WELL!!! A very nice person here sent me some very nice stone beads for my birthday back in September with a note to "make something for yourself". I had never done any serious beading before, so it took me until now to ask my friend, Liz, who works at Michael's if she would do it for me if I bought the rest of the supplies. She was more than happy to do it! We spent 1 1/2 hours in the beading aisles at Michael's the other day looking at all sorts of things from clasps to spacer beads, etc. Of course I had to buy MORE beads while I was there!!!
Today, I went back to Michael's and asked Liz if she would show me how to make the necklaces and bracelets - I mainly needed help learning how to crimp the ends and add the clasps. She's an excellent teacher and even lent me some tools to take home.
The first bracelets I made are for Amy - she loves red lately, and the last time we saw her at school, we had all gone to a street fair. She was looking for a scareb pendant. We didn't find any, but I did find some ladybug spacer beads at Michael's and thought she might like them since they are both in the beetle family.
So here are my first "nice" bracelets - you know... other than the plastic ones we used to make with the kids on elastic thread!
The beds are all more of a candy apple red - couldn't capture the true colors.
I said UH OH because this could get to be a very addictive and EXPENSIVE hobby!
Ohhhhhhhhhh Lynne,,, anther talent you have there!!!!!!!,, You did an excellent Job,,, I'm sure Amy will love those,!, ,,,, I used to' bead ' a long time ago,, when the kids were in grade school,,, There is a specialty bead store here with beads from plastic , to glass, to ceramic,, brass , s steel, rare woods, stones, and antique,, very expensive shop,, I only go in there to ooooooo and awwwwwww,,,,
Soooooooo is this going to be an on going New hobby,, and maybe incorporate them into some of your knitting projects??,,
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Well Diane - I do have some beads that I want to put in some knitting or crocheting projects, but that's another problem - if I get so caught up in making jewelry now, how will I ever have time to knit???
I know of a couple of those beading stores, but I will need to stay out of them except for findings that I can't find at the box stores. Findings are things like clasps, spacers, links, etc. Right now I am looking for a silver enhancer bail - I got a nice agate stone to hang from a necklace that someone gave me, but need a special bail for it and the box stores do not carry those unfortunatley. Beads are usually pretty pricey in the smaller beading stores.
Thanks, Carol - I hope Amy does like them - we'll know on Sunday when she comes home.
Those are awesome, Lynne. I am sure Amy will like them. I have been hunting beads that have holes big enough to string on regular weight yarn. Not plastic pony beads but something that will hold up for washing, stone or glass. It is an uphill battle so far unless I order them online and pay a fortune. I think I have given up.
~Tina
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Keerful! Them thar beads'll git you addictumated! I started doin' hit nigh onto 40 yar ago and ain't ne'er been able to stop doin' hit fer long since! 'Corse I use them thar Injun beads, I think they calls them seed beads.
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Tina - what are you hoping to do with those beads with large holes? I haven't seen any, but then again haven't been looking really - will keep my eyes open for them now.
Those are really beautiful The neat thing about doing beading is that you can make some wonderful pieces the possibilities are endless. And you never run out of people to give them to! LOL Have fun!
Love the bracelets Lynne!! I went to a beading party a few months ago. We made bracelets at the party and then could order kits. Well I ordered a couple and haven't done anything with them since I got them. I really should do that...I enjoyed it but I kinda forgot about them!! I agree that it could definitely be an expensive hobby. Knitting can be too!
Now that Liz has finished and given me the necklace she made from the beads I mentioned above, I thought I'd share them here. Our wonderful Diane sent me this strand of turquoise beads for my birthday last September, and wrote on the bag "make it yourself". :wink: At that time I didn't know how, so I asked Liz if she would make it for me.
I think she did a terrific job, don't you?
Yesterday I met Liz at a "bead expo" at the Holiday Inn just down the road from me. We spent several hours combing through all sorts of beads and findings. Here is the first bracelet I made from my purchases - since Amy also loves amber lately, I made one of these bracelets for her, and had enough to make the same for me.
They are gorgous........... I wear my homemades and ladys compliment them. I never do like the ones in the stores.. Torq. is one of my inventions.. Thanks for photos . Show us more.
