Bird and Cage Pendant Necklace

Bird and cage pendant necklace made of my peyote-stitched cylinder beads, artifical pearls, swarovski crystals, and czech firepolish beads.

This necklace is for sale but currently on hold: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89201600/bird-and-cage-hot-pink-black-and-crystal

In the Rose Garden Earrings

Right angle weave diamond and edging techniques combine to create beautiful earrings, matching my previous cuff design. Lovely fimo roses create sweet and delicate, yet regal, gold earrings fit for the princesses and queens among us.

Listed at my etsy shop M.AUTIO: http://www.etsy.com/listing/89200861/in-the-rose-garden-beaded-drop-earrings

For Sale!


My first earrings ever! I think I can get into this...

In the Rose Garden Cuff Bracelet

Recently finished Peyote Drop and Netted Beaded Cuff, like the purple one I completed back in summer. For Sale at my Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/mautio?ref=seller_info

Freeform Peyote Tutorial

An Introduction to Freeform Peyote and Technique

http://www.beadkat.com/SculpturalPeyotePouch.html

Sculptural Peyote Pouch

Wearable Art

Kat's Beadwork

A Freeform Bracelet

by Karen Park

Notice how beads are combined, and multiple techniques: Circular, Flat, Even, and Odd Peyote all come together in harmony

http://artandtea.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/free-form-peyote-bracelet/

A Freeform Spiral

Shelley K. Bossert

http://www.ursaminorminiatures.com/jewelry.html

http://beadangel.com/Free.html

(c) 1998-2001 BJ Chadwick

Example of Necklace Design incorporating Fringe and a Focal Piece

Freeform Peyote Tutorial

http://www.whimbeads.com/cart.asp?pg=classroom-freeform_peyote

Freeform peyote is, overall, peyote, however to make these kinds of pieces you can incorporate any other stitch in your toolbox.

Up until now I've been limiting myself with patterns, designs, and magazine projects. Soon I want to take the plunge and start creating designs of my own, and learn to speak with beads combining many sizes, shapes, and colors.

If you want to do this, Freeform Peyote Stitch/Technique is a good place to start.

Regal Purple Netting in Purple and Silver

Design: Barbara Klann, Bead and Button Magazine supplement

This 2 drop peyote band stitched up real fast and easy, the netting took a little longer but was intuitive, and can certainly be adapted to any free form design and whatever little goodies and beads from "bead soup" you may want to put in the design. It came out wonderfully and any number of closure techniques would look good. At the Dongdaemun bazaar I found these beautiful white buttons and chose to use them. Buttons are not the most secure method to close a bracelet, but I think this one stands well as an art piece and the buttons will be more long lasting than snaps, which often can have their threads cut through by wear too quickly.

Some other applications:

-Use this design to bead a quick strap (shorter than a band), glue to a firm base, and attach as a hair pin

-Create a head band

Those are some things I would like to use this design for in the future.

Moonstone Bangle

Moonstone Bangle from Mixed Angles and in Mixed Light

This one is a design all my own. Unfortunately, it involves only simple bead stringing.

I have discovered Moonstone and fallen in love. I found some great quality grey moonstone and am incorporating the rounds into bracelets and maybe a necklace. I can make many bracelets but probably only one necklace with what I have left.

Cairo Collar

Design: Susan B. Swanson

Published in February/March 2011 Beadwork Magazine

"Cairo Collar"

This one in blue.

It took quite some time to complete. I feel that it could be easily embellished and personalized beyond what you see I completed. But this was a first run and I learned some new techniques. Enjoy.

It was a great design to use up a great mass of seed beads I have in my collection.