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~

Purple Fantasy

Something a little different for this set... a choker instead of a necklace or pendant. We decided on using a piece of soft ribbon as a tie - so much more versatile... and so pretty too!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Oh, Pea-lease!

Beaders are a funny lot. We really are! Today I was sat here thinking about making jewellery, when I should have been in the kitchen preparing dinner. The guilt of not having a meal on the table for when the family returned home was obviously playing on my mind a little... along with the question of whether I should add pea's to the dinner dish...? You see, beading whilst my mind is on other things can make you do funny things...

Yes, instead of making dinner and dishing up peas, I made the cutest pea-pod necklace. The photographs don't show how sweet this little pendant is - it's so cute!

Maybe I should shirk my kitchen responsibilities more often...?

Bead Happy!

~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~

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~

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~

Frosty Fun

This bracelet and necklace could be worn in any season... look at that pattern - it could be snowflakes, stars, starfish or flowers...

Whatever you want it to be, one thing is sure... It's so pretty!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Wide-Girl Glitz

Back in the 80's, if a guy had a car and a flick-hair do, loafers and a jacket worn with jeans... well, he'd be called a 'wide boy'. A little bit racy, a little bit naughty... a little bit wild. It desgribed out new design of bracelet perfectly... only they were all a bit girlie, and a lot glitzy!

So we called them "Wide-Girl Glitz"!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Pink Sherbert & More!

Another photo-heavy post... showing a few designs and creations using the RAW method of jewellery making.

Pink Sherbert:

 Teal Teaser:

 Sweet Swarovski Surprise:

 and Hugs'n'Twists In Pink:

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

Twisted Pearl

"S" made this necklace...

 ... and decided to use a side-clasp instead of a traditional back-centre one. When we made different colours - something with a more modern feel, we decided to stick with a back-clasp - and made bracelets too!

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~

Crusade

"L" has gone MAD... making RAW bracelets with any crystals, gems, pearls and beads she can get her hands on... it's becoming quite a crusade :)

Her latest...

a gorgeous crystal bracelet with hints of gold...

With earrings to match!

 

Bead Happy!

 

~L&S~

Kissed Cross

We love these pearl crosses, kissed with seed beads - they certainly make a statement when worn on a long chain. We're still waiting on delivery of the silver chains, so only the gold versions are all finished. Still... whilst we're waiting, it gives us a chance to do some jewellery making :)

 

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~

The Crown Gems

The Crown Crystals, and The Crown Pearls... two sets of jewellery that are just so beautiful, and show how different a piece can look in different colours.

Bead Happy!

~L&S~

LuvlyBubbly

Bicone crystals and blue faux pearls make up this quirky bracelet...

Bead Happy!

~L&S~



Pearl Swirls

A simple design that looks elegant and oozes class...

Hopefully, there will be more 'encased pearl' designs in the future... as always, we'll keep you posted!

Bead Happy!

~L&S~