Glitter Glow Beading

My aunt-in-law asked me to make three rivoli pendants for her to give as gifts. This is last one. I tried a different bezel this time from Cathy’s Beadwork, which has a netted back. I added the crystals differently than in the pattern as I didn’t have that many. The necklace part is a spiral [...]

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First is a framed donut pendant using a tutorial by Eni Oken. I used a square jasper donut, with jasper and smoky quartz in the fringe.

Next is the starburst pendant tutorial by Linda Rosa.

Last is a cool tutorial by Kricsa. I really like this design! Don’t know which side I like better, both are nice.

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I first tried a Tree of Life pendant using instructions from Bead Studio. Then I found this video tutorial on YouTube by Camille Sharon, which I think is a really pretty design. Wierdly enough, the night before I found this tutorial, I had a dream about a giant tree with an aura. So I took [...]

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The cross and the earrings in the first two photos are from tutorials by the talented Iza Malczyk. I made the ankh for my husband’s birthday using the same weaving method as the cross.

The necklace is a pattern from the book Bead on a Wire by Sharilyn Miller. Check out her blog for heaps of [...]

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My new love is wire wrapping! I made these first two - a bracelet and a ring - from tutorials I found on this blog (in Hungarian). I only did the ring in practice wire, since it’s my first try.

Next is a tree of life pendant from Linda Jones book, using garnet chips.

These next two [...]

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This first pendant is from a tutorial by SzilviaBead I found on Deviant Art. That place is a treasure trove of talented artists! This would have to be the most challenging piece of wirework I’ve tried yet!
I also found another tutorial by Aniolek-Maly - this was for earrings but I made a pendant instead. Its [...]

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