Designs by Beadlady3 aka Cindy
The Beat of a Big Brass Heart
Got some 'special' pearls to play with! Went big & bold on this one, using the larger size shell pearls and a big hammered heart with some Vintaj...
Turning
Cut from brass sheet (24 g?), etched using Vintaj big kick & leaves etch pate. I used a center punch to mark the center of the leaves and add...
Components
So should this be a pendant necklace & earrings, or a necklace with all 3 pieces...?
Brass, copper washer, soldered & textured.
Brass, copper washer, soldered & textured.
Forever Garden
A collage of metal, paint, and Vintaj flowers create this garden that will last all year long.
Components: Brass, Copper blank, Vintaj patina
Strategically Placed Red
I decided to try one of those Lilly Pilly metal pieces - when it was on sale in a POD. It was easy to cut with the disc cutter, and I left the...
Components: Copper sheet, brass sheet, and LillyPilly sheet
Big Hearted
Having some fun with stress relief today. This is a 3x3 heart, nice and big. Fold formed and 'ruffled' on the edges using my round nose pliers....
Components: Copper sheet, copper wire & chain
American Desert
I love these little 'magatama' seed beads from Lima Beads! These have a peacock look that isn't clear from the photos. The pendant was made by...
Components: Copper Green Opal, LB magatama seed beads, copper findings
What do you See?
Mixing some of my metal pendants with bead stringing. What do you see in this pendant? An exotic flower? A furry dog face? Fuzzy slippers? :)
Components: copper blank, Vintaj Patina, shell rounds, shell pearls, copper beads, E beads.
Loving You Again
Softly, sweetly.
Components: Amethyst pillows, Amazonite rounds, Rose Quartz barrells.
Lookin' for the Summer
Darn, it's Fall already. As hot as this summer was in SW OH, I don't always look forward to fall. (It means winter is next!)
Components: Turquoise heshi, Sodalite, LB's red coral drops
A Little Blue
A simple bracelet of chain, seed beads, and a few bits of blue. The blue link is a glass cab.
Sunny Saturday
I bought a few strands of LB crystal rondelles. This is one design I made on this Sunny Saturday afternoon!
Components: crystals
Its What You Know
Sometimes when I am in a "design funk" I just go back to something I know, but add an element I've never tried before. I was inspired by a necklace...
Components: Mookaite, craft wire
Moon and Stars
Found this Vintaj star blank on clearance, did a little texturing and layering with bead caps, with a slight touch of patinas. The moon charm is...
Components: Vintaj star blank, charm, antique gold chain, candy "jade" coins.
Items for Street Faire
These are some items I made for my show this weekend. Some of the pieces you've seen before - except not on a design, just as "parts". The crazy...
Components: Vintaj blanks, Vintaj patinas, embossing folders, Big Kick, leather lacing, 20g artistic wire.
Key to My Heart, of course!
Using some LB components in this design, the heart blank, embossed by the Big Kick, painted with patina & distressed a bit. Some antique brass...
Ferntastic
As dry as things are around here, I probably should have painted the fern frond brown...! Poor things. Textured, white washed (patina), then...
Components: Mother of Pearl, Vintaj brass blank, Tiger Eye, turquoise, Vintaj patina
