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Issue 31 (Sep/Oct 2010) Autumn Issue
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Purchase at Sova-Enterprises.com, SEARCH using: 00016768

Welcome friends to issue #31
The cooler weather is here again and the summer activities have slowed a bit. Now you can find time to enjoy your stitching! Linda Gettings offers a fun brick stitch cube necklace to showcase a focal bead. Sandra D. Halpenny shares not one but TWO fabulous projects, a lacy seed bead necklace and a delightful peyote bracelet. I've contributed a Silver Bauble circular herringbone necklace design. Michelle has a light and airy Japanese Maple Leaf bracelet and clever eyelet capped peyote beads to customize an art bead bracelet. Celebrate the Holidays with Ronit Florence's peyote bracelets: Honey Apples for the Jewish New Year and Grinning Jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. Speaking of Halloween, Ty Wolfe Designs shares a large peyote panel you will be thrilled to display each year.
Best wishes & full bead dishes, Deb Moffett-Hall - Editor

New Years Apples Bracelet
by Ronit Florence

As part of the Jewish New Year celebrations it is customary to eat an apple dipped in honey to symbolize the wish for the New Year to be good and sweet.
Size: Stitched with size 11 Delicas 6.5" long x 1.5" wide.

Materials, size 11 Delica Beads:
DB # - Qty

DB 201 860
DB 178 978
DB 100 441
DB 723 476
DB 274 253

Individual Pattern available, SEARCH using: 00017378 at Sova-Enterprises.com

Silver Baubles Necklace
by Deb Moffett-Hall

Circular Herringbone with three types of beads accented by loops of seed beads & fire polished crystals.

Materials:

Size 15/o seeds: Dark steel
Toho size 11/o triangles: Nickel silver
Size 11/o seeds: Nickel silver
6mm bugles: Nickel silver
4mm round fire-polished: Hematite
18mm silver toggle clasp
Fireline: 4 or 6lb test
Scissors
Beading needle

Individual Pattern is not available

Japanese Maple Leaves Bracelet
by Michelle Hall

Each autumn the Japanese Maple leaves fade in color & curl into delicate spidery shapes that look lovely scattered among the golden leaves from our other trees.

This bracelet is 7 1/2" as shown; the kit will make a bracelet up to 9" in length.

Full kits are available at www.patternstobead.com.

Materials:

350+ Size 11/o seed beads: Coral color inside clear amber
50+ Size 11/o seed beads: Silver lined gold
12+ Size 8/o seed beads: Silver lined gold
11+ Czech faceted teardrops size 10 x 6mm: Amber
Fireline, 4lb test
Beading needle

Individual Pattern is not available

Cube-Tastic Necklace
by Linda Gettings

Quick and easy! Brick stitch large 4mm cubes to form a bail and necklace to accent a focal bead.

Materials:

350 Cubes 4mm in colors to complement your focal bead
6" rounded 4mm beads for comfort at the back of your neck
25mm or larger focal bead and accent beads for the bottom dangle
Fireline, 4lb test
Beading needle

Individual Pattern is not available

Pumpkin Frolic Bracelet
by Ronit Florence

Celebrate Halloween with grinning pumpkins and candy corn.
Size: Stitched with size 11 Delicas 6.5" long x 1.5" wide.

Materials, size 11 Delica Beads:

DB # - Qty
DB 178 (976)
DB 721 (549)
DB 722 (1012)
DB 201 (260)
DB 274 (171)
DB 727 (30)
Add a button and loop of seed beads for a clasp

Individual Pattern available, SEARCH using: 00017414 at Sova-Enterprises.com

Eyelet Peyote Beads Bracelet
by Michelle Hall

Select Delica colors to complement a prized artisan-made bead like this fabulous pillow style focus bead from Patti Cahill, Dyed in the Fire Designs.

Materials:

Select 4 Delica colors Size 11/o cylinder beads: 3 colors and 1 metallic
Size 1/4" eyelets (look in the scrapbook aisle): 2 per bead
Beading needle
Fireline or thread of choice
Glue (Jeweler's glue, nail polish, liquid stitch, or liquid cement)
Elastic beading cord (Gossamer Floss, Stretch Magic, etc.)
Assorted beads to complete the bracelet

Individual Pattern is not available

Pretty Petals Necklace
by Sandra D. Halpenny

Stitch up some seed bead magic with this darling necklace design. Have fun exploring different color combinations to create different effects.

Materials

*Bead Counts are per repeat, repeat is approximately 1"
A = Miyuki 11/0 SEED bead, 85*
B = Miyuki 11/0 SEED bead, 43*
Nymo D Thread or Fireline, 4 or 6 pound
#11 or #12 beading needle

Individual Pattern is not available

Geometric Beauty Bracelet
by Sandra D. Halpenny

This odd count peyote band uses size 11 Miyuki™ Delica beads. In addition to weaving lacy seed beads Sandra also creates fabulous Peyote designs, here's a taste.

Materials

Cream: Delica bead, #157
Green: Delica bead, #324
Purple: Delica bead, #694
Black: Delica bead, #310 or #010
Nymo D Thread or Fireline (4lb or 6lb)
#11 or #12 beading needle

Individual Pattern is not available

Halloween Fun Tapestry
by Ty Wolfe Designs

8.5" x 11" using Delica beads size 11/o. Even count peyote panel. Stitch a Halloween decoration you'll be thrilled to display each year with an easy to follow word chart.

Materials

Sample uses size 11/o Delicas in 22 colors.
DB-310.
DB-216
DB-858
DB-1051
DB-915
DB-859
DB-751
DB-352
DB-010
DB-762
DB-855
DB-795
DB-785
DB-782
DB-249
DB-242
DB-209
DB-208
DB-853
DB-263
DB-262
DB-748

Individual Pattern is not available

What's New
	The Paper Bead Roller available at Fire Mountain Gems & Beads Remember the fun of making rolled paper beads? This handy little tool makes the rolling process quick, easy, and nearly fool-proof. Rediscover the joys for yourself or share the craft with your children or grandchildren. What a wonderful way to recycle! www.firemountaingems.com

Dyed in the Fire Designs

Patti Cahill, Bead Artist

See the "Eyelet Peyote Beads" project in issue 31 for an example.

mplcahill@madison.main.nc.us
www.patticahill.etsy.com

Bead Kit for the Japanese Maple Leaves Bracelet
by Michelle Hall

High quality bead kits in pretty fabric gift bags so you can make the project exactly as pictured. I will include enough beads to stitch the bracelet any size up to 9" long.

This kit: $20.00 includes US postage.
Please find ordering information at
www.patternstobead.com
or call 215-368-1736 to order your kit.

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