Claire Earrings - My Version

Hello, lovely readers!

Summer is here and I am again bit by the beading bug. I think it is a good bug, what do you think?

For many months I have been wanting to make a version of the Claire Earrings from the free tutorial (HERE) provided by The Beadworkers Guild (UK) during International Beading Week (IBW). 

My Version of Claire Earrings

Claire Earrings were designed by talented British designer Chloe Menage, who is a permanent IBW Ambassador. Her website is www.pinkhot.co.uk and her page on Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/pinkhotjewellery She is also on Instagram and YouTube.

I have downloaded the pdf tutorial, but I also have watched the YouTube video (HERE). Both are very good, but I do not agree that you can make a bezel with 32 Toho seed beads for a 14 Swarovski rivoli. I had to reduce to 30 Toho seed beads so that I could "capture" the rivoli. There is a clear difference in size between Miyuki 11/0 seed beads and Toho 11/0 seed beads. From my research, these Miyuki are 2.0 mm and the Toho are 2.2 mm. You can see the difference in size in the two following images.

A 14mm Swarovski rivoli bezel made with Toho seed beads (LEFT) versus Miyuki seed beads (RIGHT)

The difference in Toho 11/0 seed bead size (LEFT) from Miyuki 11/0 seed bead size (RIGHT) can be noticed at naked eye

The problem that arises from this difference is that you can not make the four-arm star decoration, which is really is a pity because it is gorgeous and it makes a difference in the details.

I love this pair of earrings, it is an elegant yet modern design. For those wondering and curious, I have used Swarovski Aquamarine rivolis, Miyuki 11/0 Metallic Gunmetal Iris 456 (it is neither blue nor green), 3mm Cobalt AB druks and Toho 15/0 Silver Nickel plated. I also have used a very small amount of Toho 11/0 Mat Iris Teal 706 for some contrast. My tassel is shorter than the original one.

I hope you like this design and version, if you do tell me in the comments. 

Much love to you, 

Ana

Starburst Earrings

Hi, lovely readers! Today I'd like to write about an amazing pattern by Deborah Roberti that I have been using a lot to make different colour combinations, and by doing that, the look of the finished product completely changes.

Original pattern 

This is the original pattern with Rizo beads that I've changed later because I think the Rizos (the spike beads) are loose, sometimes pointing to the front sometimes to the back. This a free pattern that you can find HERE. So, my change was replacing the Rizos by Mini Drops. You can see the difference in the below photo.

Changed pattern

Since I've made this replacement, I've been using this pattern a lot to make all kind of colour combinations.

Two coloured design

This is one of my favourite combinations.The superduos are just one colour and all the other beads are silver. The star is evident in this combination, more evident than in the combination above.

Two coloured design with picasso blue superduos

I love this one too. Lately, I have using lighter colours. 

Light blue and light pink versions

Do you like to experiment with different colours using the same pattern?

Most of these earrings are available at my Etsy shop. I'm having a sale right now. Everything is 20% off.

Have a great week!

Barbara motif

Hi, lovely readers!

I've made a necklace using the Barbara motif, which was designed by Irene, a talented Belgium beader. You can visit her website HERE. You can use Google Translate to put the French text in your own language.

Barbara Necklace

Close-up of the necklace with three motifs

I adore it. I've used firepolished beads in blue and two sizes of Toho seed beads in bronze colour.

I've also made some earrings to match, adapting the pattern, but I find them too big. 

So, I've used the Flora Earrings designed by Linda Genaw to make a smaller version. You can access the pattern HERE.

My Earring version of the Barbara motif 

 Flora Earrings

Happy beading!

Azul / Blue

Fiz várias peças em azul, completamente por acaso. Umas para oferecer, outras não. Eu gosto muito de azul. Por que será que para tantas pessoas esta é a sua cor preferida?

I've made several pieces, all in blue, totally by chance. Some are gifts. I love blue. I wonder why there are so many people that have blue as their favourite colour.

Com esta pulseira participo no concurso de Verão de Diana Costa, uma designer de Barcelona.

This bracelet is my participation at the Summer contest hosted by Diana Costa, a designer from Barcelona.

Brincos em forma de triângulo.
Triangle earrings.

A última peça é de um livro. 

The last piece is from a book.

Monthly Challenge 2014

My Bead Soup Blog Party post is HERE. 

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Hi! Today is the reveal day for the Monthly Challenge 2014 hosted by the highly creative Lili Krist. This month theme was astronomy and below is the inspiration photo.

