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Friday, May 17, 2013

CRYSTAL PLAY Fun and fabulous designs for stitched jewelry by ANNA ELIZABETH DRAEGER

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Anna Elizabeth Draeger is a very well known jewelry designer, former editor for Bead and Button Magazine, and the author of Crystal Brilliance and Great Designs for Shaped Beads. Since 2009, Anna has been an embassador for the Create Your Style with Swarovski Elements Program. Swarovski Elements program is a handpicked worldwide network of artist who are very well known for their design expertise and passion for teaching. Make sure to visit Anna's website originaldesignsbyanna@squarespace.com and check out her well known designs and beautiful wearable jewelry. At the beginning of this book Anna invites you to, "Come Play in My World." Anna truly wants you to relax, be stress free and have fun while learning and creating. Anna offers you alternate design ideas as she did in her first crystal book. You'll find all of Anna's favorite stitches used in this publication such as Cross Weave, St. Petersburg chain, right-angle weave, and peyote stitch just to name a few. Some of the topics Anna covers even before the projects begin are: color choices, crystal shapes and sizes, seedbeads, bugles and cylinders, findings, needles, beading thread, beginning and ending thread, thread tension, stretching and strengthening, and work area. Anna truly and deeply wishes that as you use this book, you will be inspired to try new ideas. Now let the 25 brilliant new designs begin. First you learn how to make perfect beaded beads. What fun this was for me. Then there are projects which cover : cubic right-angle weave, right-angle weave, netting, modified netting, beadweaving, herringbone stitch, peyote stitch, tubular and modified herringbone, St. Petersburg chain, chevron chain, circular peyote stitch, tubular netting, a two-drop peyote stitch,fringe, flat spiral rope and cross weave just to name a few. Each project includes Materials needed, colors, and easy to follow step by step figures. At the end of all the projects you will find a very generous basic review section of this book. This section covers stringing, wire work and bead stitching. But the book doesn't end there. On page 110 you are presented with a bonus of a Swarovski color chart which includes the name and number of each crystal. What an absolute brilliant wealth of information this book holds. This is yet another area of beading I have yet to explore thoroughly. I think now with Anna's help I am brave enough to venture in and get my feet wet as they say. To learn more about Anna and her stunning designs go to: originaldesignsbyanna@squarespace.com or go to www.KalmbachBooks.com You can also call 800-533-6644.

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beadyknitterMay 18, 2013 at 11:30 AM
Thanks for the review of this book--I think I need this one!!
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gelfling50May 25, 2013 at 8:46 PM
I know what you mean I am very glad to have this book in my library. Oh by the way you are so very welcome for the review. I am glad I could help you out a bit...
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Bulletin Board ReVamp

Beadphoria: Spring Cleaning Bulletin Board Redux

by Beadphoria

Happy (almost) Spring, Beadphoria friends! With this being the first Monday of the month, it is time for the Designer Crafts Blog Hop! The theme this month is March, and what it means to you. For me, March means the arrival of spring. A time for renewal. What was once barren is now brought back to life.

With the feeling of being renewed, we often want to bring beauty into our surroundings. One way we can do this is by doing some spring cleaning. This simple project will bring new life to a boring bulletin board and it will help organize your jewelry!

The bulletin board pictured above had been on the wall of the Beadphoria, Inc. for quite awhile. It became one of those things that you see, but didn't look at every day. As you can see, it was in desperate need of a makeover.

Materials for the spring cleaning makeover

Here are the materials we used:

-Bulletin Board

-Fabric Remnant

-Brown Velvet Ribbon

-Glue Gun & Glue Sticks

-Picture Hangers

The fabric was spread out onto the floor and the bulletin board placed in the middle.

Next, hot glue was put onto the frame on the back of the bulletin board to hold the fabric in place. From there, we flipped the bulletin board over. Using the glue gun, we tacked the brown ribbon in place around the edge of the frame.

