Beading as popular as ever! Found this article and thought you should check it out.
Old is new: Vintage jewelry has staying power
By Mary Awosika NYT Regional Newspapers Last Updated:May 20. 2007Who doesn’t like a little sparkle around the neck or dazzle on the earlobes?- If you’re going to wear it, let it be seen.It’s is all about complementing a simple outfit with a dynamic piece of jewelry, a chunky choker or long ropes of beads.This is the age of costume jewelry.
It’s the perfect choice for those of us who can’t afford expensive jewels.Admirers dazzled by a bold conversation piece will be even more impressed when you reveal its $50, $20 or $10 price.”Jewelry is a means of expression,” said jewelry collector Shelley Osborne, of Vintagejewelryonline.com.
“However comfortable you are in your own body determines how flamboyant your style’s going to be.”Osborne says that vintage jewelry has emerged in the mainstream since magazines, movie stars and designers started accessorizing with older pieces.”People can pull out costume jewelry from high school and college,” she said.”I think the reason people look at vintage is because it has a certain sense of nostalgia … It’s all about making a statement.”
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Old is new: Vintage jewelry has staying power
May 26, 2007Swarovski Crystal Beads
May 24, 2007Austria is the home of Swarovski Crystal. It states on their website:”When he invented an automatic cutting machine at the end of the 19th Century, Daniel Swarovski opened the door to a world of fantasy.”
I would love to go to Innsbruck, Austria, to the home of “The Swarovski Crystal Worlds”. A truly magically place to visit. I will have to be content with check out my local Beading shop as the beautiful Swarovski Crystal beads are now available to everyone to make their own jewelry.
Step by Step photos of Swarovski Crystal and Pearl Bracelet
May 16, 2007
Pass the Needle through the last crystal unit of the previous circle.
After completing 3 small pearl circles, add on the next crystal unit, contain one large crystal.
The center of the bracelet with the large pearl circle and large crystal units on each side.
Now the center is finished. Continue to add small pearl and crystal circles.
Add 5 seed beads and the extension chain then another 5 seed beads.
Swarovski Crystal and Pearl Bracelet
May 16, 2007Swarovski Crystal and Pearl Bracelet
Here is another free beading pattern for you to enjoy making! This is a little more difficult the pattern is easy to follow step by step. This design uses a basic right angle weave technique to create a stunning Swarovski crystal beads and pearl bracelet. It is a long pattern and you can find step by step photos here on the Blog.
You need:
A packet of Size 15 seed beads
Small pearls
Large pearls
Small Swarovski crystal beads
Large Swarovski crystal beads
Cut a length of Nymo beading thread approximately 1.5metres or as long as you are comfortable using. Condition the thread with a thread conditioner and thread it onto a beading needle. About 15 cm from the end attach a bead stopper.
This free beading pattern is a right angle weave, and each bead always has a seed bead either side of the crystal or pearl. So always add on bead “units” for example, one seed beads one crystal (or pearl) then one seed bead, every time you need to add on beads.
This pattern is one size fits all, extension chain allows for sizing.
Thread on 4 small crystal units: 1 seed bead, 1 crystal, 1 seed bead, 4 times.
Allow beads to fall down near your bead stopper. Pass needle through the bottom of the first small crystal unit, then pull thread so beads form a circle, or a square. Tie a small knot between the seed beads where your needle is now, and then continue to pass the needle through the next small crystal unit. The needle always comes out of the bottom crystal or pearl unit ready to add the next circle.
Add on 1 small crystal unit, 1 small pearl unit and 1 small crystal unit. PNT next small crystal unit (on the circle you have just added on) then through small pearl unit.
Add on 3 small pearl units, units, then PNT existing small pearl unit on the previous circle, and then pull thread up. You will now have 3 adjoining circles. PNT next two small pearl units.
Add on 3 small crystal units and PNT small unit from previous circle. Then PNT next two small crystal units. Now there are 4 adjoining circles.
Continue adding on units until you have 3 complete small pearl unit circles. Now you are going to add in the feature piece of this bracelet, which is just the same pattern, but with larger beads.
Add, seed bead, small crystal, seed bead,
seed bead, large crystal, seed bead,
seed bead, small crystal, seed bead. Pass the needle through the small pearl unit from the previous circle, then through the next small crystal unit you have just added. This reinforces you work as you go.
Next add, seed bead, large crystal, seed bead,
seed bead, large pearl, seed bead,
seed bead, large crystal, seed bead, PNT.
Next add seed bead, large pearl, seed bead,
seed bead, large pearl, seed bead,
seed bead, large pearl, seed bead, PNT.
Add, seed bead, large crystal, seed bead,
seed bead, large crystal, seed bead,
seed bead, large crystal, seed bead, PNT.
Add, seed bead, small crystal, seed bead,
seed bead, small pearl, seed bead,
seed bead, small crystal, seed bead, PNT.
Continue adding bead units to match the other side of your bracelet. You should end up with:
3 small pearl circles with small crystals either side
I large pearl circle with large crystals either side
3 more small pearl circles with small crystals either side
Please look at the step by step photos to help you.
When you get to the end of the bracelet, exit your thread through the end small crystal unit, then add 5 seed beads, a parrot clasp, then 5 seed beads, PNT end small crystal unit, then back through seed beads and parrot clasp twice more.
PNT end small crystal unit, and then simply run your thread through to the other end of the bracelet in an “S” pattern. This is very important to secure the unit through your bracelet.
When you get to the end, again exit through the end small crystal unit, add on 5 seed beads, and extension chain, and then 5 seed beads. PNT end small crystal unit, then back through seed beads and extension chain twice more, PNT end crystal unit and into the bracelet.
Exit needle through a complete unit.
Tie a small knot or half hitch between two seed beads. PNT a couple more units. Tie another knot and repeat this procedure a few times. Then simply cut off excess thread. Remove bead stopper from tail end of thread and do the same with the tail end. This reinforces your work as well as securing you ends.
I hope you have enjoyed making this bracelet using Swarovski crystal beads.
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Happy Beading
SharonW
Knitted Beading
May 14, 2007Do you remember the old knitting Nancy or as it is sometimes called a French knitting spool? The wooden cotton reel with 4 nails banged into the top. What fun we had with old bits of wool mom gave us. We would make it into a long tail of knitted wool.
Well now the old cotton reel is making a come back in the new craft of Beading. You use 28 gauge wire and wind it around the spool to make necklace or bracelet with beautiful beads knitted into the wire. Everything that is old is new again!
Watch my Blog for more information as I show you how to make a necklace this way.
Swarovski Crystal Beads
May 14, 2007“Swarovski – A brilliant company
Pioneers were always way ahead of their time. In their minds they conceived the inconceivable. In their fantasies they created the impossible. When he invented an automatic cutting machine at the end of the 19th Century, Daniel Swarovski opened the door to a world of fantasy.” http://www.swarovski.com
The Swarovski Crystal Beads are as popular as ever today with the popularity of the hobby of beading. Beading shops are trying to keep up with the demand from beading enthusiasts. Many shops are buying stock from importers of the beautiful crystals. Beaders are turning the crystals into works of art on clothing, necklaces and jewelry.
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