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Grand Marquis Necklace Tutorial Part 2

Welcome back to the final tutorial in the Grand Marquis Collar Necklace series.  For the remainder of the project we will use bead stringing techniques to finish off the necklace with double strands on each side.   As you can see in the photo above, I have completed on side of the necklace. In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to complete the other side of the necklace.  The instructions are…

Grand Marquis Necklace Tutorial Part 1

Hello everyone and welcome back. Today we are going to take all our lovely beads and marquis components and string them to finish our necklace.  Tools and Materials 8-10 grams 11/0 Miyuki Delica – Opaque Cactus Luster 4-5 grams 11/0 Toho Seed Beads – Fern Gold Luster 14 – Carrier Beads – Wasabi 3- 8 mm Fern Green Swarovski Bicones 6 – 6 mm Fern Green Swarovski Bicones 16 – 4mm Firepolish Beads…

Creative Shapes – Embellishing the Marquis Component

Good day to all. Welcome back to my blog.  Here is a quick tutorial with demonstrates how to add the embellishments to the Peyote Marquis Components.  This tutorial will help you build a firm understanding of the peyote stitch thread path and how to count rows of this stitch.  It will include info on how to count rows when peyote is worked in a round of flat circular peyote.  This is very…

Creative Shapes with Peyote Stitch – Peyote Bezel for Marquis Component

Good Day Beaders. Although we have covered the peyote bezel in previous tutorials, I wanted to do a brief walkthrough for this gorgeous 14mm Wasabi Rivoli from Preciosa.  This bezeled stone is going to be the centerpoint of the large Marquis component in the last tutorial.  The trick to a creating a great bezel it to get the initial bead count correct so that the rivoli fits securely into the…

Creative Shapes with Peyote Stitch – Marquis Component

Hello Beaders Welcome back. After a long and arduous hiatus, I am back today with a new tutorial series. We will continue exploring creating shapes with Peyote Stitch, by creating a Marquis component. In today’s lesson, I will demonstrate how to make the basic shape and discuss how to change the size of this lovely component.  In the next portion of the series, I will show you how to add…

Creative Shapes with Peyote Stitch – Teardrop Component

Hello and welcome back to my blog. Recently, I received a special request from a very nice lady on my Facebook page. Corinne Passero Basta sent this photo to me and asked for my help with the teardrop component.  In this tutorial, I will show you one way that I was able to work out the teardrop component, and I will discuss a few other ideas I have on how to achieve the shape.  The technique I…

Sumptuous Square Post Earrings Tutorial

I am glad to finally be back to writing and designing projects for you all. As promised, way back in 2020, I have come up with a really cute way to turn the Sumptuous Squares into a gorgeous pair of post earrings.  We are going to be using the exact same technique of CRAW to encase a post earring blank into a single cube. I will show you how to incorporate one set of the 11/0 into the new post…

Picasso Jewelry Series ~ Puffy Bracelet Optional Embellishments

Today, I want to share with you a quick and easy way to add a little extra bling to the Picasso Puffy Bracelet we recently made. The embellishments I added are totally optional and based on your preference. I like the bracelet both ways but I love the richness provided by the smoky topaz bicones in the center.  If you haven’t made the bracelet yet, click HERE for the tutorial. Tools and…