A new medium

I've lately been addicted to Paper beads. They are such a good lightweight medium to work in. Some great beads from Re-cycled magazines and books or any paper.

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New earrings

I made some more earrings yesterday out of my new beads. The top ones are Size 8/0 Miyuki Delica beads and the other 2 pair are size 11/0 which are TINY to work with. I love the neatness you get with them. 

 

Black cube earrings

I recently bought some Black Miyuki 3mm Cube beads. They are a great size and I love them. I made a Rhombus shape with some and used them for earrings. Great for Brick stitch and even better for Peyote.

Beaded knots.

Originally one of these was going to be a bracelet, unfortunately, I miss measured the number of beads needed. It turned out too small, so rather than undo all the hard work, I decided to make it into an earring and then made an exact copy to complete the pair. I'm very pleased how they turned out. The knot was added because they were too long as just a loop and they dangled on my shoulders. I actually prefer the knot now..

Russian Spiral bracelet

My first finished Russian Spiral bracelet, with 7mm bugle beads and 8/o seed beads. I adore the finished helix look to it.

A first attempt at a Russian Spiral bracelet with bugle beads and seed beads.

More Kumihimo

A few more photos of the latest bracelet I have made using my Kumihimo. It's such a great technique and the results are amazing. This last one could be for a Bride.