class schedule for June 2009
Date: Classes: Time: Cost:
Tues 9 Making Money out of Beadwork 10am -1pm R 120
(This class is ideal for those wishing to sell their beadwork at Craft Markets, Fairs, etc.
Basic techniques will be covered. Suitable for all ages and genders.)
Wed 10 Nefertiti Necklace 10am -1pm R 150
Thurs 11 St Petersburg Rope Bracelet 10am -1pm R 120
Sat 13 Demonstrations at Bead Boys 9am -1pm
Wed 17 Earrings Galore 10am -1pm R 150
Thurs 18 NEW – Learn Basic Bead Stitches 10am -1pm R 120
(Peyote, Brick and Square)
Sat 20 Demonstrations at Bead Boys 9am -1pm
Tues 23 Make a Beautiful Netted Beaded Bracelet 10am -1pm R 120
Wed 24 Create a Gorgeous Freshwater Pearl Necklace 10am -1pm R 250
(With Swarovski Crystals)
Thurs 25 Making Money out of Beadwork 10am -1pm R 120
(This class is ideal for those wishing to sell their beadwork at Craft Markets, Fairs, etc.
Basic techniques will be covered. Suitable for all ages and genders.)
Sat 27 Demonstrations at Bead Boys 9am -1pm
Tues 30 Kids Class- Make an African Doll 10am -12pm R 60
* ALL CLASSES INCLUDE MATERIALS * ALL CLASSES AT LONG STREET UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
* BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL * FOR ANY FURTHER QUERIES, PLEASE CONTACT NICKY THOROGOOD ON 021 423 4687 MON – THUR
May 2009
TAMING BEADS WITH HANDY GADGETS by Linda Buys
BEADS ARE ROUND, BEADS JUMP, SPILL, DISAPPEAR, GET AWAY FROM YOU AND CAUSE HAVOC ALL OVER THE WORKSHOP!
THERE ARE A FEW HANDY GADGETS AROUND TO HELP TAME THE MISCHIEVOUS
ONES
TRIANGLE DISHES EASILY PICK UP SPILLED BEADS AND POUR THEM BACK WHERE THEY JUMPED FROM IN THE FIRST PLACE
DIAMOND SCOOPS ARE EQUALY HANDY TO PICK UP, DISH OUT OR MEASURE BEADS FOR SORTING
ANOTHER HANDY TIP IS TO EITHER USE A BEAD STOPPER OR STRING A STOPPER BEAD
ONE OF THE FAQ’S IN THE WORKSHOP IS “WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STOPPER BEAD AND A BEAD STOPPER?”
A STOPPER BEAD IS THREADED WITH THE NEEDLE TO SERVE AS AN ANCHOR AND STOP RIGHT NEXT TO THE TAIL OF YOUR THREAD. USE A RED BEAD UNLESS YOUR MAIN COLOUR IS RED
STOPPER BEAD
THE BEAD STOPPER
IS A HANDY GADGET WHICH CLIPS ONTO THE THREAD AND WILL SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE. IT WORKS BETTER WITH HEAVY BEADS AS IT CAN BE A BIT BULKY AND IN THE WAY WHEN YOU DO A FINE PIECE OF WEAVING. THEN RATHER USE A STOPPER BEAD
WHEN WORKING PEYOTE STITCH, INSERT A QUILTING PIN INTO THE “TEETH”
AFTER THE THIRD ROW. THIS WILL PULL THE TENSION TIGHT AND CLEARLY INDICATE THE NEXT BEAD TO BE SEWN THROUGH. THE TERM TEETH IS USED WIDELY IN PEYOTE CLASSES AS IT IS VERY DESCRIPTIVE OF THE UP- STANDING BEADS IN THE NEXT ROW. BEGINNERS OFTEN FIND IT CONFUSING WHEN THEY ARE TOLD TO SEW THROUGH A BEAD IN THE PREVIOUS ROW!
HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAME THE BEADS (IF THEY WANT TO BE TAMED) I AM CONVINCED THAT THE GRAVITATION FIELD IN A BEAD WORKSHOP IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ROOMS!
DON’T LET THEM GET AWAY FROM YOU LADIES, YOU HAVE PAID FOR THEM!
