Set "Aroha"

Finally, it is time to follow up on my last cruise.

I had the opportunity to accompany the “AIDAcara“ on a part of its world tour. My part brought me from San Antonio in Chile over the Easter Island, Tahiti, Bora Bora and New Zeeland to Sydney. If you take a look at the route, you will see, that we passed a lot of time at sea.

Therefore, I prepared a lot of projects, some needing a lot of time like the “Double Oglala”.

One of the special projects is the set “Aroha“. The name is a word of the Maori and means “Love“.

Because we were travelling shortly before Christmas, I thought, that something sparkling was the right idea. So, I bezeled Rivolis of different sizes with peanut-beads.

Sadly, my design was not as liked as I thought. They liked the earrings and the chain of the necklace but not the pendant. 

Tutorial Set "Leyla"

Now also this booklet is finished. You can purchase it in our etsy-shop.

Leyla - the bracelet

My last trip started in Dubai. So I needed some projects with oriental touch.  Now I want to show them here.

"Leyla" means: beautiful, like the night. This is the bracelet:

Soon the tutorial for the entire set is available in my etsy-shop.

Dragon

This is a nice idea by "Bizsuteri Design" from Hungary using Crescent-Beads:

Easy to bead and very dramatic.

Secret Garden Bracelet

The "Secret Garden Bracelet" by Penny Dixon published in  Beadwork Magazine February 2015 is an ambitious, complex beading-pattern, which I enjoyed very much.  
The specifications for the materials are correct. The drawings and explanations are significant.

Unfortunately I only could wear it  twice, then the subbase separated from the upper part because the thread broke. I will use a double thread when I repare it.

Babylon

This is one of the projects, which were waiting on my to-do-list for a long time. Today I can't say, why.  

I present the bracelet "Babylon" by Trytobe.

Anemone-Bracelet

These instructions by Elaine Teevens were in  the Beadwork-Magazine from August 2014.

It was easy beading.

Veronica

For a long time I have been looking for a good idea using the big pyramids. I found it here: www.LiriGal.com, the bracelet "Veronica".

It was a very relaxing beading.

Bangle "Valerie"

After leaving my shop alone for long time, there are now two new tutorials available.
Beside "Lola", which I may present now, I finished the pattern for a slim bangle, called "Valerie" like my granddaughter.

It is nice to combine the bangle with others.

Coba-Bracelet

This is a try with the smaler pyramids:

The base is a band in Peyote made with Delicas.

It is very comfortable to wear.

L'Entredeux

I checked again my to-do-list and found this pattern from Vyolina. It was waiting for a long time to be done.

I changed the délicas into seed beads and I am happy with the result.

A little romanticism

After two weeks fighting against several viruses, I needed something beautiful, easy to bead. I found it in the Beadwork-Magazine from August 2013. It is the “Heart to heart-bracelet” by Janet Palumbo. Finally, a pattern where everything is right from the text up to the drawings.

I like the 3-D-effect, the result of using peanut-beads.

Amorgos

Just before leaving a small thing more. This bracelet is from Mu and the pattern you find here: http://centperles.canalblog.com/archives/2012/05/22/24317073.html

This time I chose colours slightly diferent to my normal colour range but I love it.

Now I will go to the bead fair in Hamburg and then I have holidays. See you soon!!

Shakira Bangle

My next project is another bangle. I love bangles! You find the pattern here: http://happylandblogpattern.blogspot.de/2011/08/shakira-bangle.html

Because I am using existing material, I now have this, for me untypical, combination of colors.

The bangle is on the best way to be my favorite.

Spiral Garden

Let's go on with my "Summer-List". Today I have something relatively new. Some months (3?) ago I saw a wonderful necklace made with this technique. Because I love flowers, I had to buy the pattern. You can get it here:  http://www.heatherworks.co.uk/epages/BT3633.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3633/Products/%22Spiral%20garden%22

For the base of the bangle I used the three shades of green, like the pattern shows. For the petals I used more colours.

And now I have another project on my waiting-list - a necklace made with this technique. But I must make up my mind about the colours before I start.

Water-Dragon

Number 2 on my list was the bracelet designed by Giselea. Here you see my version in water-colours.

Basket Bangle - the pattern

And another pattern is ready:

Advanced knowledge of RAW is required. You find it here:
http://www.rocjewel.com/

More Cellinis

Due to the success of my Cellini-bracelets, I included them into my workshop-program. Preparing for my next trip, I had to bead some examples.

Yes, when you look closely, you will note, that some spirals go into the other direction. That happens sometimes. I am a converted left-hander and from time to time it comes through.

Bracelet „Cellini-Spiral“

Cellini-Spirals fascinate me again and again. This time I tried to work the spiral around the total circumference of my wrist. This is the result.