“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Camus
We couldn’t agree more! Although we here at The Bead Shop love many things about autumn, including mulled cider, cool & crisp evenings (perfect for snuggly sweaters), and little kids in Halloween costumes, one of our favorite aspects of autumn is the explosion of color. Whether it’s an abundance apples in an orchard, or the amazing variety of vibrant leaves you can see at this time of year all around Queenstown and Arrowtown as well as crunching beneath our feet, those autumn hues are everywhere, and we just can’t get enough!
We have chosen a few of our favourite jewellery projects and color palettes to share this wonderful colour that nature does herself, every year … Enjoy!!
The technique of knotting between beads (most often pearls) has been used practically since the dawn of jewelry-making; not only does it provide attractive spacing and prevent beads from rubbing up against one another, but it also prevents more than one bead from getting lost if/when the jewelry pieces breaks. We love adding knots to the jewelry we create here at The Bead Shop, and we are always intrigued by the incredibly unique (and often amazingly complex) jewelry designs people can come up with by using just a few well-placed knots! We can teach you how to knot here at the shop, not only decorative knots, but functional knots as well. The possibilities are endless when it comes to knotting, and we wanted to share a few of our favorite knot-based designs with you.
We are always in awe of those who create intricate, lace-like micro-macrame designs like these two below... Gorgeous! Photo courtesy of http://www.thebeadingyogini.com!
These techniques below are used and created at The Bead Shop .
