Playing with Toho Hybrid seed beads

When it comes to seed beads, I always reach for the bronze and silver tubes and leave color to the bigger beads. This week, I ventured into new territory: Toho Hybrid seed beads, oh my!

Here's my Sybil Pendant in some new colors:

• size 11/0 Toho Hybrid Turquoise Picasso seed beads from SimplyBeadsUSA.com
• Luster Opaque Green Czechmates from RedPandaBeads.com
• Bronze SuperDuo beads from RedPandaBeads.com
• 3mm Light Bronze fire-polished beads from FireMountainGems.com

new FREE pattern: Linda's Tweaked Jeweled Bracelet

My free Jeweled Earrings pattern has been adapted into a beautiful bracelet by Linda Genaw—Linda's Tweaked Jeweled Bracelet! The pattern is available at AroundTheBeadingTable.com. Just click on the pretty picture below:

You can find the free matching Jeweled Earrings pattern at AroundTheBeadingTable.com as well:

Thank you so much, Linda!

New patterns up!

Well, after a wonderful trip to Michigan, followed by the bug-flu-virus-whatever from hell.... I finally have some new patterns up!

Antonia Bracelet, $4, at AroundTheBeadingTable.com and Bead-patterns.com:

and the matching Antonia Earrings and Pendant, $4, at AroundTheBeadingTable.com and Bead-patterns.com:

new FREE pattern: Czechmates Brick Pendant

Easy pendant made from seed beads, two-hole Czechmates Brick beads, 4mm beads (round, glass pearl, gemstone, bicone crystal or fire-polished) and drop beads (either Rizo, Miyuki 3.4mm drop beads or Toho 3mm Magatama beads).

There are links to the beads used for this pendant and a downloadable PDF at the bottom of the Czechmates Brick Pendant pattern page. 

new pattern: Any Bead Bracelet

Any Bead Bracelet, $4.00 at AroundTheBeadingTable.com and Bead-Patterns.com.

 

I call this bracelet the "Any Bead Bracelet" because you can use any 4mm beads (round beads, druks, glass pearls or gemstones, bicone crystals or fire-polished beads) and any two-hole beads (Twins, SuperDuos, Czechmates, Czechmate Bricks or Tila beads) to create many different bracelets from just one pattern design. And when you have exhausted all possible combinations, substitute 3mm beads or size 6/0 seed beads for the 4mm beads for even more variations.