- 15/0 seed beads "Bright Brown Bronze" (457P)
- 11/0 seed beads "Bright Brown Bronze" (457P)
- 8/0 seed beads "Bright Brown Bronze" (457P)
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Opaque Avocado Pink Marbled" (1209)
- 3mm bicones "Bittersweet AB" (from China)
I adapted my earrings from a free Russian tutorial that you can find HERE. Read my previous post for information about what I changed HERE.
UPDATE: I have removed the link to the tutorial because it leads to an infected website.
I don't know what brand the bronze seed beads are and I've only seen this color in a couple of places. It's similar to Toho's "Bright Bronze" (221) but a little more reddish. I bought mine from Charlene's Beads but she has sold out of all but the 11/0 beads in this color. I only bought them because I like to have a variety of metallic seed bead colors.
ARABELLA EARRINGS
- 15/0 seed beads Miyuki with Czech Coating "Full Labrador" (CZ27000)
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki with Czech Coating "Full Labrador" (CZ27000)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki with Czech Coating "Full Labrador" (CZ27000)
- DiamonDuo beads "Matte Silver"
I made these earrings to go with the blue and silver "Roundabout" bracelet that I blogged about yesterday, HERE. I would have used blue DiamonDuos but the shade of blue that I have isn't quite the same blue as the MiniDuos in the bracelet. In any case, silver earrings are more versatile.
You can download my free "Arabella Earrings" pattern HERE. There are links in the bead list to Red Panda to buy the silver seed beads.
ROUNDABOUT BRACELET
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki with Czech Coating "Full Labrador" (CZ27000)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki with Czech Coating "Full Labrador" (CZ27000)
- DiamonDuo beads "Matte Silver"
- MiniDuo beads "Opaque Blue Luster"
Here is another "Roundabout" bracelet made with DiamonDuo beads. I really love this pattern and will make more of these bracelets when I get some more MiniDuos. The only place where I've seen these Full Labrador silver seed beads is at Red Panda. I've added links to them in the bead lists.
You can buy Deb's pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.
ROUNDABOUT BRACELET
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (4222)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (4222)
- DiamonDuo beads "Antique Chrome"
- MiniDuo beads "Matte Antique Silver" aka "Jet Silver Luster"
- 3mm fire polished beads "Antique Silver" aka "Antique Chrome"
Have you noticed that the main 2-hole beads in a lot of Deborah Roberti's bracelet patterns are interchangeable? For example, her "Fanfare Bracelet" pattern can be made with either Silky beads, Honeycomb beads or CzechMates. The other day Deb mentioned that she had updated her "Roundabout Bracelet" pattern after she discovered that it works great with DiamonDuos. She said that they make the design look quite different than when it's made with other kinds of 2-hole beads and she was absolutely right. I liked the design before but I LOVE the way it looks with DiamonDuos because the opening in the center of the motif is a lot smaller. For comparison, below is one of Deb's bracelets made with 2-hole cabochons and below that is one made with DiamonDuos:
See how the DiamonDuos nearly close up the hole in the center of the motif. It almost looks like a different design, doesn't it? You can buy the pattern HERE at Around the Beading Table.
I made my bracelet in a monochrome pewter/silver colorway to go with my pair of "Arabella" earrings that have the same color DiamonDuos. I blogged about my free earring pattern HERE. I think they make a very nice set and I'll be able to wear it with a lot of different outfits.
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I bought the "Matte Antique Silver" MiniDuos from Aura Crystals but they are sold out of them at the moment. However, you can get the same color at Red Panda, HERE. They just go by a different name there. The color codes are the same so I'm sure they're the same beads.
I found the "Antique Silver" fire polished beads at BeadsParade on Etsy, HERE. I haven't seen those anywhere else and that shop also has that color in 4mm and 6mm fire polished beads and also in SuperDuos. These two gorgeous silver finishes are popping up in all kinds of beads lately and I love them both. The lighter silver beads go very nicely with Miyuki's "Duracoat Galvanized Light Pewter" (4221) seed beads and the darker, tarnished-looking beads go well with Miyuki's "Duracoat Galvanized Pewter" (4222). I tried both seed bead colors with this pattern and loved them both. Here is a photo of my two samples:
The top sample has "Light Pewter #4221" seed beads and the bottom sample was made with "Pewter #4222" seed beads. I decided to go with the darker seed beads because I think they bring out the details in the motif a little more.
Unfortunately, I don't know of any place that has the "Antique Chrome" DiamonDuos in stock at the moment. Keep a lookout for them at QueenCityBead on Etsy and also at Red Panda. They are currently out of stock in both places but hopefully they will get more soon.
FARFALLE BRACELET
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
- SuperDuo beads "Opaque Green Luster"
- 4mm fire polished beads "Turquoise Amber Picasso"
- 6mm druks "Turquoise Picasso"
The "Farfalle Bracelet" pattern is by Deborah Roberti and you can buy it HERE at Around the Beading Table. You can get the beads needed to make a bracelet in the same colors that I used from SupplyEmporium on Etsy. Readers of my blog can get 15% off orders over $30 by using the coupon code: 15BLOG. Links to the beads are in the supply list at the top of this post.
- 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Higher Metallic Matte Blue Haze" (512F)
- 3mm bicones "Green-Pink-Yellow" (from China)
I blogged about this earring pattern about a year ago HERE and I never showed you these two complete pairs that I've made since then. I adapted my earrings from a free Russian tutorial that you can find HERE. Read my previous post for information about what I did differently than the original tutorial.
UPDATE: I have removed the link to the tutorial because it leads to an infected website.
- 15/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Antique Bronze" (223)
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Gilded Marble Turquoise" (1703)
- 3mm bicones "Light Topaz AB" (from China)
Here is the Romantic Era calendar for April:
