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Treasury: Winter in the Woods

The winner of last week’s winter bead giveaway is Linda - congratulations, and thank you so much to everyone who entered! This month, I asked about your favorite holiday color palettes, and as always the results were varied and full of inspiration.

Linda’s picks were sparkly white with sky blues and the greens of a winter forest. With these color inspirations in mind, I set out in search of some pretty winter inspirations. The bead and jewelry picks especially put me in the mood for snow!

Woodland Winter Treasury


Frosted glass and soft mossy greens do make a gorgeous combination - and one that is easily achieved with beads. May all of your holiday projects be full of cheer!

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November Bead Stash Favorites

Yesterday morning all of the puddles in the neighborhood were frozen solid - winter has arrived. I suppose that means it’s time to start thinking about festive bead colors and holiday jewelry designs. Although I love a good red and green combination as much as anyone, I often find myself drawn to the more elegant and fancy holiday palettes, like burgundy and frost, gold and emerald, or plum and cobalt.

This month’s bead picks include two new favorites, and some beads that I’ve been neglecting lately due to so many other ideas and designs vying for my attention.

First we have a lovely bunch of shiny, gold dyed freshwater pearls. I love the organic shapes - not only are these slightly imperfect pearls very affordable, but they have a primitive quality that I adore for ancient inspired designs. Although I’ve added a lot more pearl and shell to my stash this year than I usually do, I couldn’t resist snapping these ones up.

Gold Freshwater Potato Pearls


I’ve been so busy with Egyptian Gods and craft fair goodies these past few months, I keep forgetting that I’ve been eager to make ladder cuffs using my new selections of Czech bugles from Shipwreck Beads. These opaque white bugles are perfect for Egyptian and tribal pieces, but would make for lovely frost and ice designs in winter as well. I’m looking forward to seeing what they can do.

Opaque White Bugle Beads


Finally, I have some transparent cobalt 8/o seed beads that I can hear calling to me daily. I recently started keeping a list of bead styles and colors that I wish for when designing pieces, so that I can remember to add them to my purchases and bead shopping time. I don’t know how I ever got by without one of my favorite colors in this size, but it’s been remedied thanks to these beauties from Fire Mountain Gems. The large boxes that Dyna-Mites come in are a little too big to fit in my usual storage bins, so they’ll soon be heading for some baggies.

Cobalt Blue 8/0 Seed Beads


Do you have a new favorite bead to work with this winter?

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Work in Progress: Magatama Collar

Last week I had planned to share the final rings that I was making to take with me to the craft fair, along with a promise that it would be the last ring update. Unfortunately, I was so busy preparing the rest of my inventory that I never got the chance.

Now that the fair is over, things are back to normal on the drawing board and the bead tray. This week, I’m just finishing up a piece that I started during the show. I brought along a few favorite bead colors and enough thread to start a project or two, to keep me busy during slow periods. On the second day, I nearly finished a pretty new collar with opaque blue and green seed beads and lovely little 8/o magatamas in transparent lime.

Chevron Collar in Progress


The new chevron lariat that I was working on for Set turned out great! It took some time to find just the right accent sizes, and I ended up with some additional colors like blue and green. Still, the Christmas beads added just the right amount of personality. My favorite part of the design is the colorblocked fringe. I find myself returning to this style more and more often since Apep, and loving the results.

African Trade Bead Lariat


What are you working on this week?

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Pipe cleaners dwarfs tutorial

These cute little dwarfs take only a few moments to make.  Here is my tutorial

You need pipe cleaners red and green (Or any other color of your choice),
a wooden bead, a piece of red felt fabric for the hat.


Cut two 5 cms (2 inches) long red pieces and one 3.5 cms long green piece.
fold the two red ones in half and join them as you see in the photo.  Place the green
piece between the upper fold and twist the red halves tightly together.



You can make them smaller by cutting away a few millimeters from the legs and arms.



Now you can now start pushing the twisted part through the wooden bead. Push until you
reach a neck size.  You can always cut away what is protruding and cover it with the hat.






Cut the hat from the piece of felt and glue it on. That's all!  You can always add a beard if you like.




While I was not looking, the cute little punks invaded my plants.

I wish you all a pleasant evening and blessings.






