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Star-shaped for your Adorable trick-or-treat
pockets for favorite peyote stitch bracelet
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Contents
Amy’s funky birds go trick-or-treating............... 4

Sparkle check bracelet...................................... 8

Holiday candle covers..................................... 12

Pinwheel pockets necklace ............................ 16

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PEYOTE STITCH

Amy’s
funky birds
go trick-or-treating
Show your Halloween spirit by wearing
this fun bracelet-and-earrings set

designed by Ronit Florence

Birds on brooms? This

set will delight anyone
who comes to your door
for tricks or treats!

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Inspired by Amy Waldman-Smith’s “Funky Birds” lamp-
worked beads, this design plays up the fun side of Halloween.
stepbystep
Bracelet
[1] On a comfortable length of Fireline
or thread, attach a stop bead (Online
Beading Basics), leaving a 12-in. (30 cm)
tail. Pick up the 33 110 Delica cylinder
beads outlined in pattern 1. These beads
will shift to form two rows of beadwork
as the next row is added.
[2] Working toward the body of the
bracelet (ignore the tapered end for
now), work pattern 1 in flat odd-count
peyote stitch (Online Basics). End and
PATTERN 1
add thread (Online Basics) as needed,
and move on to pattern 2 when you
complete pattern 1.
[3] Create the tapered end in pattern 2
by working peyote stitch decreases
along each edge (Online Basics). End
with a row of five beads. Remove the
stop bead, and create the tapered end
in figure 1 using the 12-in. (30 cm) tail.
[4] Using the remaining threads, add
a button on one end of the band and
a loop of 110 seed beads on the other.
End the threads.
DB0167 Opaque light sapphire blue AB
DB0722 Opaque orange
DB0866 Matte transparent topaz AB
DB0310 Matte black
DB0721 Opaque yellow
DB0233 Light daffodil Ceylon
DB0232 Light lemon ice Ceylon
DB0201 White pearl Ceylon
start here
materials
both projects
• Fireline 8 lb. test, or nylon thread, size D
• beading needles, #12
bracelet 61⁄4 x 13⁄4 in. (15.9 x 4.4 cm)
• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
9 g color A (DB0167, opaque light
sapphire blue AB)
3 g color B (DB0722, opaque orange)
1 g color C (DB0866, matte transparent
topaz AB)
2 g color D (DB0310, matte black)
2 g color E (DB0721, opaque yellow)
1 g color F (DB0233, light daffodil Ceylon)
1 g color G (DB0232, light lemon ice
Ceylon)
1 g color H (DB0201, white pearl Ceylon)
• 1 g 110 seed beads, color A
• 15 mm button
pair of earrings
• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
2 g color A (color names are the same
as for the bracelet)
2 g color B
1 g color D
1 g color E
1 g color G
• 1 g 110 seed beads, color A
• pair of earring findings
www
To brush up on the Online Bead-
ing Basics referenced in this story, go to
www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.
Ronit Florence is a
Canada-based bead-
work artist who calls
beading (and crafting
in general!) a “perfect
blend of relaxation and challenge.”
She sells her patterns online at
www.bead-patterns.com (go to
Search, and select “Bead Art by
Ronit” under the designer drop-
down menu). Email Ronit at
ronit_florence@yahoo.ca.
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PATTERN 2
Earrings
[1] On a comfortable length of Fireline
or thread, attach a stop bead (Online
Beading Basics), leaving a 10-in. (25 cm)
tail. Pick up the 24 110 Delica cylinder
beads outlined in pattern 3. These beads
will shift to form two rows of beadwork
as the next row is added.
[2] Working toward the body of the
earring (ignore the tapered end for
now), work pattern 3 in flat even-count
peyote stitch (Online Basics). End and
add thread (Online Basics) as needed.
start here
PATTERN 3
[3] Create the top tapered end by work-
ing peyote stitch decreases along each
edge (Online Basics). Remove the stop
bead, and create the bottom tapered end
using the 10-in. (25 cm) tail.
[4] With either thread, sew through the
beadwork to exit the top corner of the
earring. Pick up four or five 110 seed
beads, the loop of an earring finding,
and four or five 110s. Sew into the other
corner of the beadwork, and retrace
the thread path. End the threads.
[5] Make a second earring. w
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 CROSSWEAVE TECHNIQUE

