Bead Patterns Boutique 36 Hour Sale

GrandmaMarilyn | July 26, 2009

Starting Monday, July 27th, Bead Patterns Boutique will be having an 36 hour sale.  This sale will start 6 am CDT Monday through 6 pm Tuesday CDT.  We will be offering 15% off all patterns.  Come on by and pick out your favorite patterns.  The discount code is bpb15off. 
Ready to wear (rtw) jewelry and [...]

Starting Peyote Tutorial

GrandmaMarilyn | July 3, 2009

The first 3 rows of the peyote are the hardest.  Once you get past this point, the rest is gravy….well, except for the tension and that is learned as you go.  In this post, I will talk about 3 ways to start your peyote and leave it up to you to decide which one is [...]

How to get Soft Silky Peyote

GrandmaMarilyn | July 1, 2009

Lovely peyote amulet bag made by SandFibers
As promised, here is the tutorial for how to get soft, silky peyote.
I am a self-taught beader.  My peyote pieces always came out really stiff.  That is the way that I thought it was supposed to be.  Then I got to feel some pieces made by some really wonderful [...]