Angie's Blog

Tila Curve Bracelets

2012-01-14T22:19:00.007-05:00

This pattern is by Deborah Roberti. I love her patterns. They are always well written and easy to follow. You can find her patterns at www.aroundthebeadingtable.com
They are easy to make and make up quickly!

Another Tila Bracelet

2011-12-31T22:07:00.004-05:00

Sometimes my photography skills are severely lacking. I am slowly but surely getting the pieces that I've made photographed and on my blog. This is another tila bracelet that I came up with...

Hope all of y'all have a very Happy New Year! :)

Tila Bracelet

2011-12-28T22:21:00.002-05:00

This is one I came up with...I was just piddling around and made it. There's not really a pattern...you can just look at it and see what I did!

Crystal Bracelet

2011-12-24T22:26:00.003-05:00

This is a variation of a pattern by Nancy Owens. She has the most beautiful pattern for a ring in Bead & Button Favorites. It's called Bicone Bijoux and is on page 38. If you look at the ring pattern, you can see what I did...I used all 8mm Swarovski's instead of varying the sizes. The ring pattern is so versatile...I just love it!

Tennis Bracelets

2011-12-22T21:29:00.004-05:00

These are various tennis bracelets that I've done...and I'm NOT finished making them yet. A friend, Terri, showed me how to make them, and I can't get enough of them! If you DON'T use magnetic clasps, you can wear more than one! LOL!

I HAVE BEEN A HORRIBLE BLOGGER!

2011-12-17T20:52:00.003-05:00

I am so sorry that I have been lax in posting. I am still beading every chance that I get...just not photographing and posting messages like I should. Anyhow, I finished this bracelet. It was so easy. The base is kind of boring and time-consuming, but once you start embellishing, you can see that it is absolutely necessary. The pattern may be found in the April 2006 issue of Bead and Button and is designed by Karmen Schmidt. It's on page 115. I am SOOO going to make this again in other colors. I am going to try to be more diligent in posting! :)

I hope that everyone has a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I FINALLY FINISHED!!! YAY, ME!

2011-04-30T18:29:00.003-04:00

I have finally finished after a year! I learned so much doing this, but am sooooo glad to be done. I'm going to do some things now that won't take very long before tackling a project that takes a while. I finally figured out how to respond to comments (I think), so I am going to try to e-mail those of you that have commented in the past. I just found them today by clicking on things...lol.

Hugs,

Angie

Petalicious Cuff Update

2011-02-06T23:11:00.004-05:00

I am so sorry that I have been negligent in posting updates. I have been working on this cuff for a VERY long time. I have stopped occasionally to do other quickie pieces of jewelry, but not often. The only excuse that I can claim is that it has been very difficult to find time to just sit down and bead, and I really don't know why because one of my kids is at college! I have to finish this row of petals and there is a stand-up ruffle of petals around the stone and then three clasp parts on each end...so there is still quite a lot to do. I will try to get photos of the pieces I've made while working on this, but like I said...they are quickies...earrings, rings, and eyeglass leashes...and I think a chain-mail type bracelet. Thanks for being patient with me.

Hugs,

Angie

Montee Ring

2010-05-01T18:56:00.004-04:00

Okay, so I'm STILL working on my Petalicious Cuff...and I know I have to take some progress pics, but I needed a quick fix so I made this. I used a crystal AB montee and 3mm GF smooth round beads and have the two strands intersecting in the back. I've also made a few eyeglass leashes and another ring. Will try to take pictures of those, too!

Earrings

2010-03-20T22:20:00.003-04:00

Still working on the Petalicious Cuff...but did find time to make some earrings. Wish I could say that the design was mine, but it's not. My friend, Mary Ann, came up with this! I made way more than three pairs, but didn't want you to see how obsessive I was...lol. Again, I was greedy and wanted them in every color! :)

Rings, Rings, Rings

2010-03-06T13:04:00.005-05:00

Ha! Can't say I didn't warn you. I promise I didn't make these one after another. I've made them at different times to give me a little break while working on my

Petalicious Cuff...and a girl needs one in every color...lol.

Swarovski Bracelet

2010-02-26T23:19:00.004-05:00

When I'm working on a project that is taking me a really long time (the Petalicious Cuff in a previous post), I HAVE to take breaks periodically to work up something quickly. Sometimes it's a ring or a pair of earrings (as you'll see in upcoming posts...lol...because I did those, too), but this time it's this Swarovski bling bracelet! :)

Chain Link Bracelet and Earrings

2010-02-20T11:54:00.004-05:00

I don't usually work with chain. The clasp on the bracelet is really cool. It's magnetic and the rose petal comes apart. It's sterling silver, and I think I got it at Hobby Lobby. I've turned off the comments on my blog because I couldn't get them to display like I wanted them; so if you have any comments or questions, please e-mail me at wowmaw@aol.com .