Sparkle
check
Make a checkerboard bracelet,
and fill every other square
with crystal dazzle

designed by Giorgia Scardini

B&B Extra | October 2012 8

 materials
4 mm bicone crystal bronze/silver bracelet 71⁄4 in. (18.4 cm)
• 276 4 mm bicone crystals (Swarovski,
110 seed bead, color A comet argent light)
110 seed bead, color B • 110 seed beads
10–20 g color A (light bronze)
1 g color B (nickel)
• 6-strand slide clasp
FIGURE 1 • Fireline 6 lb. test
aa a
• beading needles, #12
bb
tangerine/green bracelet colors:
• 4 mm bicone crystals (Thunder Polish,
light green)
b
• 110 seed beads
c
cc color A (Miyuki 533, dyed dark peach
silver-lined alabaster)
color B (Miyuki 641, dyed rose bronze
silver-lined alabaster)

silver/gray bracelet colors (p. 10):

• 4 mm bicone crystals (Thunder Polish,
gray)
• 110 cylinder beads, color A, in place of
the 110 seed beads (Miyuki DB0048,
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3 silver-lined light gray)
• 110 seed beads, color B (Miyuki 641,
dyed rose bronze silver-lined alabaster)
This bracelet works up quickly, starting with a crossweave
base and finishing with alternating four-squares of bicone
crystals. Change the width of the cuff to make it as dainty www To brush up on the Online
or as deluxe as you like. Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus other techniques!) go to
stepbystep [3] Repeat step 2 for the desired length www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.
of the bracelet. The bronze/silver
Base bracelet on p. 9 is 23 stitches long.
[1] Thread a needle on each end of a [4] After completing the last stitch,
comfortable length of Fireline. Center sew through the beadwork with Giorgia Scardini was
16 color A 110 seed beads on the Fire- both needles to exit opposite ends born in Rome. She is a
line, and cross both needles through the of a side group of four As (figure 3, multimedia artist who
last four 110s to form a square (figure 1). a–b and aa–bb). now lives in Pleasant
[2] With one needle, pick up eight As. [5] With the top needle, pick up 12 As. Hill, California, with her husband,
With the other needle, pick up four With the bottom needle, cross through son, and dog. Visit her website,
As, and cross through the last four As the last four As just picked up (b–c www.giorgiajewelry.com, or email
picked up with the first needle (figure 2). and bb–cc). her at giorgiascardini@sbcglobal.net.

EDITOR’S NOTE:
For a more casual look,
work just three rows of the
base and experiment with
contrasting colors (right).

B&B Extra | October 2012 9

 aa a dd d

cc
c
b bb

bb b

a aa
FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5

[6] With the right-hand needle, pick up
eight As (figure 4, a–b). With the left-
hand needle, sew through the next
four As in the previous row, and cross
through the last four As just picked
up (aa–bb).
[7] Repeat step 6 for the length of
the base.
[8] Repeat steps 4–7 to make a total
of six rows. End the threads (Online
Beading Basics) as needed, and add
a new thread by centering it through
the last four As added. End the threads
when you complete the base.
Embellishment and clasp
[1] Center a comfortable length of Fire-
line through four As in a corner stitch.
[2] With each needle, pick up a 4 mm
bicone crystal. With one needle, pick up
a color B 110 seed bead, and cross the
other needle through it (figure 5, a–b
and aa–bb). With each needle, pick up
a 4 mm, and cross both needles through
the opposite four As in the same base
stitch (b–c and bb–cc).
[3] Sew through the base with both
needles to skip a stitch (c–d and cc–dd).
[4] Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the length
of the row.
[5] Sew through the base to exit a
stitch in the next row that is offset from
the last stitch you embellished in the
previous row. Work as in steps 2 and 3
to embellish this row.
[6] Continue to embellish the remaining
rows, following the established pattern.
End and add thread as needed.
[7] Place half of a clasp along the end
of the base your threads are exiting.
With either thread, sew through the
base to exit an A nearest the first loop
of the clasp. Sew through the loop,
sew back into the base, and retrace the
thread path through the loop. Attach
the other loops in the same manner, and
end the threads. Add a new thread to
the other end of the base, and attach
the other half of the clasp. w

In this version (right), the base

is worked in 110 cylinder beads
instead of seed beads. Scour
your stash to find the base
beads you like best!

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BRICK STITCH / STRINGING

Pinwheel
pockets
Brick stitch
diamonds create cozy
peek-a-boo settings
for a trio of rivolis
designed by April Warnock

You’ll flip for these fun,

festive pinwheels.