ENJOY
DON’T WORRY,
BEAD HAPPY
May 2009
THE THREAD STORY by Linda Buys
WE HAD QUITE A FEW QUERIES ABOUT THREADS FROM ENTHUSIASTIC BEGINNERS AND CUSTOMERS LATELY SO HERE IS A SHORT RUN DOWN ON THAT
WAY BACK WHEN I STARTED BEADING JUST ABOUT THE ONLY THREAD AVAILABLE IN SA WAS NYLON MONOFILAMENT WICH IS BASICALLY FISHING LINE! HOW I ENVIED THE AMERICAN LADIES WHO CAME OUT HERE TO TEACH US WITH THEIR BEAUTIFUL BOBBINS, SPOOLS AND CONES OF BEADING THREAD. BY THE WAY NYMO WAS SHORT FOR NYLON MONOFILAMENT. TODAY IT IS NO LONGER A MONO THREAD BUT IT HAS RETAINED ITS’S NAME FOR SOME REASON.
GUT IS STILL AVAILABLE AND CERTAINLY SERVES ITS PURPOSE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. IT COMES IN SPOOLS OF .25 (THIN) AND GOES AS THICK AS .60
GUT IS NOT AN OBEDIENT THREAD TO WORK WITH. IT TANGLES, KNOTS AND JUMPS AROUND. THE BEST WAY TO CONDITION THIS THREAD IS TO PULL IT THROUGH LIP ICE. THIS WILL ACT AS A “FABRIC SOFTENER” AND WILL TAME IT SLIGHTLY.
PERSONALLY I LEAVE FISHING GUT TO THE ANGLERS AND WORK WITH UNTWISTED MULTI THREADS LIKE SONO. WE SUGGEST THAT YOU EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT THREADS AND THEN WORK WITH THE ONE YOU LIKE BEST
AS A RULE THREAD ON A LARGE CONE IS HEAVEIR THAN THOSE ON SPOOLS, IN OTHER WORDS THE DENIER IS HIGHER
IN SA WE NOW GET “NYMO” ON BOBBINS. THESE ARE AVAILABE IN A GREAT VARIETY OF COLOURS AND GAUGES. THE FINEST GAUGE IS #O THEN IT GOES UP TO B, D, AND F WHICH IS THE HEAVIEST. THERE IS +- 59M ON A BOBBIN DEPENDING ON THE DENIER. TO CONDITION NYMO, PULL THREAD THROUGH BEESWAX OR GLYCERINE SOAP. “SOAPING” MEANS PULLING THREAD THROUGH WET SOAP.
THE SPOOLS CALLED SONO THAT WE FIND IN OUR STORES IS SIMILAR TO GAUGE F. THIS IS A LOVELY OFF LOOM BEADWEAVING THREAD AND IS DEFINITELY MY PERSONAL CHOICE.
SONO IS AVAILABLE IN BLENDER COLOURS OF NATURAL, GREY, WHITE AND BLACK.
IT COMES ON SPOOLS OF 100M AND IS PRE- CONDITIONED. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS THREAD YOU NEEDLE AND THERE YOU ARE!
A POINT TO REMEMBER. ALWAYS USE THREAD TO MATCH YOUR MAIN COLOUR OR EVEN SLIGHTLY DARKER. IF THE THREAD IS TOO LIGHT IT SHOWS UP AND WILL SPOIL YOUR WORK. YOU OBVIOUSLY WANT TO SEE THE BEAD AND NOT THE THREAD! DO HOWEVER REMEMBER THAT THE COLOUR OF THE THREAD WILL SHOW THROUGH A TRANSPARENT BEAD SO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
OK GIRLS, THERE IS THE THREAD STORY. DID I HEAR SOMEONE ASK “WHAT ABOUT THE NEEDLES??”
OK SO HERE WE GO AGAIN!
THE NEEDLE STORY
OFF LOOM BEADWEAVING NEEDLES COME IN 5 SIZES. AND YES YOU DO NEED YOUR SPECS TO THREAD THEM! THEY COME IN #16, 15, 13, 12, & 10
EXACTLY LIKE KNITTING NEEDLES, THE LARGER THE NEEDLE’S NUMBER, THE SMALLER THE DIAMETER. I REALY DON’T KNOW WHY SO PLEASE DON’T ASK ME. ALL I KNOW THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO! EVEN THE FARMERS TELL ME THAT BINDING WIRE ALSO WORKS THAT WAY. SO WE WILL JUST ACCEPT IT AND DECIDE WHICH ONE WE NEED
WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE #10 IS A LOVELY ALL ROUNDER AND CAN BE USED WITH MOST THREADS AND BEADS. BUT DO KEEP A SELECTION OF SIZES AS YOU WILL NEED THEM FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS
TWISTED WIRE NEEDLES ARE HANDY FOR THREADING THICKER THREAD LIKE CROCHET COTTON. THEY ALSO WORK WELL WITH THE BEAD SPINNER. THEY HAVE COLLAPSABLE HOLES AND WILL TAKE A THICK THREAD AND THEN COLLAPS TO GO THROUGH A SMALL BEAD. AVAILABLE IN FINE, MEDIUM AND LARGE.
