Creative Beading, Vol.3 sampler

Thank you for all the compliments on my previous bracelet!!

I accidentally found these excerpt on Creative Beading Vol.2, & excerpt on Creative Beading Vol.3!!

Take a look, you will be amazed on all the preview pages!! There are lots!! I bought another volume of this series before, and I highly recommend this series.  If you don't want to subscribe to Bead and Button's magazine, this is a great alternative to own!

Spiral Rope Bracelet with Pearl Clusters

Spent the past two nights making this bracelet prior going to bed, they done a good job in keeping me up!! I love the tiny size 15 silver seedbeads, they actually sparkles!!

Beaded tassel crystal necklace

I finally squeezed sometime this morning to make this new necklace. I love the color of the pale green seedbeads. You may click on the image to see larger view.

How to do spiral stitch rope

How to make a round bead cage with wire

Flat Herringbone Stitch

Lots of eye candies

Hello all, sorry that I haven't been posting lately. However, I'm glad to say that I have been keeping up with my new year resolution up till now! Yay!

While searching for beading suppliers online, I came across this page! Lots of beautiful designs there, take a look!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hello, hope you all had a great holiday! Ready to get back to work and school? :) I had quite a wonderful holiday, although we didn't really go anywhere during the holidays. It was quite relaxing, and we had some wonderful time with family and friends. I also managed to complete some home projects and major cleaning.

So, has any of you come up with any new year resolutions for 2010 yet? I still haven't done mine yet......should really start tonight, it's already January 3rd......ha!

Has any of you seen the movie "Julie and Julia", I really liked it. This holiday, we invited some friends and families over for dinners, and although I didn't cook all the dishes from scratch like I used to, it was still quite rewarding making a few dishes for my guests.

Has any of you give out any of your own jewelry creations as Christmas presents? I did, and got some good compliments. I will need to start some new projects soon..... :)

Happy New Year to you all!

My new toy - Coiling Gizmo

Got this new little gadget at a bead show a few weeks ago, have you seen any awesome jewelry made with this technique?

Handmade jewelry box template

While searching for a good jewelry box template, I found this site! You can download free box template there! Now you can get ready for Christmas!! :)

Crochet Necklace

For those of you who are interested in learning how to make a crochet necklace! This is a great video by Karla Kam!

How To Crochet Bead Rope Necklace

Tubular Peyote Stitch Beaded Cabochon

New bracelet by Jackie

This is a gorgeous bracelet that was made by Jackie, one of my students at the studio! Take a look! I love the color she had chosen! Beautiful, isn't it?

Lampwork Pendant Necklace

For those of you that had visited my studio in recent weeks since its opening, thank you! I am now trying to raise fund to purchase individual magnifying glass lamps for my students.

Above is the necklace that I had designed over the weekend for this cause.(Please click on the image to see the enlarged picture) This will also be a beautiful unique gift for friends and families. You are welcome to purchase directly here. All purchase will be shipped by October 8! Thank you for your support!!

Please choose your pendant colour

Classic Violet Peacock Green Pea Gray Ash