Continuing on with my kumihimo adventures, I started learning how to incorporate beads. With a normal braid, you need a thicker cord, but this time you will need beading cord and appropriately sized beads. Here, I've used 0.5mm cord, size 8/0 seed beads, and 4mm crystals and pearls. You start by braiding a little with …
I bought a lot of seed beads a long time ago and they just sit in a box on my desk, not really being used much. At some point, I moved flats and the beads got shaken up as well! It was time to do something with them. I had a little bit of 0.4mm …
It's been a while since I last posted, largely due to my final year project which took up a lot of time. A while ago, I bought this jewellery kit from Queenbeads and I finally started it a few weeks ago. It teaches you how to use Superduo beads to create larger beads. Superduo beads are …
I own a lot of Gutermann seed beads and I needed to figure out a way of using them up so I could make space for Toho beads. At first, I wanted to make a blue morpho butterfly, but I didn't own any black seed beads, so that'll be a project for some other time. …
Hi guys, sorry about the lack of activity around this parts. I started up beading recently which takes up a lot of my time, and I've been going all over the country as well so I've not done much. Finally, I can share something! Here is an excellent tutorial by Beadaholique on how to make …
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 …
During my short stay in Cambridge, I shopped at a bead boutique shop called The Beaderie quite often, and recently I was pleased to find out that they now do home deliveries via their online shop. (They actually ship worldwide, and if you live in the UK, you get free shipping with £30+ orders, otherwise …
CraftSoc at UoB finally did a jewellery session! It was a simple session, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. One of the committee members had travelled down to Hobbycraft in Solihull to buy a huge assortment of beads for us to use. In Hobbycraft, they have a pick and mix bead section where you take a …
This is the last thing I can share with you before I go on holiday for three weeks. I will be away from my computer for the entire duration, and also away from my workspace and materials, so it's not like I could make anything anyway. ='( I've always tried to make origami into more …
Earrings made with blue shell heart and star, a pair of silver wing charms and glossy pearls. At the moment, my earrings are nothing too complicated, I just put components together. One day I'd like to extend my wire-wrapping so that I can wrap small stones and make earrngs from them. The components seem to …
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