International Beading Week 2022 Has Started

Hello, dear readers! 

International Beading Week 2022 has started, and I am so excited!

There are free online events anyone can attend, there are free patterns to make, and the theme this year is flowers from all over the world.

The event is organised by Beadworkers Guild from the UK.

I will be joining the Prof.Sam Norgard's Triangle Love Global Project. She will be collecting beaded triangles from all over the world to make one piece of art.

The party is happening here:

https://internationalbeadingweek.com/

https://www.facebook.com/internationalbeadingweek/ (International Beading Week Facebook Page)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/311742002611734 (International Beading Week Facebook Group - it is a private group)

It seems the link for the Triangle Love Global Project is not available from the  IBW website, so I will link directly to Sam Norgard's website named Norgard Designs:

https://norgarddesigns.com/portfolio-item/global-project-2022-triangle-love/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1112988842759487 (Triangle Love Facebook Group)

Calling All Beaders - Chamam-se as «missangueiras»

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Calling all beaders who want to participate in a global project / Chamam-se todas as «missangueiras» que queiram participar num projeto mundial

International Beading Week, the annual global event that celebrates the joy of beading had many projects launched, one them being the All Colors Project, by Professor Sam Norgard, from USA. / Na International Beading Week, o evento anual mundial que festeja o prazer de trabalhar com contas e missangas, iniciaram-se vários projetos, um dos quais o All Colors Project, da professora universitária Sam Norgard, dos EUA.

The goal is to collect flowers made from seed beads from all over the world and make a final work. /O objetivo é juntar flores feitas de missangas vindas de todo o mundo e criar uma obra final.

In Norgard Designs website (here) you can find the lessons to make the flowers using a method invented by Kate McKinnon. / No site Norgard Designs (aqui) podemos encontrar as aulas que ensinam a fazer as flores com um método inventado por Kate McKinnon.

There are four lessons in video that you need to watch. /Existem quatro aulas em vídeo a que é preciso assistir.

There is the Introduction, Lesson One (talks about the podcast), Lesson Two (about colour theory), Lesson Three (creating the flower form) / Há uma Aula de Introdução, a 1.ª Aula fala sobre o «podcast» - o molde onde assenta a flor, a 2.ª Aula fala sobre teoria da cor e a 3.ª Aula sobre a criação da flor.

There is a Facebook Group for this global project (here), which has currently 1028 members. Do you want to join us? / Existe um grupo no Facebook (aqui) dedicado exclusivamente a este projeto que neste momento tem 1028 membros. Quer juntar-se a nós?

The new deadline to receive the flowers made is 1st March 2022. /O novo prazo para receção das flores terminadas é 1 de fevereiro de 2022.

I am still blogging

Hello, lovely readers. 

I am still blogging because I am still beading. 

Last year, I participated in the Black and White Together Project, led by Prof. Sam Norgard (USA) who was collecting beaded warped squares to create an art project. This project was part of International Beading Week organised by the Beadworkers Guild UK.

I was able to make about 70 beautiful squares to send the US. I was really excited to be a part of this global entreprise.  

By clicking on the video below you will see a sample of my participation. 

Through this project I have found the fascinating geometric beadwork of the Contemporary Geometric Beadwork by Kate McKinnon. Click here to go to her YouTube Channel. I have her two books in digital format because they are out of print, and the used ones reach hiper high prices.

I have not been able to do much of geometric beadwork beside the warped square - the geometric shape is called hypar.

I have found two compilations of YouTube videos on geometric beadwork: Bead Patterns  and Geometric Beadwork Techniques

Tomorrow starts this year's International Beading Week. 

Stay strong and be(ad) happy!

International Beading Week is Now

Hello, dear readers!

I cannot explain why but I am sure that threading seed beads and making beautiful things is therapeutical for me, and I need that, so I decided to take part in International Beading Week.

What is that, you ask. 

International Beading Week is an annual event organised by The Beadworkers Guild in the UK. This event runs from 25th July (today) until 2nd August.

I am learning to make some beaded beads following a tutorial by Katie Dean. They look like Portuguese 'pastéis de bacalhau'. See for yourself in here.

I have only managed to make the first bead so far.

Two days ago, when I couldn't figure out what to do next, it looked like this.

Unfinished beaded bead by unhappy beader

Today, I have managed to finish my first bead. It has a mistake but I am happy I was able to complete it.

This is one of the three identical 'faces' 

Seen from a different angle

Tomorrow, I will make another one, and another one, and so on. 

Stay safe and take care.

Happy New Year

Hello, dear readers.

I am not sure anyone will read this post as I haven't posted anything for a long time.

In fact, I am not even sure people are still reading blogs. Everyone seems to be obsessed with Facebook and Instagram.

Anyhow, I want to let you know what I have been beading.

Christmas Wreath Pendant Necklace

I made this Christmas Wreath Pendant Necklace for myself. It is beautiful and dainty, and it has a 3D thing to it. I have bought the kit from the Crystals and Ice on-line bead shop in the UK.

I don't know about you, but I spent loads of time watching YouTube videos on beading last year. You subscribe to a beading channel and then you feel that you need to watch to each and every single video the beader releases. If you subscribe to many channels, you spend all of your free time doing that and not any beading. 

There are several beaders out there whom I admire a lot. One of them is Brazilian beader Núncia Maia. When I saw one necklace she had designed, I knew I had to try it as I like its modern look including the use of pearls and cotton waxed cord. You can watch the Youtube video here.

Simple Necklace, a design by Núncia Maia

Simple Necklace in dark blue

The light brown I made for myself. The dark blue was a Christmas gift.

Also from a YouTube channel, this time from an Italian beader, I have tried a discrete and delicate beaded ring made with seed beads and crystals. This young lady from Italy is Maria Teresa (surname?) and uses the name Mary Creazioni. 

Delicati Ring, a design by Mary Creazioni

My version uses 15/0 seed beads unlike the original version

The materials I have used are Toho seed beads in three sizes (11/0, 8/0 and 15/0) and crystal rondelles in 4x3mm that are so popular nowadays. Unlike the original version, I have put 15/0 seed beads instead of 11/0 when filling the spaces. You can watch the video here.

Last, two Christmas gifts. One is a double wrap leather bracelet in Chan Luu style with Preciosa Czech glass beads and a beautiful Tierracast button. I have strung it with Fireline. 

double wrap leather bracelet in topaz 

the bracelet when worn

The other Christmas gift is a necklace with a tassel, so trendy nowadays.

Actually, I had to make two necklaces to gift, one is grey and the other is turquoise.

My shop on Etsy is currently closed as I rethink it.

Have a beautiful year!

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Neste post, falo das minhas últimas criações dos últimos meses. Um colar com um kit da loja inglesa Crystals and Ice, colares com design de Núbia Maia (canal no YouTube), um anel de missangas e cristais criado por Mary Creazioni (canal no YouTube), uma pulseira de cabedal de duas voltas ao estilo Chan Luu e, por último, colares compridos com borlas.

Bom Ano!