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 Butterfly
Kisses
©2018
by Cynthia Rutledge
Did you ever
give someone you love butterfly kisses when you were a child
or to a child when you were an adult?
Butterfly Kisses
has a double rope of pearl-filled netting ending with a pretty
clasp. The central flower has a three dimensional center that
is highly embellished with like spikes, pearl petals and peyote
stitch bottom petals. It is brightly colored and gave me the
impression of a breath of spring.
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 Estelle's Sautoir
©2017
by Cynthia Rutledge
When Estelle
Arpels, the daughter of a gem dealer, married Alfred Van Cleef,
the son of a stonecutter, it was the beginning of a love story,
like no other, and a great adventure beyond expectation!
A Sautoir is
a French term for a long necklace that suspends a tassel or other
ornament. This style has developed over time but probably the
most popular sautoirs were woven or twisted ropes of pearls suspending
a tassel.
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 Falling
for You!
©2017
by Cynthia Rutledge
I had the good
fortune to be in New Hampshire during the turning of the leaves.
One afternoon, I stood outside on the deck of a friend's house,
watching the leaves twist in the wind. Leaves of gold, red, brown
with slight tinges of green fluttered wildly as the storm was
rolling in. It was like a well-orchestrated dance. It seemed
like I was witnessing a private performance! Even the name of
this design came to me while watching the leaves twirl around
and litter the yard. I felt recharged, refreshed and ready to
take on the world!
Estelle's
Sautoir
designed exclusively for
The Heart of Texas Bead Retreat 2018
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 Gabrielles' Muse: An Elegant Sautoir
©2017
by Cynthia Rutledge
Today, known
only as Chanel, the House of Chanel denotes elegance, class and
a style, developed over time, that revolutionized the dress of
the modern woman.
Gabrielle "Coco"
Chanel (1883-1971) was born to working parents, but as life has
other plans at times, Gabrielle (age 12) ended up in a religious
convent and orphanage.
From such humble
beginnings, but well trained in sewing at the orphanage, Gabrielle
went on to making it her mission to change the way women dressed.
She felt that women were wearing what men had designed and she
wanted women to change their relationship with their bodies and
their way of life, offering freedom from corsets and the restricting
underpinnings of her time.
Gabrielle's
Muse
designed exclusively for Beads on the Vine - 2018
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New &
Exciting Kits!
These are our newest
kits.
They all contain our new style instructions.
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kits!
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 Timeless Beadwork Designs
A Book by Cynthia Rutledge
My book, Timeless Beadwork
Designs, celebrates my 20th year in this business and is
a "thank you" to all of you, my friends, students and
customers.
Timeless Beadwork Designs has 15 brand new projects. My inspirations
came from art, history and design from the 1400's to the 1900's.
There are
2-3 different colorways for each project resulting in 31 pieces
of beadwork to inspire you to bead: five necklaces, four bracelets,
three pairs of earrings, two rings and a brooch.
Order your autographed copy here!
NOTE: Errata Sheet for Timeless Beadwork Designs:
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