tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46567741938565817142024-02-19T11:22:11.653-06:00One Cheek CraftsJobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-43605470150066324762018-06-25T10:29:00.005-05:002018-06-25T10:29:45.684-05:00Exploring the polymer clay!New toys... been teaching myself with the help of YouTube and BlueBottleTree tutorials... here are a bunch of things in various stages of done-ness. These come out quick and in volume. FUN!!!<br />
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<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-15617948370566183972018-06-25T10:23:00.001-05:002018-06-25T10:23:40.439-05:00Back to my metalwork roots - and a long way to go...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These are the two pieces I decided were good enough to start wearing following classes at this year's Bead and Button Show. The one on the left was from a class with <a href="http://kieuphamgray.com/">Kieu Pham Gray</a> and on the right is one made in class with <a href="http://www.kayrashka.com/index.html">Kay Raksha</a>. I did my first metalwork about 35 years ago (37? 36?) with the mom of a fellow student. She hosted a class for middleschoolers at her home, where she taught us to solder, cut, form, and forge. I lost most of those skills but over the years have attempted to dip back in. Now that I have a home workshop, I can experiment more!</div>
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Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-46485434700706252892017-04-09T09:06:00.001-05:002017-04-09T09:06:27.062-05:00Sun Star Pendant<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.beadorigami.com/patterns/sun_star.html">Pattern </a>by Cindy Holsclaw. Very fun project - leather chord from a remnant packet picked up somewhere along the way, very satisfying to find it a home.Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-51091287001559405962016-11-14T08:31:00.002-06:002016-11-14T08:31:28.676-06:00Tila Garden 2<img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfMlOmYPsTEwJ3w3C6lN1psUrxJHdztD6Z7kt6SnGqE9p9xiQ0TSrB7dKmTVbStHnHu5dF41bURUbNVlamf3aIEyirQWM5VtQejjie8oQcwo_knlOrFAwE6EEPdLVhIcJipTKV5F8n1Y/w578-h770-no/" width="300" /><br />
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Also using <a href="http://www.beadorigami.com/">Cindy Holsclaw</a>'s design. Soren does not approve of the colorway (he thinks it would be better if it was reversed) but I like it just fine.Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-28755857651687417652016-11-13T13:54:00.002-06:002016-11-13T13:54:52.580-06:00Tila Garden 1Another <a href="http://www.beadorigami.com/">Cindy Holsclaw</a> design.<br />
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<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-27424571003206591872016-11-12T13:15:00.001-06:002016-11-12T13:25:35.928-06:00My first posts in 2016 are in November, which says a lot about this year.Hi, Friends,<br />
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I am posting most of my 2016 completed beading projects here in the 11th month. It has been a crazy week, and the election has me truly shaken. Making myself feel better by focusing on what I can do: love my family, be there for my friends, where a safety pin, double down on my social justice work, and blow off steam with my beautiful beads!<br />
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JobiJobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-9087479730157427462016-11-12T13:12:00.000-06:002016-11-12T13:15:56.908-06:00The Wedding Suite... for Corrie! (April, 2016)<img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vQ6Bb5npulI_k2jFEymjjc-i7HpLuPoCWwCawraPUaqWYiAc8kyLywPkSBn_SW2IJlHrTBht-F96odgil5ljBUVQ-DUMVafFZqUchYcUz-aMTyPVCJS1a4LNsFX6N6Hwk9GjokS83sg/w686-h914-no/" width="300" /><img height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXWrIosFLaTgDrgyCr0LUcqOGl5lVO-t3wxiYzpNMN3MkiXB5urdnLs04nlpv2fNIVA6deKvculb5x1ve_4b3_YIOoE81nU1m2LJlNEbSIt4ceARJVON3_9bN7IVvonAavLjPeKWLqQgg/w841-h631-no/" width="400" /><br />
This is <a href="http://www.trytobead.com/">Sabine Lippert</a>'s Les Fleurs design with incredible bead colorway selected at <a href="http://www.studiobeads.com/">Studio Beads</a> in Deerfield.<br />
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Bridesmaid earrings designed by <a href="http://www.marciadecoster.com/">Marcia DeCoster</a>, from Beaded Opulence. SEVEN bridesmaids!<br />
<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-15286021831929068792016-11-12T13:04:00.002-06:002016-11-12T13:16:12.648-06:00Piggy beads (May, 2016)I made a dupe of this necklace I designed for a friend, did not want to give it away!<br />
