Help with Problem Beads

re: Help with Problem Beads

Colie — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:55:37 GMT

I sent this in before but I'm going to try one more time! Any suggestions about galvanized or gold and silver seed beads whose finish won't come off? I'm sick of the beads losing their finish before I even complete the project! I've tried spraying the finished project with a varnish but it doesn't come out well.

re: Help with Problem Beads

SteceyK — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:14:50 GMT

I have these pretty flower spacers that flip upside down when I pick up the project. I can't get the flower to stay upright. Any ideas? I just can't seem to give up on this one. Sterling silver, pretty crystals and a pmc pendant need these spacers. HELP!!!!!

re: Help with Problem Beads

HollyP@7 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:50:09 GMT

A suggestion for the rough crimps...just cover the crimp with a crimp cover. Not only does it cover up the rough edges, it hides the crimp, creating a more professional look.---good luck1

re: Help with Problem Beads

SaraJ — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:23:59 GMT

er, that's THREE dimensional strawberry, not 4 dimensional . . . . I've been watching too much LOST, with it's time and physics (backstory/hints/teasers by the producers, on that last) stuff! Lol . . . .! A time-traveling strawberry, in the 4th dimension, that's just what we need . . .. ! Perhaps that's what they eat in Dr. Who's Tardis . . . .

re: Help with Problem Beads

SaraJ — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:20:47 GMT

Donna, I LOVE strawberries! I think a back issue of Beadwork has a 4 dimensional bead-crocheted strawberry - I didn't know crochet at the time but it stuck in my memory because I KNEW and KNOW that I'm going to make it. That, though, is kind of a specialized project or technique. Not that others aren't!

For flat versions, go to www.bead-coop.com, which has some designers selling patterns, and do a search. Or go to www.sova-enterprises.com, there's a link to where they have a bunch of designers that sell patterns there, and do a search. Or, google Sarah's Beading Obsession (my name is Sara, no relation, although I've got a peyote owl in progress from one of her patterns so I can highly recommend her, even if she really NEEDS to organize her patterns better on her site!). I know she's got some strawberry patterns, but I am not sure they are separated out from the background they are on.

OH, I just discovered the other day, when I revisited a site I had bookmarked awhile back, of someone with some beaded amulet books, and beaded thimble or needlecases, books, and saw a new book with a strawberry thimble case; DEFINITELY going to make that! I can't recall the bookmark or name right now, but she has some gorgeous patterns.

I'm pretty sure I'd/I've seen/saw some flat peyote strawberry earrings pattern somewhere, or something that'd be a good size for a pendant, but that was a LOOOOOONG time ago, and several computer crashes, before I was using an online bookmarking service. I'll eventually be linking to every strawberry pattern I can find in my blog sidebar, since strawberries and dolphins (Sarah's Beading Obsession has a stunning dolphin necklace, and a shark one too! Not affiliated) are two of my biggest loves.

I have some problem beads I might submit to this thingie, to get back to the subject!

re: Help with Problem Beads

Zaz — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:19:02 GMT

i have a problem with one bead that is not exactly a bead. it's a jade buddha pendant woth one tiny hole at the top. when i bought it i thought i could treat it as a "stone" and like "bezel" around it (i am not sure this is the correct word) it turns out some told me one cannot do that with it and i am stuck with this tiny hole that came strung with a perle cotton thread done in a kind of mini macrame and some beads and i don't like its look this way at all... i really do not know how to show off the buddha and make the whole piece look cool and funky. it's a dark green too and not very bright, so that's even harder as i like to brighten it up with hot pink beads.

re: Help with Problem Beads

rickeyc — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:58:00 GMT

Hi,
I have been searching for a beading pattern for a strawberry. I can find pictures on the web but no pattern. Does anyone know where I can find one.

re: Help with Problem Beads

JoanneL@26 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:01:32 GMT

I am a new beader, and I'm crazy about it. I have one small problem with glass bead necklaces made with tigertail wire. I use a crimp beads and a crimping tool, but the edges of the crimp are always rough. I try to file them down a bit, but the crimp bead will sometimes break apart. Any suggestions?

re: Help with Problem Beads

JoanneL@26 — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:01:27 GMT