jewelllery making for 2010

hart44

Just done this bracelet with the beads left over from my watch strap (had to replace the bust one) http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/mse/beadbracellet.jpg

The watch strap idea was from this place http://www.craftbits.com/project/beaded-watch-strap

These pic,s are my watch http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/mse/watch2.jpg
http://i906.photobucket.com/albums/ac266/hart4334/mse/watch1.jpg

I may add another row yet

Kandipandi

hart44 - that watch is beautiful and those pink beads are so pretty too. I bet you get asked about it when you are out and about as its so lovely, and you can say - I made it, and make em all jealous

LoLo - for tying elastic thread I asked my hubbie for advice for a strong knot (as he is a fisherman) and I tie a grinner knot (but only pass the thread through about 2-3 times) and then stick a dab of Hypo Cement on there afterwards.

None have snapped yet (touching wood) and I am quite rough with them.

hart44

Thank you Kandi, I love your work, yes I have my DD's friends wanting me to make them bracelets too

I always have a look on here every day to see the nice bracelets and earings you have made and the other jewelery everyone has done

Im slowly finding time to do more :rotfl: and it will be Easter hols soon so loads planned

Im very lucky to have a wonderful bead shop close to me so its like being a kid in a sweet shop when I go in and they are so helpful. Im going to sighn up for one of their jewelery classes to learn a bit more as what I have done so far is just by trial and error :rotfl:

mary-op

Had such problems with some buttons and elastic cotton........needles that take the cotton are too thick to go through the buttons I wanted to make a bracelet from.
So, having a forage yesterday, I found some swatch watch straps ......thought I could sew the buttons on to the strap...........be much easier with ordinary thread - plus there's a fastener..........so think that prob. might be solved.........I've been fed up looking at these buttons..............lol

Love the beaded watch:T

hart44

mary-op wrote: »

Had such problems with some buttons and elastic cotton........needles that take the cotton are too thick to go through the buttons I wanted to make a bracelet from.
So, having a forage yesterday, I found some swatch watch straps ......thought I could sew the buttons on to the strap...........be much easier with ordinary thread - plus there's a fastener..........so think that prob. might be solved.........I've been fed up looking at these buttons..............lol

Love the beaded watch:T

I had a problem with the elastic going through twice in the beads and the lady in the bead shop told me I was using the wrong thickness and advised me on the type I needed, I was a bit worried at 1st as it looked thin that it woud break but she stretched the heck out of it to show me it is ok :rotfl:

On the site I found the bead watch strap there is a bracelet made from felt or fabric and covered in buttons and fastened with a snap fastener

http://www.craftbits.com/project/recycled-button-bracelet-cuff

Not sure if this is something you might like to try as well Im going to do this in the hols

mary-op

hart - thanks for that link............I love it :T
Thats something I just must have a go at.........:j

sparklygirl71

i was putting together a tutorial on the double weave for the crystal cuff when by chance i came across a video that showed you how to do it instead! result or what!!! it also has some other good vids for basic jewellery techniques aswell as vids on peyote and herringbone weave stitches which you may find useful

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-stitch-double-needle-right-angle-weave-beading-223090/

hart44

Brill, thank you sparklygirl.

I just love the crystal cuff you did and would love to try it myself

hart44

mary-op wrote: »

hart - thanks for that link............I love it :T
Thats something I just must have a go at.........:j

I just love this site, not been through all of it yet but loads to add to my list from it and when I get the time I realy want to make so much

RustyFlange

I just wanted to pop on to say thankyou to POPPY. I went to the NEC yesterday with a bunch of ladies from the cardmaking thread, I was very late getting back home (11:30pm!) and when I arrived home I had a lovely parcel, it was the bracelet I asked poppy to make for me!! It is so beautiful and very very prettily(is that even a word?) packaged!!

Thankyou so much! I will pop a picture on my blog tomorrow when I can walk a bit better!! xx