Tag: beading
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December 28, 2009 04:27 PM EST --
I just returned from picking up the mail, and I'm officially in a great mood, the book I ordered finally showed up! I have recently become interested in beading and have started picking it up again. . . .
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December 18, 2009 02:26 PM EST --
Hi everyone!
I'm in search of anyone who know anything about beading. I just got out my old box of beads, and received the 1/2 pound of assorted beads I ordered from Amazon. I am ready to start . . .
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January 30, 2007 10:05 PM EST --
Triangular points creating dimensional accents is the goal for the bracelet I am—I mean WAS—beading with Japanese cylinder beads. Potosi, . . .
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September 04, 2008 07:03 AM EDT --
Beadwork is a return to childhood. Some people might find it boring, some might find it creative, but I simply find it relaxing. I like to think about a model but not down to all details. I leave some . . .
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February 23, 2009 01:14 PM EST --
If you make every one of these earrings, you will only have to wear the same pair three, maybe four, times a year!!!
As a new beader, I am always looking for ideas. This book sure provides . . .
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March 30, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
I have had these Czech glass barrel beads forever, and I finally found a pattern that makes good use of them, in a very nice manner. The grey barrel beads are strung on beading wire with 4 mm Swarovski . . .
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May 31, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
I'm in a beading contest and I just got my beads in the mail. I did well in the Beads 4 you Winter Challenge and couldn't wait for the Spring Challenge. If you want to see the entries so far they . . .
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August 27, 2008 11:33 AM EDT --
Or at least some of it... The pictures are kinda awful, as I only had my cell phone camera at the time. Soon, I should have a better camera, and be better able to take decent pictures.
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April 04, 2009 06:21 PM EDT --
With a few of my friends we are volunteering at a rest stop for the Avon Breast Cancer 2Day Walk in Boston coming up in May. Our decoration theme is going to be "garden party". Last . . .
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January 26, 2009 02:04 PM EST --
I just love Martingale's series of "Little Boxes" of which there are nine different kinds. It is small enough to take along to any type of craft meeting, plus it keeps your patterns . . .
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September 11, 2007 07:26 PM EDT --
An easy method to glue a bead is to insert the bead on the end of a toothpick until it fits snugly. Apply glue, place bead on project, and hold the bead with your finger as you remove the toothpick. This . . .
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March 27, 2008 05:11 PM EDT --
Hello everybody! I've been crazy busy and missing my gather time! Lately I've been pondering a interesting question . When one does a hobby does it lose its flair or stifle your creativity when . . .
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December 03, 2007 09:42 AM EST --
Over the last few days I have started working on making the Beaded Christmas ornaments that I will be adding to the kid's treat bags. I thought I would share a few designs with you.
This is one . . .
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March 27, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
For the past 5 years I have been involved in the Avon 2day Breast Cancer walk in Boston. This May - along with 6 friends - we will be crewing at a rest stop for both days. The stop will . . .
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March 29, 2009 02:31 PM EDT --
Well, after we took inventory of what we had in the category of beads, we went to buy more. :)
Since Walmart no longer carries many beads and nothing that we needed, we went to the specialty bead shop. . . .
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June 13, 2009 06:43 PM EDT --
In addition to making Prayer Beads to donate to my church for them to sell, I've also been making Rainbow of Faith bracelets.
What is a rainbow of faith bracelet and what does it stand for?
These . . .
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September 15, 2007 12:10 AM EDT --
The bracelets I entered in Fire Mountain's beading contest a couple years ago have been used in their new Big catalog! For those of you who use Fire Mountain, and have gotten your new . . .
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April 12, 2008 12:47 PM EDT --
If you craft with beads, make sure you do a project with beads from the manufacturer. For example, if you get red beads from Brand A and then you run out and you finish up with red beads from Brand . . .
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June 04, 2008 02:50 PM EDT --
When working with beads, work on a towel. This minimizes the beads from bouncing when you drop them - and you will. And so maybe you will be able to prevent them from bouncing off the table and onto the . . .
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March 29, 2009 02:11 PM EDT --
Well, the first thing we did was to get out all of our beads and take an inventory of what we had to work with. I wound up finding lots of beads I forgot we even had!
Since Gideon and I have our own . . .
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