New Tutorial! Marie Antoinette and Bloody Mary

My workshop went really well the other day… it was nice teaching again after a really long pause and I’m looking forward to teaching more in the future! :-)

The students made some beautiful variation of the leather cuff in lots of colours; khaki, black, red on black leather, brown… it was really nice seeing everyone pick their favourite colour and come up with a totally different look for their cuffs

Here is the tutorial for that class:

PDF Tutorial - Bloody Mary Bead Embroidery Leather Cuff - Instructions ONLY

This tutorial will show you how to embellish around a cab using Swarovski crystals and pearls. Here are two versions I made:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cabochon used for this tutorial is a vintage (c. 1940s) glass cab.  I have a few of these cabs available for sale (contact me for details) if you want to make the exact cuff, but you can substitute the cab with any other similar sized cab.

I think I’m going to make another colour today…. hmmm maybe a black version…. :-)

Wishing everyone happy beading and a great weekend ahead! :-)

Chocolate Cuff - Workshop

After a long absence from teaching workshops, I’m happy to announce that I will be teaching a workshop on Wednesday afternoon 16th February at Bogal Ltd. in Ranana.

The workshop will last 3 1/2 hours where I will show how to bead-embroider around a cabochon, embellish it with crystals and pearls and how to construct a leather-covered metal cuff.

The workshop is open to all levels and no previous experience is necessary. All materials will be supplied.

For more details and to book a place please contact Gloria, details found by clicking on the following link: http://bogal.biz/149465/CHOCOLATE-CUFF

Looking forward to it!!! :-)

Happy beading! :-)

School of Everything

I just received an e-mail from one of the founders of a new site called School of Everything, which is a community dedicated to teaching and learning... what a great idea.... of course I signed up!!! :-)

 

Here is part of the e-mail I received, which explains it much better than I ever could:

"We're a web site where teachers in any subject, anywhere in the world, can advertise for free and find new students.

We've been described as 'MySpace for teachers' and 'eBay for knowledge' ( but the way I like to explain it is that if Etsy is a space where people can sell their creations, School of Everything is all about learning - or teaching - the skills you need to create. We launched in September 2008 and already have teachers offering classes in thousands of subjects.

Beading is one of the top searches on School of Everything - there are so many people out there who want to learn to make beautiful things but are looking for a teacher to support them. "

Sounds great to me... so, as I said... I signed up!!! :-) go check it out... let me know what you think... they have an Arts & Crafts section: http://schoolofeverything.com/category/artscrafts