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Picasso Jewelry Series ~ Beaded Charm Tutorial

February 25, 2021
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by Detrina Kofroth

Welcome back to the Picasso Jewelry Series.In the last post, we created the length of the Picasso Puffy Bracelet, but we didn’t quite finish. We still need to create the cute little beaded charm to end to the end of the extender chain. This adorable little accent adds a nice touch to the project. It is […]

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Picasso Jewelry Series ~ Puffy Bracelet Tutorial

February 24, 2021
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by Detrina Kofroth

Hello and welcome back to my blog. I have been noticeably away for far too long. It has been such a struggle lately to get back to work, so I thought the best way to get back into the swing of things, would be with a brand new project series. Today, I am going to […]

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Sumptuous Square Post Earrings Tutorial

February 23, 2021
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by Detrina Kofroth

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 […]

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PRAW Tutorial – Prismatic Right Angle Weave

November 9, 2020
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by Detrina Kofroth

I am so happy to be able to get back to work, even if it might be for just a short while. In our not so recent posts, we have been continuing to explore the many variations of right angle weave. In the last posts of this series, we learned three different ways to work with […]

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Sumptuous Squares ~ Designing Jewelry with CRAW

October 2, 2020
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by Detrina Kofroth

Today, we are going to put our new dimensional beading skills to work and make the Sumptuous Square components. For the last few weeks, we have reviewed several methods of cubic right angle weave. We are going to begin by making the base squares and then I will demo two different ways you can use […]

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Bead Weaving 101 – Two Needle Cross-weave Technique for RAW and Ladder Stitch

September 29, 2020
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by Detrina Kofroth

Hello Beaders! Today we are going to revisit the two needle or cross-weave technique. Only instead of Ladder stitch, we are going to apply the technique to Right Angle Weave. Just like it sounds, cross weave technique involves crossing two thread paths through the same bead. Two needles are threaded onto both ends of a […]