Showing posts with label Beaded Jewelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beaded Jewelry. Show all posts

Saturday 21 April 2018

Fortuneteller Bangle

Hi There.....Do you like new things?

A few weeks ago someone asked me if I could make a kind of bracelet, like the picture she sent me. It looked real complicated so I told her I wasn't sure I would be able to do that 😧

Then she sent me all kinds of things she found on internet. So I started to google some things and came across the book of Kate McKinnon - Contemporary Geometric Beadwork.

I was so intrigued that I ordered both books on contemporary geometric beadwork. Me and my customer both agreed I would make the Fortuneteller Bangle in the colors purple and pink 😅

I must say that I had to read the pattern more than once to be sure to get it right. That may also be because my native tongue is Dutch and the book was in English. But I managed to make it and was real happy with myself.

Here are some pictures of the one I made 😃





So let me know what you think of it. Would you wear this kind of bracelet? Or would you like to try and make this yourself?
I am gonna make more of those in the future for sure :)

Hope you like my blogpost.....Until next time.....Have a great weekend

Renata (Seadbeady)
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Sunday 21 January 2018

Winter Sales

Hi There......Do you like jewelry?

I sure hope so......cause I decided to raise the discount for my Seadbeady jewelry shop to 40 % for a minimum amount of 30 € total purchase, starting today and ending January 31.

For my other 2 shops SeadbeadyBridesJewel and SeadbeadyArt the discount will stay at 20 % until January 31.

Here are some examples of the kind of jewelry you can find in my shop 😊


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/499927735/statement-ketting-zwart-kristal-ketting?ref=shop_home_active_63


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/490181064/statement-kralentouw-prachtige-vrouwen?ref=shop_home_active_20


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/488520076/roze-halsketting-elegant-vrouwen?ref=shop_home_active_40


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/505010067/zwarte-kralen-juwelen-lagen-armband?ref=listing-shop-header-3


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/588012361/dames-bloemen-hanger-romantische-bloemen?ref=listing-shop-header-0


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/502508103/vlinder-juwelen-beste-kralen?ref=shop_home_active_34


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/500820527/turquoise-vrouwen-armband-romantisch?ref=shop_home_active_2


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/486015206/vrouw-juwelen-statement-geschenk-juwelen?ref=shop_home_active_88


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/541548930/vrouwen-statement-geschenk-uniek?ref=shop_home_active_48


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/526749233/dames-kralen-juwelen-rode-ketting-voor?ref=shop_home_active_64

See something you like? Then hurry up the end of january is near 😀

Hope you like my blogpost........Until next time........Have a great day!

Renata (Seadbeady)


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Tuesday 3 October 2017

Introducing to you - Seadbeady

Hi There..... Lately I have been introducing you to some lovely Etsy shops..... But then I was thinking that I actually haven't introduced my own Seadbeady shop to you 😲

I have told you earlier how I got to be a seedbeadaholic. It all started when I started getting a lot of physical health problems. Bad back for the most part, but also problems in lots of my joints with bad cartilage.

Up until 2008 music was a big part of my life. I was a singer in a choir for 4 years and lead singer in a band for 2 years. I was taking piano lessons and singing lessons in the meantime. But my problems forced me to find another pass time.

So that made me to the passionate beader I am today. Hardly any day goes by without me giving in to my seed bead addiction. It's not so much the bigger beads but the tiny seed beads I mostly work with.

In the beginning I worked with patterns off course. But as I developed more skills my mind started to go crazy. It woke me up in the middle of the night with new patterns that just appeared in my head. And the weird thing is I still remembered them next morning. I never put anything on paper but I just started working and 9 times out of 10 it came out the way I imagined it to be.

That's how it was in the beginning and still is at the moment except for the fact that I don't wake up from the many patterns in my brain anymore. I still regularly use patterns from others, because they inspire me to make my own.

