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Jane Perala Designs: December 2014

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Sunday, December 21, 2014. LINEN and LACE - a set of neutral coloured beads. A new set of beads from me in my Etsy shop. I am finding that with the arthritis in my hands, making these small sculpted beads is a lot easier than the larger ones - I guess because I am spending less time gripping the mandrel. I love the feel of them, and I think I need to make myself a set of them for "worry beads"! Thanks for stopping by. Links to this post. Thursday, December 18, 2014. How Do You Like Your Coffee? I am a la...

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Jane Perala Designs: LINEN & LACE - a set of neutral coloured beads.

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Sunday, December 21, 2014. LINEN and LACE - a set of neutral coloured beads. A new set of beads from me in my Etsy shop. I am finding that with the arthritis in my hands, making these small sculpted beads is a lot easier than the larger ones - I guess because I am spending less time gripping the mandrel. I love the feel of them, and I think I need to make myself a set of them for "worry beads"! Thanks for stopping by. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

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Jane Perala Designs: July 2015

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Sunday, July 12, 2015. I am hosting a "giveaway" for a set of 5 of my Folk Art Style Chicken beads on Facebooks "Artisan Lampwork Beads for Sale". If you wish to enter please go to that site and join (you will have to join to comment). Thanks! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. And at various shows and craft fairs here on Vancouver Island. I am also the administrator of the Vancouver Island Fireflies blog. View my complete profile.

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Jane Perala Designs: Red Folk Art Chickens

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Red Folk Art Chickens. One of my very good customers suggested that the folk Art Chickens would look great in red - YES, she was right! I love how these turned out. Close up of set a. Close up of set b. Set b (my fav.). Set c - Sold. Close up of set c. Hope you had a good giggle. These can be found in my Etsy shop. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. View my complete profile. Red Folk Art Chickens. More Room With A View Beads. Room With a View.

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Jane Perala Designs: March 2015

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Sunday, March 29, 2015. It has taken me many years to figure out how to do the "all in one" aka "big swipe" (not sure what the correct term is) type of encasing, but I finally got it yesterday. For some reason it finally clicked. Am I proud of myself? Basically, you let the bead cool a bit, but not enough to crack, and keeping it warm in the upper part of the flame you then melt a huge clear gather, 2 - 3 times the size of the bead, and literally let it drop onto, and swipe it on the bead. Phew! It has b...

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Jane Perala Designs: November 2014

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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Update - shows, beads and health - not necessarily in that order! Well, it has certainly been a long time since I posted anything here. As you may (or not) know, I have developed a problem with my hands. It turns out it is arthritis - bummer! This arthritis is not good news for bead making, but I have managed to get some small beads made that I have put into sets. (Thank you to Daniel and Jenelle of Beads and Botanicals for their excellent colour recipes tutorial). Awesome Inc&...

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Jane Perala Designs: Sand, Sea and Sky nugget beads.

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Friday, December 12, 2014. Sand, Sea and Sky nugget beads. Close up of my new set: Sand, Sea and Sky. All 18 of the beads. I managed to hobble out to the studio yesterday (after my foot surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago), and made this set of nugget style beads. They have a really summer beach look to them, and I think would make a great bracelet with a little bit of silver thrown in for accent. You can find them in my Etsy shop. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

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Jane Perala Designs: New Beads

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Friday, April 24, 2015. Although all these beads have been sold, I thought you might enjoy looking at what I have been doing lately. Anyway, on to the beads! Forget the Siesta (slightly different version). Well, that is a quick look at my favourites from the last month or so. I hope you enjoyed the show! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. And at various shows and craft fairs here on Vancouver Island. I am also the administrator of the Vancouver Island Fireflies blog.

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Jane Perala Designs: April 2015

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Friday, April 24, 2015. Although all these beads have been sold, I thought you might enjoy looking at what I have been doing lately. Anyway, on to the beads! Forget the Siesta (slightly different version). Well, that is a quick look at my favourites from the last month or so. I hope you enjoyed the show! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. View my complete profile. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.

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Jane Perala Designs: Update - shows, beads and health - not necessarily in that order!

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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Update - shows, beads and health - not necessarily in that order! Well, it has certainly been a long time since I posted anything here. As you may (or not) know, I have developed a problem with my hands. It turns out it is arthritis - bummer! This arthritis is not good news for bead making, but I have managed to get some small beads made that I have put into sets. (Thank you to Daniel and Jenelle of Beads and Botanicals for their excellent colour recipes tutorial). Awesome Inc&...