Featured on Artfire!

David and I are being featured on the front page of artfire.com from July 15th-17th.

Or... you can read our interview (once again, it's mainly David's writing) here.

New Intermediate/Advanced Level Peyote Stitch Tutorial at Good River Gallery

Temari Ball Bead Woven Pendant

Ladies of the early 17th century Japanese Imperial Court challenged each other to contests to determine whose embroidered Temari was the most intricate and opulent. Ball patterns developed one from another or were embroidered in the traditional Japanese Embroidery techniques.

Mine is made from seed beads, and also resembles an Ancient Islamic Folded Glass bead I recently found for sale.

The second photo (pink) is the pendant shown step-by step through photos and instructions.

Students need to have a working knowledge of peyote stitch in the round and be well versed in bead weaving. Students also need to know how to do even count flat peyote stitch and read a peyote graph. This instruction packet is for ADVANCED seed beaders.

Starting Price is $18.00. Only available on my Etsy
http://hannahrachel.etsy.com/

At some point, I think these might be headed towards a book...

Good River Gallery Teaching in 2010

Have a gallery, bead society or bead store & are interested in classes? Here's what you need to know...

We love to travel, and are available in 2010 to teach. Both lampwork and seed beading classes are available, in a whole range of styles and levels. Check the website to see what sorts of classes are available, or send us an email and we'll design a project for your store.

GoodRiverGallery@aol.com

Another New Tutorial at Good River Gallery!

I've had some requests for more beginning projects. This lovely bracelet or necklace uses a basic bead weaving stitch called "peyote."

This class is level 1.5 out of 5. That puts it at an Advanced Beginner class. If you can thread a needle and have done any seed beading beforehand, you'll be fine! The instructions teach basic peyote. Both the options for the necklace and the bracelet are included.

This is the instruction packet only. No beads are included. $15.00

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27399735

Reworked Tutorial at Good River Gallery!

I have finally reworked my tutorial for the Arabian Nights Pendant!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=10126605

It was originally taught at 1 Stop Bead Shop, and although it has been up for sale for a while, I decided that it was time to give it a facelift. Just as a sidenote, I hadn't had any complaints regarding the directions before but just decided I wasn't pleased with it.

It now has a better primary photo, more step-by-step photos, diagrams, and (hopefully) fail-safe directions. This pendant does require that you know even, flat count peyote before you begin and is intended for intermediate to advanced seed bead weavers.

Regards, Hannah Rosner

New Iris Beads up on Etsy!

Whoops! I'd forgotten I ahd promised to let you know when there were new irises up on my Etsy. I've got them loaded now!
http://hannahrachel.etsy.com

Here's a few previews

Flattened iris pendants - my 3d ones were stumping folks on how to tun them into jewelry, so here's a few that are already ready to go.




And here are some 3d ones. All of these are lower-priced seconds - they were at Bead & Button with me and met a sad fate when a customer had trouble remembering that glass can be fragile if handled extremely roughly. They have all been repaired with flame and kiln and are sound, but still are slightly unevenly shaped now.





Regards,
Hannah Rosner & David Louis
Good River Gallery
http://www.goodrivergallery.com

Bead and Button, Ohio Classes, and other musings...

I wanted to take a moment and thank all of my students from my classes at 1 Stop Bead Shop. As always, I enjoyed my time with you and hope to see you again in December.

Bead and Button was wonderful! Sales were just fine, I placed in the semifinals of Bead Dreams 2009 for my lampwork glass irises and orchids, and won second place for the Treasures of Toho competition. I also got to meet some of my "online friends" for the first time.

I also got the chance to meet Virginia Blakelock, who originally inspired me to try my hand at larger-scale pieces. If you don't have a copy of her book, Those Bad Bad Beads, then you are missing out. Its still one of my favorites. Its black and white, but only $16.00. She told me, though, that she's hoping to rework it.
http://www.beadcats.com/catalog/books/bookhow2.htm

Here is a new photo of the macrame tutorial, the posting is below with the link. This is the actual project piece, shown step-by-step.

And here is a new photo of my next favorite project, inspired by a piece that Lisa Busch, owner of 1 Stop Bead Shop, did.

Later on today, I'll have new photos up on Etsy of my newest irises - look for that announcement early tomorrow.

