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Re: Beaded Starfish

Sunshine Dancer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:05:44 GMT

I really like the Beaded Starfish from the first post! You could use any variety and combination of colors! Is it a pin?

Re: Beaded Starfish

beadorigami — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:00:40 GMT

What a great starfish! And the bracelet is very neat!

Re: Beaded Starfish

CrystalCubeBead. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:58:38 GMT

I copied this from Elizabeth's first post [beginning of this thread] "The project was in Beadwork magazine, issue February/March 2005."

Re: Beaded Starfish

Meg — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:37:47 GMT

Wow! Amazing! How do you do that? Is there any instructions how to do that?

Re: Beaded Starfish

Alexy — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:32:28 GMT

I LOVE IT!!!

Re: Beaded Starfish

beadsbeadingbeaded — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:48:56 GMT

Lynn, that bracelet is 'gorgeous'! I love the colors and the way you made the 'sea theme'!

The 'Starfish' are adorable! I missed that in the magazine, duh!

Erin

Re: Beaded Starfish

Dulcey — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:30:45 GMT

(sorry for the delay in replying)

I love the contrasting colors on the little guy for the center and tip - good idea! Gives it some depth. The pony bead one is a riot, I like it a lot, thanks for posting it.

Dulcey

Re: Beaded Starfish

Nemeton — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:38:55 GMT

Yes, the pony bead version is a bit floppy (I should probably have used the thicker Stretch Magic) but the beads are nicely held together by the elastic.

This is the size 15 version, on an adaptation of a 'sea urchin' cuff pattern by Stephanie Burnham

and this is a not-terribly-good pic of the pony bead starfish - just to prove that it worked!

Re: Beaded Starfish

Dulcey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:13:43 GMT

I like making these in 15s, myself -- but frustrating to do (as a passenger!) in a moving car with 15s. :) Big ponys, I'll have to try that! Did the stretch magic provide the tension to keep the large-holed pony beads in the right shape?

Dulcey, who could have done this with ONE post....

www.dulceyheller.com

Re: Beaded Starfish

Dulcey — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:07:50 GMT

Hi there!

I love your starfish! Great color, great shape. I love how they grow personalities all their own. Thanks for posting it.

Dulcey

www.dulceyheller.com

Re: Beaded Starfish

Nemeton — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:34:51 GMT

I don't often make designs from magazines but I loved this project (it's by Dulcey Heller, btw) so much that I made it in lots of different versions, including a teeny tiny one in size 15's that went on a bracelet, and a huge one in plastic pony beads on Stretch Magic to use as a demonstration piece at craft fairs. It's such a neat bit of engineering and the beadwork has the exact look and feel of a real starfish!

Re: Beaded Starfish

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:36:35 GMT

I get stuck on x-stitch very easily. I used to test-stitch the patterns my mom makes (not for the faint-hearted), and now I get burned out in a hurry, even if I was enthusiastic to begin with.

Post some pics of the Sculpey beads you make-I'd like to see what you come up with.

Re: Beaded Starfish

Elizabeth — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:56:07 GMT

Hmmm...

not really!

I've been meaning to take photos to post for a while, but have never got around to it!

But the comments I received on some of the items has given me back my enthusiasm for beading (although i still have a stack of cross stitches to do for Christmas - that i started when I got a bit bored with beading - only problem is now Im sick of the cross stitches I've been doing!) - I am going to try making some sculpey beads this weekend!

Thank you for your comments!

Re: Beaded Starfish

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:49:58 GMT

That turned out really well, and I love the color of the beads! I guess you're over you're really over your beader's block, then?

Re: Beaded Starfish

Sheila H — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:43:20 GMT

That is gorgeous!