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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Sometimes Simple Is Best...

Though I love the tini-ness of the Delica beads, and the whole process of beadweaving, whether it be the peyote stitch (my favorite) or herringbone, or even the brick stitch - sometimes it is fun to just put a simple embellishment on a really lovely bead, and leave it at that!

This blue faceted glass teardrop bead is the most beautiful shade of blue, and the facets are subtle - not so much 'sparkle' as 'shimmer' - and the silver coil draws attention to it rather than distracting from it. Hung from a pretty sterling silver figaro chain with a sterling lobster clasp, this is such an elegant addition to any outfit!

The necklace measures just under 24" (58.4 cm), and the bead itself is 3/4" (1.9 cm), 
and, should you wish to purchase it....the price would be $39.00. Just send me a message!

Here it is:


More to come.....




Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Thought I would show y'all what we did in March for our monthly Craft Night at church - it was spring, and I wanted to do something with flowers.....so....

I used bell flower beads - the ones pictured are the palest pink, but I had several other colors from pastel to bright for everyone to choose from. We strung them on silver-tone wire, so they'd be different lengths, putting spirals at the bottom for interest and added two shades of green glass dagger beads for leaves. Then we found pearls (some real, some glass pearls), to match or contrast, and strung them on silver tone head pins, using the excess length to spiral down the bead a bit as we finished off the wrapped loop. The whole collection was then suspended from silvery chain, so they would move every time your head moved!

The results were extraordinary - everyone's earrings looked completely different, just from the different ways they decided to put the components together - that's what makes Craft Night so much fun - there really aren't any 'rules' - just a main idea to jump start the imagination!

Here is the sample I made....


More to come.......keep checking back....and if you're so inclined to want to purchase them....just send me a message!