Happy New Year!!!!!! :-)

My dear friends, I wish you happy New Year, a lot of health,  luck and happiness!!!

It's me:

Links 2 - Animated Tutorials

Basic Techniques:

A. 1.  Square stitch:

http://www.sharonbateman.com/square_stitch.htm

2. Peyote stitch:

http://www.sharonbateman.com/peyote_stitch.htm

http://www.beadpatterncentral.com/peyoteprimer.html

http://www.beadseast.com/cabsurroundprimer.html

3. Brick stitch:

http://www.beadseast.com/brickprimer.html

http://www.sharonbateman.com/brick.htm

4. Ndebele/Herringbone:

http://www.beadseast.com/herringbonetutorial.html

5. Looming:

http://www.beadseast.com/loomingprimer.html

6. Bead Crochet:

http://www.beadpatterncentral.com/tubewelcome.html - Tubular bead crochet

http://www.beadseast.com/beadcrochet.html

7. Beadpoint:

http://www.beadseast.com/beadpointtutorial.html 8. Bead embroidery:

http://www.beadseast.com/surfaceprimer.html

Links 1 - Gift Boxes Tutorials

1. http://joanne-mainlyflowers.blogspot.com/2008/07/note-card-gift-box-tutorial.html

2. http://blog.spottedsparrow.com/2008/08/tutorial-tuesday-diy-gift-box-tutorial.html

3. http://smarksthespot.typepad.com/markspapercompany/2009/06/gift-box-tutorial.html

It will be continued :-)

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I have received today a new issue and couldn't tear myself away until I finished reading it. And then I thought I must share my impressions with you! :-)
I have been reading this newsletter since it began be published (about three years) and I should to note it is better from issue to issue. 

You will find there various tutorials, articles about artists from different countries,detailed information about exhibitions, review of literature novelties and more additional interesting and useful information.

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Crazy Agat

At last I have finished this necklace. It was almost ready as early as last month, but because of Chinese custom I couldn't receive my agate beads.
Yes, yes, I know it looks crazy, but the necklace such as the name of gemstone (Crazy Agate). :-)
All seed beads, except olive gold- luster, are 15/0 size. I used it in order to achieve monochromatic effect of each segment.
While I was working on the necklace I watched "X files" (I adore this serial!) and last beads were sewed on simultaneously with ending of ninth season. :-)
I understand that the design is very unusual, therefore feel free saying all what you think about it, even if it is terrible to your mind. :-)

Silver Necklace

Machaon

The butterfly's size is 12x13 cm. The wings are flat, but its body is three-dimensional.

Bead Crochet Necklace

It is my first work in bead crochet technique. I made it about a year ago. The big black beads, you can see on the picture, are the little pearls about 3-4mm in diameter.
Here you find an excellent animated tutorial :-)

Garnet Neclace

The necklace was made for my friend on her birthday. In my opinion garnet is a royal gemstone. You don't need invent what to do with it. It is beautiful by its own!

Jewerely by yuor own hands (sequel)

New owner liked a lot his sapphire pendant and I was asked to make a ring in addition to it. Peyote is a technique that was used both for the ring and for the sapphire beading.

Wood Nymph

Jewelry with your own hands

I was asked to create some pendant for this gold chain. I beaded a small faceted sapphire with 15 size delica 24K gold plated. The technique is peyote.
The forward side:

The back side:

Gusset Sheet

I made this necklace last year. It took near two month to do it.
It is not my idea. The work was done according the scheme of famous Russian master Galina Pchiolkina. Here you can see her scheme.

Chicken

It was planned as a chicken. But after finishing making the second wing, I realized that their form and size are not of chicken. Thus it was formed such Frankenstein: semi-chicken, semi-hen.
P.S. It is beaded egg.