Stella's Mermaids

Even Count Peyote Stitch

 

Star Spangled Wrap

This is a fast and easy four strand wrap bracelet using 1mm leather, #6 seed beads, o beads, and button of your choice. This is a great bracelet for using up some of your bead stash.

Watch "Kellie's Bead Boutique" youtube video for the basics of the bracelet.

Apache Dawn Carrier Bead Necklace

Carrier Beads are a craze that started in Europe and has made its way West—the idea of covering beads with strips of peyote stitch to create unique jewelry designs. Specific beads have been designed for this purpose and they’re called, you guessed it, carrier beads! 

Thanks to Jill Wiseman Designs youtube video I was inspired. All the peyote strip patterns used in this necklace are available on Jill Wiseman's website.

Delica #11 beads used in this project: Duracoat Dark Berry, Dark Sea Foam, and op Chartreuse ab. Dunk beads 6mm and 4mm, with size 11 seed beads were used to form the necklace.

Bollywood Bracelet बॉलीवुड कंगन

With its vibrant colors this herringbone and ladder stitch bracelet is whimsical and exciting like a "Bollywood" dance. 

 Materials used: #15 seed beads Lime OR, Bright Fuchsia TSL, SL Cobalt, and Preciosa 4 MM  Rondell Olivine plus silver elephant button....

"Fun with Triangles" Pulsera

"Fun with Triangles" is a variation on Marcia Balonis's Solstice Bracelet, using 2-hole triangle beads instead of CzechMates 2-hole bar as outlined in her Starman Trend Setter pattern.

Beads used in this project: 6 MM 2-hole triangles Jet and Mattie Met Silver, 6 MM Red Polaris Beads, 3 MM Czech Fire Polish Snake Dark Coral, Czech Fire Polish 4 MM Pastel Cocoa, #8 Seed Beads clear/silver ICL w/sparkle, #11 Seed Beads dark smoky amethyst, #15 Seed Beads cherry, and for the clasp an Antique Silver Newbury Square Button.

Thanks to Holly Hancock of BEADS in Tampa for sharing this fun pattern.

Beaded Pine Needle Basket

Pine needle art is one of the oldest crafts known. It dates back some 9000 years, even before pottery which was made by lining twig baskets with clay.The Seminole Indians were one of the first tribes to make the pine needle baskets. They used a sharp piece of sea shell or bone as a needle.

Last year my husband and I moved to a 55+ community in Ocala, FL called "On Top of the World", which offers a wonderful award winning continuing education program "Master the Possibilities". This Winter I took a hands on class in Pine Needle Basket weaving. With my love of all things BEADS, I had to add beads to my project.

Starting of my basket.....

Examples of what you can do with practice(above). 

Here is a Youtube link that will give you an idea of the process of preparing the needles and weaving

"Great Catch" Necklace

This is my variation of Holly Hancocks, owner of BEADS in Tampa, FL, pattern.  "Great Catch"  was published in 2012 Beadwork's Favorite Stitches. The pattern can be currently downloaded as part of  Holly's OUR FAVORITE STITCHES 3 booklet on the BEADS website.

The following were used in this variation:  8 MM Fossil Stone round gemstones, 8 MM Swarovski Crystal rounds, 6 MM Brass rounds, 4 MM Czech Fire Polished Pastel Emerald Crystals, #11 Silver Lined Teal seed beads,  #15 Dk Mauve Galv Duracoat seed beads, Antique Brass Pamada Beads, and Antique Brass Toggle.

Mother of Pearl Heishi Bead Collana

Back in Tampa, FL for few weeks, so able to take a few beading lessons from Holly Hancock, owner of  BEADS.

"Loop d Loop" is a fun pattern of Holly's using pink Mother of Pearl Heishi Beads and the following #11 seed beads: Dark Wine Metalic, Purple TSL, Clear TSL, Hot Pink SL, Pale Pink AB, and Rose Bronze SL Alabaster.