Liz did an awesome Job in stringing them Lynne.. I like that she incorporated the barrels !
OMgoodness I love the shape of the amber Beads in the braclet,, You designed the bracelet to compliment the amber even more,, Gooooood Job! Looks like your going to be really busy between knitting and Beading! ,, Sure wish I could have went to the bead show I would have been in Awe just looking at everything
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Dodge - I'd love to see some pictures of the ones you have made.
Diane - I soooo wish you could have gone to the expo with us too!!!
I spent the better part of today, trying to get a decent picture of this set that I made to give to my mom tomorrow. She wears a lot of black, so I used hematite - the long beads, and snowflake obsidien - the round beads.
And here is a set I made for my cousin's wife, Lisa - I will give it to her when we visit on Friday. The green beads are ceramic.
This is really getting addictive already - I went out and bought a 3 drawer storage unit to put all my supplies in - now I will need knitters AND beaders anonymous!
My mom really liked her set, and has worn it out twice already and received nice compliments - makes a person feel great! She was so excited about it when I gave it to her on Thanksgiving, that she asked me to make 3 necklaces for 3 of her friends. Two are sisters who look like twins but are actually 2 years apart, and she said they wear a lot of blue colors. The other is a new friend this year through the others.
I made this one for the new friend... hematite and silver
And these for the sisters - the blue beads are glass cat eyes. the 2 strands were slightly different in shade - one a bit darker than the other...
different view of one of the necklaces...
in a gift box where you can see the colors better...
Boy Lynne, you don't let grass grow under your feet. I'm still working on the scarf I started last year. And I started a pair of socks that I haven't worked on in probably 9 months. I'll bet I'll have to start over to figure out where I am.
WELL!!! A very nice person here sent me some very nice stone beads for my birthday back in September with a note to "make something for yourself". I had never done any serious beading before, so it took me until now to ask my friend, Liz, who works at Michael's if she would do it for me if I bought the rest of the supplies. She was more than happy to do it! We spent 1 1/2 hours in the beading aisles at Michael's the other day looking at all sorts of things from clasps to spacer beads, etc. Of course I had to buy MORE beads while I was there!!!
Today, I went back to Michael's and asked Liz if she would show me how to make the necklaces and bracelets - I mainly needed help learning how to crimp the ends and add the clasps. She's an excellent teacher and even lent me some tools to take home.
The first bracelets I made are for Amy - she loves red lately, and the last time we saw her at school, we had all gone to a street fair. She was looking for a scareb pendant. We didn't find any, but I did find some ladybug spacer beads at Michael's and thought she might like them since they are both in the beetle family.
So here are my first "nice" bracelets - you know... other than the plastic ones we used to make with the kids on elastic thread!
The beds are all more of a candy apple red - couldn't capture the true colors.
I said UH OH because this could get to be a very addictive and EXPENSIVE hobby!
here Sheri---see??, Apparently someone bought just the first set of beads as a gift to Lynne. I cannnot find who the someone is.....
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Ok - Sheri - Diane had sent me the turquoise beads, that I then asked Liz at Michael's to make a necklace for me with those beads. At the same time, I asked Liz to show me how to do the beading - with the crimping, etc, and she did show me. I have bought all the other beads aside from the turquoise ones, to make all the projects I've posted here so far.
Diane - that is a toggle clasp, and while they do look very pretty, they don't always sit right, and I'm not all that fond of them. I have one on a bracelet that I bought years ago, and it's always falling off, so I will never put one on any bracelets that I make. I got some of them at ACMoore, and some at Michael's. They work best with the lighter beads I've found - I would not use them again with the ceramic beads.
Ok - Sheri - Diane had sent me the turquoise beads, that I then asked Liz at Michael's to make a necklace for me with those beads. At the same time, I asked Liz to show me how to do the beading - with the crimping, etc, and she did show me. I have bought all the other beads aside from the turquoise ones, to make all the projects I've posted here so far.
Diane - that is a toggle clasp, and while they do look very pretty, they don't always sit right, and I'm not all that fond of them. I have one on a bracelet that I bought years ago, and it's always falling off, so I will never put one on any bracelets that I make. I got some of them at ACMoore, and some at Michael's. They work best with the lighter beads I've found - I would not use them again with the ceramic beads.