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Jewelry Display Makeover

One of the great things about being crafty is having the ability to adapt when things go awry, or to find creative solutions to problems like tricky storage or broken tools. Why buy something new when you can fix it yourself?

A while back one of my favorite jewelry displays took a tragic fall and broke into several pieces. The polystyrene hand that I had been using for ring photographs lost a finger, making it just about useless. Luckily, it didn’t shatter into millions of pieces like porcelain or other materials might have. All it needed was a little glue.


I first tried repairing it with what I had on hand - some Gem-Tac with tape to hold it together while it dried. Everything seemed fine at first, but after a day or two the pieces just came apart on their own. I really wanted to have this display intact for the craft fair, so I needed a different approach.

After adding some E-6000 to my supplies for knotting projects, I had what I needed to do the repair right. Once the pieces were back together, the display still needed a makeover to cover up the cracks and leftover glue from the first mishap. At first I considered using decoupage with a layer of paint over top, but knew it would be both time consuming and too likely to go wrong. Although the texture might have been a nice effect, it was really an unnecessary step. Instead I gave the display 3 coats of paint to match my other displays - 2 out of 3 mirrors from a set I bought for the show. They made perfect bowls for displaying rings, while the largest mirror I saved for helping customers try out pieces that they liked.


It’s great to have this piece back in action! Have you rescued any beading tools or fixtures recently? How did it work out?

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Baskets and planters


Dear readers,

I needed more baskets so went to that huge store with the tiny craft corner to buy more.  Guess what -
the ones I bought several days ago were all sold out.  There were bigger ones which at first I couldn't figure out what they were for.There were 9 in a packet which also is unusual.  Then I caught on -
Hanukka of course! These are candle bases for the diy Hanukka candelabrum which has nine branches.


They make great planters.  Down the street where I live, there is a small tree with flowers and leaves
similar to these.  The flowers give out a heavenly perfume, especially at night.  I sometime pick up
fallen flowers and keep them in water for a day or two.  They smell good for a long time.
My flowers are paper ones which I made myself. The leaves are plastic commercial.


I used all 9 already.  There are swaps and gifts to prepare for both Hanukka and Christmas. I have
to get to the store again and buy more before they are sold out.  They make excellent knitting baskets and lamp shades and can be painted any color.


Here is the one I used as a hanging planter beside the new one.


I also found these cute scissors.  Pity they are too large but can be used as shears maybe. I believe
they are Barbie size.  Couldn't resist buying  them.



I use every spare moment to work on my gifts.

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I wish you all a wonderful weekend and blessings.





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Bead Color Ideas: Winter Green

Here on the West Coast, winter scenery is a little backwards. All summer long the grass gets baked to a golden brown, and then becomes lush and green again with the almost constant winter rain. This climate quirk has inspired me to try out some winter palettes with a more vibrant green than the deep velvet of holly leaves and pine needles.

The perfect character to play this part are some beautiful carved bone tubes from Happy Mango Beads. The finish isn’t uniform, giving them an organic, mossy finish. The colors range from olive to chartreuse, with little white stars scored into the surface.

Frozen Creek Bead Color Idea


First I paired the green bones with light and wintry blue, and shiny jet black for contrast. Although we miss the leaves when they’re gone, the look of branches in silhouette on a bright winter sky is a welcome one! The greens definitely have a coolness to them in this trio, like moss with a layer of frost. There’s a certain watery-ness to this palette, which I decided to call Frozen Creek.

Antique Centerpiece Bead Color Idea


Of course I couldn’t resist trying out some bright opaque red. Adding white seemed a little too obvious, and probably wouldn’t have a very festive effect on the lighter greens. Instead, I tossed in a handful of gold Swarovski Elements pearls. Antique Centerpiece has a warm elegance, like a favorite decoration that gets passed on from one generation to the next.

November Lichen Bead Color Idea


Finally, I wanted to try out a complementary palette, starting with lovely olive green seed beads. Transparent rootbeer brown provides a little light and some additional organic color for this palette. With so much green, this one could only be called November Lichen.

Are you using your winter greens right now? Which shade do you prefer?

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Bead Giveaway: Winter Wonderland

Although fall is still technically here, once we’ve put away our pumpkins, it’s time to start thinking ahead to the delights of December. With snow and ornaments in mind, I’ve put together a pretty bead giveaway for you with pieces from my personal collection.

