Pattern Finds - Perfect Evening Earrings

Our last pattern finds for this month is the tutorial for these very beautiful earrings by Nancy Dale (NEDBeads on Etsy). Nancy is an active member of our Facebook Group and is currently converting people to cubic raw! These stunners are made using peyote stitch though. I really must treat myself to a pair of rivolis!



As always, click on the pic to be taken to the listing.

Happy Beading!

Sarahx

Earring Reveal 4

Lots of lovely earrings have been landing through the letter boxes this week! We have another 6 pairs to drool over today!

First up from Catherine to Clare,




Next from Rachel to Vickie,


These beauties are from a pattern by Nancy Dale (NEDBeads on Etsy)


And from Vickie to Rachel,




Aren't they all gorgeous?

Happy beading,

Sarahx

October Moodboard - Weekly Update 3

Welcome to the last update for October, next Monday's post will be our round-up and winner announcement! But there's still plenty of time to join in, just see the original post for details and get beading :) Now, onto this week's submissions...

Carol made a gorgeous Concave Quad beaded bead pendant from a pattern by Glendale MacNaughtin of Dax Designs...



Anna made a beautiful ring in circular brick stitch using seed beads and glass pearls...



Chris Maj made a gorgeous spiral rope necklace with a removable pendant featuring a rococo silver stamping piece...



Julie Bell made a gorgeous RAW bracelet embellished with Czech seed beads, mother of pearl, coral and turquoise heishi. Inspired by the 60's and the Southwest USA, she's named it Mod West...



Evelyn Shelby made a pretty and very clever interchangeable necklace and earrings set using twisted rectangles, twisted bugle beads, seed beads and pearls...



Carolyn Lawson made a lovely two-strand necklace and earrings set using rondelles, fire polished rounds, diamond shaped white opal beads and gold seed beads...



Liz (that's me!) made a Union Jack bracelet in peyote stitch using Delicas and waxed cotton cord...



...and a beaded bead using seed beads...



And finally, Sarah made gorgeous triangle earrings using Delicas and crystals...

Night and Day Earring Reveal 3

I have more beautiful eye candy to share with you from our Earring Swap today!

Lesley sent these 2 beautiful wirework designs to Gill,




Dee sent these beadwoven beauties to Christine, the long pair are from an original Design by Deborah Roberti



I was lucky enough to receive these beautiful earrings from Donna, my two favourite colours!




Thank you to everyone who is participating in the swap, we are all having fun!

Happy beading,

Sarahx

Stash Busting Beadalong Progress 1.

Gosh that week has gone so quickly! I hope you have all been enjoying the earring reveals, I know I have, such gorgeous work and more to come!

I am happy to have some great progress to report and also a new goal from Gloria! Check out the pictures below.

Gloria is joining this week and this what she has to say about her goal - I was lucky enough to get a place on a Laura McCabe workshop held in Scotland during September. The workshop that I attended was for Laura's Treasure Necklace. This is a really special necklace made up of 9 beaded lockets - each of which open up to reveal a small box. Techniques include herringbone and peyote stitch with embellishment. I didn't get much done during the workshop - I was enjoying the company too much!! The OTTBS progress blog has given me all the inspiration I need to actually finish this piece - thanks!


Catherine - Here is the first week's progress on Laura McCabe's Stargazer bracelet. I have a full time job and a son of 13 so bead time can be a bit sporadic. I'll often go for a 'quick fix project' so I have a finished item fairly quickly, but component based projects like these are also good! Where I usually stall is in the 'joining up and finishing', so I may need more encouragement there!


Sarah - I furiously beaded last weekend while watching Strictly Come Dancing and X Factor and was surprised by how much progress I made. I have completed most of the focal, this weekend I will make the Pagoda embellishments and the focal will be complete. I have made a few adjustments to the colour way as I go along, but I am pretty happy with it so far.


Jo - Not much beading time but stage 1 is complete! 4 sparkly bezelled rivolis. The next step is to bezel the points which is something new for me so will try and get that done this week!


Check back with us next week!

Happy beading,

Sarahx

Pattern Finds - Parisian Beadwoven Earrings

Well since we are in the middle of our earring swap, I have them on my mind at the moment! These Parisian Beadwoven Earrings from Peyote Bead Art on Etsy are just so gorgeous, I knew I had to share them here, and of course they would make perfect stocking fillers! As always, click on the picture to be taken directly to the listing.



Happy beading!

Sarahx

Night and Day Earring Reveal 2

I have a bumper crop of earrings to share with you today! No less than 6 beautiful pairs of earrings.

Rebecca made this beautiful pair of Day earrings for Carol from a pattern by Diane Fitzgerald


These gorgeous Night earrings, deigned by Ellad2 were also from Rebecca to Carol.


Gill made these stunning Rivoli Day earrings for Lesley.


Gill also made these gloriously bling Night earrings,


Jo made these gorgeous Pheasible Knot Day Earrings for Faye.


and also these stunning cubic raw Night earrings.


I am so impressed with the individuality and talent shown in all these earrings, I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do!

Happy beading,

Sarahx