LILY ON THE WATER - By Lisa Jordan

Hey Beaders!

My latest design is out as a free pattern from Starman. I call this Lily on the Water. 
I tend to gravitate to the small beads that provide all sorts of glorious texture to designs. In this one I used Mini Dagger beads which I have used in previous projects like the Dagger Duo which was a huge success. They are like a fringe bead but they have shape to them that picks up light and gives great dimension to your projects. In the center I used a 2mm bead. You can use Firepolish or round either one. The pad of the Lily are made of MiniDuo and TOHO Demi beads. 
There are so many options you can do with this design. You can change the connecting method, and the colors within the design for a whole new look. This works for summer, winter, fall or any occasion! 

Here's my version of earrings from this design:

And another photo of the bracelets:

NORTH STAR BEADED BRACELET TUTORIAL - By Lisa Jordan

Hey Beaders!
I finished one of my favorite patterns yet!
This design was so fun to make and takes on many different looks depending on how you connect the components or what colors you use. 
This design uses the CzechMates QuadraLentil for structure and Crescents for texture. 

I'd love to hear your feedback on this one! You can purchase the tutorial on my Etsy shop HERE.

Happy beading!

-Lisa J.

ROSE WINDOWS - Bracelet for Starman TrendSetters

Hello Beaders!

This is my latest pattern to come out for the Starman TrendSetter team. It is available to Starman Wholesale customers. I have heard a number of people say "I wish Starman would provide these patterns to everyone"... well, not only does Starman provide FREE patterns to the general public HERE, but they also have a few that are chosen to give to bead stores who purchase through them. This is a way to help the local bead stores stay in business by providing patterns to their customers, and also teaching classes, etc. If you are looking for a Starman pattern, please ask your local bead store to bring it in! There are also bead stores who have online shops that carry Starman patterns. 

For this piece I used the new MiniDuo bead to create a little delicate 4-pointed flower pattern. The inner circle stands above the MiniDuo with the help of 4 SuperDuos (or CzechMates Bars), and rounds. I used 15/o seed beads to encase and connect the flowers. Also, the rounds that were used are from the Sueded collection which is one of my favorite colors for the subtle gold shine on the base glass. LOVELY!

I'm very excited about this piece and I hope you like it too. It's so much fun to wear, and would be great in any color!

Enjoy, and happy beading!

-Lisa J.

Find some stunning versions of my Rose Windows pattern HERE!

QUATREFOIL BRACELET - Designed for Starman TrendSetters

Hello Bead Lovers!

My latest design is out! I created this for the Starman TrendSetter team. I call this design the Quatrefoil (thanks to my girl Amanda for helping me come up with a name). This pattern is currently available to bead stores, as pattern of the month, for those who place orders from Starman. 

When you look at the design from the top it looks almost like a vintage 4 leaf clover the way the seed beads curve around. 

I was looking to make something with the new QuadraLentil from Starman so I paired it with the classic CzechMates Tile as the base. The tiles make a great base for almost any design. It's so easy to work with all of the CzechMates beads because the holes are the same spacing so there's no worry about bunching. They fit perfectly together! With the new 4-hole CzechMates beads, it's really easy to get beautiful textures and dimension without a ton of work. The QuadraLentil is the perfect bead to hold this design together and give it depth that it would not normally have with any other bead.
Once you make the main component in this design, you can do all sorts of things with it. It makes good earrings, bracelet, or even a necklace. There are also plenty of ways you can make the same design have a totally different look. Here (photo below) I've added tear drop beads to the center, and it looks more like a flower. (Also the colors really change the look too)

I hope you enjoy this design as much as I do! I'd also really love to hear your feedback if you try it out. 

Thanks! 

Happy Beading,

-Lisa J.

BULK PATTERNS - For Bead Stores

Beaders,

Bead stores can now order bulk Make-And-Take patterns from Starman in 50 packs. This is very exciting, and should be a great promotion for store owners to pass out to customers. 

You can find one of my recent patterns Pinch of Elegance HERE. 

Enjoy!

A PINCH OF ELEGANCE BRACELET - By Starman TrendSetter Lisa Jordan

Happy Holidays Beaders!

My latest design is patterned, and out for your enjoyment. It is available for free at the Starman Pattern site.

This one is so quick and easy to make, you'll want to make 2, 3, 4 or 5. Make them in all different colors and stack them on your wrist, or give them to friends as gifts. When I sit down to make one of these, I can easily do a bracelet in less than a half hour. You can extend the bracelet pattern to make a matching necklace. You can even shorten the pattern and make matching earrings. There's so much you can do with this fun design. 

Hope you like it!
If you try it, I'd love to see the color ways you choose! 

- Lisa

You will need: 

• Pinch Beads
• TOHO 11/o Seed Beads
• 3mm Rondelle

HOLIDAY EARRINGS - By Starman TrendSetter Lisa Jordan

Hey Beaders! 

Check out the Holiday workshop download on the Starman Pattern site! You'll see my cute little Holiday earrings featured. These are so fun to make! Quick and easy gifts for all of the special ladies in your life. 

I plan to get a group of my friends together to make these in multiple colors. This is a beginner pattern so anyone can participate! 

Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

-Lisa J.

The nice thing about this pattern is how versatile it is and the beads used to compliment the pinch beads can be substituted. You can also make them as short or as long as you want.

Beads I used are:

Matte Metallic Lava Red Pinch
Chrome Green Pinch
Matte Metallic Flax Pinch
4mm Matte Metallic Flax Rondelle
4mm Metallic Suede Blue Round
5mm Silver Melon
3mm Matte Metallic Lava Firepolish 
3mm Silver Rondelle
11/o TOHO Seed Beads

DAGGER DUO BRACELET - Design By Starman TrendSetter Lisa Jordan

Hey Beaders!

Here is a design I created that is available for free on the Starman blog. 

It's called the Dagger Duo. It's a very simple design that anyone can do. I love using the Starman Mini Dagger beads (which you see on the outside of the design), and they fit perfectly with the SuperDuo and the Takumi 9/0 seed beads from TOHO. 

This one is so easy and fun to make that I could sit and make 10 of them in different color ways just for fun.

You should give it a try!

Materials you'll need:

*TOHO Takumi Large Hole Seed Beads 9/0

*SuperDuo Beads (I used the Halo color collection here)

*Mini Dagger Beads (I used the Metallic Suede color collection)

*TOHO One-G Thread

*And your favorite clasp

Happy Beading! 

-Lisa