First we have a handful of gorgeous vintage acrylic beads in translucent white and clear with frosty accents. The swirl beads are a personal favorite, and the carved pieces are perfect for holiday designs.

Winter Wonderland Bead Giveaway

Silver and Gold Bead Giveaway


Also included in the giveaway are some metallic gold acrylic cubes, and a wonderful strand of silver spacers from Kenya.

How to Enter

For a chance to win all of the beads shown, simply leave a comment on this post, and answer the following question:

What is your favorite winter color palette?

Important: Comments must be made here on Inspirational Beading to qualify. Please make sure to include a contact method in your comment, or through your profile, so that I can get in touch with you if you win! Incomplete entries will not be included in the final draw.

One lucky winner will be drawn on Wednesday, November 13th. This giveaway is open to readers in the US and Canada.

Good luck!

Update: This giveaway has closed.

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Lisa's Giveaway

Hello dear followers,

I was very lucky to win Lisa's beautiful giveaway which arrived today.  The miniatures are exquisite.
Lisa is a very talented miniaturist and her work is perfect.  I love it and am proud to own it.
THANK YOU DEAR LISA.


Beautifully packed with a gorgeous card.


Perfect for my green house furniture.







Lisa also added a beautiful dish cloth and cutting board, perfect for my blue kitchen.  I love these surprise extras.  Thank you again Lisa.




A warm welcome to Maisa.  Thank you for following this blog.  Maisa has a great blog and right now hosts a beautiful giveaway. I recommend a visit to her blog.

Blessings and hugs to all my readers.


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Work in Progress: Chaos Lariat

It seems like the closer I get to craft fair day, the less free time I have to bead. I lost a few days working on Halloween costumes (totally worth it), and one to falling asleep instead of staying up to bead (not really worth it). Even though things are now feeling really rushed, I’ve decided to go ahead and work on one more lariat for the collection, and hopefully I’ll have enough time to whip up a few more rings and pendants, too.

Black Chevron Lariat in Progress


This piece is inspired by the Egyptian god Set. It took awhile to decide on a palette and proportions, but I finally went with mostly black and red accents for the main beadwork. I’ve got some really great black and white bone beads for the fringe, along with a handful of bold and colorful African Christmas beads.

What are you working on this week?

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Book Spotlight: Polymer Clay Color Inspirations

No matter how informative, inspiring, or beautiful an instruction book is, there is no substitute for experience. Though a book can teach us how to do a technique, we must practice and repeat in order to master it. What makes Polymer Clay Color Inspirationsa unique title is a focus on practicing concepts, rather than learning techniques.

Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio have created a primer for working with polymer clay - the type of book that you should read through twice before buying your first brick of clay. Not only is it an incredibly valuable resource for the basics of color theory, but each chapter includes homework assignments designed to help readers absorb and understand the concepts. By making these polymer clay inspiration tools and practice projects, beginners can become familiar with color mixing, conditioning, and baking before starting on their first official design.

The entire book is filled with gorgeous full color photographs of finished jewelry and sculpture that provide examples of the color ideas being discussed. The projects include helpful step photographs and tips to get the best results. Topics include: Polymer Clay Basics, Understanding the Properties of Color, Choosing Colors for a Project, Mixing Colors That Flow, Orchestrating Color Combinations, and Exploring Color Composition, just to name a few.

Although many of the assignments include mixing and baking clay samples, the entire book is a useful color course for all artists and designers. The first project - making an inspiration collage - is an incredibly enlightening exercise in finding one’s go-to palette, and making it work in designs. At the back of the book, artists can find charts and scales to use when making color choices, and a handy resource guide.

If you’re ever feeling like you’re in a color rut, or want to try out a totally new medium with bold color possibilities, Polymer Clay Color Inspirationswill provide a lot of insight into the realm of mixing and combining color.

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Third blog anniversary giveaway

Hello dear followers,

November 27 my blog will be three years old.  How time flies.  I had to overcome my hesitations, the language barrier, my poor knowledge of computers, etc before opening this blog. I remember the thrill and surprise of getting my first followers.  After having more than 500 I still get a thrill and am happy with every single new follower.  In gratitude to you, especially those who take the time to read and leave comments on my post, I'm going to host three giveaways, one for each year.