So let me show you some of my very own creations

Statement Women Gift, Statement Women Necklace



Ethnic Bracelet, Delicate Beadwork Statement Bracelet



Statement Beadwork Jewelry, Romantic Beadwork Embroidered Jewelry



Blue Green Womans Necklace, Geometric Beaded Jewelry



Red Beadwork Jewelry Flower Bracelet for Her, Elegant Wife Gift



Christmas Tree Ornament, Holiday Decor, Simple Womans Gift



Tassel Jewelry Bead Rope Womans Necklace, Purple Jewelry for Her



Statement Bead Rope Womans Chic Jewelry, Best Rope Necklaces



Statement Unique Womans Jewelry Beaded Bracelet for Wife



Ring Bearer Box, Wedding Ring Gift Box, Home Decor for Wife



So what do you think of my jewelry? Would really love to know 😃
I sometimes wonder what you would like to see more of .....Is there something I should focus more on? Or make more of? 

I hope you enjoyed my blogpost for today.........Until next time......... Have a great day 

Renata (Seadbeady)


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Sunday 17 September 2017

Introducing to you - Bungalow42 on Etsy

Hey you lovely readers.....Today I wanted to introduce you all to Connie from Bungalow42 on Etsy.

Her shop features very special jewelry pieces. She calls them "seriously whimsical adornments" and I can't find of a better way to describe these very special pieces of work. Like most Etsy sellers she started making them for family and friends. They have been her inspiration, guinea pigs and fan club and encouraged her to open an Etsy shop. 😊

Her "seriously whimsical adornments" pair silver findings, gemstones, seashells, pearls, vintage and handcrafted beads from around the world with delicate but sturdy plastic chain, silk thread or cord and waxed linen thread.  Weight and humor is a major focus in her work. She strives to create lightweight pieces that won't weigh you down but will hopefully make you smile.

This is her advice for those thinking about selling on Etsy.....Do the homework/research. Read the Etsy Success emails and other related documents. Join an Etsy Team.....They are the perfect opportunity to meet other similarly inclined folks to exchange ideas with.

So let me show you some of her lovely handmade pieces.

Jewel Tone Ridged Transparent Lampwork Bells



Kiwi Green Chartreuse and Orange Spiral Lampwork Pendant



Colorful Lightweight Aqua Tropical Bracelet with Coral Red Peruvian Fish 



Wasabi, Dark Teal and Avocado Retro Mod Flower Dangle Earrings



Black Anklet with Colorful Pearls and Open Artisan Spiral



Dark Blue Pearl Bracelet with Golden Lampwork



Red Half Circles with Pearl Earrings



Bright Green Curly Leaf Bracelet



Indigo and Green Hexagon Necklace



Pale Yellow Anklet with Pearls and Tangerine Drops



Real lovely handwork.....don't you agree??  The flower dangle earrings are my favourite and which one is yours ??

Hope you liked my blogpost for today.........Until next time.........Have a great day 😸

Renata (Seadbeady)





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Tuesday 29 August 2017

Confessions of a Seadbeadaholic part 6

So you might have thought that was the end of my story.....sorry to say but you are wrong. 😀

Actually my first real beadworks had a flaw in them, that I discovered only a few weeks later. In the beginning I used a kind of cheap nylon thread. But it didn't last cause after a while it disintegrated spontaneously. I found out the hard way when colleagues who had bought my jewelry came back to me.

So in my honesty I warned other colleagues about this flaw, cause already at that time I wanted my customers to be satisfied, and not be left with their broken pieces. After a while I even started getting their jewelry pieces they bought in stores in order to repair them. I wasn't that fond of it but no is a word that seems so hard to say sometimes.

I couldn't just leave it at that so I started looking for books on beading to make sure I would get it right next time. So I came across this book of the Bead & Button magazine.

And I confess I fell in love with it. Such a great book for beaders. And all the techniques where in there. The most popular ones like brick stitch, herringbone stitch, peyote stitch, right angle weave and many more. And an explanation on materials to use for making beadwork. This was exactly what I needed.

This is one of the bracelets I got from this book that I still make, with an embroidered vine.

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/500820527/turquoise-vrouwen-armband-romantisch?ref=listings_manager_grid&langid_override=0

So halfway 2014 I reopened my Etsy Seadbeady shop. And I must say that it was not a complete disaster this time. I did sell about 1 or on a good month 2 pieces. But I was still happy with that. Cause it meant being able to buy some more supplies without having to feel guilty about it.