THEN THERE IS THE EVER POPULAR “SHORT.” ALWAYS HAVE ONE HANDY IN CASE YOU FORGET TO FINISH OFF YOUR THREAD IN TIME. VERY HANDY TO SEW IN A SHORT TAIL!
 TO THREAD NEEDLE:
WAX TIP OF THREAD, CUT AT AN ANGLE AND THREAD. THIS WILL BOND THE MULTI THREADS AND PREVENT FRAYING.
ALWAYS TAKE THE NEEDLE TO THE THREAD, NOT THE THREAD TO THE NEEDLE!
HOLD TIP OF THREAD BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER AND BRING NEEDLE TOWARDS THREAD. BELIEVE ME IT WORKS LIKE MAGIC. SOME OF MY STUDENTS TELL ME THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY THREAD WITH THIS METHOD WITHOUT THEIR SPECS!
OK LADIES YOU CAN NOW BROWSE THROUGH THE THREADS AND NEEDLES AT BEAD MERCHANTS, WITH CONFIDENCE, KNOWING WHAT YOU NEED TO BUY FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT.
ENJOY
DON’T WORRY BEAD HAPPY
May 2009
FTHE BEADING LOOM by Linda Buys
  
USING BEADS IN LOOMWEAVING IS AN ANCIENT TRADITION THAT HAS BECOME VERY FASHIONABLE ONCE AGAIN.
WE WILL NOT GO INTO THE HISTORY OF THIS FASCINATING BEADING TOOL BUT WILL RATHER HAVE A LOOK AT THE PRATICAL USE OF THE LOOM IN MODERN BEAD WORKSHOPS
APART FROM THE FREQUENT ‘HOW DO YOU THREAD IT?’ QUESTION, I FIND THAT MOST OF MY STUDENTS WANT TO KNOW ‘WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THE FINISHED PIECE?’
THE ANSWER IS THAT YOU CAN BASICALLY DO WHAT YOU WANT ON THE LOOM!
ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE COLOUR OF YOUR WARP THREAD IS DOMINANT IN THE DESIGN AND THE WEAVE THREAD NEEDS TO BLEND IN WITH THE MAIN COLOUR YOU ARE READY TO GET GOING
YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE 1 THREAD MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF BEADS YOU WEAVE INTO THE DESIGN. IN OTHER WORDS 20 WARP THREADS WILL REQUIRE 19 BEADS TO FIT SNUGLY INTO THE WORK. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WEAVE AN ETHNIC DESIGN YOU NEED AN UNEVEN AMOUNT OF BEADS TO FORM THE TRIANGLES, RECTANGLES AND OTHER TRADITIONAL FORMS
THE WEAVE THREAD NEEDS TO BE THIN ENOUGH TO GO THROUGH THE LONG LOOM NEEDLE AS WELL AS THE BEADS. SO USE YOUR NORMAL OFF LOOM SONO OR NYMO THREAD IN SUITABLE COLOUR
THE WARP THREAD CAN BE ALMOST ANYTHING YOU FANCY
THREADED WITH #8 CROCHET COTTON YOU WILL GET A LOVELY SOFT HANDLE AND A STURDY PIECE SUITABLE FOR A HANDBAG
FOR AN EVENING BAG FRENCH BRAID (METALLIC THREADED CROCHET COTTON) GIVES A BEAUTIFUL RICH BACKGROUND
FRENCH RIBBON WILL ACHIEVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOK AS THE FLAT WARP THREAD WILL SHOW IN YOUR DESIGN
THREAD YOUR LOOM WITH ARTISTIC WIRE AND WEAVE A BASKET OR CANDLE HOLDER
COMBINE DIFFERENT SIZE BEADS, CRYSTALS AND PEARLS FOR A LOVELY ENCRUSTED LOOK2
WEAVE BUGLES INTO THE CENTRE AND YOU HAVE A STUNNING ‘WATCH STRAP’ EFFECT
BY INSERTING MORE THAT ONE BEAD IN A SPACE BY MAKING A PICOT YOU CAN ACHIEVE A 3 D BRACELET
NOW THE NEXT QUESTION: WHAT TO DO WITH THE THREADS?
THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE WARP THREAD ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR PIECE. TRADITIONALLY THE BOTTOM THREADS ARE BEADED INTO A FRINGE THE TOP THREADS NEED NOT BE THERE AT ALL IF YOUR DESIGN DOES NOT REQUIRE IT
BEFORE YOU START, DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO FINISH IT OFF. IF YOU DO NOT WANT THREADS AT THE TOP, USE A DIFFERENT THREADING METHOD
SLIDE A STOPPER BEAD TO THE CENTRE OF EACH WARP THREAD AND INSERT A COMB INTO THE LOOPS
ATTACH COMB TO THE TOP OF THE LOOM WITH A LARGE FILE CLIP AND STRING THE WARP THREADS IN THE NORMAL WAY TOWARDS THE BOTTOM BAR. WEAVE IN NORMAL WAY AND ONCE THE PIECE IS FINISHED YOU NEED ONLY REMOVE THE COMB AND VOILA NO THREADS AT THE TOP!
IF YOU WEAVE A FOCAL PIECE FOR A NECKLACE ON THE LOOM YOU MAY FINISH IT OFF BY FRINGING THE BOTTOM THREADS AND STRINGING THE TOP THREADS INTO A ROPE.
REMEMBER CONTRAST IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SHOW UP YOUR DESIGN
May 2009
WARM WINTER BEADS Linda Buys
A CATWALK BIRDIE TOLD US THE OTHER DAY THAT THE FASHION GURUS HAD A MEETING BEFORE THE MILAN SEASON
THEY ASKED EACH OTHER: “WHAT IS THE WORST THING WE CAN DO TO THE LADIES THIS YEAR?”
OUR FRIEND LAGIE CAME UP WITH THE BRILLIANT IDEA:
“LET’S MAKE THEM WEAR DRAB GREY AND DULL OLIVES”
THE RESULT WE HAVE ALL SEEN IN THE SHOPS AND OF COURSE, BEING FASHION SLAVES, WE ALL FELL FOR IT!
BUT NEVER FEAR WHEN THE BEAD GIRLS ARE NEAR! THEY HAVE GIVEN US A BLANK CANVAS TO PAINT ON! THOSE DULL GARMENTS FORM A PERFECT BACKGROUND FOR SHOWING OFF COLOURFUL JEWELRY. WITH BRIGHT GARMENTS WE COULD NEVER HAVE DONE THAT. SO THE POINT IS THEY DID US A BIG FAVOUR AFTER ALL!
YOU CAN REALLY MAKE YOUR BEADED JEWELRY WORK FOR YOU THIS WINTER
WE HAVE STOCKED UP ON TONS OF NEW SEED BEADS, BUGLES, CYLINDER BEADS AND HEX CUTS, ALL IN NEW EXCITING COLOURS!
COME IN AND BROWSE AROUND AND CREATE YOUR OWN STUNNING PIECES IN YOUR FAVOURITE PALETTE
WE DESIGNED A FEW COLOURFUL PIECES FOR YOU. A SUNNY YELLOW ROPE AND BRACELET WILL BRIGHTEN UP ANY COLD WINTER DAY.
PLAY WITH EMERALD GREEN, PURPLE, ADD GOLD, MAGENTA, FUCHSIA OR ANY OTHER DELECTABLE COLOUR AND TREAT YOURSELF TO THE QUEEN OF SHEBA LOOK
IF YOU FEEL A BIT “OUT OF AFRICA” ISH. STITCH THE 3D KUDU, WEAR YOUR “MERYL STREEP” OUTFIT AND SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR THE COMPLIMENTS!
WHILE AT BMA HAVE A LOOK AT THE NEW ZINC CHARMS AND FLEXI- SNAKE CHAINS. YOU WILL BE ENCHANTED AS ALWAYS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INSERT A QUOTE FROM CHRISTA VAN ROOYEN, THE EDITOR OF THE BEAD BOOK:
“MANY BEADERS HAVE REMARKED ON HOW THERAPEUTIC AND RESTFUL THEY FIND BEADING, ONE LADY GOING TO THE EXTENT OF MENTIONING THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO CRIMINALS IN OUR COUNTRY IF EVERYONE WERE COMPELLED TO BEAD!”
