Beading Arts

With chandelier earrings being so popular right now, there are more interesting filigree findings available than ever before.  By cutting one of them in half with my trusty wire cutters, I now had the means to create a necklace that would match the style of many of my earrings. This week I'll show you how to make the pendant, and next week, we'll put it together into a necklace! Materials for pendant: Optical lens (email beadingarts at gmail dot com) Picture Plain white paper Clear fixative spray Polymer medium or jeweler's resin Silver filigree piece 3 – 2 inch head pins 5 - 4mm fire-polished Czech crystal rounds 1 - 8mm fire-polished Czech crystal rounds 6 - 2mm sterling silver rounds 3 sterling silver daisy spacers Materials for necklace: shown next week Beads of your choice for the necklace strand.  I used: 52 - 8x4mm fire-polished Czech crystal rondelles 6 - 4mm fire-polished Czech crystal rounds 9 - 8mm fire-polished Czech crystal rounds Size...

Desert Springs Bracelet video tutorial   (shown above) Sterling silver lotus adjustable ring tutorial Gold Desi bridal earrings video tutorial (super easy and fast) Spontaneous Desert Earrings video tutorial Plumeria memory wire bracelet video tutorial Crochet cord bracelet with adjustable closure tutorial Noir leather earrings tutorial Moon phase polymer clay earring climbers tutorial (shown below) This post contains some affiliate links: Beadaholique and Jesse James Beads

New colors, new decor, new styles, new everything!  Summer is almost here...are you ready?  Visit my Summertime board at Pinterest for lots of ideas and inspiration!

All six of these projects capitalize on the "tiny" craze: Make teeny tiny earrings with resin Little earrings in an afternoon Triangle earrings with glitter Make a Boho necklace with a tiny little bottle Silk cocoon earrings Abstract shape earrings

Morning Dew necklace video tutorial Learn how to display and sell your handmade jewelry Vegas Lights necklace video tutorial   (shown above) Resin cactus earrings tutorial Cement knotted rope Butterfly kumihimo bracelet video tutorial   (shown below) This post contains affiliate links: Beadaholique and Jesse James Beads

This pendant is smaller than a quarter! I'm still seeing a lot of teeny tiny little charms and pendants on strings and chains for the Summer.  The really good news is that even with bead embroidery, it doesn't take very long to make one!  Give the one shown above a try, or pick a small focal that you love and seed bead colors that suit!  The tutorial is at the link. Copyright 2018 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. Not to be reprinted, resold, or redistributed for profit. May be printed out for personal use or distributed electronically provided that entire file, including this notice, remains intact.

Nightlife earrings video tutorial (shown above) Untaken Road earrings in green and gold video tutorial Stargazer necklace video tutorial An easy memory wire bracelet with Czech fire polished beads video tutorial Make yourself some LED earrings! How to make an adjustable wire and bead ring with a simple ring jig video tutorial How to make statement pendants This post contains affiliate links: Beadaholique and Jesse James Beads

Several years ago in the Spring, I made a  bead embroidered pendant  with ribbons as the background.  Once Spring was over, I started thinking that the Easter egg shape wasn't as versatile as I wanted for long term wearing.  I put a lot of thought, work, and time into the original design, so I was kind of hesitant to change it and possible "ruin" it. Before But, as it turns out, change can be a very good thing! After I cut the binding off (edging brick stitch and stack stitches) first, and then I snipped away at it until I liked the shape.  I realize that this can be a risky method, but this time it worked out very well for me.  I wear it much more now. Instructions for edging brick stitch and stack stitch can be found in the first free chapter of my e-book,  Every Bead Has a Story . Copyright 2015, 2018 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. Not to be reprinted, resold, or redistributed for profit. May be printed out for personal use or ...

Wisteria Centerline cuff bracelet with video tutorial  - just one example from the beautiful new Centerline collection (shown above).  All the new Centerline products link Night Blooming pendant video tutorial Feather DayDream necklace tutorial Jewelry making kits - the perfect way to start your journey in beading and learning design principles if you've never done it before! Earth Day in Paris video tutorial (shown below) Afghani pendant cork necklace tutorial Beading projects and tutorials for Mother's Day - it's not too late! This post contains affiliate links: Beadaholique and Jesse James Beads

Six things to do with one-of-a-kind work that hasn't sold Jewelry trends: openwork and negative space in design The artistic process, start to finish Focus on presentation at your next show Free printable seed bead design graph paper   (see at top) Making your next epoxy adventure less painful How to hide your jewelry findings Creating personalized jewelry and gifts