Ritzy Ribbon Necklace

Hi all, been having a little beading fun whilst watching Wimbledon on the television, so I needed something that was quite easy and repetitive and I chose the Ritzy Ribbon Necklace designed by Jill Wiseman. I have made one of these before so I knew how it fit together, and Jill's easy to follow YouTube video tutorial can be found here - Ritzy Ribbon YouTube.

In the picture above you can see the beads I used in this project, top left are 11/0 Higher Metalic June Bug Toho Seed Beads, gotta love that name. Top right are 15/0 Ceylon Aqua Toho Seed Beads and at the bottom are 3mm Crystal AB, Fire Polish Beads.

In Jill's project she shows you how to make a lengthy necklace without a clasp that you can double around your neck or wear long. The first one of these I made I copied that design, my finished necklace was around 24 inched in length. This one which I made as a Christmas present, yes I know the dreaded 'C' word, but I like making Christmas gifts so I start early to get them done, is a shorter version 16.5 inches with a matching bracelet. I used a popper clasp on the bracelet and a lobster clasp on the necklace.

This design is very easy to do once you get the hang of it, and you don't have to concentrate to much. It's very pretty, and the bead colour choices are unlimited.

Happy beading,

JanieB. Xxx

Comments

Cali Beads

Hi there, I recently was sent via email from Deb Roberti's, Around the Beading Table , a link to a rather gorgeous beading pattern called the Claudi Cali Bead Chain by Linda Genaw. The pattern included some beads called Cali Beads, and I must admit to never having heard of them, so off I went on a search. I discovered that Cali beads are Czech glass beads in a marquise shape with three holes and are 3x8mm in size. I looked around the internet and finally decided to buy some from CjBeaders , an online shop I have personally never tried before. They are available at other online stores so you can shop around, but they are not widely available as I type this. I purchased three colours as you can see from the picture above. Top is Hematite, bottom left is Crystal Gold Amber and bottom right is Crystal Vega Iris, which all came in packs of 50 at various prices depending on the colour. I am excited to get started on my bracelet and will show it off once completed. Happy beading.. J

Note To Self - Don't Be Cheap

There is nothing more frustrating than picking out the colours of beads you want to use, pouring them out into neat little piles and finding that because at some point you saw some lovely unbranded beads at a really great price, and bought them without thinking why. I started to make another Fun Floral Necklace curtesy of Kelly Dale from Upthebeadedpath, and discovered the sizing of the 8/0 Heamatite seed beads I have in my stash are all over the place. Small, big, wonky, long, chunky are just a few of the different shapes. I had been trying to pick out beads of roughly the same size, but have decided to give up with a bah humbug attitude. I have only myself to blame, there are reasons why some beads are a lot cheaper than others, and sometimes it really isn't a money saving option at all when you find that around half the beads are not fit for purpose. So my first Note To Self is... DON'T BE CHEAP. Toddle Pip... JanieB. Xxx

Labradorite pendant

Hey all, today I have just finished my very first Peyote stitch bezel, and though it might not be my finest work, I can't help but be quite proud of myself for giving it a go. I am sure once I get more confident doing things like this my workmanship will improve, well hopefully anyway. LOL. The stone is a fancy carved, puffy rectangle Labradorite, around 25x18mm bought from Jewellery Maker , and I used Galvanised Silver Miyuki 11/0 Delicas to encase the stone. The pictures really don't do the Labradorite justice, as the flashes of colour from the labradorescence isn't picked up by my camera so well, though the second picture shows it better. The carving is is lovely, I have never seen carved Labradorite before, and this is so pretty. Til next time, JanieB xxx

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