COMING UP SOON A HEART-WARMING ARTICLE ON LOOMWEAVING
May 2009
WARM WINTERKRALE Linda Buys
ONS HOOR N VOELTJIE FLUIT DAT DIE MODEONTWERPERS N BYEENKOMS GEHAD HET VOOR DIE MILAAN SEISOEN
HULLE VRA TOE VIR MEKAAR: ‘WAT IS NOU DIE STOUTSTE STREEK WAT ONS OP DIE DAMES KAN UITHAAL HIERDIE SEISOEN?’
ONS VRIEND LAGIE KRY TO DIE BLINK GEDAGTE: ‘KOM ONS KLEE HULLE IN VAAL EN OLYFGROEN KLEURE’
NOU SIEN ONS DIE RESULTAAT IN DIE MODEWINKELS EN OMDAT ONS SULKE SLAAFSE MODEGEKKE IS VAL ONS TOE ALMAL VIR DIE GRAP
ONS KRALEMEISIES SKRIK EGTER NIE VIR SO N SLENTER NIE! HULLE HET ONS EINTLIK N GROOT GUNS BEWYS. DIE VAAL KLEURE GEE ONS N PERFEKTE AGTERGROND OM OP TE SKILDER. HIERDIE VAAL KLEDINGSTUKKE GAAN ONS MOOI KLEURVOLLE JUWELE WEERSPIEEL EN ONS N KANS GEE OM MET ONS EIE KLEURKEUSE TE SPEEL
LAAT JOU JUWELE HIERDIE WINTER JOU LEWE OPHELDER
ONS HET LETTERLIK TONNE NUWE SAADKRALE, PYPIES EN HEXAGOON- KRALE IN VOORRAAD, ALMAL IN NUWE OPWINDENDE KLEURE!
KOM SNUFFEL N BIETJIE ROND EN ONTWERP JOU EIE JUWELE IN JOU GUNSTELING PALET
ONS HET N PAAR KLEURVOLLE ONTWERPE GEMAAK. N SONNIGE GEEL ARMBAND EN HALSSNOER SAL ENIGE KOUE WINTERDAG OPHELDER
SPEEL MET SMARAGGROEN , PERS, N TIKKIE GOUD, MAGENTA EN FUCHSIA OF ENIGE ANDER HEERLIKE KLEUR EN BEDERF JOUSELF MET DIE KONINGIN VAN SKEBA SE HALSSNOER
MISKIEN KRY JY LUS VIR DIE ‘OUT OF AFRICA’ GEVOEL. WEEF DAN DIE MOOI KRALE IN DIE ‘KUDU’ 3D ONTWERP, TREK JOU ‘MERYL STREEP’ UITRUSTING AAN EN WAG VIR DIE KOMPLIMENTE OM IN TE STROOM!
TERWYL U LEKKER KRAP TUSSEN DIE KRALE, KYK SOMMER NA DIE NUWE SINK AMULETTE EN DIE FLEXI- SLANGKETTINGS. JY SAL WEEREENS DIE BETOWERING BELEEF!
ONS WIL GRAAG VAN DIE GELEENTHEID GEBRUIK MAAK OM CHRISTA VAN ROOYEN, DIE REDAKTRISE VAN THE BEAD BOOK , HIER AAN TE HAAL:
‘MANY BEADERS HAVE REMARKED ON HOW THERAPEUTIC AND RESTFUL THEY FIND BEADING, ONE LADY GOING TO THE EXTENT OF MENTIONING THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO CRIMINALS IN OUR COUNTRY IF EVERYONE WERE COMPELLED TO BEAD!’
VOLGENDE OP ONS WEBTUISTE N HEERLIKE WARM ARTIKEL OOR KRALEWEEFWERK
SEE NEXT MONTHS PROJECTS PAGE FOR EXCITING NEW PROJECTS ON BEAD LOOMING
class schedule for May 2009
Date: Classes: Time: Cost:
Sat 2 Demonstrations at Bead Boys 9am -1pm
Tues 5 Making Money out of Beadwork 10am -1pm R 120
(This class is ideal for those wishing to sell their beadwork at Craft Markets, Fairs, etc.
All basic techniques will be covered. Suitable for all ages and genders.)