How much prettier is that!

Of course the work had to be inspected by our quality control manager and customer service rep, Lola.

We placed the bulletin board back on the wall, and started putting the picture hooks in.

Close up of the picture hooks.

Only thing left was to add the jewelry!

We now have a beautiful showcase for our jewelry with a little bit of spring cleaning effort!

How to cover a bead with peyote stitch

How Do I Cover a Bead with Peyote Stitch?

Nov 20, 2011 by Vanbeads


This spectacular peyote stitch Bloomin' Bead was designed by Carol Dean Sharpe of Sand Fibers.

Beaded beads are fascinating for so many reasons. It's more of that Zen-like quality of beadweaving for me: imagine making a bead out of beads! Where does one bead stop and the next bead begin?

Before I get completely off topic, let's talk about covering a bead with beadweaving to make a beaded bead. It's a fabulous way to turn ordinary wood beads into something spectacular, and these little peyote-stitch beading projects usually don't take a lot of time to finish.

To make your own peyote-stitch-covered beaded bead, you'll need the following tools and materials:

Round wood beads. Start with round beads at first, since their shape makes it easy to shape peyote stitch around them. For this tutorial, I used a 20mm round wood bead that I found in an assortment from my local craft supply store.
A small strip of double-sided tape, also available at your local craft supply store.
2 grams of Japanese cylinder beads, size 11^o in color to match or contrast with your wood bead.
1 gram of size 15^o seed beads in a color to match or contrast with your cylinder beads.
Beading thread of your choice (6 lb Fireline recommended).
Size 12 beading needle.
Scissors or thread cutter.
Additional beads for embellishment, if desired: fringe beads, drops, daggers, bugle beads, or larger seed beads.

Let's get started! Here's how to cover your wood bead with peyote stitch in ten easy steps:

		1. Take a small strip of double-sided tape and wrap it around the center of your wood bead. This will hold your first few rows of peyote stitch securely in place and will also provide an anchor for your finished peyote-stitched beaded bead.

		2. Pick up an even number of cylinder beads. Always make sure you have an even number of beads before stitching so that your rows are even as you go. Tubular even-count peyote stitch requires that little "step up" at the end of each round! 3. Pass through the first bead picked up again and pull snugly so that you form a tight ring around your wood bead on the double-sided tape.

		4. Start working in tubular even-count peyote stitch until the beadwork starts to pull away a bit from the wood bead. You can flip the bead over and work some peyote stitch on the other side to keep your tension even and tight.

		5. Stitch a size 15^o seed bead in the first stitch and then alternate cylinder beads and size 15^o seed beads for one round. 6. Add a size 15^o in every stitch for two rounds. 7. Stitch a size 15^o in the first stitch and then make a decrease. (Pass through the next 2 beads and pull snugly.) Repeat around.

		8. Pick up beads for netting: 1 size 15^o, 1 cylinder bead, and 1 size 15^o. Pass through the next "up" bead in the round.

		9. Pass through the first two beads added at the beginning of the previous round. Work peyote stitch through the cylinder beads from the previous step until the opening begins to close up a little. Work peyote stitch for a total of three rounds.

		10. To secure the last row, pass through all the beads in the round just added and pull. Weave your thread into the beadweaving, tie a few knots, weave in a bit more, and trim. Repeat for the other side of the beaded bead.

		You can either leave your beaded bead as it is or add some fancy beaded embellishment. Try covering your beaded bead with beaded netting, stitching a pattern of bugle beads around the center of the bead, or adding fringe beads or daggers to the ends of your beaded bead. The sky is the limit when it comes to embellishing these little beauties!

A tip for maintaining even tension when working peyote stitch around this kind of beaded bead: when you pass through the first bead in Step 3, leave a thread tail that is approximately one-half the length of your beading thread. This way, you can flip the bead over and work peyote stitch on the other side of the bead without having to add a new thread!