March 2023
What Can You Do With Glass Seed Beads Other Than Jewelry?
I like using colorful glass seed beads to create elaborate jewelry pieces like necklaces, earrings, and bracelets. But there are many other ways you can use those tiny and super beautiful glass seed beads.
Today I’m embellishing my old hoodie drawstrings with sand, beige and linen glazed opaque and matte glass seed beads. I’m using neutral color palette just because I wanted to add to my hoodie a little bit of texture.
The Materials:
approx. 1g size 11o B – Opaque beige (DB2105).
approx. 1g size 11o C – Linen glazed (DB0261).
approx. 0,5g size 15o E – Mate pear (RR4512).
Step 1. Make a peyote strip (flat peyote stitch) that is the 10 beads wide and 36 rows long (photo a-1,2). Start by stringing three 15o Es, three 11o As, four 11o Bs.
Step 2. After you finished the strip, wrap it around the one end of the drawstring. Next Zipp-up the jagged edges of the strip (photo a-3,4). Then sew with the needle through the beadwork and the drawstring (repeat couple times) (photo a-5).
Step 3. Next weave the working thread through the beadwork and exit one edge 11oB bead, pick up the two 15o Ds, and sew down through the opposite 11oB bead of the front side beadwork. Come back through the next 11oB bead and repeat using four 15o Ds per stitch, work till the end and finish with two 15o Ds (photo a-6). Secure the thread tales in the beadwork with a few half hitch knots and trim.
Step 4. Make a peyote strip (flat peyote stitch) that is the 16 beads wide and 36 rows long (photo a-7,8). Start by stringing seven 15o Es, three 11o As, six 11o Bs.
Step 5. After you finished the strip, wrap it around the drawstring you are already working on. Zipp-up the jagged edges of the strip (photo a-9). Then sew with the needle through the beadwork and the drawstring (repeat couple times).
Step 6. Make a peyote strip (flat peyote stitch) that is the 36 beads wide and 36 rows long (photo a-10,11). Start by stringing seven 15o Es, three 11o As, six 11o Cs, twenty 11o Bs.
Step 5. After you finished the strip, wrap it around the second drawstring. Zipp-up the jagged edges of the strip (photo a-12). Then sew with the needle through the beadwork and the drawstring (repeat couple times). Secure the thread tales in the beadwork with a few half-hitch knots and trim.
This is a supper simple idea what you can do with glass seed beads other than jewelry.
Discover the art of beading with my beading tutorials!Learn the basics and create beautiful peaces.
Today I’m embellishing my old hoodie drawstrings with sand, beige and linen glazed opaque and matte glass seed beads. I’m using neutral color palette just because I wanted to add to my hoodie a little bit of texture.
The Materials:
- Nylon beading thread color brown (conditioned with beeswax).
- Beading needles #12.
- Scissors.
- Japanese Cylinder, Delica Seed Beads
approx. 1g size 11o B – Opaque beige (DB2105).
approx. 1g size 11o C – Linen glazed (DB0261).
- Rocailles Seed Beads
approx. 0,5g size 15o E – Mate pear (RR4512).
Step 1. Make a peyote strip (flat peyote stitch) that is the 10 beads wide and 36 rows long (photo a-1,2). Start by stringing three 15o Es, three 11o As, four 11o Bs.
Step 2. After you finished the strip, wrap it around the one end of the drawstring. Next Zipp-up the jagged edges of the strip (photo a-3,4). Then sew with the needle through the beadwork and the drawstring (repeat couple times) (photo a-5).
Step 3. Next weave the working thread through the beadwork and exit one edge 11oB bead, pick up the two 15o Ds, and sew down through the opposite 11oB bead of the front side beadwork. Come back through the next 11oB bead and repeat using four 15o Ds per stitch, work till the end and finish with two 15o Ds (photo a-6). Secure the thread tales in the beadwork with a few half hitch knots and trim.
Step 4. Make a peyote strip (flat peyote stitch) that is the 16 beads wide and 36 rows long (photo a-7,8). Start by stringing seven 15o Es, three 11o As, six 11o Bs.
Step 5. After you finished the strip, wrap it around the drawstring you are already working on. Zipp-up the jagged edges of the strip (photo a-9). Then sew with the needle through the beadwork and the drawstring (repeat couple times).
Step 6. Make a peyote strip (flat peyote stitch) that is the 36 beads wide and 36 rows long (photo a-10,11). Start by stringing seven 15o Es, three 11o As, six 11o Cs, twenty 11o Bs.
Step 5. After you finished the strip, wrap it around the second drawstring. Zipp-up the jagged edges of the strip (photo a-12). Then sew with the needle through the beadwork and the drawstring (repeat couple times). Secure the thread tales in the beadwork with a few half-hitch knots and trim.
This is a supper simple idea what you can do with glass seed beads other than jewelry.
Discover the art of beading with my beading tutorials!Learn the basics and create beautiful peaces.
Why Do People Like Jewelry Created From Beach Found Objects?
Did you ever wondered why people like the jewelry created from the beach found objects?
Jewelry made from beach found objects is becoming an increasingly popular trend. It involves creating unique pieces of jewelry using natural materials such as shells, driftwood, stones, sea glass, and other treasures found on the beach.