Wed 6 Shell Décor (Decorate a Pot or Picture Frame) 10am -1pm R 120
Thurs 7 Make a Stunning Swarovski wrap Necklace 10am -1pm R 250
Sat 9 Demonstrations at Bead Boys 9am -1pm
Tues 11 St Petersburg Rope Bracelet 10am -1pm R 120
Wed 12 Make a Beautiful Netted Beaded Necklace 10am -1pm R 120
Thurs 13 Cover a Shell with Peyote Stitch 10am -1pm R 120
Make a beautiful Necklace
Sat 15 Demonstrations at Bead Boys 9am -1pm
* ALL CLASSES INCLUDE MATERIALS * ALL CLASSES AT LONG STREET UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
* BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL * FOR ANY FURTHER QUERIES, PLEASE CONTACT NICKY THOROGOOD ON 021 423 4687 MON – THUR
April 2009
FASHION TRENDS by Linda Buys 30 04 2009
WE SEE THAT THE JAPANESE CAME UP WITH A ROBOT MODEL ON THE CATWALK IN TOKYO SPORTING THEIR LATEST FASHION DESIGNS
SHE IS QUITE CURVY AND NOT BAD LOOKING AT ALL. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SHE WAS WEARING SOME STUNNING BEADED JEWELRY. SO EVEN IF THE WORLD GOES ALL AUTOMATED, WE BEAD GIRLS WILL STILL BE BEADING!
JUST IMAGINE ALL THOSE METALLIC SUPER GIRLS WEARING 3 D DESIGNS AND DEMANDING TETRAHEDRON, ICOSAHEDRON AND DODECAHEDRON PIECES TO SHOW OFF THEIR SHINY BODIES!
DON’T WORRY THIS IS NOT AS COMPLICATED AS IT SOUNDS. EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED BUT NOTHING IS DIFFERENT
IN THE BEAD WORLD, ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR BASIC STITCHES, YOU ARE MAKING ALL THESE NEW DESIGNS WITH THE SAME OLD STITCHES
ONLY THE COLOUR COMBINATION AND THE STRATEGIC PLACING OF STITCHES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AND CREATES A NEW ULTRA MODERN 3 D EFFECT
THIS OPENS A WHOLE NEW WORLD IN JEWELRY DESIGN. SO LADIES, LETS PUT ON OUR THINKING CAPS, TAKE OUT OUR BEADS AND START WORKING ON GEOMETRIC ACCESSORIES
TONS OF NEW BEADS HAVE JUST ARRIVED, RANGING FROM BEAUTIFUL GERMAN BEADS, SEED BEADS, BUGLES, CUT BUGLES AND PIPES. ALL IN FABULOUS COLOURS. SO POP IN AT BEAD MERCHANTS AND BROWSE AROUND WHILE YOU THINK UP YOUR 3 D DESIGNS. NEW BEADS AVAILABLE IN ACETATE TUBS SELLING AT THE GREAT PRICE OF R15 PER TUB
WE HAVE DESIGNED A STUNNING 3 D GEOMETRIC DESIGN FOR YOU AND THIS WILL BE COMING UP SOON SO WATCH OUR WEBSITE FOR PREVIEW
REMEMBER YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DESIGN AS EXPENSIVE OR AS ECONOMICAL AS YOU WISH. NEVER EVER SAY YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BEAD!
DON’T WORRY
BEAD HAPPY
M ODE NEIGING deur Linda Buys 30 04 2009
ONS SIEN DAT DIE JAPANESE N ROBOT MODEL GEBRUIK HET OM HULLE NUUTSTE MODES OP DIE LOOPPLANK IN TOKYO TE VERTOON TYDENS HUL MODESKOU
SY IS NOGAL VOL KURWES EN GLAD NIE ONAANTREKLIK NIE. DIE GOEIE NUUS IS DAT SY BEHANG WAS MET PRAGTIGE KRALE JUWELE. NOU VOEL ONS DAT TEN SPYTE VAN N GE-AUTOMATISEERDE MODE WERELD ONS MEISIES NOG GAAN KRALEWERK DOEN!
VERBEEL JOU NET N WERELD WAAR DIE SKITTERENDE, METAALAGTIGE MEISIES 3 D ONTWERPE VEREIS WAT TETRADEDRONE, ISOSAHEDRONE EN DODECAHEDRONE INSLUIT. DIT ALLES OM HULLE BLINK LYWE TE VERSIER!
