Magical Mauve

Beautiful deep mauve and mink coloured glass pearls and crystals were used to make this substantial set - and we liked it so much, we decided to make another set in gold, black and white...

Each piece makes a bold and beautiful statement... gorgeous!

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~

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~

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~

Check Out Those Flowers!

Another creation that "S" wants to keep for herself - and she's already been told "NO!"

Gorgeous monochromatic crystals, woven into flower patterns makes this whole set so pretty and wearable.

Off now to hide this from "S" before she tries to wear it and pretend it's hers!

 

And, here's some more we created:

 

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Modern Millie

"S" seems to have lost her marbles... and found pearls instead! She's ordering in loads of pearls and seed beads in pink, black and white... so "L" has been slaving away trying to create some new collections with a fun, modern feel.

Welcome to the "Modern Millie" collection...

Bead Happy!

 

~L&S~

Moroccan Twist

After making these separate pendant pieces, I decided that they'd best be used in a necklace. I thought they had a bit of a Moroccan feel to them... the twist is using black AB crystals  instead of  a usual Moroccan dark blue to match with the gold colour of the seed beads

Only one of the rectangular clasps can be undone, and having two clasps on the sides of the piece made a pretty and unusual feel to the necklace.

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Coiled!

Never again! That's all I can say about this next project... it took me three days to make! The same two rows of stitches and beadwork, over and over and over again...

Now, I'm not saying that it's not a beautiful piece of jewellery, nor am I saying that all the work wasn't worth it... but it was so boring to make! I've bought enough beads to make two more of these in the same colour, and at three again in reversed colours. Will I do it? Not at the moment... I'm having too much fun with other designs and ideas :)

Anyway, I was totally inspired by a webpage I found online, and now I can't find the page again!

 

Bead Happy!

 

~L&S~

Weave, Wave and Twist!

Still using up those mega-brilliant deal hex beads, here's a few more designs:

The Wave:

Egyptian Gold

 Twenties Silver

The Weave:

SilverLeaf

and a bracelet inspired by a tutorial found at BellaOnline called the 5R bracelet (I think).

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

St Petersburg & Pharoah

It's fun learning new stitches... after a quick refresher course on St Petersburg and Ladder stitches, we came up with these:

The St Petersburg - delicate and pretty with a little Art Nouveau twist:

And the little set we called "Pharoah"... just because it looked a little Egyptian, and a bit like upside-down pyramids)...



Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Swarovski Check

This is one that was made 'off the cuff', so to speak :)

A few crystals and beads were just hanging around, and so I sort of strung them together. I also had an amazing deal on some hex beads and have been working on designs to showcase them a bit...

I do like the bracelet... I'm just not sure if the clasp is strong enough, so I may add a safety chain.

 

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

 

Racy Lacy...

Some bracelets are a bit addictive. You make one, and then end up wondering how it would look in other colours, others crystals or gems... That's how it was with the lacy bracelets. It started off with the Victoriana Romance, quickly followed by the Clear Crystal:

 Then the Nouveau:

And also the Gold Glint:

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

The Spirals

Flat Spiral bracelets and accessories...

Gold rush:

The Roaring Twenties:

 and the Crystal Spiral:

Made with metallic haematite.

Transfering more posts and pictures from the old blog asap...
We'll sort it out soon - promise!

Bead Happy!
~L&S~