Today, I want to share with you a quick and easy way to add a little extra bling to the Picasso Puffy Bracelet we recently made. The embellishments I added are totally optional and based on your preference. I like the bracelet both ways but I love the richness provided by the smoky topaz bicones …
Jewelry Techniques
Picasso Jewelry Series ~ Beaded Charm Tutorial
Welcome back to the Picasso Jewelry Series.In the last post, we created the length of the Picasso Puffy Bracelet, but we didn’t quite finish. We still need to create the cute little beaded charm to end to the end of the extender chain. This adorable little accent adds a nice touch to the project. It is …
Picasso Jewelry Series ~ Puffy Bracelet Tutorial
Hello and welcome back to my blog. I have been noticeably away for far too long. It has been such a struggle lately to get back to work, so I thought the best way to get back into the swing of things, would be with a brand new project series. Today, I am going to …
PRAW Tutorial – Prismatic Right Angle Weave
I am so happy to be able to get back to work, even if it might be for just a short while. In our not so recent posts, we have been continuing to explore the many variations of right angle weave. In the last posts of this series, we learned three different ways to work with …
Sumptuous Squares ~ Designing Jewelry with CRAW
Today, we are going to put our new dimensional beading skills to work and make the Sumptuous Square components. For the last few weeks, we have reviewed several methods of cubic right angle weave. We are going to begin by making the base squares and then I will demo two different ways you can use …
Bead Weaving 101 – Two Needle Cross-weave Technique for RAW and Ladder Stitch
Hello Beaders! Today we are going to revisit the two needle or cross-weave technique. Only instead of Ladder stitch, we are going to apply the technique to Right Angle Weave. Just like it sounds, cross weave technique involves crossing two thread paths through the same bead. Two needles are threaded onto both ends of a …