JanieB Designs

Hi there, thought it was about time I posted something,  not that I haven’t been crafting and things, but most have been for presents for others and I dont’t want to ruin any surprises, so that’s my excuse for lack of posting.  Anyway, I finished this bracelet today, a filled netted bracelet with a crystal magnetic clasp, and thought it was pretty enough to show you all. I actually saw a similar one to this being modelled on the television and thought how nice it was, and wanted to see if I could make one for myself.  I used light teal coloured 4mm Preciosa crystal beads for the middle, and netted the crystals with 11/0 Miyuki white Ceylon round seed beads.  There are a few 11/0 Miyuki Seaform Green Luster Seed beads, you can see them at the ends of the diamonds created by the white seed beads. I enjoyed making this, and I am happy that it turned it so well...  I am calling it a Christmas bracelet as it reminds me of frozen water on a winters day....  Well that was my aim anyway, I thi

Today I mastered the Russian Spiral Weave, making this bracelet with 3mm Fire Polished Crystals and 11/0 seed beads.  This is the second one I completed, the first one being a thing of abject horror and nastiness that it had to be buried in a box, in soft peat in my garden.  I can only imagine what archaeologists of the future are going to say when they dig it up.  Yay for buried treasure... Anyway, this second version, made after studying lots of Youtube tutorials, most notably from Jill Wiseman, Kelly Dale and Spoilt Rotten Beads, turned out really well.   I used, 3mm Crystal AB, 3mm half coated green, 3mm Magic Wine Fire Polished beads and Toho 11/0 Metalic Hematite seed beads, to make the body of the bracelet.  The thread I used was 8lb Smoke Fireline, though I am sure 6lb would of been good as well.  The clasp is a silver plated S hook, which I have had in my stash for quite a while, and looks good to finish off the design. I did make it a little big for most people, though it fit

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 ear

I'm back, just finished making the Claudia bracelet and am really pleased with the result, the pattern was easy to follow and it took no time at all to finish, well a couple of hours.  I used the beads above, from left to right, Hematite Cali Beads, 11/0 Jet Toho Seed Beads and Opaque Ivory White Luster SuperDuo Beads.  I thought the three colours would look good together, and as I said I was pleased how it turned out. I added the clasp a little differently from the pattern, adding a 6mm silver coloured, twisted effect, closed jump ring onto the six beads at the end, and then added a 6mm silver coloured, twisted effect, open jump ring to connect to the clasp.  The clasp is a pretty silver plated, 8mm magnetic round clasp with small crystals as decoration.  To stitch it together I used two arm lengths of 6lb Fireline and a size 12 beading needle. Claudia Cali Bead Pattern by Linda Genaw from Linda's Crafty Insperations Happy Beading... Love JanieB xxx