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Fiberoptic Dodecahedron design by <span id="goog_937744300"></span><a href="http://www.beadorigami.com/">Cindy Holsclaw</a><span id="goog_937744301"></span>Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-86588458859664514722016-11-12T12:55:00.002-06:002016-11-12T13:17:09.153-06:00Cthulu (August, 2016)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerRvqltOJvvbKN74zNdnRxop4yqVQ5jWppBkUad6JU5ouAdY44D9N79ujdtMsB4Ucv_AOyqroMqSXHmLhZ0PMEtfjRhoIyfYmRaJqwssU3LaicnrPq59A_uhZUcypli6L7GDibDzsSYU/w686-h914-no/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerRvqltOJvvbKN74zNdnRxop4yqVQ5jWppBkUad6JU5ouAdY44D9N79ujdtMsB4Ucv_AOyqroMqSXHmLhZ0PMEtfjRhoIyfYmRaJqwssU3LaicnrPq59A_uhZUcypli6L7GDibDzsSYU/w686-h914-no/" width="300" /></a><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedoqCZ7PMyRD9n8CPUrFVUTnDIP4XatAQlJvxNaUAQ9rvHkgvKr1m9tJV0pqg-zMCsrU9ykmm-3SssDTOzpOYHdYJAaVAXkB1s6pVG4fLbsahyLA3_eQaEKsBWXYtQabpGCIAatojklA/w686-h914-no/" width="300" /><br />
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A special thinks to<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThornburgBeadStudio"> Nikki Thornburg f</a>or making this tentacle so I could bead for it. Long Live Cthulu!<br />
<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-7356663871042426712016-11-12T12:53:00.002-06:002016-11-12T13:17:47.174-06:00Coiled CRAW (October, 2016)<img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVprwk-uQBeUMXXqoABanhsFs9-evx8tmxLyQfttdJFd-HmoDkSB4iJvViTITFIaCuF7wE6ahcw7wJMEYWoiwDctvtiGAsFQtMVM3B934nwNls24IvwacDqu-Bzw0bcCnrLSt-8QUQeU/w686-h914-no/" width="300" /><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKVQuluAteh9NkIYpMzMyzUTnXRDJLtxGnfFdfOjt75lDVcJX5WspH8u-h5NXSX3ecWkpDEIgelakbDe8phmSN8NzjSk1ClqDoBz43152T1n-tLV2XkjJwb9M7IcBqnZqjXqUh78cpWI/w686-h914-no/" width="300" /><br />
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Twisted CRAW curtesy of <a href="http://www.beadinfinitum.com/">BeadInfinitum</a>.Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-66373002563129350162016-11-12T12:50:00.005-06:002016-11-12T13:18:03.182-06:00Coiled CRAW collar (January, 2016)<img height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GNDmoj8RYsnZscLjwp4VuTXhEA_Rc7JpfQVkrrbLluJVg76GTlagQ5lZIOAr0huslsvSUliFSNZCVFIXIDkyxUnuS8SM9wwSK2DPu7vTSmMepEuN_1DTi3Qw6mCWlersL0-EuftxBk0/w841-h631-no/" width="400" /><img height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mM3p5IgBC5F0GNzPVWc7XGoukeqIE-a7BMWxXviLCHvwxYLA58RQvvS7xDPx3u7fnnJ3A4kYFWPxKPYXQmY9jZ_EVuZdfYwSA-Zh7LqXIyxvyobzEqJSAYQRdfkd7gCmaTPUjPXWbJ0/w841-h631-no/" width="400" /><br />
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With a big h/t to <a href="http://www.beadorigami.com/">Cindy Holsclaw </a>for this riff on TCRAW.Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-40903632477682838992016-11-12T12:50:00.004-06:002016-11-12T13:24:03.361-06:00The bat! I Just in time for Halloween. (October, 2016)<br />
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I love this damn bat. Bat made by <a href="http://www.greengirlstudios.com/">Green Girl Studios</a>, rope by me.<br />
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Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-64492536917793788332016-11-12T12:49:00.003-06:002016-11-12T13:20:22.861-06:00Stella likes to create backgrounds... (October, 2016)<img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkD7LHZ3e7CEL11xP0x2_wlIB1Oi8h80JvHTk6L6kBKCWnpaj7fOG1WHusuiCZiTdppIuumlCvIviuOgIARUeY4MlP07W7Nw-JCdDGruwUJjOoyqAKqxZBGea5ky8UPA2bVv1S94msBA/s841-no/" width="400" /><br />
This is another UFO finished thanks to a bout of bronchitis in October...Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-15895843439594349762016-11-12T12:48:00.001-06:002016-11-12T13:20:09.954-06:00Finished UFO! (October, 2016)<img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIyGlAJA5m6t0PbXR8BQ_dt6zHMZWth1Byw5Ds3YdoHY8jqHOdf_xRusAoAmw6ffNLsfLUgdVKK1998eOeVXeZdbWvLOljknIBIIeZOWTepA6sdIDFWDAo5uj1elz19eMfi4y01Iqym0/s841-no/" width="400" /><br />
Pretty sure I started this lattice weave bracelet sometime in 2010. Found it half finished while sick in October and finished it. Not bad!Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-60438290771015520742016-11-12T12:47:00.001-06:002016-11-12T13:21:01.115-06:00My favorite new necklace (October, 2016)<a aria-label="Photo - Square - Oct 23, 2016, 1:30:06 PM" class="p137Zd" href="https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipM6PdOtoSIFCDNplsRl-nZTc1332Nw4elxzQmFx" jsaction="click:eQuaEb;focus:AHmuwe; blur:O22p3e;" tabindex="0"></a><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5beMCoMBlR-sRQX1A1btVuGXuPbzXvT_-AmpL_0iERd-Uzh2t0gbHFOnX6BHJjORJEt4hE7jZE5PRnO-rr3RZOC47K-4sCq07zzdpD9Xqf_JH-fa-dy8CZrSiyhoDFaZLREAAXhvhyI/s841-no/" width="400" /><br />
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CRAW with size 15 pewter finish, and some lovely matte 3mm fire polished.<br />
