I’m Leslie from Leslie O’Neill Designs, and I’m captivated with creating stylish, wearable jewellery from seed beads. I began working with seed beads over twenty years in the past once I was working as a jewellery designer. I requested my mother, a life-long artist and artwork instructor, to assist me discover a inventive outlet. I needed one thing that didn’t want particular tools and didn’t take up an excessive amount of house. She advisable bead weaving, and he or she taught me fundamental peyote and brick sew. A number of years later she taught me methods to arrange and use a bead loom. She additionally launched me to Miyuki Delica beads, and I’ve been gathering them ever since.
For a decade I slowly labored on giant initiatives in my spare time, primarily night luggage that may take a 12 months or extra to finish. Then twelve years in the past I unexpectedly discovered myself a stay-at-home mother with a particular wants youngster. I spotted I wanted an outlet for myself throughout this time, so finally I picked up my beads and began making jewellery.
I began very small; I put a couple of objects in an area artisan store and I attempted out a couple of small craft festivals. It’s so difficult to place oneself on the market, however I used to be inspired by the suggestions I acquired from clients. My enterprise has grown quite a bit over the past ten years, and continues to develop. I promote at craft festivals within the northeast and on-line at my web site. I now have a YouTube channel, and I hope to begin promoting patterns as effectively.
Seed beads are my inventive rocket gas! I particularly love Delica beads, and I’ve a pattern board with about 250 colours and finishes. I usually begin my designs there. I additionally love seed beads, Swarovski crystal beads and stones, pearls, shell beads and pure stones.
My design decisions are knowledgeable by my work as a jewellery designer. Elegant, tailor-made, versatile designs which might be meticulously completed are my signature. I would like my items to seem like they got here from a colourful jewellery boutique. And I would like my clients to have the ability to put on my jewellery with yoga pants, work garments or night robes.
I wish to problem myself with design. Since working with seed beads is like stitching collectively tiny mosaics, I discover it best to create jewellery that has a Victorian, detailed really feel to it. It is tougher to determine seed bead jewellery with a sleeker, extra up to date really feel. Whimsical jewellery can be a method I stretch my talents. I’ve a good time determining designs for crops like vegetables and fruit, birds nests, stars and comparable.
I additionally wish to discover methods. My specific pursuits embody dimensional peyote sew, peyote sew with detrimental house and beaded bezels. For bracelets and necklaces, I choose an built-in clasp that doesn’t break up the design. I exploit buttons, snaps and toggles to maintain the look constant.
Prospects inform me my jewellery makes them really feel lovely, and that they get plenty of compliments on their distinctive items. For me that’s actually what it’s all about!
Please discover me on-line:
Web site: https://www.lsoneill.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seedbeadbliss/
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/SeedBeadBliss
YouTube tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/seedbeadbliss
