Article from guest blogger and beader Zuzi Hake for Erika Sandor – The Storytelling Jeweller. Holiday season is usually time when I make luxurious and glam jewelry. It goes easily if you’re having material to love and create from. I chose very special leather finish to play the main part of this bracelet that reminds… View more
These fiery earrings are made by Katalin Dudás, a member of the Storytelling Beading Club. Kata was playing with Erika’s Poppy earrings, and I’m pretty sure that everyone who knows her recognizes that this pair was made by her: Kata’s signature yellow, and daring to go bold and big make it obvious 🙂 Kata wrote… View more
I thought it would be nice to prepare some eye-catching jewel that is easy and fast to make and it is single piece. A pendant! Initial idea to use multiple color layers of Ultra Suede as main element came when I was preparing the blog post about large Raindrop earrings. You can easily create your… View more
Inspiration for new jewerly comes in many different ways. My bead mat got a bit disorganized while I was beading Erika’s Jaipur earrings earlier this year. Oval cabochon turned in angle and glass drops in metal setting were around it. I realized they looked like a little person with the cabochon like its belly and… View more
Don’t we all need a bit more colors and positivity during these days than usual? Boho Chic jewels normally belong to the summer months for me. For festivals, wearing long skirts and being barefoot… For time with friends, sitting by a canal in Amsterdam, feet hanging over the water, sipping white wine… Or while cycling… View more
Dear beading friends, We were talking in our Storytelling Beading Club about using colorful Ultra Suede and fabric in our jewelry. Some of you know I work also with shibori silk ribbon and you left me wonderful feedback on jewelry I made. I love to play with colors! Erika just gave me new tools with… View more
In 2020 I have a personal challenge: every month I focus on a different theme and on a specific material. In March my special theme is ‘India.’ One of my beloved countries, and the very first I traveled outside of Europe. Many people say, that in India even the air smells different, and it’s absolutely… View more
I’d like to introduce you to somebody special. Her name is Flora Gattina, and she’s the queen of burlesque in and beyond Amsterdam. For one of her acts, the ‘Moon Godess’ she’s wearing a crown. It’s showing the phases of the moon, and guess what: it’s made of beads! Flora, together with her twin sister… View more
Did you know, that Father’s Day originated in the attempt of Sonora Smart Dodd to show her love and appreciation to her father, a single parent raising 6 children on his own? She fought to promote the idea for several decades. The original idea was introduced in 1910, however, it became a national holiday in the… View more
After the past few days of work I might have a new criteria to determine, which focal stone (crystal, mineral or any other cabochon) is much more than ‘good enough’ to work with. Here’s the thing: I’m sure all of us have in our stash beads which we treasure more than usually. Some uniquely coloured semi-precious beads,… View more
