Bead crochet and Macrame

Bead crochet has become an integral part of my works lately.

I'd been doing it so much that I'm now unable to do it anymore!

I've hurt my thumb joints so much that I've had to take physiotherapy for it.

It hurts everytime that I hold a crochet hook.

 It's been some time now that I'm unable to do it,

 so I've now taught our drivers wife how to do it

 and she's doing it soooo well!

 But on the bright side, I get time to design more stuff now.

I've been designing some bead crochet lariats, necklaces and bracelets.

I'll show them here when ever I've taken pics.

There's still so much to do!

My Valentine line is just no where to finishing

and I think that if I go by this pace I'll be able list them only after Valentines Day.

Can't crochet much, or having transferred my crochet responsibilities elsewhere,

 I'm also now free much more to experiment with other things.

I've been trying my hand at macrame and am coming to get the hang of it

I'm getting better with my knots,

Remember the photos of my last macrame post,

 I'd started the black and red and white bracelet, I finished that too.

 Does it look Valentine'y?

 

 

I'm so inspired by

 Sherry Stokey's

 "Oh So Beautiful" work,

such perfect knots!

 I forever wanted to do these bracelet and earrings.

 It's a pretty simple xo type of pattern

 but I love the colors, so watery....
I lost one of the earrings and I had to make one again,

 and I could make it much faster this time.

Also I so love the leafy necklaces

 that Jeanne Wertman makes

 and I so so wanted to learn to make those pretty leaves.

 After a lot of unsuccessful attempts

 (which you can see at the top of the photo)

 I ultimately found her leaf instructions on

 Macrame Lovers Blog.

Thank You so much Jeanne!

 And now I Can Make Leaves!!!!!

Yooooohoooo!!!!!

I have to have to make a leafy bracelet now.....

And Tyson says he'll help me make them.........

 

 

 

Luv,

Vinnie

 

Macrame trials.....

This is the second macrame bracelet I'm trying......

I've been trying to make something 'Valentine-y'

The second photo is what I made prior to this one. Somehow wasn't happy with it 'coz the crystals were a little heavy for the thread and I couldn't finish it well.
But my friend who took it from me said she loved it!

Happy New Year!!!

Delhi's turning wintery by the day

and

my hair is getting shorter by the day!

Hi,

Long time no see......

Every time I pledge to keep coming back,

I don't.

so, this time,

I don't know when I'll be back.

Therefore, lets make the best of this time.

Let me show you some things I've made lately...... 

Crystal Flower Earrings

I've got new shops now on-line

at

Mirraw.com 

and at

SHOPO.in

Dark Flower Necklace

A unique combination of tatting, crochet and beads. The pendant is a large teardrop shaped
multicolor crystal set in a fringe of tatting with beads. The Cord is bead crochet in
burnt gold and black seed beads.

 And I had  year ending sales at both the sites....

Well, it's on now too...

Moonlit night earrings

Labradorite stones set in dark multicolored beads with little midnight blue smallest of
seed beads.
The stones have a delicate bluish moonlight shimmer.

I'm planning to list out new things sometime later in this month.

Tiger Eyes Earrings

Tiger Eye stones encased in beads with tiger eye dangles.

I've got so much to show and so much to tell!

but,

No Time!!!

Purple Sun Brooch

Amethyst stone cabbed with purple beads and embellished with crystals on a backing of leather.....

 But I got to show you this....

I made these pretty snowflakes before christmas

They are embellished with little silver beads, they just don't show in the photos :(

See, I have not forgotten how to tat!!!

See U soon,

Love,

Vinnie.

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Doing something colorful