More Spiral Rope Bracelets

Another technique that I'm enjoying is the spiral rope stitch. It's very relaxing to do as it's repetitive and feels almost like medatation. I think I like it best done with a single bead colour rather than a variety. I've worn these bracelets with as many as three on the arm at a time and I like the look both singly and multiples. If you haven't yet tried this stitch, check it out. It's so simple but looks so elegant.







This last bracelet was made as a gift for my daughter. It uses beads left over from a bracelet she commissioned me to make as a gift for her friend. I thought she'd enjoy having a similar bracelet. What you can't really see...the Swarovski crystals in every third spiral. It sparkles so beautifully!

A Treasury Appearance!

I was checking out the EBW Etsy forum thread and found myself in this Treasury!




I'd like to thank Scarf It Up for including my Turquoise Freeform Peyote Bracelet!

Check out her shop! I love this scarf which would have been gorgeous in the Treasury!

More Earrings!

I'm still enjoying making the triangles so...more earrings! I'm loving working with the Toho triangle beads too!

It's Time To Vote!!

Etsy BeadWeavers July Challenge is up on the blog and ready for you to vote. The theme this time is A Midsummer Night's Dream and the entries are...well...dreamy! Below is a sample of the entries but you'll need to go to the EBW Blog to cast your vote and link to the entrants beaded piece to see details. Don't miss it! You only have till midnight on July 15th to vote!

Avocado Bracelet

This single drop peyote bracelet uses two different finishes of Delica beads in avocado. One is matt and one is pearle. I'm pleased with the look it gave by alternating beads by row. The colour was selected to work with the bead which was a gift. I'm not sure what the stone is...jade? jasper? I have a few more of the stones but this one has the most green in it. The others have more black.

Triangle Earrings

This first pair of earrings were started quite a while ago. I first showed one of them here and completed them a few days ago.



The following two pairs are made using Toho triangle beads. I really like the look of these as it's less controlled and more serendipity, though they are still basic triangles.

Inspiration on the Ocean

This photo was taken today, from a boat on the ocean. We were behind an island I can see from my home so what I saw there was a surprise and a treat. Looking at this shot, what really struck me is the subtle variation in colour. It's monochromatic at first glance but multi-coloured on second inspection, I'm intrigued...and inspired. If it inspires you, I'd love to see what your inspiration produces. I have an idea I'm ruminating on.



Most of this scene would be under water were it a high tide. The low tide has revealed the striations in the rock and the barnacles. In the foreground is the reflection of the rock in the water and the bulb heads of kelp.

More Spiral Rope

Still messing around with spiral rope. I keep thinking, I wonder how it would look if....and I have to make another one! I have two or three more ideas.

This one I'm thinking of entering in the EBW Challenge for June. To me it has an ethereal quality to it that reminds me of Dreaming, Mid Summer.


Not sure about the fate of this one yet.

Playing With Spiral Rope

I've made another spiral rope piece. And have another in the works. I'm fooling around with some different size beads to see how it comes out. Learning new beading stitches is soooo much fun!

Front Page Treasury - Oh! Canada

Just for fun, and to celebrate Canada's Birthday today, I put together a Treasury on Etsy made up of red and white items with a couple of maple leaves thrown in for good measure. And Yippee!! It made it to the front page. Makes me proud. As well, the lovely comments that the treasury has had makes my heart glad.



Here are the links to all of the above artists:

SarahF - Roses are Red
LiebenowDesign - Maple Leaf Etched Velour
ReneesPaperandYarn - Red Velvet Cake Gumball Beaded Bead 001
totallytwisted - Strands of Red Bracelet
allieart4children - little red shoes handmade notecard
SandFibers - Red and White Triangle Peyote Ring
LauriDesigns - Simply Red Necklace Carnelian
HarvestMoonPaper - O Canada, Celebrate Canada Day Card
myfairladyvt4 - Dark Red Coral Beach Doily Earrings
RegalBeads - PassionRuthscraft - Cushion cover Retro flower power print 16 inch
njema - Red and White Candy-striped Diamond beaded Earrings