Also, I've uploaded two new floral Bead of the Month clubs to my website... One is a "Annuals and Biennuals Club" and the other, just to be silly, is a "Dangerous and Carnivorous Plants Club." The official announcement for these will go out in my next newsletter, but meanwhile, here's the link: http://www.goodrivergalleries.com/catalogbeadsflorals.htm.

If you do not currently recieve my newsletter and would like to, just drop me an email. Goodrivergallery@aol.com. Meanwhile, its just good to be home!

Our best,
Hannah Rosner & David Louis
Good River Gallery

Another Tutorial

I'm reworking another Tutorial so that it teaches the foundations of basic micromacrame. This isn't your 1960s plant hanger!

Micromacrame Lampwork Pendant
Take macrame to a new level using lampwork and Czech Glass beads. Make a micromacrame pendant using a lampworked acorn, bicone or tube bead as a base and heavy fringing as embellishment.

Recently reworked tutorial will be available for emailing on Saturday, May 29(tomorrow morning). Taking preorders now. It teaches beginning/basic macrame. Students should be comfortable in basic bead stringing. This instruction packet is for BEGINNING beaders.

Instruction packet covers flat and twisted micromacrame as well as adding in the beads for the fringe.

You can use an acorn-shaped bead for this piece as shown, a round, a bicone shape or a tube. Flattened beads don't work well for this design.

There are no beads included with this tutorial - it is the pattern only.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25719311

Brand NEW Tutorials!

I have finished a whole bunch of BRAND NEW tutorials! All available from Etsy as PDF emails.
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Japanese Lantern Necklace TUTORIAL $25.00

Students need to have a working knowledge of peyote stitch in the round and be well versed in bead weaving. This instruction packet is for ADVANCED seed beaders.

Two-part instruction packet covers the a variation of Dutch Spiral Chain, the linked saucers used for the pendant, and a peyote fringing technique.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24651858
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Taos Sunset Necklace Tutorial $18.00

Fashion another over the top piece using three different beading techniques, all based off of peyote stitch. This is the instruction packet only.

Students need to have a working knowledge of peyote stitch in the round and be well versed in bead weaving. If you have never done any Peyote Stitch beforehand, consider purchasing either my Japanese Screen bracelet tutorial, or the full kit.

This instruction packet is for INTERMEDIATE seed beaders.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25107889

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Sea Form Pendant Tutorial $20.00

Fashion another over the top pendant piece using three different beading techniques, all based off of peyote stitch.

It is 12 pages, has over 20 photographs and 9 diagrams. It is a large file, even as a PDF at nearly 2MB.

This instruction packet is for ADVANCED seed beaders. This is not a retired class, so this instruction packet is a limited edition. Tutorial covers the beaded bead completely. The finished bead is about 2"x2.25"

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25218438

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DESIGNING WITH SEED BEADS $8.00
An Introduction to Seed Bead Glass Surfaces, an e-book
with just a tiny bit on Color Theory and Bead Size/Shape
thrown in for good measure.

Seed beaders constantly ask me about the differences in seed bead sizes, shapes, and finishes, so I've finally written it down into an easy-to-manage manual or e-book.
This is NOT a project-based piece. This is a reference piece, an introduction ONLY to some of the available seed bead sizes and finishes that are currently on the market, along with photos. This is in no way an exhaustive study, but I thought it might well be useful for anyone who is as bead-obsessed as I am.
This manual will be sent out to paid buyers via email (PDF). 8 pages, 25+ photographs.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25334184
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Bead everything!
Hannah Rosner
Good River Gallery

Etsy Beadweaver's May Challenge displayed! Please vote!

Each couple of months, the Etsy Beadweavers promote a challenge.

This month, the theme was Hollywood Red Carpets.

Queen Of Sheba Necklace was created for the Etsy Beadweavers Hollywood Red Carpet Creations Challenge. I can see Gina Lollobrigida wearing this for Yule Brenner in the 1959 version of "Solomon and Sheba," can't you?

Made of Pietersite, Keishi Pearls, freshwater pearls, lampwork glass cabochons, Charoite, Czech glass and Japanese seedbeads, amethyst, bolder opal, and goldstone.

To vote, please go to http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/ before May 15th. My piece is #6.

Regards,
Hannah Rosner
Good River Gallery