The original tutorial for the fabulous Sultan's turban bead was created by a Hungarian beader. This was spotted by Mandy over at the Beads for Brains blog who I had featured before for her year long beading marathon.

Anna who writes the A Beader's Blog and who reads Mandy's blog was then inspired to create an English version. This is a good thing because the Hungarian tutorial was based on uploaded images. The text couldn't be easily translated with online tools.

Anna's tutorial is divided into Part 1 and Part 2. She spent a lot of time putting together a terrific tutorial with some awesome pictures. Anna admitted, "In the process of taking photos, drawing diagrams, writing instructions in clear step-by-step directions and finally coordinating it all together, I was left with a very deep appreciation for those who do this on a constant basis ... bless them and long may they live."

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Even More Flower Jewelry Tutorials

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 04:00 AM PDT

August is that time of year when not much is blooming in the garden, at least not in my garden. So it's on to flowers in jewelry! Here are some more flower jewelry tutorials to inspire :

Lucite (a kind of plastic) beads are fun but flower ones are even better when layered in awesome color combinations like Sherri Haab did with her Lucite Flower Bracelet tutorial. It's based on one of the projects in her book, Sherri Haab Jewelry Inspirations: Techniques and Designs from the Artist's Studio.

Nice and easy is the way I like it. This felt rosy ring by Jo over at Smile Monsters is a breeze to do. Make several in different colors to match outfits!

Katie Hacker designed her Springtime Garden Set tutorial for Beadalon. The same wire work flower focal is used for both the necklace and the bracelet.

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