Seed Beads

 

This necklace was made for a friend "Miss Tiffany" who's favorite color is this Emerald green or grass green.  So after watching her style for awhile and putting my own spin into it.  This is what I came up with. 

Here I have worked in  "Emerald" the new color of the year in this layered Seed Beaded Necklace. 

I love working with Seed Beads.  They are very small and take patience but the end result is Fabulous!!!

A great way to make a necklace very versatile and work with a lot of different outfits is by combining a variety of colors into a necklace.  Here I have used 5 different colors.  Emerald, Black, Purple, Pink, & Red.  Using small stones with seed beads and using various lengths gives this necklace a variety of character and dimension to the necklace. 

I did 3 Strands of black, 2 Red, 2 Emerald, 1 Pink, and 1 Purple.  Total length is 18 inches with a 2 inch extender.  Other strands are at various lengths within the 18 inches. 

 

 

Color of the Year 2013 --- Emerald

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2013 -- Happy New Year

Hello everyone,  I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season filled with family, friends, and lots of yummy Holiday food.  I know I experienced all of those wonderful things and have enjoyed all of my Christmas Vacation. 

Its a start to a new year and I am looking forward to great things to come in 2013.  I wish you all the best in the New Year. 

Happy New Year Everyone!

A Readers Tip

I had a Reader give me a tip for making a cleaner cut on my Pendant for the Bracelet Connector Post.  She told me to use a Crop-A-Dile.  I actually had one of these so it was convenient for me to get access to this tool but if you don't have one you can get them at your local craft stores, Target, Wal-mart, and Etc., or a scrapbook consultant.  This was easy to use and a clean cut through the medal.  So much faster and Cleaner process than the nail and Hammer bit.  I love these trial and error efforts to help you the readers to make the best choices for your Beading.  That was an excellent tip. Thank you Eilene Johnson for your input. 

 

Bracelet Connector

I have been in search for the Bracelet Connectors that replace the Watch Face for your watchband.  I think they are adorable and a great way to change its look.  So if anyone has any tips on where to get some please e-mail me some tips.   

•  Well, with no luck in finding them I decided to get creative on my own.  This is what I came up with!

 

So the tools you will need are:  Wire Cutters, Nail, Metal File, Hammer, and a pendant.

 

 

So the first thing that I did i took my pendant and cut off the top piece where you would strand your necklace to make it a pendant.

 

 

 Next, I took my nail and I lined up the pendant where I wanted to make the hole.  It was easy on this pendant because it had some designs so I just counted the same amount of space for each side.  *Note that when your hammering your nail into the metal make sure that you get it as close to the edge of the pendant as possible.  I didn't do that the first time and my Lobster claws bent when I took the band on and off.

 

Last, I cut off the excess metal with my wire cutters and then filed down the pieces so that it doesn't scratch your skin. 

 

"Ta DA"

My version of the cute Bracelet Connectors. 

 

 

 I got a few other ideas for more Bracelet connectors but that will be another post.  Happy Beading!!!

 

Fall Is In The Air!!!

From the Pantone Fashion Color Report here are the new Fall Fashion Colors for 2012 by clicking on the Share button you can view there Report in full. 

• Some of my favorites are Tangerine Tango, Honey Gold, Pink Flambe, and Titanium.

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U & I Furniture Boutique

KC Beads is attending this Boutique along with many other talented Crafters here in Cache Valley.  Hope to see you there.

My lastest Necklace

I saw this necklace in a magazine and copied it pretty close. I definitely added my style and spunk to it but I loved how it turned out.

I used pearls, seedbeads (4 different styles), stones, crystals, and it was 42 inches.