Petalicious Cuff--Work in Progress

2010-02-14T21:36:00.009-05:00

I finally managed to take some pictures today of the Petalicious Cuff that I'm making (designed by Melanie Potter). I have managed to do a few other quickie pieces (rings, earrings, and bracelets) and I'll post those later, but these are pictures of my "work in progress." You can see this cuff and Melanie Potter's other pieces at

http://www.melaniepotter.com/workshops.htm

2010-01-13T22:44:00.003-05:00

I promise I haven't quit beading! I've made a bunch of rings and a bunch of earrings and I'll take pictures of those soon, but what I've REALLY been working on is Melanie Potter's Petalicious Cuff. You can see it here:

http://www.beadsbyblanche.com/melaniepetalicious.html

I will try to take some "work-in-progress" pictures, but I usually stink at that, so that's why I posted the link. You know how sometimes when you're working on a project that is going to take forever and you just get sick to death of it? This bracelet isn't like that! :) The base consists of right angle weave and chevron stitches, which are two of my favorite. The pattern is very well written, so I don't have to think really hard (which is a good thing) and right now I'm really just enjoying the heck out of it! I'm almost finished with the base. I'm a very slow beader and I'm beading even slower on this because I REALLY don't want to have to rip any stitches out! Wish me luck!

Peyote Bracelet

2009-11-04T15:03:00.004-05:00

This is my variation of the bracelet that was in the June 2005 issue of Bead and Button. The one in Bead & Button had leaves, flowers, and even a ladybug (I think) covering the clasp...this one doesn't. Also, I changed the clasp. If you have any comments, please e-mail me at wowmaw@aol.com!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Bracelet

2009-10-03T21:31:00.004-04:00

This is my design that has been published in the 2010 Beading Bead-a-Day Calendar. It's a Right Angle Weave (RAW) bracelet embellished with 6mm Comet Argent Light Swarovski Crystals. This bracelet has some serious sparkle! :)

Rose Garden Bracelet

2009-08-18T21:43:00.003-04:00

This bracelet is made from a pattern by Glenda Payseno (http://www.lulu.com/glendasbooks). I'm not sure what stitch this is...maybe daisy chain variation or netting variation?

Flat Cellini Bracelet

2009-07-10T12:04:00.004-04:00

I made this a LONG time ago. It's fun to make, but you have to remember to pull really tight.

Hematite Two-Drop Peyote

2009-07-03T22:16:00.003-04:00

This is pretty self-explanatory...lol. It's a two drop peyote bracelet made with hematite cubes and whatever Delica is called gunmetal or hematite. Then I did a braided rope edge using sterling and gunmetal 15/0s.

Two Drop Peyote Bracelets

2009-06-27T15:25:00.003-04:00

I made these a million years ago. The pattern is in Step by Step Beads, but I can't remember which issue. They are fun and easy to make.

Tabac Pendant

2009-06-21T20:16:00.003-04:00

I love the Tabac Swarovski's! Here are two that I bezeled around (I always want to say "embezzled"--that word gets stuck in my brain...lol) and connected. I wear it as a pendant on a neckwire. It doesn't photograph nearly as pretty as it actually is. I have two 23mm Tabac Swarovski triangles that I got from Cindy Beadlady (check my links). She's the only one that I've seen to have the Tabac triangles. I'm going to "embezzle" them, too, once I get the chance! :)

Herringbone Bracelet with Crystal Inserts

2009-06-21T19:58:00.002-04:00

This is a herringbone bracelet with Czech crystal inserts. It took a really long time to do, and I had to rip out a lot. Thanks, Puca and Sylvie, for your help with this! :)

Woolly Worms

2009-06-19T23:14:00.004-04:00

This is a pattern that my friend, Shirley, taught to our local beading group. I don't usually make more than one of something, so you can tell that I like this pattern! :) It's easy and it goes with everything.

Why I Haven't Been Beading...

2009-06-05T22:07:00.007-04:00

My boy graduated! Yay!!! He was named a National Merit Scholar and, because of this, was awarded the Presidential Scholarship to the University of Alabama! It's a full academic scholarship, and he will leave in the fall. So, ROLL TIDE!

Not to be outdone, my daughter (who is 11) has decided that she is going to be the first woman president (and also the youngest because she plans on doing this when she is 35)! :)

Christmas Bracelet

2009-05-22T22:54:00.006-04:00

This is a two-drop peyote bracelet that I designed. It was First Runner Up in a December Contest that Bead Bugle.com Magazine held in 2007. I used a cube mix of Christmas colors. I probably didn't need to post this in May, huh? Oh, well... :)

Comments

2009-05-15T17:02:00.004-04:00

I removed the comments option on my blog (at least I think I did it right). I want to receive comments because I like hearing from people, but I feel badly when I can't respond back to them if I don't have their e-mail address. This way, my e-mail is at the top of my blog and you can e-mail me personally and I can answer!

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

2009-05-08T21:10:00.005-04:00

This is my design that was published in the February 2009 issue of Bead & Button as "Dimensional Diamonds." It can either be made as even-count peyote with an ending row of brick stitch or odd-count peyote. I made it as a cuff, but it can easily be made as a bracelet with a clasp!

