| Lavender Dream |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Diane Fletcher
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Country:
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United Kingdom
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Date Completed:
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May 2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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25
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| This bead has been made with two short tubes of peyote joined together with the Swarovski crystal bicones. |
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Stitch
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Peyote and my own
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Beads Used
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Seed beads, size 11 and 4mm Swarovski bicones.
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Approx Finished Size
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2 cm by 1.5 cm
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Category:
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Hobbyist
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| Blackberry |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Joanna Weymar
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Country:
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Germany
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Date Completed:
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April 2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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24
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| Turquoise and midnight blue beads are clustered together around a central glass pearl. Here I've used them for earrings but the could make a lovely necklace and bracelet, too. |
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Stitch
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RAW, netting
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Beads Used
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glass pearls, 3 mm facets, various seed beads
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Approx Finished Size
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1.8 cm (=3/4 ")
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Category:
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Hobbyist
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| Frost |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Valorie Clifton
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Country:
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USA
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Date Completed:
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7/3/10
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CONTEST Item #:
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23
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| This gorgeous bead is made using a pattern I developed that uses a band of flowers made of 4mm crystals. I strung it on a simple necklace so that the bead is the star of the show! |
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Stitch
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RAW, netting, my own
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Beads Used
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4mm crystal bicones in sapphire and lt sapphire, clear ab coated 11/0 seed beads
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Approx Finished Size
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1 inch diameter
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Category:
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Professional
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| Primavera |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Valorie Clifton
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Country:
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USA
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Date Completed:
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7/3/10
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CONTEST Item #:
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22
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| This bead is a complex design that I created that features panels with flowers in them made of crystal bicones. There are star shapes on the end caps that feature crystal pearls. Inside the bead is a lovely glass pearl. Each side is lovely but I had to pick just one. Enjoy! |
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Stitch
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RAW, my own
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Beads Used
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4mm crystal bicones in lt and dk orchid, 3mm crystal pearls, 11/0 czech seed beads
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Approx Finished Size
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1 inch across
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Category:
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Professional
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| Free Form Peyote |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Phylis Johnson-Silk
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Country:
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USA
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Date Completed:
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February 13, 2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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21
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| Free form peyote stitch over wooden bead. |
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Stitch
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Peyote
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Beads Used
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Glass, delicas, citrine, pearls
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Approx Finished Size
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1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
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Category:
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Hobbyist
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| Raspberry Lemon Drop |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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CJ Bauschka
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Country:
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USA
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Date Completed:
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7/2/10
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CONTEST Item #:
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20
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| Sparkle all the way with this tiny disk,full of brilliant color. Lush fuchsia, with a touch of gold and a lemon yellow drop. |
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Stitch
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RAW
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Beads Used
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3 & 4mm Swarovski Crystals, sz 11 seed beads, Cubic Zirconia drop.
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Approx Finished Size
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1 1/2
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Category:
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Professional
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| The Fortune Teller |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Elizabeth Costales
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Country:
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United States
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Date Completed:
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06/20/2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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19
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| Beaded Rosette with my beaded bead doll attached. The crystal ball is a antique glass button. |
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Stitch
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Peyote & Applique stitch
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Beads Used
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Seed beads and pony beads
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Approx Finished Size
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4 inches across for the Rosette, 1 1/2 inches for this doll
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Category:
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Hobbyist
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| Green Goddess |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Kathy Luli
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Country:
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USA
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Date Completed:
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June 20, 2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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18
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| The central bead is self-supporting with embedded bicone crystals and is flanked by smaller matching beaded beads. The necklace is accented with peyote bead tubes and bicone crystals. |
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Stitch
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Peyote
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Beads Used
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Delica in metallic green and gold, bicone crystals in khaki
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Approx Finished Size
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Central beaded bead: 1 inch x 2 inches: Necklace: 18 inches
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Category:
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Professional
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| Magic box |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Joanna Weymar
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Country:
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Germany
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Date Completed:
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May 2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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17
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| I 'made this up as I went along', with burgundy glass pearls offset by golds and reds |
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Stitch
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netting
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Beads Used
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drops, delicas, glass pearls and seeds
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Approx Finished Size
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The main bead is a 2 cm cube
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Category:
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Hobbyist
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| Satellites |
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Creator/Artist Name:
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Joanna Weymar
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Country:
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Germany
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Date Completed:
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April 2010
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CONTEST Item #:
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16
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| 3 heavily decorated beads, my own version based on a pattern in Bead and Button Magazine. I have used these on a long, asymmetrical necklace. |
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Stitch
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Embellished right angled weave and netting.
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Beads Used
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seed beads, delicas, Swarovski bicones (3 & 4 mm), fire-polished facets over a central glass pearl
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Approx Finished Size
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largest diameter approx.:3 cm
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Category:
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Hobbyist
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