Designs by Ed C
Crazy Llace
Here is a necklace I designed for wearing with just about anything.
Components: Silver Crazy Leaf, Howlite, tiny silver beads, silver chain and clasp.
Black & White
Here is a black and white necklace I put together for my daughter.
Components: I am not sure if the stones are Onyx or Agate. I have seen them listed both ways. The white sticks and beads are Howlite I purchased from LB.
Rainforest
Design based on my Fresh Pick of the same name with some minor stone substitutions that retained the colors of the fresh pick.
Components: Unknown green oval, Imitation Coral ovals from b&m stores; Brazil Rainforest Jasper chips, Red Jasper sticks, Mookaite sticks, Czech Milky Topaz & Light Beige squares, dark amber recycled glass, & Carnelian faceted puff coin all from LB. Gold findings from various sources.
Soft Colors with a Peroid
This necklace is loosely biased on my Fresh Pick by the same name but with some major changes. I used gold findings instead of silver and did not...
Components: Amazonite, horse eye, square tube, bricks, and round pillows from b&m stores; Carnelian & Aventurine beads from unknown source; Yellow Jade thin pillows, Amazonite, cubes, TierraCast antique gold (pl.) Sunburst toggle, Stampt antique gold (pl) filigree ball all from LB.
Impression Jasper Designs
My first ever Fresh Pick (dated 03/03/13) was built around Impression Jasper and other elements I thought would complement the jasper. Here are two...
Components: Impression Jasper barrel & rondelle 8mm, Impression Jasper thin pillow 30 x 22mm - LB. Amazonite sqr. 7mm. LB, Amazonite sqr. tubes, Imitation coral ovals. Antique silver clasp & bail - LB. Antique silver beads, An Impression Jasper focal in the first and an improvised focal in the second.
Amethyst
My sister who's birthday is in February asked if I would make her an Amethyst necklace if she bought the stones. What brother could refuse?
Components: Amethyst focal from the Whitte, Amethyst rounds, findings fro my stash. A simple design.
Antique Green
I found the rhyolite at a retail store and really liked their color. I added stones from LB and some from my stash to create this necklace. I
Components: Canadian Jade, Fossil Coral, Amber recycled glass, White Howlite stick, Antique gold chain and findings, all from LB. Selected Mookaite sticks.
Laughing with the World
This necklace was made for my daughter in law who is always happy and cheerful.
Components: Dyed Magnesite, silver chain and clasp
Blue with a Touch of Red
This necklace was made for a sister in law who's favorate color is blue.
Components: An unknown Jasper dyed blue, Lapis, blue glass beads, Coral, silver spacers, chain, and clasp.
Tiger Eye
This is the necklace I made my daughter in thanks for her helping me get started making bead necklaces. It is the fifth necklace that I made.
Components: Tiger Eye, unknown orange beads, silver findings.
All about Unakite
We found the Unakite pendent in the museum shop at the Whitte Museum and then acquired the other pieces to build the necklace.
Components: Unakite and Red Jasper
Green & Orange
I chose an interesting green stone as the major element and complemented the green with orange for my second project.
Components: Again I do not know what the stones are in this necklace.
"Happy" Birthday Present
This is my first beadwork project. My daughter helped me build the necklace last Christmas.
Components: Unknown stones and silver findings. I think the stones are dyed jasper.