But enough for today ......... Hope you enjoyed reading .........Until next time ..........Have a great day

Renata (Seadbeady)


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Saturday 26 August 2017

Seadbeady's Wedding Jewelry Shop

Ahah did you miss me - no - maybe just a little bit

Had my granddaughter over yesterday, she's 1.5 years old,  and I was so tired but fulfilled at the same time. She is so adorable and super energetic 😊

Actually I wanted to tell you about my new Etsy shop. I decided to take the wedding jewelry out of my Seadbeady shop and put it in a new shop SeadbeadyBridesJewel

So that the beautiful brides to be don't have to search through the huge pile of listings from my Seadbeady shop. Haven't got loads in it at the moment. Still in the moving process. So at the moment some are in my Seadbeady and some have moved to my new shop. It's a time consuming process cause I am updating them at the same time. I know it's my own fault 😅

Here are some items I already moved to the new Bridal shop:

White Bridal Jewelry for Her Statement Gemstone Bead Necklace


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/539825766/witte-bruids-juwelen-statement-edelsteen?ref=shop_home_active_3&langid_override=0

Summer Wedding Layered Bracelets, Beadwork Statement Jewelry



https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/552527819/zomer-bruiloft-gelaagde-armbanden?ref=shop_home_active_5&langid_override=0

White Beadwork Jewelry, White Wife Gift, Layers Beads Jewelry for Her



https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/552192407/witte-kralenwerk-juwelen-wit-vrouw?ref=shop_home_active_9&langid_override=0


Elegant Jewelry Beige Necklace for Summer Wedding



https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/552316405/elegante-juwelen-beige-ketting-voor?ref=shop_home_active_8&langid_override=0

Summer Wedding White Beadwork Jewelry, Seed Bead Necklace



https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/538558516/zomer-bruiloft-witte-kralenwerk-juwelen?ref=shop_home_active_6&langid_override=0

At the moment I have 9 items in my shop - but no worries I will make it to more than 30 in a few days - so keep track of my new shop if you are a bride to be. I have a lot of unique one of a kind jewelry pieces that only you could be wearing on your wedding.

Hope you enjoyed .........Until next time.........Have a great weekend.........

Renata (Seadbeady)

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Tuesday 22 August 2017

Confessions of a Seadbeadaholic part 5

Last time I told you about my Fimo episode. Haven't made any more beads lately, but that doesn't mean I will never make them again. Never say never, that's something my husband always says. Actually he says it in Dutch "zeg nooit nooit" .

In my surfing I also discovered the art of beading. Surfing on the internet off course, although I did surf ages ago. Well not that long but I was 22 when I attended a Windsurfing Camp. Nope I am no longer a spring chicken. Ok if you really wanna know I am 54. Eek yes stop reading all the rubbish of this stupid old lady haha.

So now for the ones that are still interested 😁
Here is one channel on youtube that blew my mind away:
https://www.youtube.com/user/Beading4perfectionis
Really you should go and check it out. And I also discovered a magazine that really inspired me
http://www.facetjewelry.com/magazine/bead-button
You might as well check that out at the same time 😎

At first I started with pretty cheap beads I found in the Veritas (Belgian shop) from Gütermann size 9


And I made of lot of pieces with them. Like this one that I made in 2013 😀


The necklace wasn't too bad but a terrible picture again. It's only since 2 years that I have been working hard on improving my pictures. Let me show you one that's in my Etsy shop now and a bit similar to this one.


https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/486821866/kralentouw-juwelen-zus-kralenketting?ref=listings_manager_grid

You could say that there is a slight difference between those pictures. I know what shop to pick if I had to choose between these two pictures. Wouldn't you??

But at the time I didn't see it, don't ask me why? Maybe I was a little too subjective?
So I opened an Etsy shop, thinking my pieces would be good enough to sell.

Eh noooo, off course not. So after half a year of waiting for my first sale I decided to close my shop again.