Boy, Dianne did you and all your friends a favor in sending those beads because you're articles are beautiful.
Well the items I made that I mentioned above were sent to Diane, and posted in her thank you thread, if anyone missed them
Last night I made a necklace/bracelet set for myself using rhodochrosite beads and silver space beads. I have had this silver hummingbird pin for many years now, and have always wanted a bracelet to wear with it. I came across these beads at the bead "expo" that I went to recently and had to have them! I will make earrings to match once I get better at that - still don't have them down perfectly yet.
Wow!! All of those are absolutely stunning.. I LOVE the hematite! I have always wanted to try beading, but I don't know anyone who does it, so I never really knew where/how to start.. care to share some pointers?? Maybe in a PM? Keep up the beautiful work and more pics please!! =)
Thanks Jennifer! It's really quite easy - the most difficult part is the crimping when putting the clasps on, and deciding which beads to use where! :wink:
Diane... since you asked...
I made this set for my mom last night. She wanted something "white" but I didn't like most of the white beads I was seeing. I finally found these glass swirl beads and really liked them, but when I got them home I realized that they are actually a very pale pink - it even says PNK on the back of the card they come on - DUH! I hadn't bothered to take out my glasses to read that in the store. I still think they are white enough that my mom will like them.
Thanks all. Tina and Jessica - it really doesn't look pink in the picture, but in real life it has the ever-so-slightly tinge of pink, enough to show that it's not stark white.
Dodge - I use beading wire - usually 49 strand, and either .15 or .18 thickness. I use a crimping tool and squeeze very hard - do you bend the crimping bead again after you've crimped it the first time? That is the trick that Liz taught me.
Don and I are going to our friends' house tomorrow for New Year's eve, so I made Myrna a necklace/bracelet set. Her all time favorite color is red. I put the keys on, because when our girls were a bit younger, they just had to have keys, and one day we went antiquing in search of nice keys. The ones we found were so ridiculously expensive, that we did not get them a single one!
I am enjoying seeing how each project turns out so differently, but hope I'm not boring you all by posting about them. Please let me know if I'm turning into a bore, ok?
Your not boring us.....Your teaching me .. I enjoy your flight into beads. One of these days I might step upon a good idea.. I have to have a reason to do stuff , then I am in full glory of it.
Keep showing us and let us know how the friend enjoyed the key thought.
pretty (I like red too) sweet of you to make for friend. I try to always take a hostess gift. I think it's something that has gotten lost in the new world. I know she will appreciate you and love her present.
I always bring a hostess gift too. This is just something extra, as I am bringing a store bought cookie cake, but am also making some fudge, and an applesauce/jello/graham cracker cake. Lots of goodies to go around!
Yes, it is why I always try to comment. I want you to keep sharing. I love to look. It is not boring at all. I also come from the era of hostess gifts. It is fun to pick and choose things to match the friends you are visiting.
~Tina
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Myrna, in turn, gifted me with a most appropriate gift! She saw a book in the store this past week and said it had "Lynne" written all over it! The title is... "Knit Two"! How perfect is that? It is a sequel to a book that I had just found out about last week as well - "A Friday Night Knitting Club". My library has it in, and I just reserved it over the internet, so hopefully I can pick it up sometime soon and read that one first.
Oooops Diane... I ordered the first book from the library after Myrna gave me the second one the other night. I had wanted to read both, but had forgotten about them, so I'm very glad she gave me one!
I received a new sample of Lynn's beadwork today. Angelblossom told her that I am an avid reader so Lynn sent me a bookmark in memory of my daughter Jolene. The beads on it are the same color as Jolene's peridot birthstone. Lynn was very kind to include the angel and research the right bead color. Unfortunately, the picture doesn't show the colors very well but she did a great job.
Thanks Lynn!!
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Glenda ~ you are very welcome. It was just a token of my thoughts and feelings for you all. My daughter's birthstone is the same one, so I feel a little kinship with you there also.