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Stash-busting alert! Let your love of color run away with
you as you stitch this fun and whimsical necklace using
an assortment of seed and accent beads.
stepbystep
Large pinwheel pocket
[1] On a comfortable length of Fireline,
work in ladder stitch (Online Beading
Basics) to make a seven-bead ladder
using color A 110 cylinder beads and
leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Zigzag
back through the ladder to exit the
first cylinder with the working thread
exiting opposite the tail (figure 1).
[2] Working off the ladder, use As to
stitch five rows in brick stitch (Online
Basics), allowing the beadwork to natu-
rally decrease at the edges to form half
of a diamond shape. End with two As
in the last row.
[3] Pick up an A, sew down through
the adjacent A (figure 2, a–b), and retrace
the thread path through the last three
FIGURE 1
a a
b
c been beading for 25
FIGURE 2
beads. The A just added will lie perpen-
dicular to the other beads and will form
the point of the diamond. Sew down
through the six edge As to exit an end A
in the ladder row (b–c). Your needle will
be exiting the same direction as the tail.
[4] Work as in steps 2 and 3 to create
a mirror image on the other side of the
ladder row. End with your thread exit-
ing an end A in the ladder row of the
diamond (figure 3, point a).
[5] Working in ladder stitch, add eight
As to this end of the ladder (a–b). The
first A will be the connecting bead, and
the next seven As will be the ladder row
of the next diamond.
[6] Repeat steps 2–5 four times, and
then repeat steps 2–4 once more, ending
and adding thread (Online Basics)
as needed.
b • Use alternating colors for each
FIGURE 3
materials
green necklace 17 in. (43 cm)
• Swarovski rivolis
(www.beyondbeadery.com)
1 18 mm (sphinx)
2 16 mm (medium vitrail and volcano)
• 22–26 assorted Swarovski bicone
crystals: 8 mm (peridot), 6 mm (chryso-
lite), 4 mm (mocca and crystal Dorado 2X)
• 110 cylinder beads
2–4 g color A (Miyuki DB0175,
transparent emerald AB)
1–2 g color B (Miyuki DB1834,
Duracoat galvanized champagne)
• clasp
• Fireline 6 lb. test
• beading needles, #11
www To brush up on the Online
Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus other techniques!), go to
www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.
EDITOR’S NOTES:
• Each pinwheel pocket can
be adapted to fit two sizes
of rivolis. The large pinwheel
pocket will hold a 20 mm or
an 18 mm rivoli. To use a 20 mm
rivoli, pick up two As between
the diamonds in step 9 instead
of one. The small pinwheel
pocket will hold an 18 mm
or a 16 mm rivoli. Increase
the number of cylinders added
in step 9 to fit an 18 mm.
diamond in the pocket, or
alternate the color of each row
in the diamonds, as April did in
her necklace on p. 15. – Jane
April Warnock has
years. Since there are so
many beads and so little
time, she never makes the exact same
design twice, except for a pair of
earrings. April would like to have
a piece of her beadwork displayed
in a museum some day — preferably
while she’s alive. Contact her at
paraperch@yahoo.com.
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[7] Join the diamonds to form a ring:
Work a ladder stitch with an A (figure 4,
a–b and photo a). Making sure your
band of diamonds is not twisted, sew
through the available end A in the lad-
der row of the first diamond, and sew
back through the A just added (b–c and a
photo b). Continue through the end A
in the first diamond again (c–d). e
[8] Sew through the beadwork to exit
the A at the top point of the next dia-
mond (d–e). Sew through the corre-
sponding A at the top of every other
diamond to form the back of the pocket d
a
(photo c). Retrace the thread path, and
sew through the beadwork to exit the
A at the opposite point of one of the b c
diamonds that was not joined in this step.
[9] Insert an 18 mm rivoli so the back
of the rivoli rests against the beads
joined in the previous step. Flip forward
the three diamonds that were not joined
in the previous stitch so the top points
meet in the center on the front of the FIGURE 4
rivoli. Pick up an A, and sew through
the top A in the next diamond. Repeat
this stitch twice (photo d), and retrace
the thread path. End the working
thread and tail.

Small pinwheel pockets

[1] Work as in steps 1–9 of “Large
pinwheel pocket,” noting the following
changes:
• Use color B 110 cylinder beads instead
of As. b c
• In step 1, start with a ladder of just
six beads.
• In step 2, work only four rows of
brick stitch.
• In step 9, insert a 16 mm rivoli.
[2] Make a second small pinwheel
pocket.

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 Stitch these clever pouches to
display your collection of rivolis
or round gemstone cabochons,
and then string them with crystals
and beads from your stash.