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Let's call it my blue period. I can't get away from blue blue blue. <br />
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We'll be selling our beaded beads and also a very limited number of lovely beaded beads inspired by artists such as Leslie Frumin and Sabile Lippert. We'll have finished work of our own design, and Fiona has created some instructions for some of her designs. </div>
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<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-4692760846765913722013-06-05T10:00:00.002-05:002013-06-05T10:00:21.836-05:00June 15 Craft Fair at Boocoo Evanston!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-81540370187250033342013-01-05T18:34:00.000-06:002013-01-05T18:35:00.669-06:00Some work that was gifted, sold or otherwise left my home over the holidays!I have not been able to post very much lately, but beadwork has been coming and going! Here are some photos of recent pieces that are hopefully out there in the world being worn...<br />
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The first two are <a href="http://try-to-be-better.blogspot.com/">Sabine Lippert</a> designed components that I made into simple pieces. She is so incredibly talented. I love her designs and love to make about 1/8th of each one and get it on a rope so I can wear it! Her pieces usually have dozens of these little components all hooked up to make something spectacular. I am chicken, though, and tend to wear only one at a time...<br />
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This is a bead-embroidered cabochon, I have no idea what the stone is - some sort of agate? It is pink - sort of dusty rose or cranberry I guess. I got the matching semi-precious gems at Bead Show last year but of course forgot to write down what they heck they are either... <br />
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This one is a kumihimo braid using Delicas, which are very expensive but worth every penny for the effect. Kind of looks like baby dragon scales, no? The clasp is sterling and one of my favorite finds from Bead Show last year. <br />
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I did some of these really simple bead crochet strands before our trunk show, using fire polished and Czeck pressed glass, with antique buttons as closures (from <a href="http://www.theravenstore.com/">Raven Beads</a>). These are wrap bracelets - the pink one wraps three times and the blue and green wrap twice. Very hip, also an unusual style for me.<br />
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My very first bead crochet tube with a magnetic clasp:<br />
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Twisted Cubic Right Angle Weave WHAAAAT??? Yes! And SO FUN TO MAKE, thanks to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/gwenbeads">Gwen Fisher </a>for the tutorial:<br />
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Finally, a kumihimo rope using size 8 Picasso beads. These beads are sooooo lovely - mottled and almost antique looking. <br />
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<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656774193856581714.post-21504261891551157872013-01-05T17:46:00.001-06:002013-01-05T17:46:55.552-06:00Not-Yet-Invisible JoinSigh. These freshly bead-crocheted ropes look nice from a distance:<br />
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But I really cannot get a knack for the invisible join. Authors Bert and Dana Reed have perfectly clear instructions in their book <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bead-crochet-jewelry-bert-rachel-freed/1110912685?cm_mmc=googlepla-_-book-_-q000000633-_-9780312672942&cm_mmca2=pla&ean=9780312672942&isbn=9780312672942&r=1">Bead Crochet Jewelry</a> but I end up with this:</div>
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My next stop for advice will be <a href="http://www.store.jewelsinfiber.com/crochet.html">Marion Jewels in Fiber.</a> They seem to have lots of resources on tubular bead crochet.<br />
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In the mean time, if any of you out there have mastered the invisible join, feel free to share your tips! Does my tension suck? My first row too tight? Ugh.<br />
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Finished the <a href="http://originaldesignsbyanna.squarespace.com/">Anna Elizabeth Draege</a>r designed Tila spokes bracelet! This photo is not the best - the Swarovski crystal pearls are deep purple and the crustals on the outide are smokey.<br />
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This was a GREAT project - cubic right angle weave (CRAW) with the two-hold Tila tile beads - very architectural!<br />
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<br />Jobi Cateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18258903762321707826noreply@blogger.com0