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13 janvier 2008

HAPPY CHRISMAS TALI

HAPPY CHRISMAS TALI
My french friend, Colette, has created this blog for me, for Christmas. There is a little story behind this, that demonstrates so well the best sides of this wonderful virtual world, the Internet. A bit over a month ago, while I was surfing my favorite...
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21 août 2008

Square Pendant by Toika Bridges

Square Pendant by Toika Bridges
The summer vacation is almost over. What a relief! Let's just hope that school will actually start on September 1 st without any strikes. Not al lot of beading has been going on here, but I did make this fabulous design by Toika Bridges: The Square Pendant....
27 avril 2008

It's been ages...

It's been ages...
It's been ages since I wrote my last post here. I guess running a blog requires the kind of responsibility and perseverence I don't quite possess... Anyway, quite a few things have gone by these past two months or so, including quite a few beads. First,...
9 mai 2008

Bouboules, TQBeads, כדורונים - I love them!

Bouboules, TQBeads, כדורונים - I love them!
I've totally fallen in love with those beaded beads, brought to perfection by the author of TQBDesign . They look so simple and clean ! Thanks to Kashaya's tutorial I tried them out and have been making them like crazy lately. The great thing about them...
14 juin 2008

A Reversible Necklace

A Reversible Necklace
I have had these little triangles for quite a while in a range of colors, from different shades of green to yellow-orange to dark purple. I just couldn't make up my mind what to make of them. I thing I must have started 5-6 different things, none of which...
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19 juillet 2008

Frustration :-(

Frustration :-(
Like many other beaders, I was tempted by Laura McCabe's spectacular "Crown Jewels". I chose to make them using some lovely 12mm Swarovski squares (4470). I spent most of last Saturday bezeling them. Since I had no diagram (20$ on Beadpatterncentral.com)...
27 août 2008

More Beaded Beads

More Beaded Beads
I made this Luna bead (designed by Mu) a while ago. My first Cedra bead (by Pencio) was made about the same time. They were paciently laying around in my "elements in waiting" box until it was thier turn to be incorporated into a piece of jewelery. Last...
21 octobre 2008

Kepler's Star

Kepler's Star
Kepler's Star is another great design by the brilliant Gwen Fisher from Beadinfinitum.com . A picture of her gorgeous bracelet was posted on our beading Commune a couple of weeks ago as a decryption challenge. Gwen Fisher's Kepler's Star Bracelet I managed...
17 décembre 2008

Two bracelets and loads of time on my hands

Two bracelets and loads of time on my hands
These days I have a lot of time on my hands. No it is not really very good news. I am one of the victims of the economical situation. I got laid off a couple of weeks ago. So between job hunting, and being a "Stay-at-home-Mom" (SAHM), I make time for...
21 janvier 2009

Pitaya Necklace

Pitaya Necklace
I immediately fell in love with those lovely little conifer cones I saw on Mariposa 's blog. She calls them Pitaya after the exotic fruit. To me they look more like conifer cones. Anyway, my dear friend Orly referred me to the schema and it was the perfect...
2 octobre 2009

Back to blogging.

Back to blogging.
How do I start a new post after almost half a year of absence from this blog? Am I supposted to apologize or something? Probably. But I don't think I will. Here are some new pieces that I felt like showing to the world: I love the simplicity and cleanliness...
10 octobre 2009

More new work

More new work
I'm on a roll! I spent the weekend bringing some pieces to their happy completion. I have to confess. have this annoying tendency to start numerous projects simultaneously and not finish most of them. Some I leave somewhere along the line because I don't...
29 novembre 2009

Autumn

Autumn
My mom brough back with her from her visit to the States two fabulous new beading books for me. "Beaded Opulence" by Marcia Decoster and "Bead Fusion" by Rachel Nelson- Smith. I just couldn't put them down. I loved everything about those two books: the...
18 décembre 2009

Friendly Challenge - Beaded Lace

Friendly Challenge - Beaded Lace
My dear friend Coco from Labijoutisse is a very talented beader who has managed to create her own distinctive personal style of beaded lace. A while ago Coco invited the visiters of her blog to join her in a friendly challenge to create a necklace by...
19 février 2010

Göreme

Göreme
Last week I decided to make Marcia de Coster's bracelet Cappadocia from her wonderful book "Beaded Opulence". The only 3 mm filepolished beads I had enough of (706 units!) was a pale transparent green. I had about a third of the amount with an AB finish...
4 avril 2010

Necklace for Turquoise Color Challenge

Necklace for Turquoise Color Challenge
There are so many beading challenges going on all over the beadingsphere! Once in a while I feel like joining. This was the case with Margie Deeb's Turquoise Color Challenge on the Art Bead Scene blog. I have to admit that the palette did not immediately...
13 juillet 2008

Not very modest...

Not very modest...
I consider this to be my best work so far. I am totally in love with it. I only wish the picture could reflect its real beauty. I think this one is closer to the true colors. Some color references: The rivoli is Vitrail Medium 18 mm. The delicas are db0023...
25 février 2008

Octahedral Beads Necklace for my Mother's Birthday

Octahedral Beads Necklace for my Mother's Birthday
My mother's birthday was on February 11th. These past couple of weeks have been so hectic, I could not find the time or energy to post some pictures of the necklace made of these fabulous beaded beads. Here are a couple of the beads and the necklace I...
1 février 2008

Bat Mitzva Celebration

Bat Mitzva Celebration
My oldest daughter, Hadas, turned 12. In our Jewish culture, this is not just a regular birthday. It is called the "Bat Mitzva". It is a type of a rite of passage, signifying that the girl passes from childhood and enters into adulthood. Well, adulthood...
19 janvier 2008

Exploring Beaded Beads

Exploring Beaded Beads
For some time now I have been fascinated with the concept of beaded beads. I just love the geometry and the fact that although they take some concentrated effort to create, they provide quick gratification. Besides, they are beautiful. My first attempt...
11 mai 2011

Waking up from a year-long winter sleep.....

Waking up from a year-long winter sleep.....
It has been over a year since I last blogged. I must be the worst blogger on the entire Internet. But I haven't been completely idle during this year. I have accomplished quite a bit of beading and I have the jewelery to proove it. I decided not to bombard...
14 mai 2011

A Netted Donut to match Trellis Necklace

A Netted Donut to match Trellis Necklace
The BeadMavens is a wonderful group of talented beaders, who share their knowledge, ideas and creativity with the rest of us beaders. On Fridays they sometimes publish a free tutorial, courtesy of one of the group's members. Back in March, NEDbeads offered...
16 mars 2009

My First Art Fair

This weekend I am participating for the first time at an artfair. Shabbat Omanim - Artists Weekend, has been held in Kiryat Tivon, where my mother lives, on on the weekend before Passover for the past 15 years or so. Kiryat Tivon is a beautiful, pittoresque...
27 février 2010

Second Friendly Beaded Lace Challenge

Second Friendly Beaded Lace Challenge
Once again I participated in Coco's Friendly Challenge of creating a piece of beaded lace jewelery after a motif proposed by the talented Colette L'hopitale-Navarre. Here is my necklace: Check out all the other wonderful creations made for this chall...
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