Mortira vanPelt, Inspirational Beading
Mortira is a self-taught beader and jewelry designer. Her bead journey began sometime before age 10 with simple bead embroidery projects, like a felt coin purse with beaded cherries. From there, she dabbled with the usual suspects - macramé friendship bracelets, pony beads, wire wrapping, and even hot glue. Over the years, her obsession with beads grew, evolved, and finally came to a boiling point when she discovered off-loom bead weaving in 2006. It was love at first sight.
With a focus on glass and natural materials, Mortira searches for ways to combine ancient and primitive themes with modern materials and beadwork techniques, while constantly striving to make pieces that are sustainably and ethically sourced. In addition to creating jewelry, she also enjoys sharing ideas, techniques, and all the trials and triumphs of beadwork with other beaders and jewelry lovers. Her Inspirational Beading blog began as a creative outlet and has evolved into a place where artists can discover new ways to combine materials, colors, and techniques.
Links:
Inspirational Beading
Inspirational Beading Facebook
The Sage's Cupborad Tutorials
YouTube Channel
Twitter
Holiday Beading Tutorials
Mortira's Articles on AllFreeJewelryMaking:
Mortira's Tutorials on AllFreeJewelryMaking:
- 2 Drop Peyote Cuff Bracelet
- Beaded Jewelry Cones
- Beaded Leafy Fringe
- Beaded Spiral Rope
- Branch Fringe and Coraling Tutorial
- Bridged Herringbone Technique
- Candy Cane Herringbone Bangle
- Cherry Bomb Earrings
- Circular Brick Stitch Tutorial
- Circular Peyote Stitch Technique
- Classic Daisy Chain
- Come Sail Away DIY Earrings
- Connecting St. Petersburg Chain
- Diagonal SuperDuo Peyote Stitch
- Diamond Peyote Stitch Earrings
- Double St. Petersburg Chain
- Egyptian Jewel Friendship Bracelet Pattern
- Embellished Ombre Herringbone Cuff
- Enchanted Charm Bracelet
- Fall Flower Friendship Bracelet Pattern
- Flat and Freeform Brick Stitch Technique
- Floral Spiral Rope Bracelet
- How to Bezel a Rivoli Rhinestone
- How to Cap and Finish Herringbone Ropes
- How to Make a Double Spiral
- How to Make a Russian Spiral
- How to Square Stitch
- How to Square Stitch Trim
- How to Weave a Triangle
- Nepal Chain Stitch Bracelet
- Ogalala Netting Stitch
- Pea Pod Stitch Bracelet
- Peyote Stitch Bezel
- Peyote Stitch Cluster Ring
- Peyote Tube Bead Tutorial
- Potawatomi Daisy Chain
- Spiral Peyote
- Square Openwork Right Angle Weave
- Square Stitch Patchwork Cuff
- Tila Bead Double Chevron Chain
- Tila Bead Openwork Right Angle Weave
- Twisted Tubular Herringbone Tutorial
- Vertical Seed Bead Netting Stitch
- Yellow Flower Beaded DIY Bracelet
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mulberrygalprinces s
Mar 07, 2018
Holy cow, wow and about a dozen more exclamation words! This is one extremely busy, talented and generous lady. Check out her site. She has dozens of free tutorials. All are very well written and very easy to follow. You can make up an entire jewelry wardrobe just from her projects.
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