WEL ONS GAAN DIE BEKOMMERD WEES NIE WANT DIT IS GLAD NIE SO MOEILIK SOOS DIT KLINK NIE. ALLES HET VERANDER MAAR NIKS IS ANDERS NIE
IN DIE KRLAE WERELD BLY JOU BASIESE STEKE NOG ALTYD DIESELFDE. ONS GEBRUIK NOG ALTYD DIESELFDE OU STEKE OM NUWE ONTWERPE TE MAAK
SLEGS DIE KLEUR KOMBINASIE EN DIE STRATEGIESE PLASING VAN STEKE GAAN DIE VERSKIL MAAK EN N ULTRA MODERNE 3D EFFEK SKEP
DIT OPEN N HELE NUWE WERELD IN KRALE ONTWERP. SO DAMES KOM ONS DINK N BIETJIE DAAROOR, HAAL ONS KRALE UIT EN BEGIN WERK AAN NUWE GEOMETRIESE BYKOMSTIGHEDE
TONNE NUWE KRALE HET SO PAS INGEKOM. VANAF DUITSE KRALE, SAAD KRALE, PYPIES, GESNYDE PYPIES END KANDELAAR PYPE. ALMAL IN PRAGTIGE NUWE KLEURE. SO KOM KYK BY BEAD MERCHANTS EN VERLUSTIG JOU IN ONS NUWE VOORRAAD TERWYL JY JOU 3 D ONTWERPE BEPLAN. NUWE KRALE ALMAL BESKIKBAAR IN ACETATE BAKKIES WAT VERKOOP TEEN DIE FANTASTIES PRYS VAN R15 PER BAKKIE!
ONS HET N TREFFENDE 3 D GEOMETRIESE KNOOP ONTWERP EN DIT GAAN EERSDAAGS OP DIE WEBTUISTE VERSKYN. SIEN VOORSKOU BY PROJEKTE
ONTHOU JY KAN JOU ONTWERP SO DUUR OF SO EKONOMIES MAAK AS WAT JY WIL. MOET NET NOOIT DINK JY KAN NIE BEKOSTIG OM MET KRALE TE WERK NIE!
GENIET DIT
MOET NIE BEKOMMERD WEES NIE, VERLUSTIG JOU IN JOU KRALEWERK
NEWSLETTER by Linda Buys
SO WHO SAID NOTHING GOOD CAME OUT OF RUSSIA SINCE JAMES BOND SENT HIS LOVE!
SINCE THE FAMOUS WHITE COVER BEADWEAVING BOOK HAS BEEN “REDISCOVERED” AFTER THE WALL CAME DOWN WE BEAD GIRLS ARE BACK IN SERIOUS BUSINESS!
IN FEBRUARY WE SAT DOWN AND MADE SOME STUNNING ST PETERSBURG PIECES.
IT IS FASCINATING TO SEE 10 LADIES DOING THE SAME PATTERN AND THEN COMING UP WITH 10 TOTALLY DIFFERENT PIECES. NOT BECAUSE THEY HAD THE PATTERN WRONG! BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL COLOUR CHOICE AND COMBINATIONS.
NICKY AND I WERE SO PROUD OF OUR CLASS THAT DAY. THEY LEFT, BONE WEARY, BUT EXTREMELY HAPPY, EACH WEARING THEIR OWN BRACELET AND CARRYING THEIR DOGGY BAGS WITH ENOUGH BEADS TO MAKE ANOTHER ONE AT HOME. TOTAL BLISS! WHO CARES ABOUT THE PRICE OF PETROL, OR THE RISING COST OF ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. AS LONG AS WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR BEADS!
BMA PROVIDED SOME LOVELY LEMON CREAMS AND TEA JUST AS WE WERE FLAGGING. WITH OUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL NORMAL AGAIN WE SOARED! THANK YOU LADIES!
OUR BONZAI CLASS CAME UP WITH WONDERFUL IDEAS AND ONCE AGAIN WE HAD POTS WITH BONZAIS, POTS WITH BLUE BELLS, POTS WITH BOUQUETS OF WILD FLOWERS, AND POTS OF FUN!
WE MADE VALENTINE CARDS, PINCUSHIONS, SALT AND PEPPER POTS AND MANY MORE GOODIES
BEAD GIRLS BOND AND CLASSES ARE NOT MERELY LESSONS. WE SHARE OUR PROBLEMS, CRY TOGETHER AND LAUGH TOGETHER. THAT IS CALLED PURE BEAD THERAPY.
