pearl hat pin brooches

Pearl hat pins made of glass pearls in different shadows of pink - white, cream, peach, pink and magenta pink. Cute accessory to embellishing not only a hat, but even a shawl, scarf, sweater..

And this one is made of natural freshwater pearls, sewed with strong bead thread on silver plated base:

FREE peyote Pumpkin pattern

This Pumpkin pattern is great for Halloween fans! Make your own cuff bracelet with Delica or Toho seed beads size 11. See the pattern here: 

Download FREE peyote stitch pattern - Halloween Pumpkin.

Length: 8.02 in. (20.4 cm) - 232 rows
Width: 2.33 in. (5.9 cm) - 44 columns
Colours: 2

Technique: even-count peyote stitch

SUMMER SALE to all my patterns on Etsy! I will be offering a 15% off sale - use the coupon code PATTERNS15 to receive 15% off on any pattern in my store Lariata.etsy.com. The offer is available from today, August 21 to September 4, 2011.  Happy beading!

Mammoth Sale on BeadsDirect

My favorite bead shop BeadsDirect.co.uk makes summer clearance sale. It's your chance to get  a lot of beads with a great price, for example semiprecious beads or freshwater pearls 50% off (this offer ends Midday Friday, August 12)! That's not at all - share the message about Summer Sale and you can win prizes! :) Read about how to win on BeadsDirect.

bezel bracelet by Jill MacKay

There was a quick giveaway in Andrew Thornton's blog. Sixth person is the winner. And I was lucky 6! The bracelet is made by Jill Mackay - little bezels with beautiful black and white curls inside. I didn't add any embellishments, I love this design as is. So I attached 3D glaze into bezels for getting a glass effect. 

Thank you Andrew for this generous gift! It's really beautiful! Thank you Jill for your very beautiful work!

Great Finds: lace is beautiful on Etsy

1. EderaJewelry 2. roomofyorown

3. whiteowl 4. StitchFromTheHeart

I'm inspired, these lace earrings are very beautiful and feminine.

how to make lace earrings

Art deco inspired lace earrings. I think that lace and freshwater pearls are great partners. It's easy to do yourself :) I used lace, freshwater pearls, textile glue, earwires and some findings (chain, pins, jump rings, filigree bases). 

First step: cut out lace motifs you like. Then spread the back side and edges with fabric glue. Keep pieces flat until glue is dry. Gluing makes lace motifs more durable and less fragile.
Second step: attach earwires using round nose pliers. You can embellish earrings with beads, chains, charms as you like.

Textile glue must be transparent. If you have not textile glue, you can use white glue (PVA): mix 1 part of water to 1 part of glue (proportion 1:1), spread this mix to lace motifs and let dry. 

These earrings shown on the photos are available in my shop ArtStitch on Etsy.

simple modern earrings

So very simple and delicate earrings - swarovski crystals and tiny seed beads on a sterling silver wire.
4 cm (1 5/8 inches) long - perfect size for everyday wearing - at home, office, party.

One pair is for me and other ones on Etsy.

Great Finds: cute stuff for baby on Etsy

1. Headband by cutiepiegoodies 2. Baby Inside by ArtApli

3. Vinyl Sticker by looksugar 4. Alphabet Blocks by littlesaplingtoys

What makes mama and papa happy? Healthy and happy baby :)

victorian earrings beadweaving kits are available

I made these Victorian Earrings again - these earrings are so elegant and beautiful in any color. Available in my Etsy shop. And a little surprise - Victorian Earrings beadweaving KIT is also available! I think that is the great idea to make your own beautiful earrings without beading experience!

This kit contains everything you need to make one pair of earrings: rare czech faceted oval glass beads, high quality japanese seed beads, connectors, gold filled earwires and a beading thread. Also you will get full color printed step by step tutorial (in english) with illustrations. Beginner level.

Colors available: Amethyst, Blue, Olive green. 

Buy on Etsy for $16.