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.

A Time To Stitch 4

Hi everybody! Welcome to my blog. Today is the reveal day for A Time To Stitch 4, a blog hop hosted by Therese Frank and Christine Altmiller. This is my first participation in this bead-weaving challenge.

In this edition, the 4th, everybody does net stitch which must be used in one of the pieces. The other stitches than can be used are spiral rope, chevron stitch and chenille stitch.

Besides netting stitch, I have chosen spiral rope. Here are my pieces. Click on any photo to enlarge.

This is a cuff bracelet made using net stitch. The seed beads are a bit irregular and this stitch demands a certain uniformity in beads, nevertheless I like the end result.

This is a bracelet made in net stitch with a picot. I love its amethyst colour. It's my favourite of all the pieces I've made.

A netted collar made with seed beads and faceted beads using vertical netting stitch and a picot. I was inspired by Ukranian and Russian beadwork designs where this kind of netting is often used.

For the second stitch, I have chosen spiral rope.

A bracelet using 5mm white pearls, 11/0 and 15/0 seed beads in grey colours.

Thank you lovely ladies, Therese and Christine, for creating and organising this event. I have learned a lot. Please tell me which your favourite piece is. I really look forward to see what the other participants have created and the stitches they have chosen. The list for the blog hop is the following:

Hostesses:

1. Therese Frank          http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
2. Christine Altmiller      http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com

Participants:

1. Amy Severino           http://amybeads.blogspot.com
2. Janet Bocciardi         http://www.honeyfromthebee.com/
3. Cynthia Machata       http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com
4. Alicia Marinache        http://www.allprettythings.ca
5. Paula Kramer            http://cavecreekbeads.blogspot.com
6. Kim Hora                  http://www.kimmykats.com
7. Dagi (Kokopelli)         http://kokopellidesign.blogspot.com
8. Maryanne Gross        http://zingalasworkshop.blogspot.com
9. Liz E                         http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com
10. Sally Russick             http://thestudiosublime.com/
11. Becky Pancake          http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com
12. Jasvanti Patel            http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com
13. Karin Slaton               http://backstorybeads.blogspot.com
14. Alenka Obid               http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/
15. Sarah Sequins            http://www.saturdaysequins.com/
16. Tanya Goodwin          http://pixiloo.blogspot.com
17. Debbie Rasmussen     http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.com
18. Shirley Moore             http://beadsandbread.blogspot.com/
19. Crystie Willard            http://thebeadingstylist.blogspot.com
20. Nelly May                   www.smellynelly.blogspot.com
21. Ana Cravidao              http://acbeads.blogspot.com <-------- You are here

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Hoje é o dia do evento A Time To Stitch 4 organizado por Therese Frank and Christine Altmiller em que os blogues participantes mostram o que fizeram com os dois pontos usados nos trabalhos com missangas - o ponto de rede (netting stitch) e o cordão em espiral (spiral rope). 

Fiz quatro peças: três em ponto de rede e uma em cordão que podem ver nas fotos acima. Qual é a vossa peça preferida?

A lista inclui todos os participantes no evento que publicam hoje, dia 15 de Janeiro, as suas criações. Disfrutem. 

New bracelet / Pulseira nova

This month I'm participating in Beading Friends Forever monthly challenge.
Este mês estou a participar no desafio de Novembro do grupo Beading Friends Forever.

This is my version of Linda's Tweaked Jeweled Bracelet.
Apresento-vos a minha versão de Linda's Tweaked Jeweled Bracelet.

Made with Swarovski bicone crystals, fire-polished glass beads and Czech seed beads.
Realizada com bicones de cristais Swarovski, contas de vidro checas e missangas de qualidade.

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!