Gravity

I had several ideas for a project but none was put into practice. I have been organising my growing stash of seed beads and findings and I've been hopping the 8th Bead Soup Blog Party. So, what I have to show you is new to you but not to me. 

Star Flower Earrings  - can you see the connection to astronomy? - made with Swarovski Petrol pearls and Preciosa gold coloured seed beads in a design by Obstinate Pursuit. Today I'll be adding them to my Etsy shop.

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Olá! Hoje é o dia do Monthly Challenge 2014 organizado por Lili Krist. Tem como tema a astronomia e a imagem de inspiração é a que podem ver acima. 

Tenho estado a organizar a minha colecção de missangas e de acessórios, além de ter visitado muitos dos blogues da 8.ª Bead Soup Blog Party, pelo que o que tenho para vos mostrar não foi feito este mês. 

São uns brincos com pérolas Swarovski azul petróleo e missangas douradas Preciosa. Ainda hoje irei adicioná-los à minha loja no site Etsy, onde ofereço portes gratuitos para Portugal.

Radiant Orchid Earrings

If you're still hopping for the Grow Your Blog Party, my post is here.

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Hi! This is my latest creation. A pair of beadwoven earrings inspired by the Pantone colour for 2014 - Radiant Orchid. The design is by the very talented and generous Sidonia Petki who lives in Italy.

Olá a todos! Estes brincos, inspirados na cor Radiant Orchid que a Pantone escolheu para 2013, são o meu último trabalho. O desenho é da muito talentosa e também generosa Sidonia Petki que vive em Itália.

Versão / Version

Olá queridos leitores! Hoje quero mostrar-vos uma versão dos brincos Star Flower que já conhecem e sobre os quais podem ler aqui. Estes são para mim. Não foi intencional mas têm qualquer coisa de vintage.

Hi lovely readers! I'd like to show you a version of the Star Flower earrings I made on October - you can read about them here. This pair I've made for myself. It was not intended but they look vintage.

Desafio / Challenge

Mais um desafio - o da loja The Bead Shop Liverpool - com o tema Outubro.

Another challenge but this time from the The Bead Shop Liverpool. The theme was October.

Elaborei estes brincos com contas Delica, cristais Swarovski e pérolas Rayher, segundo um modelo de Viktoria Szabo, à venda na loja VikisBeadingTutorial no Etsy.

I've made these earrings with Delica beads, Swarovski bicones and Rayher pearls according to a pattern designed by Viktoria Szabo that you can find on VikisBeadingTutorial on Etsy.

Star Flower Earrings

Olá. Hoje tenho para vos mostrar uns brincos que fiz para oferecer, segundo um modelo de Clair Rigby da loja Obstinate Pursuit no Etsy. Podem comprar as instruções para o esquema Star Flower que permite fazer uma pulseira ou uns brincos. Recomendo este tutorial porque as instruções são passo-a-passo com uma fotografia a cada passo. Consegui fazer logo à primera. Este foi o primeiro tutorial que segui. Não vos disse ainda que fui eu a autora do nome. A minha sugestão foi a escolhida e ganhei o tutorial. Obrigada, Clair!

Hi! Today I'd like to show you a pair of earrings I've made using a beautiful design by Clair Rigby. This is Star Flower Pattern. You can find the tutorial for sale at her Obstinate Pursuit shop on Etsy. It's an easy to follow tutorial, with step-by-step instructions and a photo for each step. This is the first time I bead something from a tutorial and I got it right the first time. I haven't told you yet that I was the lucky girl who got the tutorial for free because my suggestion for a name was chosen by Clair. Thank you, Clair!

Na sexta-feira aderi a um novo desafio. Chama-se A Time to Stitch. Vai na 4.ª edição. A data da revelação será no dia 15 de Janeiro do próximo ano. Os participantes fazem um trabalho em netting stitch (ponto rede) e outro num dos três permitidos serão o spiral rope (corda em espiral), o chevron stitch e o chenille - estes dois pontos não conheço.

Last Friday, I signed up for A Time to Stitch. This is a challenge evolving around beading stitches. The reveal date is on the 15th January. The participants must make something using net stitch (mandatory) and for the other piece they can choose from spiral rope, chevron stitch and chenille. The last two I've no idea what they are. 

Tenham uma óptima semana!
Have a great week!

Conjunto de Sementes de Jarina / Tagua Nut Set

Olá caras leitoras e sejam bem-vindos os novos membros do blogue! Eis o segundo conjunto feito a partir das engraçadas contas de jarina recebidas da Ecuadorian Hands. Se ainda não sabiam disto, o post sobre o sorteio está aqui. Para o conjunto de hoje, tomei como base as contas abaixo.