All you have to do, is be or become a follower of this blog and  if you like the giveaways, make a comment on this post and say which one you prefer.  The draws will be on November 27.


Giveaway #1



Giveaway #2

Giveaway #3                                                                                                                                                   


A warm welcome to Genevieve. Thank you for following my blog.


Blessings and hugs to you all


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Present Silver jewelry gifts this Christmas

Women love jewelry. Therefore people looking for Christmas gift ideas fall upon jewelry and plan to buy silver jewelry gift. But shopping for silver jewelry gift is not as easy as it seems. It is not that the cost of the silver jewelry piece poses any problem. Most of them don’t know about the quality of the silver and the type of silver jewelry they should buy for their loved ones. They don’t weigh their options and just rush to the shop. Sometimes it backfires and they land up in trouble. The recipient does not get satisfied and many times the buyer has to run to the shopkeeper to set it right again and again.

Therefore it is important to know as to how to buy silver jewelry gift of suitable make up and quality silver. If it is not appropriate, it will of no use for the recipient. In this condition your money will go waste. Gift of jewelry shows intimate relationship between you and your lady love. Moreover it is usually more expensive than other normal gifts. So if you buy it for your spouse or girlfriend you should be mindful of the choice of that lady. If it is the occasion of Christmas a gift not suitable, may jeopardize your relationship.

Among the Christmas gift ideas the silver jewelry gift is a delicate one. If you want to buy silver jewelry gift you must take in to account the likes and preferences of your lady. Your personal choice should not take the upper hand. In this connection you should also make a specific budget to buy silver jewelry gift. If she likes a silver piece that is simple and of low weight then you can easily deal with it. But if the silver jewelry item is intricate and heavy it may go high in the cost. So, there should be range of price for which you should be prepared if otherwise you may find yourself in trouble.

Moreover on the occasion of Christmas you can buy not only a silver jewelry gift but also some antique piece of silver that is best suited for the drawing room. Women also like classical items and if you take one of these kinds made of silver it will be a unique gift for her. These unique pieces are not easily available. But you check out some online stores devoted purely to silver items, it may help you out.

Dave Woods is a freelance writer and internet researcher. He likes to write on various things. For more information on great value gifts and silver jewellery gift he recommends you to visit http://silverandstuff.co.uk

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Men’s Designer Cufflinks — How to look Chic and Stylish

When it comes to men’s jewelry, cufflinks are one of the most widely worn items. A pair of designer men cufflinks can give any shirt a rich and sophisticated look. Cufflinks come in the widest range in men’s jewelry section. They are also a great gift item for any occasion. There is a huge demand of designer inspired men cufflinks, these days.

Men of all ages wear sterling silver, gold plated or cz designer cufflinks to enhance their outfits. Cufflinks provide a certain elegance and class to a jacket or shirt cuffs and helps you make a good impression on other. It shows that you are person who has an eye for detail. The best thing about men’s traditional cufflinks is that they give a dressed-up look without looking too flashy. A sophisticated pair stainless steel cufflinks looks perfect for any occasion.

Men designer inspired cufflinks come in various styles and shapes and one can choose them according to the occasion. For example, a sophisticated pair small stainless steel cufflinks looks perfect for daily wear. If you want to wear men’s sterling silver cz cufflinks in the office, then make sure that they are not too flashy or don’t have any stones or elaborate designs on them.

But for a special occasion like a personal party or dinner, designer men cufflinks like sterling silver gold plated cufflinks or sterling silver cz men cufflinks in Greek design will look great. Always remember that while in any social setting, people tend to notice little details like your cufflinks, tie, shoes etc. to create an opinion about you. Tell me, what would you think a guy who is wearing a huge metal designer men cufflinks with diamonds studded in a business meeting? Your first impression would probably be that the man is just trying to show off, right?

Therefore, if you want to impress people with your style, then choose a pair of sterling silver designer men cufflinks that enhance your look and not take it over. Cufflinks are men’s accessory and should be worn like one also. Don’t overdo it as it will just give a bad impression about you. I have even seen people wearing childish designs like an airplane or a company’s logo on their cufflinks instead of men’s traditional cufflinks designs. Such choices are always wrong as it portrays an unprofessional mindset. The person who wears such cufflinks may be the most professional person in the world, but people might think otherwise after looking at the way he accessorizes.

