"Dangle Berry"

"Dangle Berry"

This is my own variation of the "Bead Origami" pattern from BeadInfinitum. I started by playing with the colors to see if I could create a flower, and ended up with a pink flower, front and back, surrounded by green. I added a stamen and sepals to one "flower" and noticed it was looking a lot like a berry. I've been meaning to make a beaded bead for my cell phone. so I added a loop and some tiny glass leaves to the other end. Then I wondered if the thread loop on the cell phone might eventually break, so decided to add a small lobster claw to my leafy loop. The lobster claw means the bead can be removed and clipped onto something else - zipper pull? purse loop? Very versatile! This pattern was fun to make and I loved the extra embellishment of the 12 faces of the bead.

Beaded by Sharon Erwine, 2011

Item 1652

"A Little Black Dress and ..."

"A Little Black Dress and . . .

Designer of beaded bead: "Double Rose Window" by BeadInfinitum (Gwen Fisher and Florence Turnour" - variation: I used 8 mm beads instead of 6mm beads, resulting in a larger, flatter beaded bead

When I made "Sweet Charity" I thought the bead looked like a flower, my special interest. So I made another and combined my idea to add a beaded bead to a simple strand of pearls. So here it is, and I hope you like it.

Beaded by: Sharon Erwine 2011

Item 1648

"Sweet Charity"

Side 1 - embellished

Side 2 - not embellished

"Sweet Charity"

Design of beaded bead: Bead Infinitum's "Double Rose Window". I varied the design by using 8mm Chinese Charoite beads instead of 6mm beads , and by using some 2mm sugalite beads for embellishment in place of seed beads.

Beaded by Sharon Erwine 2011

Item 1647

Have you heard of "The Best Little Bead Box" and "Beads of Courage"? Beads of Courage is a charity to benefit children who have cancer, and The Best Little Bead Box is a related means for beaders to help Beads of Courage. I recently participated in The Best Little Bead Box and obtained these Chinese Charoite and Sugalite beads as a result of my participation. I am choosing to return this completed beaded bead to The Best Little Bead Box to be included in their Ebay charity "lots" at the end of Round 2.

To read more about this worthwhile cause, please see my entries , as follows:

http://thebestlittlebeadbox.blogspot.com/

March 15, 2011 My adventures in Fort Worth with the Beads of Courage tiger

March 15, 2011 The beads I added to the boxes

March 15, 2011 The beautiful things I selected from the boxes

Cube Ring (Ionic Polyhedra Cube Beaded Bead)

Cube Ring (Ionic Polyhedra Cube Beaded Bead)

This was my 1st try bead from the new Ionic Polyhedra pattern that teaches multiple mathematical shapes. Because this is the simplest shape, I recommend that you start with this one, then you can move on to the more complicated shapes. But what to do with this little cube? I know, make a knockout ring!

Designed by: Bead Infinitum (Gwen Fisher and Florence Turnour)

Beaded by: Sharon Erwine, 2010

Item 1643

"Sea Star Bead"

"Sea Star Bead"

Item 1640

Designer: Bead Infinitum http://www.beadinfinitum.com/Kits/index.html#Sea_Star

This pattern worked great!

Beaded by Sharon Erwine, 2010

I changed the pattern just a little: I added 5 points to the star tips (after step 12 of the pattern). I decided to try crystal bicones instead of rounds, so I used 8 lb test Fireline to prevent breaking the line. This worked great except the bead holes were so full by the end that it was a little hard adding the last 10 beads of the pattern. Then I wanted to carry out the theme of 5 points for the neck chain, so I did my own variation of right angle weave, using 5 beads instead of 4 for each unit (look close). I hope you like it!

Lotus beaded bead set

http://www.beadinfinitum.com/Kits/index.html#Lotus

"Lotus beaded bead set"

Item 1639

Designer: Bead Infinitum (with adaptations)

Beadwork by: Sharon Erwine 2010

I'm pleased to show my first creation as a member of the "Bead Infinitum" design team. I used the pattern "Lotus beaded bead", but I took some liberties with it. The pattern is great, but bead selection for teardrop/briolette beads left me frustrated. What's a girl to do?

I came up with 2 solutions: 1) use seed beads to turn the vertically drilled bead into a useable hortizontal "drill" bead (see the illustration for 2 possibilities), and 2) make use of my own beaded leaves as "teardrops" (see free Russian Leaf tutorial on my website).

I loved the result! The only problem now is the color doesn't photograph well (too yellow), and we couldn't seem to fix it. So, please imagine the correct color which is lime green and avocado green with black.

Here's the promised illustration:

And here is a link to my website for the free pattern:

www.sharonerwine.com

click on patterns, then free patterns, then Russian leaf

"Juliet Beaded Bead" on RAW chain" ***

"Juliet Beaded Bead" on a right angle weave chain. This was the prototype for the Juliet Beaded Bead. A friend who wishes to remain anonymous helped me design the bead, while I was awaiting rotator cuff surgery. She patiently "babysat" me while I was on medications after the surgery, and I entertained myself by making kits. I hope one day my friend will let me post her name (it is on the pattern).

The RAW chain is a single bead at each point, and "Sides" of 1 seed bead, 1 hex bead, 1 seed bead. You can see the pattern if you study the picture.

*** Juliet Beaded Bead ( a 2" tall pendant) is available in 64 colors on my website http://sharonerwine.com.

"Beaded Bead Set"

“Beaded Bead” set

Item 1568

Designer: Bead Culture

Beadwork by: Sharon Erwine 2008

"3D Cube Necklace"

“3D Cube Necklace”

Item 1567

Designer: Diane Fitzgerald (cube)

Sharon Erwine (chain)

Beadwork by: Sharon Erwine 2008

"Beaded Bead Party"

“Beaded Bead Party”

Item 1542

Designer: Ann Severine

Beadwork by: Sharon Erwine 2007