Soon It'll Be Christmas!

Really... "S" will be putting up her tree tomorrow!

And with all the busy times ahead, we still have time to think up something 'new'. It started with this craze for little bottles, which stemmed from the whole steam-punk fashion craze. Little bottles are cute, and "S" has at least a hundred of them (seriously - she really does have a lot more than a hundred!). So, what could we do with all these cute little 1.5" tall bottles with cork bungs?

"I know!" exclaimed "S" one day... "We'll make them into Christmas decorations".

She made it sound so easy and simple. It wasn't!

First of all, we had to think of designs that would fit into the bottles... then get the fiddly things actually inside the tiny bottles too! Not all our designs are based on beading - though there is some kind of beading on each of the bottles - all of them have beaded ribbon holders. The angels were the hardest - trying to get those little suckers to fit in the bottles was a bit trying to say the least! Maybe angels just shouldn't be stuffed into tiny bottles? Anyway... the end product does look really good - though the close-ups and photography work really does NOT do them justice.

Bit of a shame you can't see the little beaded gold haloes... they really are cute!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Display Designs

When we go to people's homes for a jewellery party, displaying our designs can sometimes be a bit higgledy-piggledy. Thank goodness for Christmas then! We found these cute Christmas Trees and "S" just knew how to use them. They had to be gently wire-brushed and then sprayed to fix the glitter.... but they're perfect for showing off some of our new sets of jewellery. The only problem is that the shop where we bought them have now sold out!

The silver trees are showing off some new designs - all in the Autumn and Winter colours that are a must-have this season!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Cute Cuffs!

Every now and then, we come across a design that we ("S"!) just fall in love with... so much that we (not really "we"... just "S"!) choose to make a lot of the same design in differing colours.

That's what happened here... though we have to say that these bracelets are just so beautiful... we would wear them all the time!

We made some for Autumn (note that the purple design is slightly different, the pattern being a chevron rather than just the diagonal of the others)...

A couple for Christmas...

And then one that was to see if we could use more beads, and bigger beads in a similar design - and this one looks amazing when worn!...

You may be seeing more of these... we're thinking, crystals maybe? and we have some gorgeous mini-pearls in coffee and creams that would look stunning too!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Book Marks!

The crosses that we make have been hugely popular, with commissions coming in from so many people... and we do enjoy making them in the varying colours that people ask for. We decided to incorporate the crosses into charms on metal bookmarks... one pale blue - very Christmassy and icy, and one with a more gothic feel using black glass pearls and deep red delicas.

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Teal Lace & Cameo Couture

The following two designs have been a while in the making...

The teal-coloured lace bracelet is one we've done a few times before... but "S" had her heart set on using these beads to make another one... she just had to find somewhere that sold the perfect colour first! The cameo bracelet had begun to be made a long time ago - it was just never put together and finished... until now. The cameo itself is acrylic, as are the faceted 'stones'... but seeing as they went so well together, we decided that using acrylic stones would be okay just this once :)

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Hot Reds

We've had a glut of 4mm soft-faceted beads... so every now and then, we make some little bracelets that we sell inexpensively - they're fun and pretty too. It's turned out to be a brilliant way of practising new designs and stitches, using up these beads... and if we really love a design, then we'll transfer the idea to using other beads.

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Spinning Spirals

I taught myself a bit of spiral stitch, and used some beads that I had no idea what to do with before. Although I do think the necklaces are pretty, they are time-consuming to make... and a bit boring, as you use the same stitch over and over and over again!

I love the colours of these though... wintery blues and icy whites... and a beautiful autumn-themed necklace of greens, deep orangey golds and bronzy browns.

Bead Happy!

~S~

Purple!!

This bracelet reminds me of a popular brand of chocolate - all decadent in purple and gold. The clasp is over an inch long, and shaped like a vine leaf - and matches the style of the bracelet beautifully. The puple AB rondelles are just gorgeous! In fact, they needed no other embellishment at all to show them off.

I think purple is a great choice for an Autumn colour :)

Bead Happy!

~S~

Triangular Fun

Just a little experiment here making the triangles... but if you wear this bracelet with the chains and charms dangling at the side of the wrist, it's utterly eye-catching and beautiful!

The triangles are a variation on a design by "Beading4Perfectionists" - search for her on You Tube.

Bead Happy!

~S~

Red & Blue

"L" and her RAW "hugs'n'kisses" bracelets... she just loves making them! She chose deep christmas reds, and also icy winter blues for these designs...

Bead Happy!

~S~

Rows Of Rondelles...

"L" and I came across some beautiful rondelle crystals, and just had to snap them up and buy some to make trinkets. "L" made some "hugs'n'kisses" bracelets... but all the items we made were gorgeous, as the crystals were such a lovely quality.

I've only a close-up of these bracelets, as my camera doesn't like glitz and glamour in focus :)

Bead Happy!

~S~

Hello Again!

It's been such a long time since we've updated the site - life has been busy for both of us lately! Unfortunately, bad news has been bangng on the door, and we both have had to stop our beading and get on with 'real life'. Sadly, my little cat went missing on the 23rd of August... and I know there will be many people asking "And?... It's just a cat!", but losing my kitty made me desperately unhappy, and my beadwork suffered. But, life does go onwards, and so we'd both like to introduce some new designs for Autumn and Wnter (and, yes... Christmas too).

I'll be posting a few piccies in the next few hours - as long as the "Trick Or Treat-ers" stop banging on my door for a while... they just know that I'm a softie at heart and always have a bowl full of sweets and treats for any 3 foot witch, wizard, ghoul or monster that comes knocking.

In the meantime....

Bead Happy

all you ghouls and gals ;)

~S&L~