Next Project: Crystal Peyote Bead Weaving

My next project is a Navajo-style "Crystal" peyote bead weaving. The weaving size will be 61 columns X 73 rows - a total of 4,453 beads! These weavings usually take me about 30 hours of beading, so I will be busy for a few days.

Finished Dark Cranberry and Magenta Bordered Diamonds Bracelet

I finished the "Dark Cranberry and Magenta Bordered Diamonds Bracelet." The bracelet's dimensions are 7" x 11/16" (17.9 cm x 1.7 cm) with a sterling silver slide-tube clasp. The bead colors are dark cranberry and black borders with magenta diamonds. Palladium-plated beads were used for the bracelet ends and the highlights.

Started Dark Cranberry and Magenta Bordered Diamonds Bracelet

I started a new version of my "Bordered Diamonds" bracelet design using dark cranberry and magenta beads. The beading dimensions are 13 columns x 97 rows.

Finished Aqua, Fuchsia and Black Bracelet

I finished my "unnamed" bracelet, and have given it the temporary name, "Aqua, Fuchsia and Black Bracelet." The bracelet's dimensions are 7" x  9/16" (17.8 cm x 1.5 cm) with a sterling-silver box clasp.

New Bracelet Without A Name Started

I started a new flat-peyote bracelet today. I haven't given it a name yet, but something will come to me as I work on it. The bracelet's bead dimensions are 11 columns x 96 rows. It uses capri blue, fuchsia, black, squash yellow and palladium-plated beads.

Finished Beading Six-String Fretboard Bracelet

I finished the Six-String Fretboard Bracelet. It's final dimensions are 7-1/2" x 13/16" (19 cm x 2 cm) with a sterling silver slide-tube clasp.

Now Beading Six-String Fretboard Bracelet

I started a new version of my Six-String Fretboard Bracelet. This bracelet has a dark topaz fretboard with hematite-plated "strings", palladium-plated "frets", alabaster white "position markers," and a capri blue "pick." Its bead dimensions are 15 columns x 103 rows.

Finished Flowers & Vines Bracelet

I finished the "Flowers & Vines" peyote bracelet. The bracelet's dimensions are 6-13/16" x 11/16" (17.4 cm x 1.6 cm), and it has a sterling silver slide-tube clasp.

Started Vines & Flowers Bracelet

I started my "Vines & Flowers" bracelet. Its bead dimensions will be 13 columns x 95 rows. I am using fuschia-lined opal for the edges, and alabaster white for the background. The vines will be a semi-transparent green with red, pink and golden-yellow flowers.

Finished Victorian Circles Peyote Bracelet

I completed the Victorian Circles Peyote Bracelet. The bracelet's dimensions are 7" x 11/16" (17.7 cm x 1.7 cm) with a sterling slide-tube clasp.

Started Victorian Circles Peyote Bracelet

I have started a new bracelet called "Victorian Circles." Its bead colors remind me of Victorian clothing and accessories, and the bracelet has 12 light blue circles running through its center. The beading dimensions will be 13 columns by 96 rows.

Finished Modern Lines Flat-Peyote Bracelet

I finished the Modern Lines Flat-Peyote Bracelet. The bracelet's dimensions are 6-13/16" x 7/8" (17.2 cm x 2.2 cm) with a sterling-silver slide-tube clasp. The bracelet's background is opaque alabaster with modern lines in white-lined teal and white-lined topaz. I used palladium-plated beads for the bracelet's ends and highlights.