Czech Pressed Glass Bead Jewelry

More great photos from Bead Street customers.  Janet has been very busy lately, trying some new things as well as adaptations of projects from prior classes.  Here she has worked with a lot of pressed glass - daggers, drops, farfalles,  and leaves.

Janet's new ring design using Czech Farfalle beads,
Czech drops and Swarovski crystals.

This is beautiful in person. 
 Czech glass beads, gemstones, metals,
Japanese seed beads,
and a flower made with Czech glass leaves.



Janet used Kassie Inman's Popcorn bead pattern
for this earring using Japanese Matsuno Peanut Beads



Another fabulous ring - here with
Czech Pressed Glass Daggers



Janet's version of Barb LaFrienier's wire earrings.
She used thicker wire and added a drop dangle at bottom.
These look stunning on.
Thanks Janet, for bringing in your fabulous jewelry
and allowing me to photograph and post them.



Popcorn Bead

Below are photos of some great bracelets.  Most of these have been made with the new Matsuno Peanut beads from a design created by Kassie Inman that she named the  'Popcorn Bead'.  These are a lot of fun - I've made a bowl full of these myself.  Maybe someday I'll get them made into a bracelet or necklace.  Until then - check out our customers work below.     If you'd like to make these - you can click here for a link to Kassie's site beadingbutterfly.com/tips-freebies.   She has a lot of great tutorials and other patterns for sale as well.   Beautiful work gals.  Thank you Joy, for finding this tutorial and letting me know.  And - thanks Kassie for a great design.

Made with the new Peanut beads combined with copper and gemstones.



Joy combined these with the new acid-etched Czech glass





Don't these look like lampwork beads?



Ethnic or sparkly - either way beautiful!



These are Debs - and one of my favorite colors. 
 Don't have these large silver nuggets in yet - hopefully soon.



Peanut Bead Pattern

Joy is an experienced teacher  - but only with 4 year-old children.  She will be teaching a beaded bead designed by  Kassie Inman  from the Beading Butterfly in the next few months.  So we had a trial run Friday night.  These are made with the new 'peanut' beads and everyone had a great time - and they each finished a couple of beads.  Doesn't Joy look professional.

Here are the finished beads.  Pretty cute huh. 

Irene wanted her Popcorn peanut bead to look just like the name - so she did hers in white.

Here is what they look like in a finished bracelet with a group of lampwork beads.

This photo I have to explain.  Joy won the 'most entertaining student' award - but only because Janet conceded the race.  Since Joy was ecstatic - she kissed Janet.  There were funnier moments - but we were all laughing so hard - I couldn't hold the camera steady enough to take a photo - so this is the only one that isn't blurry.  Congratulations Joy!  And thanks for a job well done - she did a wonderful job teaching this rowdy bunch. 

Click here for a link to Kassie's site beadingbutterfly.com/tips-freebies. 

She has a lot of great tutorials and patterns for sale as well.