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Issue 6 (Jul/Aug 2006) Summer Issue
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Issue 6 (Jul/Aug 2006) Summer Issue

     Welcome friends, this issue celebrates all things summer! From the crisp cool greens & blues of Linda Gettings' Fern Fringe earrings and necklace to the warm Tuscan Sun Net Necklace from Sandra Halpenny. If you would like to stitch more netted necklaces Sandra has a wonderful new book: featuring 16 different delightful designs! Diana Wilson has shared a crystal caper ladder stitch bracelet that joins Fire & Ice, icy white size 8 Delicas and fiery hued Swarovski crystals. Voyage to the bottom of the sea with adorable Brick stitch fish charms in Sea Jewels from Julie Ann Smith; which would look terrific on the Charming Ocean wire & jump ring bracelet. Enjoy!    Deb Moffett-Hall - Editor

Fire & Ice Fire & Ice
by Diana Wilson

A Ladder Stitched Bracelet with Crystals. Stitch two ladders of icy-white size 8 Delica beads and link them with Swarovski crystals in sizzling hot colors or keep things ultra-cool with opaque turquoise crystals.

Materials needed for one 7½ inch bracelet as shown:
  • 106 White silver lined Delicas, size 8
  • 460 Silver Seed beads, size 11
  • 24 Swarovski bi-cone crystals, size 3mm (8) orange, (8) yellow, (8) lt. orange
  • 1 Silver Toggle clasp, 14 mm
  • 4 or 6 lb test Fireline or beading thread of choice
Individual Pattern is not available


Charming Ocean Bracelet Charming Ocean Bracelet
From the collection of Nancy Staub

Combine silver jump rings and silver Bali beads into a lovely linked bracelet. Add an assortment of pearls and ocean charms to fill out the links.

Materials needed to make one 7½ inch bracelet as shown:
  • 25 Bali Beads, each 5mm, jump rings must fit through the bead holes easily
  • 33 Silver jump rings, each 5 mm
  • 48 Silver jump rings, each 3 mm
  • 6 Silver charms
  • 13 Silver jump rings, each 9 mm
  • 13 Silver corrugated round beads, each 5 mm
  • 36 Silver daisy spacers, each 4.5 mm
  • 7 Silver rounds, each 2.5 mm
  • 3 Peacock Long pearls, 9-10 mm
  • 4 Grey round pearls, 6mm
  • 3 Blue lapis Round faceted beads, 4mm
  • 1 Montana Blue AB oval faceted fire polished crystal, 6mm
  • 3 Bali bead caps, each 4.5 mm
  • 7 Silver head pins that fit through the pearls, each 1 ½ inches long
  • 1 Toggle clasp, 12 mm
  • 2 pair flat jaw pliers
  • 1 pair round nose pliers
Individual Pattern is not available


Hot, Hot Hex Bracelet Hot, Hot Hex Bracelet
by Sue Moyer

Play with color to create subtle gradations like this flow from ruby red to electric purple to cornflower blue and back again. Your bracelet could blend red-orange-yellow or blue-aqua-green. Great Beginner Peyote Project.

Materials needed for a 7 inch bracelet:
  • 90 Hex beads, Ruby Red, Size 8 (R)
  • 90 Hex beads, Cornflower Blue, Size 8 (B
  • 140 Hex beads, Purple with Red AB, Size 8 (PR)
  • 140 Hex beads, Purple with Blue AB, Size 8 (PB)
  • 450 Seed beads, Transparent Purple, Size 11
  • 1 Purple button with shank, plastic or glass, 12mm
  • Fireline 4 or 6 lb test or beading thread of choice
Individual Pattern is not available


Kids & Beads Kids & Beads: Summer Fun Sun Catchers
by Michelle Hall

A fun, easy, & colorful way to decorate plastic sun catcher shapes using inexpensive craft seed beads and clear drying glue.

Materials needed:
  • Plastic sun catcher shapes
  • Translucent seed beads, size 11 or smaller
  • A variety of pressed glass Czech beads for accents if desired (see Butterfly)
  • Clear drying non-toxic child safe craft glue
  • Craft paintbrush - 1 for each child
  • Paper plates or small cups to catch excess beads
  • Cotton tipped swabs to clean up errors
  • Tooth picks (not too sharp!)
  • Clear suction cup and thread for hanging
Individual Pattern is not available


Tuscan Sun Net Necklace Tuscan Sun Net Necklace
by Sandra D. Halpenny

Radiant & glowing, this lacy and delicate looking netted seed bead necklace looks fabulous on sun-kissed skin.

Materials needed for 15" necklace shown:
  • 33 Fire Polished crystals, each 4mm
  • 8 grams Miyuki Seed beads, size 11
  • 1 shank style button, 10-12 mm
  • Nymo D or C-Lon Thread to match
Individual Pattern is not available


Flirty Fern Fringe Flirty Fern Fringe
by Linda Gettings

Brick stitch 5 twisted bugles into a tube and add several types of fringe to create sumptuous fringed accents fabulous for earring and necklaces.