WITH THE END OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR NEW STOCK IS ARRIVING DAILY. BEAUTIFUL NEW BEADS ARE POURING ONTO THE SHELVES. WHAT A JOY TO BEHOLD. DROP IN AND BROWSE AROUND YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE.
LOVELY NEW CLASSES AND PROJECTS COMING UP SO WATCH THE WEBSITE
STEP BY STEP COLOUR PHOTOS WILL MAKE LESSONS EASIER TO UNDERSTAND
AND OF COURSE NICKY, OUR IN HOUSE TEACHER, WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TO HELP OUT AND GIVE ADVICE
DONT WORRY, BEAD HAPPY
NUUSBRIEF
SO WIE HET GESE DAAR HET NOG NOOIT IETS GOED UIT RUSLAND GEKOM VANDAT JAMES BOND LIEFDE GESTUUR HET NIE!
SEDERT DIE WIT OMHULSEL BOEK WEER “ONTDEK” IS NA DIE MUUR GEVAL HET IS ONS KRALE MEISIES WEER BAIE BESIG
GEDURENDE FEBRUARIE HET ONS BYMEKAARGEKOM EN N PAAR PRAGTIGE ST PETERSBURG WERKSTUKKE GEMAAK
DIT IS ALTYD FASINEREND OM TE SIEN HOE 10 DAMES DIESELFDE PATROON MAAK EN ELKEEN TE VOORSKYN KOM MET N GEHEEL ANDER RESULTAAT. NIE OMDAT HULLE DIE PATROON VERKEERD HET NIE! MAAR OMDAT HULLE PERSOONLIKE SMAAK EN KLEURKOMBINASIE SO N VERSKIL MAAK.
NICKY EN EK WAS BAIE TROTS OP ONS KLAS DAARDIE DAG. HULLE IS ALMAL DAAR WEG, DOODMOEG, MAAR BAIE GELUKKIG MET HUL ARMBANDE AAN HUL ARMS. ELKEEN MET N EKSTRA SAKKIE KRALE OM NOG N PRAGSTUK BY DIE HUIS TE GAAN MAAK. TOTALE LEKKERKRY! WIE BEKOMMER NOU OOR DIE PETROLPRYS EN ANDER KOSTE WAT AANHOU STYG. SOLANK ONS NET GENOEG GELD HET VIR KRALE!
BMA HET HEERLIKE KOEKIES EN TEE BEDIEN NET TOE ONS BEGIN VAAL VOEL. TOE ONS BLOEDSUIKER EERS WEER NORMAAL WAS HET ONS UITGEBLINK. DANKIE DAMES DAARVOOR!
ONS BONZAI KLAS HET WEEREENS PRAGTIGE VARIASIES OPGELEWER. DAAR WAS POTJIES MET BONZAI, POTJIES MET BLOU BLOMMETJIES, POTJIES MET VELDBLOMME EN POTTE VOL PLESIER!
ONS HET OOK VALENTYN KAARTJIES GEMAAK, SPELDEKUSSINGS BORDUUR, SOUT EN PEPER POTTE OORGETREK EN SOMMER BAIE ANDER LEKKER GOETERS.
KRALEMEISIES HET ALTYD IETS IN GEMEEN EN DIT IS NIE NET KLASSE NIE, ONS LAG SAAM, HUIL SAAM EN DEEL MEKAAR SE SORGE. DIT IS SUIWER KRALE TERAPIE.
NOU DAT DIE SJINESE NUWEJAAR VIERINGE VERBY IS DAAG NUWE VOORRAAD ELKE DAG OP. PRAGTIGE NUWE KRALE VERSKYN DAAGLIKS OP DIE RAKKE. WAT N PLESIER OM TE AANSKOU. KOM KYK N BIETJIE ROND DIT IS N N FEES.
PRAGTIGE NUWE KLASSE EN ONTWERPE NOU OP DIE WEBTUISTE
STAP VIR STAP KLEURFOTOS GAAN DIE PATROON MAKLIKER MAAK OM TE VERSTAAN. NICKY, ONS INTERNE INSTRUKTRISE IS NATUURLIK ALTYD BESKIKBAAR OM HAND BY TE SIT EN RAAD TE GEE
MOET NIE BEKOMMER NIE, GENIET JOU KRALEWERK
Project 1 (Part 1) by Linda Buys
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