I recently got some PaisleyDuos and some very tiny teardrop-shaped beads called DropDuos. I don't know of any patterns for DropDuos so I just made up some samples of simple flower-shaped earrings to try them out. The earrings in the photo above are very tiny and cute. They're only about half an inch in diameter. While I like these earrings, I'm hoping to find ways to use these beads to embellish bracelets.
UPDATE 3/19/19: I mentioned this in the comments and thought I should also tell you about it here in case you are wondering why one earring has rounded petals and the other has pointed ones. Although I used the same number of 15/0 beads on both earrings, the gold DropDuos are quite a bit fatter than the teal ones, probably due to the thick gold coating that they added. I ended up with some slack on the teal earring so I wove around again and skipped the center bead on each petal and made it pop out to form a point.
- 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
- DropDuo beads "Teal Luster"
- 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
- DropDuo beads "Aztec Gold"
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki/Czech "Vintage Copper" (CZ01770)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki/Czech "Vintage Copper" (CZ55003)
- PaisleyDuo beads "Copper Splash Turquoise Green"
With the PaisleyDuos, I made a sample earring using Deb Roberti's free "Petite Paisley Earrings" pattern which you can download HERE. I've blogged about this pattern before but I previously made the earrings with ZoliDuos. Read my post HERE.
I was very surprised to see how much of a size difference there is between ZoliDuos and PaisleyDuos even though they are supposedly interchangeable in patterns. They both certainly work well this earring pattern anyway. The pattern calls for some 15/0 seed beads but I don't have any in this copper color so I just used 11/0 beads instead in my sample earring. In the photo below, you can see my sample earring next to two earrings made with the same pattern and ZoliDuos.
I got my DropDuos and PaisleyDuos HERE at Queen City Bead on Etsy.
There are a few dropduo patterns at Potomac but you have to pay for them.
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I don't know of any free ones.
Thanks for the link, Sneaky. I will probably start by looking through my stash of patterns for ones where I might be able to insert some DropDuos in between the beads.
DeleteDid you do something differently for the teal coloured dropduo earrings vs. the aztec gold one, because the teal one is more pointy and the aztec gold one more rounded? Or is it simply due to a difference in finish on the dropduo's?
ReplyDeleteThe earrings might be relatively simple, but they're SUPER cute!
Hi Helen. I should have explained that in my post but by the time I took the photos and typed the article, I'd forgotten why I'd done that. Although I used the same number of 15/0 beads on both earrings, the gold DropDuos are quite a bit fatter than the teal ones, probably due to the thick gold coating that they added. I ended up with some slack on the teal earring so I wove around again and skipped the center bead on each petal and made it pop out to form a point.
DeleteThanks! Sometimes those different finishes can be a nuisance when you expect a certain outcome...
DeleteThose earrings are SO pretty! I can't wait to get my hands on some of the new beads coming out!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Terri.
DeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lorie.
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