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Monday, October 29, 2012

THE BEADING GEM'S JOURNAL

Posted: 29 Oct 2012 05:29 AM PDT

Beaded beads are really handy to make for a couple of reasons. They are small projects in themselves and as such portable. So you could complete each bead as time permits.

The second reason is they can be incorporated into jewelry designs very easily.

CRYSTAL BALL BEADS
These tutorials do not use a foundation wooden ball.

The Chinese Ball tutorial is a simple right angle weave crystal ball shown above. It was written by Candie Cooper.

My Daily Bread also uploaded the video tutorials for this basic crystal ball. Check out her Part 1 and Part 2.

SEED BEAD BALLS
Using wooden balls as foundation

Dyavas has a video tutorial to make netted seed bead ball around a wooden ball. She uses a short length of straw to help her hold the wooden bead.

The Bead Friends' video tutorials features a charming Italian instructor who took the trouble to make them even though English is not her mother tongue. Bravo! Her peyote stitch balls are her very own design. You must be up to using 15/0 beads though! Her videos comprise of Part 1 and Part 2.

Can't manage 15/0 beads, then check out the Beaded Bead Ball tutorial by Paula Morgan which uses 11/0 seed beads. There is of course, no need to follow the pretty pattern if you would rather use other colors!

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Sunday, October 28, 2012

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More Macrame Bracelet Tutorials

Posted: 28 Oct 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Remember the really popular Shamballa square knotted macrame bracelet tutorials I wrote about? Well, there are other styles to consider if you like square knotting and working with cord.

Quiet Lion Creations' double row beaded friendship bracelet tutorial makes use of these knots. The beads lie on the outside unlike the more usual and more popular kind as shown by her other tutorial. The tutorial above was inspired by a Chan Luu version. Chan Luu has got to be one of the most admired designer!

I also love the square knotted bracelet tutorial posted by Erica over at Honestly...WTF. She used rings and other focals to really make the simple design pop!

Equally fun is I Spy DIY's square knot and chain bracelet tutorial.

Sherri Stokey over at Knot Just Macrame also has a pictorial for square knotted macrame bracelets with beads.

More time is required to make this macrame bracelet. The double ring acts as a closure rather like some belts. The tutorial is by How Did You Make This.

Got to make me some!

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