FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Nickel Plated" (190)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Nickel Plated" (190)
- ZoliDuo beads "Jet"
- IrisDuo beads "Metallic Violet"
The metallic seed bead color that goes best with this colorway is silver. I only had Miyuki nickel plated seed beads in 15/0 and 11/0 so I tried substituting Toho's nickel plated seed beads for the 8/0 beads. Unfortunately, Toho beads don't work at all with this pattern because they're too big. Fortunately, Claire, from Supply Emporium, has the hard to find Miyuki 8/0 nickel beads in her Etsy shop so I was able to make today's bracelet once I got the beads. Supply Emporium has Miyuki nickel plated beads in 15/0, 11/0, 8/0 as well as 6/0. Clicking on each bead size will take you to its page in her Etsy shop. My blog readers can get 15% off any order over $30 using the coupon code "15BLOG".
Because the motifs are so large on this bracelet, you may need to be creative with the way you attach your clasp so make it fit. For my 6-inch wrist, I need six motifs and my bracelet will be a little too loose but still acceptable. The bracelet I'm blogging about today has seven motifs and it needed to fit an 8-inch wrist. Luckily I had this extra long toggle clasp which, along with extra jump rings, made the bracelet long enough. Seven motifs with an oval magnetic clasp and one jump ring on each end will exactly fit a 7 1/2-inch wrist. The seven motif bracelet that I blogged about HERE measures 8 inches long and fits a size 7 1/2-inch wrist perfectly with the clasp and jump rings that I used. Today's bracelet measures a little less than 9 inches and will just barely fit an 8-inch wrist size because of the longer clasp.
You can buy Akke Jonkhof's "For Your Eyes Only" bracelet pattern in her Etsy shop, HERE. Queen City Bead on Etsy has ZoliDuos as well as IrisDuos. My blog readers get a 10% discount by using the code "Bead10".
Below is a small sample of another colorway that I've decided not to make into a bracelet:
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Light Bronze" (457L)
- ZoliDuo beads "Alabaster Lila Vega Luster"
- IrisDuo beads "White Teal Luster"
The content of this post has been moved to my tangle blog HERE.
PRINCESS EARRINGS
- 15/0 seed beads Miyuki "Metallic Chocolate" (461)
- 4mm bicones "Light Amethyst" (Chinese)
- 4mm fire polished beads "Pink Coral Moon Dust"
I made this pair of "Princess Earrings" to go with one of my favorite bracelets. I like the "Printemps Earrings" that I previously made to go with it, but I wanted some larger earrings in the same colorway. All three patterns that I used to make the set below are free ones.
Click HERE to download the free "Princess Earrings" pattern. Click HERE to download Deb Roberti's free "Bowtie Bracelet" pattern. Click HERE to download her free "Printemps Earrings" pattern.
I originally blogged about this "Bow Tie Bracelet" HERE and these "Printemps Earrings" HERE.
Unfortunately, these pretty fire polished beads have been discontinued. However, I found a few places online that still have some in stock:
Aura Crystals (1 left)
Lakikaisupply Etsy (7 left)
BeachCastleBeads Etsy (7 left)
lanabeads2 Etsy (1 left)
DrBead Etsy (9 left)
Simply Beads (15 left)
BobbiThisnThat Etsy (2 left)
The content of this post has been moved to my tangle blog HERE.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Light Pewter" (4221)
- ZoliDuo beads "Alabaster Mint Luster"
- IrisDuo beads "Metallic Aqua"
I love this pretty colorway. This blue is a relatively new color and I'm starting to see more and more kinds of beads in this color. It's the same color as the 2-hole cabochons that I used to make the "Demoiselle" bracelet that I blogged about HERE. I also have SuperDuos in this color but I'm not sure if I've used them to make anything yet. The color also goes by the name "Satin Metallic Arctic Blue".
You can buy Akke Jonkhof's gorgeous "For Your Eyes Only" bracelet pattern in her Etsy shop, HERE. Queen City Bead on Etsy has ZoliDuos as well as IrisDuos. My blog readers get a 10% discount by using the code "Bead10".
Baubles & Beads will close for good on November 1st. Between now and then, everything is 60% off.
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
- 11/0 Czech seed beads "Vintage Copper" (CZ01770)
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
- ZoliDuo beads "Pastel Petrol"
- IrisDuo beads "Vintage Copper"
I wanted to use these copper Czech seed beads because they perfectly match the color of the IrisDuos. However, I only have them in 11/0 so I used pewter 8/0 beads. I also used pewter 11/0 seed beads in the center of each motif so that there wouldn't be copper seed beads next to the copper IrisDuos.
You can buy Akke Jonkhof's gorgeous "For Your Eyes Only" bracelet pattern in her Etsy shop, HERE. Red Panda has the copper seed beads HERE.
Queen City Bead on Etsy has ZoliDuos as well as IrisDuos. My blog readers get a 10% discount by using the code "Bead10".
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
- ZoliDuo beads "Turquoise Travertine"
- IrisDuo beads "Copper"
I now have ZoliDuo beads in a few more colors plus I have enough now to make a proper bracelet like I showed you in THIS post. It won't have a purple motif in the center like my sample bracelet. I made another "For Your Eyes Only" bracelet yesterday that I will show you as soon as I can take photos of it. My plan is to make three or four more colorways with this pattern and then I will need to focus on making some Christmas beadwork and other projects.
You can buy Akke Jonkhof's gorgeous "For Your Eyes Only" bracelet pattern in her Etsy shop, HERE.
Queen City Bead on Etsy has ZoliDuos and IrisDuos. My blog readers get a 10% discount by using the code "Bead10".
