Green Duos Enhance Spring Wrist Jewelry

Texture is one of my favorite things about wearing bead woven jewelry, and the bracelet I made with this week's green super duos hero does not disappoint there.

The contrast of the smooth glass of the two hole seed beads and the matte texture of the seed beads in these multiple woven strands create a very enjoyable weight and feel on your wrist.

If you are inspired to make your own you will find the green duos, the seed beads, and the thread in our shop. The button is from my own embarrassingly large collection. Do you collect craft supplies like that too?

Hero of the Week

This week our hero is a repeat shape but in a fresh new color for spring.

A fresh new color calls for a fresh new design to inspire your spring jewelry making and complete your 2013 spring wardrobe.

Check back Friday for inspiration in using super duos in your beading.
We need inspiration too! Tell us in the comments what your favorite bead (or bead you love but need a bit of inspiration on what to do with it) from our shop and we will feature it in a future week and you will be our hero!

Cubes Squared

This week we bring you a wonderful necklace inspired by the Hero of the Week.

 

 Cube beads make great frames for the square stitched squares on this necklace. The only component that I made separately is the peyote tube toggle. Once that was made I strung the necklace and passed back through the beads weaving the squares on the way back.

 

The squares are so versatile. You can make a necklace just like this or weave the squares separately to string later. The extra large holes in the cube beads would even allow you to run an eye pin through the top row so you could link it too chain. Have fun with it. :)

You can conveniently find all of the materials to create this in  our shop. Here is a full list of what you will need:
     - 3mm Dark Olive Green Cube Beads
     - size 11/0 Frosted Rainbow Oxblood Seed Beads
     - size 8/0 Matte Brown Seed Beads
     - Black c-lon Beading Thread
     - Short Beading Needles

We would love to read your feedback in the comments below and if you have questions, we are always happy to answer!

Hero of the Week

This weeks hero was inspired by my younger sister. As I was listing the first items in our newly opened shop she sent me a message that said, 'I don't bead but I want those dark olive matte toho cube beads'. It made me think about how I have drooled over so much of our inventory as we have been going through this process and how just the finish and color of these tiny glass wonders excite even non beaders.

To be honest, I have used cube beads in my work just a couple of times so this was an exciting inspiration for me and I love the geometric necklace design I came up with. You can find these 3mm cubes in our shop now and you can check back here on Friday to see the project that these gorgeous green cubes inspired.

Do you use cubes in your work? Tell us about it in the comments. :)