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Beadography: Yeah! More published work!
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Friday, 8 May 2009. Hot on the heels of having my last piece accepted for publication in Bead and Button magazine, I've now just heard back from Beadwork. Magazine that they like a necklace I submitted to them for consideration! I'm on a roll. Both will be out in early 2010 (seems a lifetime away! It was always a panic and so now I feel better prepared, but still panic like mad! Thankfully, my project for the UK's. Bead magazine is now with them and so most the hard work has been done. 8 May 2009 at 10:02.
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Beadography: Changed my mind!
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Friday, 8 May 2009. My work in progress - a small pot vase covered in beads - has resurfaced. I got some amethyst rivolis. A couple of weeks ago with the intention of embellishing the vase with these and other bits and bobs. I didn't like my first choice of colours (posted about 10 days ago) and so the lovely rivoli. In purples and reds has been unpicked. Now, I've gone totally OTT. And opted for in your face orange with purple and fuchsia and I lurv. The combo and how the two rivolis. 8 May 2009 at 23:14.
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Beadography: Vase update
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Tuesday, 9 June 2009. It might not look like progress, but it is, honest! I've reworked the collar and it's a much improved version and was chuffed with how the medallions. Have slotted into place - much easier than I expected. The next step will be adding the mega, massive, bling. And then said vase will look totally OTT. Lots of work still ahead, but it's coming along spiffingly. Gill Slone - Beadography. 10 June 2009 at 00:32. This is coming along beautifully! 10 June 2009 at 15:53. Enjoy, Jo x. Is it...
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Beadography: Beaded Beads...
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Sunday, 7 June 2009. When you need a quick bead fix and want to feel as though you've achieved something, this is the way to go. I call it "component beading" - making lots of components that eventually get together to organise themselves into an overal piece. These are my Hour Glass beaded beads that have lots of potential to be realised, when I get the time to kick them into shape! Gill Slone - Beadography. 7 June 2009 at 13:34. I love beaded beads too. Those are gorgeous! 9 June 2009 at 00:19. Beverly...
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Beadography: Supposed to be beading, but...
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Friday, 29 May 2009. Supposed to be beading, but. I've made a second necklace for Beadwork. And took the opportunity to check that the instructions made sense - they do to me, so hopefully they will to everyone else! Thankfully, my tester will rework the piece over the next few weeks. The only problem is, she's not keen on Fireline thread (much prefering KO or nymo), but as Swarovski crystals are once again involved she's gonna have to grin and bear it! Gill Slone - Beadography. 29 May 2009 at 16:09.
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Beadography: June 2009
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Tuesday, 9 June 2009. It might not look like progress, but it is, honest! I've reworked the collar and it's a much improved version and was chuffed with how the medallions. Have slotted into place - much easier than I expected. The next step will be adding the mega, massive, bling. And then said vase will look totally OTT. Lots of work still ahead, but it's coming along spiffingly. Gill Slone - Beadography. Sunday, 7 June 2009. Gill Slone - Beadography. Friday, 5 June 2009. Gill Slone - Beadography.
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Beadography: Books to look forward to
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Saturday, 16 May 2009. Books to look forward to. There seem to have been some brilliant beading books published this year by some of the top designers in the world - first up was Laura McCabe's. Stunning Creating Crystal Jewelry with Swarovski. Which was hotly followed by Diane Fiztgerald's. These two are sitting pretty on my beading book shelf and and will shortly be joined by a couple more titles when they are eventually released one by Rachel Nelson-Smith. And the other by Marcia DeCosta. Swarovski bi...
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Beadography: May 2009
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Friday, 29 May 2009. Tubular Herringbone - a lesson learned. Several years ago whilst trying to learn herringbone, I saw a complicated diagram in a book on how to start a herringbone tube. It was a line of beads and you seemed to pick two up and pass through two, but after several attempts I gave up. The moral of the story is, don't dismiss things straight away, go back (years later! And have another go at it. How to do it? Gill Slone - Beadography. Supposed to be beading, but. Gill Slone - Beadography.
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Beadography: April 2009
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009. Right Angle Weave (part two). The right angle weave square has grown fat! Instead of being a rather sad looking flat piece of weaving (which you can just see at the bottom of the stack), it's now a chunky little brick that rather reminds me of the stickle. Bricks I used to play with as a child. Not sure if it's supposed to, but it's got one heck of a curve to it which I really like. My version is a bit different to that of Marcia DeCoster's. Gill Slone - Beadography. Here's one of...
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Beadography: Herringbone Bangle
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Friday, 5 June 2009. I thought I'd have a break from the vase for a couple of days (more on this later.) and decided to make myself a bangle in copper and cream tones. This one is made using tiny herringbone tubes with a smattering of Swarovski. Crystals (of course) for added sparkle. Be very, very careful when using dyed beads! Gill Slone - Beadography. 6 June 2009 at 13:32. 8 June 2009 at 12:52. This bracelet is lovely! A lot of detail can be seen that youve put into this piece, well done! Features my ...