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Turquoise tubes
I bought these fat white heart tubes a while ago, the seller thought they were either Czech or French. I’m guessing Czech, but I’m really not that knowledgeable. They’re large in diameter, with large holes. A 15 would fit inside. I’ve been messing around with paper and pencil, and then with beads, trying to figure…
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Another small pendant
The Swarovski is lime, and the seeds are a gold-lined teal, with gold-plated charlottes. I like the effect!
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Cabled herringbone again
Okay, I should just follow instructions. Color me stubborn! But I love these beads, and wanted to give it a try – those beads on the edge are a great matte ab root beer brown. They’re too big, though, they really need to be the same size as the internal herringbone rows, the green beads. …
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Cabled herringbone
The February 2009 issue of Bead & Button has instructions for cabled herringbone, designed by Rae Arlene Reller. Herringbone is one of my favorite stitches, and I found this very appealing, so I gave it a shot. The blue and purple are French 10’s, fat beads. I increased the width of the herringbone stitch by…
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Markdowns in the Remembering Cindy Etsy shop!
As promised, we are marking down the items remaining in the Etsy shop, except for the panels, the postcards of the panels, and I believe one doll. Everything other than that is 25% off – please consider making a purchase, all proceeds are going to the American Lung Association. To read more about this project,…