Plus #8 Clear/dark Violet ICL

Pulsera Real

Tubular netting with three Czech bead shapes: 2-hole squares, 2-hole bricks and 2-hole lentils plus #11 seed beads.....

Nichole Starman's "Breezeway Bangle" pattern can also be made as a bracelet with a clasp.....

This bracelet is reversible with Czech squares on one side and Czech bricks on the other... 

Wire Crochet Necklace

I'm always open for learning something new, so when my friend, Heidi, offered to teach me wire crochet with beads I said lets give it a try. Above is photo of my first attempt at a necklace. It is a lot of fun, so I will be making more. Thanks, Heidi, for your patience, teaching me, 1st crocheting, then adding the wire and beads. 

This is Heidi's necklace before adding the clasp.  As you can see the possibilities are endless...Link to intro to wire crochet "youtube"

Trellis Cuff

The Trellis Cuff is my variation on Michelle Heim's pattern, "Paragon Cuff", which is on the cover of BEADWORK , Aug/Sept 2015. The pattern is embellished right-angle-weave and uses 3 styles of shaped beads: O beads, SuperDuos and rondelles plus size #11 seed beads.

Cuff topped off with a pair of matching earrings and you have a great set....

Hex Nut Bracelet

"Gone Nuts" man's bracelet uses two sizes of zinc and brass colored hex nuts in a even count peyote stitch.

Thanks to Heidi, my summer beading buddy, for teaching me the ins and outs of construction of this heavy weight bracelet.

Sorry this bracelet is already spoken for.....

Oh! Oh! Bracelet II

The "Oh! Oh! Bracelet" uses a lot of the new "O" bead, thus the name. The pattern works up very nicely with the "O" beads, 4 MM crystals, 4 MM rounds, Ruellas, Superduos, and #11 Seed Beads. Add a matching pair of earrings and you have a great set.

Sorry This "Oh! Oh! Bracelet" and earring set is spoken for, but custom orders are always available at beadsbaublesandbracelets@gmail.com  

Native Cuff

Variation on Christina Neit's BEADWORK Dec 2014 pattern "Line'em Up Bracelet" pgs 26-28. Thank you Heidi for the suggested variation....it worked out GREAT!

"Native Cuff" uses #15, #11 & # 8 seed beads, Super Duos, and 2-hole Triangles in a combination of peyote stitch, right-angle weave and netting topped off with a copper shank button as it's clasp. Sorry,this bracelet with matching earrings is already taken, but custom orders can be placed on request at beadsbaublesandbracelet@gmail.com  . Pricing begins at $55 for bracelet alone, $20 for earrings alone and $70 for bracelet and earring set. Prices include shipping in the USA.

Memory Wire Bangle

This memory wire bangle was taught at BEADS in Tampa, FL by Maryann, owner of Beads n' Stitches.

This is a fun bracelet to make and wear. The base, of course is memory wire, embellished with  #6, #8 & #11 seed beads and  4 MM rounds or crystal bicones..... 

There are limitless color possibilities...

Rock Mountain Sunrise Collar

Rock Mountain Sunrise was inspired by Alice Kharon's "Boardwalk Necklace" in August/Sept BEADWORK pg 56-58.

The collar comes together using Ladder Stitch, Square Stitch and Right-Angle Weave.

Materials include #15 & #11 seed beads, 3 MM bugles, 5 MM Tilas, 4 MM preciosa bi-cones and copper magnetic clasp.

Silvered Pearl Cuff

Lana May has  wonderful right angle weave bracelet patterns. This is my interpretation of her "Bracelet with Nielloed Silver". Lana May teaches out of her studio in Phoenix, AZ.  

I changed the pattern by working in silver bugle beads in place of some of the delica embellishment. The supplies I used in this cuff: Silver Delica Beads, # 11 seed beads,  size 3 bugle seed beads, 8 MM glass pearls, 10 MM glass pearls , button,  and 8 lb Fire Line.