Materials needed for earring and necklace set shown:
All beads are a mix of blues and greens, specific beads for fringe units:
  • 3750 Seed beads, size 11
  • 47 Blue Twisted Bugles, 6mm
  • 4 Green Twisted Bugles, 12 mm
  • 32 Fire Polished Crystals, 6mm
  • 16 Round-3mm
  • 16 Pinch beads-4mm
  • 21 inches beading wire, 2 crimp beads, & an additional 18" of assorted beads
  • 1 12 mm clasp & Fish hook ear wires
  • 4 lb test Fireline or beading thread of choice
Individual Pattern is not available


Bronze & Silver Bugle Cuff Bronze & Silver Bugle Cuff
by Leanne Lee

A seed bead and metal bugle peyote stitched bracelet with a unique Bronze Age appeal. A Chinese coin could also be used as the centerpiece.

Materials needed for 7½" bracelet:
  • 450 Nickel-silver bugles, 3 mm, Toho brand shown
  • 1200 Bronze seed beads, size 15, Miyuki brand shown
  • 4 Bronze Bali-style metal beads, 3.5 mm
  • 1 Donut shaped silver disk or Chinese coin w/ hole in center, 32 mm shown
  • 1 Bronze metal round bead larger than the hole in your disk or coin
  • 1 Bronze toggle clasp, 12-14 mm in size
  • 4lb or 6lb test Fireline or beading thread of choice
Individual Pattern is not available


Sea Jewels Sea Jewels
by Julie Ann Smith

A seed bead and metal bugle peyote stitched bracelet with a unique Bronze Age appeal. A Chinese coin could also be used as the centerpiece.
NOTE: Pattern is for fish charms only.

Materials needed:
Delica, size 11 bead color numbers listed below.
  • DB 877 Green
  • DB 164 Teal
  • DB 791 Red
  • DB 1379 Purple
  • DB 1592 Yellow
  • DB 1593 Orange
  • DB 200 White
  • DB 10 Black
  • DB 436 Silver
  • DB 1371 Pink
Individual Pattern is not available


Citrine & Bamboo Herringbone Citrine & Bamboo Herringbone

Great summer colors, 40 inches of supple beads to wear many different ways, no clasp needed!

Materials needed:
Delica, size 11 bead color numbers listed below.
  • 6 grams Cream color Delicas, size 11
  • 6 grams Matte Amber color Delicas, size 11
  • 306 Matte Silver lined Amber seed beads, size 8
  • 36 Gold corrugated metal rounds, 3mm
  • 12 Gold corrugated metal rounds, 5mm
  • 6 Citrine or light amber colored glass rounds, 8mm
  • Beading thread of choice
Individual Pattern is not available


Pansy Pill Box Pansy Pill Box
by Deb Moffett-Hall

A handsome 24k gold plated pill box with a subtly shaded pansy peyote panel. A beautiful & thoughtful gift for a woman who needs to carry medication each day.

Materials needed:
Delica, size 11 bead color numbers and quantites are listed below.
  • #200 White, .25 grams
  • #651 Yellow, 5 beads
  • #880 Dark Blue, .25 grams
  • #876 Lt Green, .25 grams
  • #310 Black, .25 grams
  • #881 Lt Blue, .25 grams
  • #1379 Purple, .25 grams
  • #754 Dark Green, .25 grams
  • 1 Pill Box (item MB-Mini Box) from ArtCraftWorld.com
  • Fireline or thread of choice
  • E-600 or epoxy of choice to attach the beadwork to the metal pill box
Individual Pattern is not available

*ArtCraftWorld has gone out of business.
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Product and Book Reviews
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Carolyn Nehring & Allen Ahlvin operate eebeads.com, a unique online bead store.
The Bead Collections, like the sample shown in the photo, are mixed by hand on-site -every bag contains at least a pair of each bead style so you can make tons of matching earrings from one package.

Over 150 projects are available at the site with free instructions!  Order everything to make that project with one click of a button. It's easy to customize your general order size too. Purchase just a few pearls or a whole strand.  "There's no reason for the individual beader to carry a huge inventory of left-over beads just because they needed 5 for a project," Carolyn explains, "We carry the inventory so they don't have too." www.eebeads.com



Crystal Lace Necklace Patterns
By Sandra D. Halpenny


   Sandra has crafted a wonderful book overflowing with "must make" projects. The luscious photographs make it difficult to decide which necklace to stitch first! Begin with "Simple Lace", explore Wedding Lace, Flower Lace, and Butterfly Lace and just keep stitching till you reach the last "Lace Drop" design - you will love them all!

16 different necklaces, 85 pages of exquisitely detailed, carefully illustrated instructions. Order your copy today.
http://www.SandraDHalpenny.com

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