Designer men cufflinks are also a great gift items. They are extremely practical as almost everyone wears a French sleeved shirt or suit on regular basis. You can find affordable stainless steel cufflinks on the internet. There are many websites which offer great prices on them and you won’t even have to step out of your house to buy them. Designer inspired men cufflinks are great gifts for any occasion like birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc.

Now, that you know how to wear cufflinks, why don’t you go over the internet and search for some cool designs. It’s never too late or too soon to make style statement with designer men cufflinks.

TrendToGo has a huge collection of traditional and modern men cufflinks including designer inspired cufflinks, sterling silver and stainless steel cz cufflinks, men?s traditional cufflinks and many more at affordable rates. http://www.trendtogo.com/Cufflinks-Stainless-Steel-Classic-Contemporary-s/58.htm

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Rolex Wrist Watches — Wear It, Feel It

Rolex wrist watches are those that are globally recognized. They are the world’s favorite watches. This brand was launched 90 years ago. The first watch to display date was from rolex, manufactured in the beginning of 1940’s itself. Rolex has best dust proof and water proof wrist watches in its quality when compared to the other brands. They have high end models and also luxury wrist watches are available. These watches were sold for thousand’s of dollars in the early 1990’s. Rolex watches are best known for its excellence and also for its look.

Rolex wrist watches are generally manufactured by machines that are very efficient. But, there are some watches in this brand which are exclusively hand made. One rolex watch to be manufactured takes at least one year time. By this we can understand its perfection and standard. Most of them are interested in the looks, how fashionable and trendy it looks, if you are one such person then rolex is the best. Many have the opinion that these wrist watches are extremely high of cost. As we know that each watch takes such a long time for being manufactured and after its efficiency, the cost is not a matter, though it is worth it. Rolex wrist watches are sold world wide, but there are very few showrooms in India, placed in major cities.

There are several brands recognized worldwide, but rolex is the topmost brand which releases a huge number of watches every year into the market. This watch is said to be a luxury and is difficult for middle class people for purchase. Rolex wrist watches start from the range of above six thousand. Several people still doubt its efficiency, the simple answer to all such people is that, just imagine a brand which is stable for 90 years with no drop in its price and quality. This is the best certification. If you are still doubtful, then have a look at the reviews of this brand. Once you have a glance at all those reviews, anyone could definitely makeup their mind to buy rolex wrist watches. Are you desperately waiting for your husband to glare at you, then how about having a rolex wrist watch? It definitely works out.

Many have a fascination to have a huge collection of watches. Then rolex wrist watches should also be a part of your collection. It definitely makes your collection much interesting and attractive. If you don’t have one, then make it yours. There are a wide range of watches, with leather straps, with silver, gold and what not. They also have wrist watches with diamonds in it. Various textures are etched, which makes them look unique from others. Be the one with uniqueness and get a rolex wrist watch for yourselves.

If you are a person who likes to be famous, then have a collection of rolex wrist watches. Its fabulous look, the smoothness and the charm definitely makes you famous. Wear it and feel the luxury.

If you are a person who likes to be famous, then have a collection of rolex wrist watches. Its fabulous look, the smoothness and the charm definitely makes you famous. Wear it and feel the luxury.

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Hanging baskets

Hello dears,

Last week, a friend who is also a miniaturist, invited me to go shopping with her.  There is a big department
store with a small craft corner where we sometimes find items that can serve as raw material for miniatures.
I get bored working on one project and  put it aside for a while to do other things.
Finding these large bead caps made me think of hanging flower baskets and this is what I've been up to.


The silver color metal was covered with linen color acrylic paint.


I had some laser cut wooden corners in my stash. I cut two ends of the long wooden
stirrer and covered he fancy laser cut piece, drilled a hole and installed an eyelet in it. Now
it can be fixed to a wall and a flower basket can be hung from it.


Geranium filled baskets.


Now that Halloween is almost here and pumpkins are so popular, I'd like to share with you these amazing photos of pumpkin curving art. These are done by Ray Villafane, an incredible talented young artist.







Happy Halloween to you who celebrate this day.

A warm welcome to Jannet.  Jannet has a new blog, worth visiting.

Hugs and blessings to all my frieds.











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