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~

Pearl Frost

A very simple RAW design using icy-cool grey and white glass pearls...

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~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~

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~

Guardian Angel

We love these little Guardian Angels...  all in silver-tone, or with clear wings - they look so pretty! We also made these as handbag/purse/phone charms - but as a pendant on a neck chain, they are just so lovely!

Our camera just doesn't want to take good photographs at the moment (not our fault at all - definitely the camera! *lol*), but we hope you can see how sweet these are.

Bead Happy!

~L&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~

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~

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~

Duchess

"Ooh...  wearing this I'd feel as if I should go and have tea with the Duchess" said "S". Duchess? "What Duchess?" asked "L"... but  there was no reply as "S" had the idea that the pretty mauve-y/pink and gold bracelet needed extras - like earrings and a necklace - and off she went into her own little world of jewellery design! Well, at least her ramblings gave us a name for the set...

The Duchess Set!

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~

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)...



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~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~

Indian Summer

This set reminded me so much of Indian jewellery, but less ornate... though still very pretty and wearable.

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~