The last kit that I purchased from Queenbeads was a herringbone kit. I already have a book about beadweaving, but I ended up buying this set because the colours and charms were very complimentary. In this kit, we have: gold seed beads, dark gold seed beads, black accent beads, red accent beads, matching charms, beading needle, …
Category: Charms
Bracelet bonanza
I've been so busy lately, I've hardly had any time to do any proper crafting. >_< I decided that one day, I would set aside work so that I could focus on making something. I made today very productive! As is the life of most crafters, I just have so many beads. I have beads …
Summary of year 2014
In 2014, I had a very fun year at my new university, and made it into second year. I also had a nice new workspace in a location where I could obtain craft materials from the local market, but even then, I ordered a lot of new things to play with. Jewellery was still the …
Summary of year 2013
2013 has been a good year for me. I made some new things that year such as wrapped bouquets and hairbands, as well as improving my skills in things such as pendant wrapping. Being determined to learn a new craft every year is a good New Year's resolution, if you're the kind of person who …
Bronze charm necklace
So I went to Hong Kong for about two weeks and a half on the 1st of July. Yes, I've been home for about a week now... Getting used to timezones and sleep again. I did bring back a few nice things, both merchandise-wise and craft-wise. Of course, I was able to acquire some pretty …
Freshwater pearl bracelet
Yeah, there's not really much of a choice when it comes to naming something like this. It's pearls, what else can you expect? Freshwater pearls aren't perfectly round like typical pearls are. They all have different shapes, to make it look more natural. I figured just stringing pearls onto thread wouldn't look well thought out, …
Earrings – “Unchained heart”
Decided to do some quick pieces using the now-very-large bag of Swarovski crystals that I keep impulsively buying whenever I see it in stores. XD The colour of the red Siam hearts are just gorgeous, and it really stands out, so I paired them with a silver key and silver chain to give it the …
Atelier Ilyere 