Jana Shweiki

You have already had the opportunity to come across the playful and clean-lined designs by Jana Shweiki created using Czech beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ range in Preciosa Ornela's internet galleries where they were previously signed with the name Jana Bukovská. She has liked "beads" since her childhood, but she became more involved with them after 2008, when she was on maternity leave. She is a member of the Fler Beadweaving Team which brings together artists who are involved in making sewn pieces of jewellery and organises thematic competitions.

This cooperation has also led to a number of popular designs through which the designer has disseminated her enjoyment of creative work to other similarly minded enthusiasts and fans who know her from other internet presentations, competitions and workshops, including under her nickname "Noninka".

"I started working with beads more intensively when I was on maternity leave in 2008 when I had more time. Given that my two periods of maternity leave have come to an end and I have to go to work, beads have remained a hobby which I happily turn to. Thanks to the support of my husband and children, I can do what I enjoy in the evenings. I am very happy that I have had the opportunity to cooperate with Preciosa Ornela. Designing with new and secret beads is a challenge for me. It always motivates me and is an impulse for me to come to terms with an unknown bead or seed bead and to turn it into a piece of jewellery. I mainly make simple designs, which anybody can make. In cooperation with Preciosa Ornela, I have created tutorials for my pieces which I hope will be appreciated by enthusiastic bead workers."

Tutorials and inspiration

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Little flowers

Preciosa Ornela presents a brilliantly simple tutorial for the production of earrings for everyday wear and special occasions. Try out this combination of beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand.

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Snowflake

Delicate snowflakes are part and parcel of the Christmas holidays. We present a tutorial on how to create a small snowflake using beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ range.

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Pumpkin Soup

The rich shade of orange is typical for autumn. It warms up and brightens the shortening days, even during cold and damp weather. Inspiration from the delicious flavour and beautiful colour of pumpkin soup has led to the creation of a costume jewelry set for various occasions.

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Ornament

We have prepared a tutorial for you to make earrings with beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand. You can try out combining the PRECIOSA Chilli™ and PRECIOSA Thorn™ Pressed Beads supplemented with PRECIOSA Rocailles in these sewn earrings.

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Spinner

Experiment with using the bent, two-hole PRECIOSA Bow™ bead and make an effective set of earrings according to a design by Jana Shweiki.

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Icy beauty

Snowflake made from PRECIOSA Pellet™ and PRECIOSA Tee™ Snow flakes are small miracles of nature which exist in thousands of variants. Try one option which will never melt thanks to the use of glass beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand to imitate snow.

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Shaggy necklace

Necklace made using PRECIOSA Thorn™, PRECIOSA Pellet™ and PRECIOSA Solo™ beads The beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand can be very easily combined. Choose from the wide range of colors and create this shaggy necklace according to a design by Jana Noninka Shweiki.

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Industry

Earrings made from PRECIOSA Hill™  and PRECIOSA Rocailles Try the new fire polished PRECIOSA Hill™ beads and make use of the options provided by this new geometric shape with facets which enhance the effect of the surface finishes in combination with rocailles to create an elegant pair of earrings for everyday wear and special occasions.

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Wheels

Wheels made from PRECIOSA Tee™ and PRECIOSA Twin™ PRECIOSA ORNELA presents the new PRECIOSA Tee™ pressed bead from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand. The axially symmetrical, flat beads in the shape of the letter "T" interlock together and they are a great accessory in bead needlework. They can also be used for different types of stringings where they enable the creation of various 3-dimensional structures. Their shape makes them an excellent accessory for the PRECIOSA Twin™ two-hole beads and seed beads.

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Snowflake with PRECIOSA Candy™

There can never be enough inspiration for Christmas decorations. Try making a delicate snowflake from beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand. The combination of white and crystal glass is without doubt the best.

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Shields

Choose from the wide range of surface finishes on the beads and seed beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand in a suitable color combination and create an original costume jewelry accessory.

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Cactus flower

Preciosa Ornela presents a relatively simple tutorial which excellently combines the most popular glass beads from the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand.

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Glass Flakes

A fragile decoration made from popular PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ glass beads and seed beads will help you to create a pleasant Advent atmosphere. Try working with the popular two-hole PRECIOSA Twin™ Seed Bead, the elongated PRECIOSA Thorn™ Pressed Bead and the other universal PRECIOSA Chilli™ two-hole bead to create glass snow flakes. Preciosa Ornela wishes you happy Christmas holidays.

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Carousel

The new range of Czech beads and seed beads presented under the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ brand have inspired artists to combine many different types of bead together.

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Tricolor

We present a simple tutorial for the original and effective Tricolor necklace. We have used the transparent seed beads with a white lining from the PRECIOSA White Lining collection.

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