Hello dear readers and be welcome, new members!  This is the second jewellery set I've just made with the fun tagua beads I won from Ecuadorian Hands. You can read my post about it, here. For today's set I've used these yellow round 7mm beads.

Adicionei contas de coco e de madeira e consegui um conjunto de acessórios com um look natural e tropical.
I added some coconut and wooden beads and the result were accessories with a natural and tropical look.


COLAR / NECKLACE
Colar comprido em fio de algodão e contas naturais. Não foi utilizado qualquer metal.
Long necklace made with cotton cord and natural beads. It is metal free.

Uma conta que funciona como fecho e que possibilita que se ajuste o comprimento do colar. 

Lenght is adjustable by pulling the threads that go through the closing bead. 

PULSEIRA / BRACELET
Pulseira com fecho ajustável.
Bracelet with adjustable knot.

Com um vídeo que encontrei na internet, aprendi a fazer um fecho, que além de apertar a pulseira ajusta-a ao tamanho do nosso pulso.
I've found this video on the internet where I learned how to make an adjustable ending for the bracelet.
Vídeo: How to tie a sliding knot bracelet (Como fazer uma pulseira com nó ajustável)


BRINCOS // EARRINGS
Brincos mini-borla.
Small tassel earrings.

Estou a planear criar um colar com as fatias de jarina que recebi. O modelo já está pensado, falta pôr mãos-à-obra. Talvez durante este fim de semana. Está a decorrer um outro sorteio da Ecuadorian Hands, desta feita no blogue Beading Gem de Pearl Blay. Muito obrigada pelos vossos comentários que me alegram o dia.

Now I'm planning my next necklace but with some tagua slices. I've already decided about the design, all I have to do is start making it. Maybe this week-end. There is another giveaway from Ecuadorian Hands, this time at Beading Gem's Beading Journal. Thank you very much for your comments which brighten my day.

Brincos de missangas / Seed bead earrings

Descobri há alguns meses que gosto muito de missangas e dos trabalhos que se conseguem fazer com elas. Estou no entanto a começar a aprender as técnicas de entrelaçar missangas com fio. Aprendi a fazer o ponto tijolo (brick stitch) e tenho já uns trabalhos concluídos. Nas minhas pesquisas na internet, descobri o blogue de Yasmine, em língua portuguesa, donde fiz os meus primeiros brincos índios. Vejam aqui as instruções em português e também em inglês que esta blogueira fez o favor de escrever e de partilhar gratuitamente.

I discovered some months ago that I love beadwork with seed beads. Nevertheless, I am a beginner as I am learning the many different techniques. So far, I have learned brick stitch and circular brick stitch. While surfing the internet, I found Yasmine, an Italian blogger who writes in Portuguese - my native language. At her blog, I saw some Indian/Native American earrings that I wanted to try. Check out here for the instructions in Portuguese and in English that Yasmine has written and freely shared with us.

Mais tarde, fiz um outro modelo de brinco em três cores diferentes: preto, vermelho e branco.
After, I made an another design in three different colours: black, red and white. 

Um outro modelo também tradicional da bijutaria tradicional dos índios norte-americanos é este em forma de pentágono. Não foi fácil mas vale a pena.

The next pair is a traditional Indian/Native American design too. Pentagon shaped, it is not easy to make but your effort is rewarded.

De todos, qual é o vosso preferido? Vou adicionar todos estes brincos à minha loja que podem encontrar na outra página deste site. Aceito encomendas para outras cores. Boa semana a todos!

What's your favourite?  I'll add all these earrings to my shop that you can find at the other page of this website. I accept custom orders. Have a nice week!

Brincos / Earrings

Brincos estilo candelabro com contas de vidro (ref. 67 - 69) e berloques de madrepérola (ref.70)

Chandelier earrings with glass beads (ref. 67 - 69) and MOP charms (ref.70)

Todos eles já conhecidos / All these have already been posted here at the blog

Todos são novos / All of them are new

ref. 77 - contas de vidro e disco de acrílico / glass beads and acrylic disc

ref. 78 - acrílico, vidro e metal / acrylic, glass and metal

ref. 79 - vidro facetado e metal / faceted glass and metal

ref. 80 - contas de vidro e metal / glass and metal

ref. 81 - contas de vidro checo e metal / Czech glass beads and metal charm

ref. 82 - contas de vidro, açaí e metal / glass, metal and acai seed beads