Guest Teacher

Thanks and Kudos! to Barbara for coming out last Saturday to teach a beautiful and easy Right Angle Weave Bracelet. Everyone was very pleased and all the bracelet's look really great! She's coming back Oct. 3, which is what I wanted to talk about. This time it will be a Colorful Cubed Ladder Stitch Bracelet (see pic) and the cost is $30 with the kit included. (You can't beat that for a two hour class. And, from my experience with the first class, this one promises to be well worth your while!

Shelby's Beading Tip: If you have a 16" strand of beads, you can make a matching bracelet and earrings just by adding Czech glass, seedbeads, or metal beads. A Czech glass strand of complementary and/or contrasting color/design would give you another 8-10" which is more than enough for an 18" necklace and "7 bracelet. For example, a strand of Kyanite, which is a fairly pricey gemstone, one could add a strand of similar blue Czech glass or plain clear crystal color. Also, you could find a seedbead of the right color in like a size 3 or 6, (I like the Czech glass because it's faceted and it adds a little "bling"). NOTE: Just make sure you pic your two or four earring beads before stringing to get the best matches.

Hope to see you soon! - Shelby