Wavy Seed Beads Bracelet - Matte Starlight & Bronze

WAVY SEED BEADS BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Permanent Finish Matte Galvanized Starlight (557PFF)
• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
• 8/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
• 4mm druks "Bronze"

Click HERE to watch the video tutorial for this bracelet on the Sonysree Creations YouTube channel. Read my previous post about the video HERE. Although the video suggests decreasing the number of beads when using Toho beads, I followed the Miyuki version of the tutorial when making today's bracelet. As you can see, the Miyuki version works just as well with Toho beads as it does with Miyuki beads.

 

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YouTube Beading Tutorial - Wavy Seed Beads Bracelet

WAVY SEED BEADS BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Teal Picasso" (4516)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Opaque Tan" (493)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 4mm druks "Bronze"

I saw a video for making this pretty bracelet HERE on the Sonysree Creations YouTube channel the other day. I just had to make one so I looked through my stash of Miyuki seed beads for three colors that would work together. Although Miyuki makes my favorite metallic seed bead colors, they have a very poor selection of colored seed beads. Toho makes a lot of very nice seed bead colors, and I have quite a few in my stash, but I wanted to try the Miyuki version first to learn the pattern. Since I have so few 11/0 Miyuki colors, I chose two colors that I thought might not look too bad together. I'm actually quite pleased with the colors as well as the bracelet design.

This bracelet is really just a sample so I will take it apart and remake it more carefully the next time. I mainly wanted to learn how to make the pattern and also to see how many motifs it would take to fit my wrist. Nine motifs is perfect for my size. The beadwork has a soft, flexible feel and the bracelet is about 3/4 inches wide. I added an 8/0 seed bead on each end so that I could attach my clasp with jump rings like I usually do. This bracelet takes a lot of thread. I estimate that my small bracelet took about 8-9 yards of Nymo D. You will also need quite a few of the outer metallic seed beads.

• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Matte Galvanized Lilac" (554F)
• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Hybrid Blue Metallic Suede" (Y613)
• 4mm druks "Bronze"

In the video she shows two ways of making the bracelet; one for Miyuki beads and one for Toho beads. After making the Miyuki version, I made the smaller sample at the top in the above photo using Toho beads as directed by the video. She has you reduce the number of beads when using Toho brand. I wasn't happy with the way the druk bead fit so tightly in the center and it caused the motif to bulge a bit. To satisfy my curiosity, I decided to try using the same number of Toho seed beads as in the Miyuki version. I'm glad that I tried that because it came out so much nicer as you can see in the bottom sample. I highly recommend just following the Miyuki tutorial even if you're going to use Toho seed beads. Since I haven't made a complete bracelet with Toho beads, I don't know yet how many motifs I will need.

 

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SuperDuo Tile Earrings - Ruby & Ivory

SUPERDUO TILE EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Opaque Tan" (493)
• SuperDuo beads "Ruby Luster"
• SuperDuo beads "Opaque Ivory White"

You can buy Deb Roberti's "SuperDuo Tile Bracelet & Earrings" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table. Note that Deb's pattern does not call for any 8/0 seed beads. I changed the top of my earrings to accommodate jump rings to attach the earring wires. I also used groups of three accent color seed beads on the outer edge instead of four beads because they fit the space better.

 

SuperDuo Tile Earrings - Ultra Green & Chocolate

SUPERDUO TILE EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Hybrid Opaque Luster Green" (Y182)
• SuperDuo beads "Chocolate White Luster"
• SuperDuo beads "Opaque Ultra Green Luster"

You can buy Deb Roberti's "SuperDuo Tile Bracelet & Earrings" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table. Note that Deb's pattern does not call for any 8/0 seed beads. I changed the top of my earrings to accommodate jump rings to attach the earring wires. I also used groups of three accent color seed beads on the outer edge instead of four beads because they fit the space better.

 

SuperDuo Tile Earrings - Violet & Turquoise

SUPERDUO TILE EARRINGS

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Nickel Plated" (190)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Nickel Plated" (190)
• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Hybrid Matte Grey Bronze Vega" (Y862F)
• SuperDuo beads "Opaque Violet White Luster"
• SuperDuo beads "Pink Luster Turquoise"

You can buy Deb Roberti's "SuperDuo Tile Bracelet & Earrings" pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table. Note that Deb's pattern does not call for any 8/0 seed beads. I changed the top of my earrings to accommodate jump rings to attach the earring wires. I also used groups of three accent color seed beads on the outer edge instead of four beads because they fit the space better.

The SuperDuo colors that I used are difficult to get to look right in photos, especially the violet ones. Those beads are a pretty "dusty" purple color and the turquoise ones have specks of almost the same color purple on them. They really do go perfectly together. Below are some swatches to give you a better idea of the colors:

 

Cali Ovals Bracelet - Lilac Vega

CALI OVALS BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Toho "Nickel Plated" (711)
• 8/0 seed beads Toho "Nickel Plated" (711)
• Cali beads "Chalk Lumi Purple"
• SuperDuo beads "Opaque Nebula"
• 4mm druks "Lilac Vega Luster"

Claire Lee from Supply Emporium has a new bracelet pattern called "Cali Ovals Bracelet". You can buy her pattern HERE on Etsy. Claire also has some bead packs available for this bracelet as well as Cali beads. You can also buy Cali beads at Queen City Bead on Etsy, Potomac Bead Company and Red Panda Beads.

The pattern shows how to add a button and loop clasp but I opted to use 8/0 seed beads on the ends and jump rings on mine.

As you can see, I only made five motifs this time because six is too many for my six inch wrist. To make it fit, I added an extra "bridge" on each end as well as an extra jump ring for the clasp. Since I used Toho seed beads to make today's bracelet, they likely made it slightly longer than if I had used Miyuki beads. It remains to be seen if I will need to make any other tweaks to make my two previous bracelets fit because I made both of them with Miyuki seed beads.

 

Cali Ovals Bracelet - Blue Turquoise Picasso

CALI OVALS BRACELET

• 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
• 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
• Cali beads "Blue Turquoise Picasso"
• SuperDuo beads "Turquoise Blue Picasso"
• 4mm druks "Latte Luster"

Claire Lee from Supply Emporium has a new bracelet pattern called "Cali Ovals Bracelet". You can buy her pattern HERE on Etsy. Claire also has some bead packs available for this bracelet as well as Cali beads. You can also buy Cali beads at Queen City Bead on Etsy, Potomac Bead Company and Red Panda Beads.

The pattern shows how to add a button and loop clasp but I opted to use 8/0 seed beads on the ends and jump rings on mine.

Just like yesterday's bracelet, this one came out too big for my six inch wrist. Six motifs will fit a 6 1/2" to 6 3/4" wrist depending on the beads that are used.