Saturday, January 29, 2022

Rattan Band - Ivory & Bronze

RATTAN BAND

  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
  • 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
  • 11/0 seed beads Toho "Opaque Black" (49)
  • GemDuo beads "Chalk Beige Lumi"



Once again, I used Toho seed beads for the accent color because I only have matte black in Miyuki beads. I really wanted to use red for the accent color but I don't have any seed beads in opaque red.

You can buy Deb's "Rattan Band" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.


 

Monday, January 24, 2022

Rattan Band - Turquoise Bronze & Pewter

RATTAN BAND

  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
  • 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222))
  • 11/0 seed beads Toho "Opaque Turquoise Blue Marbled" (1207)
  • DiamonDuo beads "Turquoise Bronze"



For today's "Rattan Band", I decided to take a chance and use Toho seed beads for the accent color because I didn't have a matching Miyuki color. I was lucky that these particular beads didn't cause any issues and I don't recommend using Toho seed beads for the main color. They are too big and will cause the beadwork to do crazy things. 

In case you are wondering why I have listed 8/0 seed beads in today's and yesterday's bead lists, that's because I added one on each end of my bracelets for attaching a jump ring for the clasp.

You can buy Deb's "Rattan Band" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.


 

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Editing Beadwork Photos

The bracelet that I blogged about HERE yesterday was particularly challenging to get the bead colors to look correct. I thought you might be interested in seeing how a photo looks when it comes out of my camera vs how it looks after I do the color correction and other editing. When you see how bad the "before" photo looks below, bear in mind that it was the best of the six shots that I took of that pose. I generally take four to six shots of each of the poses and have to choose the ones that I think look the best.

Below is the original photo as it looked straight from my camera. Note that I already cropped and resized the photo.


And, here is how it looks after I used all sorts of filters and tools in Paint Shop Pro to make it look as close to realistic as possible:


By the way, I made another "Rattan Band" yesterday in a very pretty colorway. I will blog about it as soon as I am able to take photos of it. 

Saturday, January 22, 2022

Rattan Band - Matte Ultra Green & Bronze

RATTAN BAND

  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Matte Metallic Bronze" (2006)
  • 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Matte Metallic Bronze" (2006)
  • 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Matte Metallic Tarnish" (2091)
  • GemDuo beads "Ultra Green Luster Matte"



I finally got around to trying Deb Roberti's "Rattan Band" pattern. I love how this bracelet feels. It is soft and flexible as you can see in the photo below. I have two or three more colorways that I'd like to try with this pattern. 

You can buy Deb's "Rattan Band" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.