Thank You

2009-04-29T22:24:00.004-04:00

Some of you leave the nicest comments, and I would really like to e-mail you and thank you...but I can't because I can't find an e-mail address on your profiles...so...THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! :)

Space Cadet

2009-04-25T15:25:00.005-04:00

Here's my doll that I have been working on FOREVER. To be honest, the reason that she took forever was because she was a "to-go" project. I kept her in the car and worked on her when I was away from home...never AT home. She started out as a Snow Queen or Ice Princess, but everyone kept asking me if she was an astronaut, so I decided to call her my "Space Cadet." The crown was my daughter, Rachel's, idea. I made a "Crystal Burst" ring from Laura McCabe's book just so I could be able to say that I could...lol...but knew I would never wear it because I would end up knocking the embellishment off. And I hate for things to go to waste and I didn't want to undo it...so, my Space Cadet has a crown. I really enjoyed creating her, but it will be a LONGGG time before I do another one!

Moonlit Pearls/Moonlit Dusk

2009-04-12T21:25:00.008-04:00

This is a pattern by Glenda Payseno. You can find that and other patterns by Glenda at http://stores.lulu.com/GlendasBooks

I copied a friend's (again...lol) WITH her permission. This is a version of Glenda's necklace that was created by a friend, Dianne. She calls her version "Moonlit Dusk."

I loved Dianne's colors so much that I had to have the same colors, and it wears very nicely and looks so pretty that I'm going to make a bracelet to match! :)

Gold Iris Bugle Bracelet

2009-03-14T11:01:00.004-04:00

This is another version of the bugle peyote bracelet. It's made with Size 1 bugles in a gold iris color.

Puffy Star

2009-03-03T21:55:00.004-05:00

This is a three-dimensional star designed by Glenda Payseno. This is an easy pattern. I am very geometrically challenged (lol), and I was able to make it! I added a string of 15/0s at the top so that I could wear it on a neckwire! Glenda's patterns are located at http://stores.lulu.com/GlendasBooks

And thanks, everyone, for the nice comments! :)

Square Swarovski Bracelet

2009-02-14T11:55:00.000-05:00

I didn't really use a pattern for this. I used crystal tabac squares and looped them with peyote strips. I used DB-31 Delicas for the peyote strips. I beaded the strips over the edges of the squares like a bail. There are other ways to do that, but I didn't want the crystals to be able to touch each other in the loops. I used a Swarovski button for the clasp.

White Flat Spiral Bracelet

2009-02-13T22:33:00.000-05:00

This is the same pattern as the Black Magic Bracelet that I posted earlier in the blog. I just didn't want to call it a "White Black Magic Bracelet"...lol.

Swarovski and Bali Silver Bracelet

2009-02-08T22:10:00.000-05:00

This bracelet is a no-brainer. It's strung on Softflex with Swarovski's, Bali silver spacers, and Swarovski rondelles. It's very easy to make and goes with a lot of outfits!

Netted Bracelet

2009-02-08T20:37:00.000-05:00

I made this bracelet with gold size 11 charlottes. I LOVE LOVE LOVE charlottes! The bracelet is from a premier issue of a magazine that never published another issue...and it was a REALLY good magazine. It was called Bead World.

Peyote Bugle Bracelet

2009-02-08T14:09:00.000-05:00

There really isn't a pattern for this. A friend made one from size 1 bugles, and I copied it! I seem to be making a habit of that, huh? Anyhow, it's simple peyote with a picot edge and a Swarovski button for the clasp. This is another one of those bracelets that is VERY comfortable and feels slinky. I'm working on another one right now in a gold iris mix. I hardly EVER make two of anything.

Bronze Garden Bracelet

2009-02-07T16:58:00.000-05:00

This is a version of a bracelet that my friend, Shirley, makes. There really is no pattern. I was just a copycat! :)

Crystal Burst Ring

2009-02-07T14:28:00.000-05:00

This is from Laura McCabe's pattern. Miyuki makes a Crystal AB Delica. Yay! It's DB-51 and I used it in this ring since I used a crystal rivoli.

Evening Iridescence

2009-02-07T12:03:00.000-05:00

This bracelet is from a Lisa Kan pattern that was in the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Beadwork. This bracelet is very comfortable and, thankfully, the colors that I chose go with a lot of different outfits. Usually I'm not very good at picking colors on my own. :(

Bowtie Bracelet

2009-02-02T20:53:00.000-05:00

This pattern was designed by Deborah Roberti.

Black Magic Bracelet

2009-02-01T19:54:00.000-05:00

This bracelet was originally published in the February/March 2007 issue of Beadwork. It was made using what some people call a "flat spiral" stitch.

Berry Gold Spiral

2009-02-01T19:40:00.000-05:00

This bracelet is tubular netting and was designed by Glenda Payseno.

All That Glitters

2009-02-01T19:31:00.000-05:00

Bracelet kit from Whim Beads http://www.whimbeads.com/

This bracelet has a right angle weave base and is embellished like crazy with Swarovskis and other beads.