I have to agree with everyone here. Your work is just lovely and the book mark is just sooooo heart warming. I tried doing some jewelery work but I am just not coordinated some how enough that mine looks good and I haven't enough patience for it. But as I said your work is very beautiful. I am sure that you get much joy from it and I know that all who wear your work or use it in other ways (the book mark) get very much pleasure and joy from it also. Keep it up!
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
Thank you Lynne for making such a wonderful book mark for Glenda. it was very thoughtful and something she will use alot!
And Again Thanks Lynne for the bracelet the colors are awesome.. and it will be worn fondly,,
Oh OH and for the shepherd hook for J'Nee the fairy to have in the sedum garden this spring, :ding: This picture doesn't show the hook,, just what is hanging off of it,, Awesome Lynne!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Thanks for asking, Diane, but I haven't been able to do any beading or knitting for a couple of months now, since I got terrible tendonitis in both arms from overdoing it making holiday gifts.
I let you know just as soon as I've made any new projects.
Very,very nice. I really never tried to do jewelery untill one time at a sidewalk sale I got a grabbag I am addicted to them...it had beads and the thread or whatever it is called the crimp beads spacers. Well let's just say when I was done I took it apart and put it away and found my baby sis was into beading and I gave it to her...even though it was probably about 15 years old.. I can do plastic canvas and paint a bit. Janet
Thanks for asking, Diane, but I haven't been able to do any beading or knitting for a couple of months now, since I got terrible tendonitis in both arms from overdoing it making holiday gifts.
I let you know just as soon as I've made any new projects.
You had better let yourself heal all the way before you go to doing your wonderful hobbies again!!!!!----
Now----when you are all healed I promise to be one of your best cheerleaders--because I love the work you do and am so envoius of your talent.
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Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
Very,very nice. I really never tried to do jewelery untill one time at a sidewalk sale I got a grabbag I am addicted to them...it had beads and the thread or whatever it is called the crimp beads spacers. Well let's just say when I was done I took it apart and put it away and found my baby sis was into beading and I gave it to her...even though it was probably about 15 years old.. I can do plastic canvas and paint a bit. Janet
Well I have a new hobby sorta. When I was a kid, we made "fried marbles". We took regular marbles and fried them in a dry pan, and then plunged them into ice water which made the marbles crackle from the inside, while not cracking the outside.
I was reminded of that last week when I saw some earring findings at Michael's and I just knew I had to make some "fried marbles" to put in those earrings. I haven't done that yet, but have made crackled marbles to use. I did an extensive google search on fried marbles and found out that nowadays people are baking them instead of frying - that works for me, so I don't have to stand there stirring them for 20 minutes!
This is the first thing I've made with them - I bought the silver colored pendant at Michael's and superglued the marble. My hand therapist liked it so much today, that I made her the same thing tonight and will give it to her on Monday.
That is beautiful, Lynne. I was not allowed to fry marbles as a kid. My mother had heard too many scare stories of exploding marbles and kids eyes or something. I wonder if I would feel guilty if I made some now?
~Tina
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Oh Lordy yes, I remember my Mother and I frying marbles left and right. She enjoyed it as much as I did or even more. And Lynns' jewelery is so pretty. I really do envy her ability and patience in that department. My old eyes and patience won't allow me to do that kind of lovely work.
My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
Memosa - I think I'm going through a second childhood these days, or I never grew out of my first one?!?
And I don't think your eyes are any older than mine - I just forged ahead when I get an idea - they don't always work out though. And... as a sign of my old age, my arms quit on me a few months ago when I was doing too much knitting and beading, and I got severe tendonitis in both. I am not supposed to knit until after summer according to my physical therapist and that will be very hard for me. I do beading once in a while now - if I want to make something to go with a certain outfit, or a gift for a friend.
By the way... we actually had another thread about fried marbles a few years ago in the old forums - Weezie and Jillie were in on that one at the time.
The really odd thing is that I cannot find marbles in any toy or craft store. I have been to almost every one, and every toy department in stores like WalMart, Target, etc - NONE of them sell marbles!!! I don't get it! I found 1 bag in a dollar store - it was the only bag where the marbles were round, and didn't have that multi-colored sheen that they put on all marbles nowadays that one puts in vases.
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