Necklace
[1] Add 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline to
a small pinwheel pocket, exiting the
top point B of a front diamond. Pick
up a B and 5¾ in. (14.6 cm) of assorted
crystals and cylinders in your desired
pattern, ending with a cylinder.
[2] Pick up half of the clasp and a
cylinder, skip the last cylinder picked
up in the previous step, and sew back
through the rest of the beads picked
up in the previous step, stopping just
before the first cylinder. Pick up a
cylinder, and sew through the top point
B of the small pinwheel pocket in the
same direction as before (photo e).
Retrace the thread path through the
neck strap, and end the thread.
[3] Add 1 yd. (.9 m) of Fireline to the
same pinwheel pocket, and exit the top
point B in the next front diamond. Pick
up a cylinder, the desired assorted crys-
tals, and a cylinder, and sew through
a top point A of a front diamond on
the large pinwheel pocket. Pick up a
cylinder, skip the last cylinder, and sew
through the assorted crystals. Pick
up a cylinder, sew through the top
point B of the small pinwheel pocket
in the same direction as before, and
retrace the thread path several times
to secure. Sew through the large pin-
wheel pocket to exit the top point A
of the next front diamond.
[4] Attach the other small pinwheel
pocket as before, and then add the
other neck strap as in steps 1 and 2. w

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PEYOTE STITCH
materials
all votive covers 21⁄2 x 2 in. (6.4 x 5 cm)

Holiday
• 21⁄2 x 2-in. (6.4 x 5 cm) votive candle
holder (www.candle4less.com)
• Fireline 6 lb. test, or nylon beading
thread, size D
• beading needles, #12

Thanksgiving votive cover

candle covers • 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads

1 g color A (DB0010, black)
2 g color B (DB0152, transparent
green AB)

Bring joy and light to your 1 g color C (DB0769, matte transparent

taupe)
home this holiday season with 2 g color D (DB0777, dyed matte

votive candle covers transparent dark amber)

12 g color E (DB0066, lined white AB)

designed by
Christmas votive cover
Claire Laufman
• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
12 g color A (DB0066, lined white AB)
1 g color B (DB0042, gold silver lined)
2 g color C (DB0602, red silver lined)
3 g color D (DB0152, transparent
green AB)
1 g color E (DB0610, violet silver lined)

Hanukkah votive cover

• 110 Miyuki Delica cylinder beads
12 g color A (DB0066, lined white AB)
3 g color B (DB0183, Montana sapphire
silver lined)
3 g color C (DB0042, gold silver lined)

www To brush up on the Online

Beading Basics referenced in this
story (plus other techniques!), go to
www.BeadAndButton.com/Basics.

Claire Laufman
is retired and lives in
New York with her
husband. Beading
combines her two life-
long pleasures: painting and sculpture.
Her inspiration comes from nature,
textiles, and paintings. Contact Claire
at clalauf@verizon.net.
Create your own festival
of lights with votive candle
covers for Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and Hanukkah.

stepbystep
[1] On a comfortable length of Fireline
or thread, pick up the 124 beads below
the black line in patterns A, B, or C.
(Note: The patterns are turned sideways
to fit these pages.) Wrap the beads
around the 21⁄2 x 2-in. (6.4 x 5 cm)
votive candle holder, and tie them
into a ring with a square knot (Online
Beading Basics), leaving a 6-in. (15 cm)
tail. Sew through the first bead again.
These beads will shift to form the
first two rounds of beadwork as the
next round is worked.
[2] Work your chosen pattern in even-
count tubular peyote stitch (Online
Basics) using 110 Delica cylinder beads.
At the end of each round, step up
through the first bead added in that
round to get into position to start the
next round. In tubular peyote, this
step-up means that the first bead of
each new round will shift over one
bead from the first bead in the previous
round, following a diagonal trajectory.
The first bead in each round is indicated
by a dot on the patterns. End and
add thread (Online Basics) as needed
while you stitch, and end the working
thread and tail when you complete
the pattern. w

PATTERN A

DB0010 Black
DB0152 Transparent green AB
DB0769 Matte transparent taupe
DB0777 Dyed matte transparent dark amber
DB0066 Lined white AB

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 PATTERN B PATTERN C

DB0066 Lined white AB DB0066 Lined white AB

DB0042 Gold silver lined DB0183 Montana sapphire silver lined
DB0602 Red silver lined DB0042 Gold silver lined
DB0152 Transparent green AB
DB0610 Violet silver lined

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