No, I didn't crochet a whole couch cover for a normal sized couch!
No, it's not a dolls house couch!
It's a tissue box cover!
I love how it turned out. I originally made it for a Christmas present for my Mum, but it's so cute I'm giving it to her already, and I'll make another one for myself eventually, and another one for my Mother-in-law.
Of course they're also available upon request for whoever wants one. You can even choose your color to match your own couch or whatever you like.
I was thinking this would also look great in any office reception area or waiting room.
This is the arrangement I came up with after making beaded flowers for a customer to add to her wedding bouquet. In the end she used all of my beaded flowers and some other crystals and things. It was an amazing arrangement, and I'll post a blog about that another time.
beaded wedding bouquet
I've used almost all the same flowers and stems I made for her arrangement, and there are nearly 60 stems all up in this arrangement. I've used tulle in the arrangement, for the collar, and for the handle. I've then done a clever wrapping technique with satin ribbon around the handle.
wedding bouquet handle
This bouquet is available to buy from my website: Flower Cove
For this month I'm having my sale at my Shop Handmade store.
There are 9 items listed and they are all 10% off. There's a bit of everything listed including, chainmail, wirework, beadweaving, and a beaded rose bud.
I seem to have trouble with my camera to USB connection so I couldn't list the photos from the camera yet. Just before I found out I could use the memory card in the lap top then move them over to the PC to edit and post. Thanks to Vedasbeads from Twitter.
So here are the photos of the freeform bracelet I made. It was so much fun making it.
Materials: 4mm crystals, or other beads
Size 10/0 seed beads
Stopper bead, any color, will be removed later.
Fine fishing line, approximately 80cm
Beading needle, or other fine needle
1. Thread the fishing line onto the needle
2. Tie on a stopper bead. A stopper bead is a bead the same size or smaller than the smallest bead you are using. String through it twice to hold it in place.
3. Add 6 seed beads, 1 crystal and 1 seed bead.
4. Go back through the crystal, and pull tight.
5. String on another 6 seed beads, a crystal, and this time 4 seed beads.
6. Go back through the first seed bead you strung on, through the same way you came from originally. Then back through the crystal.
7. Continue in this manner, adding 6 seed beads between each section, crystals next to each end, and ends alternating between a single seed bead, and a 4 seed bead circle.
8. This should form a zigzag pattern with the 4 bead circles on one end, and the single beads on the other, as in the diagram.
9. Stop when you have 6 of each types of ends. 12 points all together.
10. The thread should now be coming out of the crystal, in readiness for the 6 seed bead centre. Now instead of starting a new 6 bead section, just string back through the first section, all the way through the first 6 seed beads, the crystal, and the end seed bead.
11. You should now have a rough circle. String through the next single seed bead, at the next point, then the next. Continue through them all. Then go through them all again.
12. Tie off, and thread through a few beads. Remove stopper bead, tie, and thread through a few beads.
I've made so many different types of beaded spirals, and I've now discovered a new one! This new spiral is called the "Flat Spiral". I'll be making it soon.
The ones I've already made are: "Dutch Spiral", "Spiral Netting", "Aussie Spiral", "Russian Spiral" and "Double Spiral Rope". A couple I meant to do at some stage but never got around to doing were: "Triple Spiral Rope", "African Helix" and the "Cellini Spiral". I'll get around to them all at some stage, but I'm always finding other beading projects to do. Currently I'm making my second 3D beaded teddy bear from 3Dbeading.com, and I'm alternating that with my first "Zulu" Beaded Bracelet. It's not often I make more than one of each item, but I loved the teddy bear so much, I just had to keep one for myself.
Craft Cove
Craft Cove