And I am ending my blogpost too for today.......Until next time.......Hope you enjoyed reading

Renata (Seadbeady)



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Tuesday 15 August 2017

Confessions of a Seadbeadaholic part 3


Time to tell you a bit more about my story on my tiny bead addiction. A big addiction, but tiny beads off course. Last time I told you my necklaces where far to simple and I had sold a few to colleagues. But my business wasn't thriving, if you could call it a business at all.
I needed to find something better if I wanted to make it in the Jewelry business at all. Since my physical health problems had forced me to give up my music (who knows maybe if I have the courage one day I might make a short video of me singing). I really needed to find something to keep me busy during the time my body needed rest. So I had no intention of giving up on this. Must have herited some of my fathers stubbornness. 
I remembered seeing something with thin metal wire that another colleague made. So I started searching the net again to find out how to make those. The net aaah such a wonderful invention, but careful you could get addicted just like me to my beads. And I haven't found a cure. Actually I am still not sure if I even want that cure. I hope this picture is not too shocking, but this is what my first wire necklaces looked like.

I know that's a hideous picture. Sooo sorry 😉 Way to dark, my own shadow on it and way too yellow, or should I say brown. But the necklace itself wasn't that bad, and I did sell a few of those to colleagues again. Haha those poor colleagues, but sweet, they must have felt sorry for me.
But I decided I had bothered them more than enough. I wasn't gonna bring my jewelry pieces to work anymore, only if they asked for it. That's when I found out about creative markets. I bought some materials to be able to make me a stand at those markets. I used an old pasting table and some lawn chairs to be abele to present my goods.
The biggest reward I got on those markets were the great comments from people who admired my work. And I even sold some pieces. Seriously I am not pulling your leg. After deduction of my costs I had about 30 or 40 euro left for buying new supplies. Just like a little girl in a candy store 😀
But the biggest downfall was the pain I was left with afterwards. So much that I could hardly straighten my back. My husband could not understand why I still wanted to do this. He actually really got mad at me sometimes, cause he didn't like to see me in so much pain for such a lousy bit of money.
That"s it for today - hope you enjoyed
Have a great day
Renata (Seadbeady) :)
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Saturday 12 August 2017

Confessions of a Seadbeadaholic part 2

Time to continue my story on how I got to be addicted to those little tiny beads.
You can find the first part of my story on the page Seadbeady's Blog 
My bead journey started with larger and less expensive beads. I didn't have the need to go out and follow workshops so I started my search on the internet to teach myself how to make jewelry. I soon found out that Youtube was a great way to do that. Who knows maybe some day I will be putting on my own tutorials there if I have the nerve lol. But I was really amazed to see out how much you could find there.
So after a bit of studying, I decided to go find the right store to get the supplies I needed. I got myself a pair of flat nose pliers, metal wire, a bead board, scissors, some lobster clasps, split rings, crimp beads and some lovely beads to work with. And this is how my first necklaces looked like.
Would I buy this in a store, oh no sorry not good enough. But at the time I thought they looked wonderful. Ok I admit that I was a little (just a tiny bit) subjective. You can imagine I made a lot more of those, and I wasn't gonna keep them all to myself. At first I gave them away to my nieces or my sisters (I still do sometimes). My daughter wasn't such a fan. Couldn't really understand why not, but I supposed It must have been a matter of taste, right???
But I wanted to make more, and even though they were not the most expensive supplies, they did cost me. So I took my (gorgeous) necklaces to work, to see what my colleagues would think. Who knows maybe I could sell a few. I suppose they must have seen the desperate look in my eyes, cause they did buy a few. Oh my I was over the moon. And as you suspected I went out to buy me some more supplies. To make more necklaces and sell them again. But I soon ran out of colleagues to sell to, even though I was almost begging them. So that was the end of that, and also the end for today.
More about my addiction next time - have a great day
Renata (alias Seadbeady) 😁
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Friday 11 August 2017

Labor Day Sale until september 7

Wanted to let you all know I am having a Labor day sale in my Seadbeady shop on Etsy.

The sale started on august 8 and will be running up until september 7
You will get a 15 % discount when you buy for a minimum amount of 40 €

All the items in my shop are made by myself with needle and special beading thread.
Shipping costs are already included in the price so that there will be no unpleasant surprise at checkout.

To have a peek you can follow this link 😊

Seadbeady

Tx for reading
Have a great day

Renata (Seadbeady)
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