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Seed Beads: How to Measure Them and More
2007-12-06 09:48:00
I have been intending writing a bit about beads, especially seed beads, for a while now. This post is made up of two parts: ü How you measure seed beads? ü What are the different and famous seed beads available to us? How you measure seed beads? As many jewellery makers know, seed beads are measured by a /0 number system. The seed beads are placed in a straight line at first. And then the number of beads that fit comfortably within 1 inch is counted. If suppose 12 beads come within the space of 1 inch, then the beads are measured as 12/0. What are the different and famous seed beads available to us? I have been making bead jewellery for quite sometime now. Earlier I had to buy beads from shops and stores from near and far, and I had little option to choose from. But now with quite a few good web sites providing seed beads I can lay my hands on famous Japanese seed beads and also Czech seed beads. They are easy to work with and also quite beautiful to l...
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My Purse of Seed Beads
2007-12-06 09:39:00
Although I love making jewellery and I have pursued this hobby from a long time now, but I was bored of making necklaces and bracelets all the time. Now I wanted to go ahead and make something more challenging. While out shopping in a big women's store the other day, I came across a small purse that was made of seed beads and it really triggered my imagination. I came back home and logged on to my favourite site www.e-beads.co.uk and ordered for some Czech beads and some Japanese Toho beads. When I received my parcel, I immediately started working on the purse. With a little design in mind, I began. At first it was difficult to work on seed beads, they were too tiny to deal with. Well, that made the work more challenging and all the more fun. After a while, I got used to working with seed beads and in no time it was kind of smooth for me. Now I have a beautiful blue purse all made up of beads and the best part is the feeling that I made it. Now my friends are also intereste...
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Seed Beads and A Friend in Need – Are My Best Friends Indeed
2007-11-02 08:35:00
Seed Beads Just one day before my show, I found out that the black dress that I chose to wear had got damaged and I was flabbergasted and immensely disappointed. I had set everything – all my accessories and shoes accordingly but now all the preparation had got messed up. Then my friend came to my rescue. She gave me her red evening gown which I must admit was prettier than my black one. But there was one problem, I did not have any accessories with it. I quickly ordered for some red coloured seed beads along with red semi precious gem beads jasper wedge and with the help of some of the ex-beading accessories easily available in my favourite beads site, quickly stringed through the beads in a proper order. Then with the help of clasps and pliers, gave it a finishing touch and made a pretty necklace that was quite stylish for my performance. It made me feel great and gave me the self confidence that impossible is nothing!
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