Not only does this form of jewelry-making provide an opportunity to repurpose and recycle natural materials, but it also allows creators to express their creativity and personal style.
Each piece of beach-found jewelry is unique and carries its own story and character. Some popular beach-found jewelry pieces include bracelets made of sea glass, necklaces made of shells, earrings made of driftwood, and rings made of beach stones. These pieces can be simple or intricate and can be worn on any occasion, from casual beach outings to formal events.
By crafting jewelry from beach found objects, enthusiasts can create one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art that evoke the beauty and tranquility of the ocean.
Jewelry made from beach found objects is becoming an increasingly popular trend. It involves creating unique pieces of jewelry using natural materials such as shells, driftwood, stones, sea glass, and other treasures found on the beach.
Not only does this form of jewelry-making provide an opportunity to repurpose and recycle natural materials, but it also allows creators to express their creativity and personal style.
Each piece of beach-found jewelry is unique and carries its own story and character. Some popular beach-found jewelry pieces include bracelets made of sea glass, necklaces made of shells, earrings made of driftwood, and rings made of beach stones. These pieces can be simple or intricate and can be worn on any occasion, from casual beach outings to formal events.
By crafting jewelry from beach found objects, enthusiasts can create one-of-a-kind pieces of wearable art that evoke the beauty and tranquility of the ocean.
Learn to Bead with my Step-By-Step Free Beading Tutorial.
March/14/2023 09:05 AM Filed in: Seed Bead Tutorials | Jewelry Patterns | Beading Tutorials | How To | DIY
Get started on your beading journey with my step-by-step tutorial. Create stunning jewelry in no time!
Materials For a Pair of Beaded Circle Earrings.
- Nylon beading thread color red (conditioned with beeswax).
- Beading needles #12.
- Scissors.
- 30mm Gold-Plated, Cooper-Plated or Steel, Double-Sided Hammered Open Round, 2 rings.
- 10mm round, red coral bead or any other material bead, 2 beads.
- Japanese Cylinder, Delica Seed Beads
approx. 0,5g size 11o B – Opaque brick red (DB0654).
approx. 0,5g size 11o C – Opaque vermillion red (DB0727).
- Rocailles Seed Beads
approx. 1g size 15o E – Opaque red (RR408).
- Ear-wire, sterling silver 18mm fishhook with open loop.
Step-by-step instruction
Beaded Circle Earrings
Step (1) On 2yd. of conditioned thread pick up seventy-two Delicas (changing between one 11o A and one 11o B bead) and form a ring in the middle of thread (photo a-1).
Step (2) Working in peyote stitch, exiting one 11o A pick up a 15o D, and sew through the next 11o A (photo a-2). Repeat around the ring for a total of thirty-six stitches and step up.
Step (3) Work two rounds with 15o D s, of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-3).
Step (4) Pick up the thread at the other end of the beadwork an existing one edge 11o B bead work one round with 11o Cs of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-4).
Step (5) Exiting 11o C bead work one round with 11o B s of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-5).
Step (6) Exiting 11o B bead work one round with 11o A s of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-6).
Step (7) Next pick up 30mm open round component, and put on the beadwork, and holding the ring on the beadwork (photo a-7) work one round with 15o D s pulling tight so that the beadwork begins to come up around the ring (photo a-8).
Step (8) Work two rounds with 15o D s, of tubular-peyote stitch around the ring and step up (photo a-9).
Step (9) Start to decrease the width of a piece and work one round with 15o D s skipping fifth space without adding a bead, repeat around the ring (you will have a total of 29 beads around the ring), (photo a-10). Pull the thread firmly to narrow the gap between beads.
Step (10) On the following round work a single 15o D bead above the decrease (you will have a total of 29 beads around the ring), (photo a-11).
Step (11) Work two rounds with 15oD s of peyote and step up (photo a-12).
Step (12) Start to decrease the width of a piece and work one round with 15o D s skipping third space without adding a bead, repeat around the ring (you will have a total of 19 beads around the ring), (photo a-13). Pull the thread firmly to narrow the gap between beads.
Step (13) Work two rounds of peyote with 15o Ds (photo a-14,15).
Step (14) Next string one 10mm round coral bead and exit through the nineth opposite 15o D bead, weave the thread through the couple beads, sew the needle through the next tenth 15o D bead, sew the needle back through the 10mm coral bead and exit through the opposite 15o D bead at the other side (photo a-16).
Step (15) Then weave the thread through the beads to the one edge 11o C bead. Work one round of peyote around the beaded circle edge with 11o Cs (photo a-17).
Step (16) Next exiting one edge 11o C bead string one 15oE bead, ear-wire, one 15o E bead and sew through the next 11o C bead (photo a-18).
Step (17) Weave the thread through the beadwork and exit through the opposite 11o B bead (opposite to 11o C bead where you added the ear-wire) at the back side of the earring. Then string two 15oD beads, sew the needle through the ear-wire, string two 15o D beads and exit through the next 11o B bead (photo a-19). Secure the thread tales in the beadwork with a few half-hitch knots and trim. Make the second earring.
I made this free beading pattern just to share with you my passion for the beaded jewelry. I hope to show you that it is easy to make your own jewelry.
If you loved this free beading pattern and would like to learn and discover more of my creations, you can visit my Etsy shop.
