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Butterfly Dance
This was my attempt at going out my box, by adding some bead weaving into my design. I also added their antennas with some bronze wire. I made the...
Components: Smoky Quartz, Butterfly focal, Czech glass, various seed beads, copper caps, jumprings, spacers, and clasp.
In The Garden of Olives
I like all the components of this piece, but I will probably re-work it. I need a bail for the pendant I think, or maybe I just need to re-arrange...
Components: Antique brass chain and toggle clasp, flexible wire, 10mm olivine acrylic beads, jet beads, amethyst crystal beads, antique gold fancy metal beads, and mixed bead and antique gold metal pendant.
Evergreen Copper
For the love of greens! Can't remember what the big green stone is.
Components: Brazilian rainforest Jasper, Malachite & pyrite, Jade, Chrysocolla, other green beads in stash, czech glass beads from LB, copper clasp, spacers, beads and hammered set.
Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass
3 brass discs, dapped and painted with blue Vintaj patina. Two pounded with a ball peen hammer and 1 run thru the Bigkick. Brass chain and blue...
Components: Brass discs and chain. Blue recycled glass beads. Bigkick and Woodland Birds Die. Homemade chain clasp.
Yellow Dragonfly
This is second dragonfly pendant necklace. This time with the yellowish pendant.
Components: At first I was going to make the same kind of necklace as I did with the blue dragonfly pendant, but instead went to my stash. I used various greens and 6mm and 8mm LB beads, beige seed beads, and various odd bits from the stash. Strung on wire with lobster clasp and small gold bail. I even found some Swarovski crystals I used.
I think this will be a do over.
Raspberry and Cream!
Just was going crazy... ;) Made one side raspberries with gold inclusions and another side; gold with raspberry inclusions and two different...
Components: Toho and Miyuki beads, polished hemp, copper.
Beachey Bling
Wire wrapped beach glass on a leather cord with crimps and clasp
Components: Beach glass, 20 gauge wire, 2 mm leather cord, crimp cord ends and clasps
Blue beauty
Brilliant blue, green and golds tones. The cloisonné bead inspired me.
Components: Gold clasp, gold crimps, gold tube, blue cat eyes, blue cloisonné and green and gold Czech bicone beads
~ Brigantine Beach ~
Today was a lazy rainy cold sweats type of day. I pulled out the porcelain starfish pendant and it reminds me of Mom who loved the beach....
Components: Starfish pendant, pearls, Czech, Agate, misc beads and silver chain.
Night Owl
Wanted to do something with the handmade glass beads my friend gave me, in my random black and white ones.
Components: Feathered Owl focal, handmade glass beads, other glass beads, metal beads, silver chain and grey silk string.
Dragonfly's Garden
This is an homage to Deb Harding. I loved her dragonfly necklace so much. This is my effort.
Deb I hope you don't mind.
Deb I hope you don't mind.
Components: Dragonfly pendant, various beads and dragonfly connectors, diamond gunmetal and horse eye chain from LB and LB beads.
I even made a birds nest for a Paloma bird, Let me know what you think of the design.
Fancy Circutry
Just playing with some fancy strip metal with square holes cut in it. Decided to color it with alcohol inks to match the beads, and wired some...
Crazy Little Things
Since these were made with the same materials in the pendant, mostly, I just grouped them. Copper wire, copper colored alumiumn flat wire, and...
Tranquility
I love lotus flowers, and I thought this little Quan Yin went nicely with it.
Components: Sterling charms, Kyanite, faceted pearls, Rock Crystal, square coins (my favorite! I use then in everything!)
Tiedye Butterfly Redo
Well, this is the redo. Necklace with yellow beads vs. turquoise. I traded the berry colored lucite for tiedye swirl beads, and the yellow lucite...
Components: Brass butterfly and flower blanks, patinas, Czech glass, tiedye swirl beads, brass toggle.
Ice Ice Druzy
Time for summer, and I love Druzy!
Components: Druzy pendant, Rock Crystal, square coin pearls, agate.
Recycled Coral Flower RIng
Inspiration was the flower that came to me via my daughter, broken and going into the garbage. Saw a design similar to this in a magazine, and new...
Components: Carnelian, Czech glass beads, other glass beads, Copper Chain, clasp and headpins, Flower focal bead.
Southwest coral and turquoise
Just a collaboration of beads I had, that I put together in a southwest theme. The pendant was the inspiration.
Components: Turquoise, Coral, Czech glass, silver spacers and clasp, red and turquoise seed beads and silver dangle pendant with painted blue and red flower on it.
Plum Orchard
My parents have always had a variety of fruit trees and I always remember the pink flowering plum trees. I especially remember how happy the honey...
Components: Vintaj tree, Vintaj Chain, Vintaj tiny bee charms (2), Vintaj flying bird connector, Vintaj bead Caps, Vintaj jump rings and pins. Also – Czech glass beads, Ranger patinas, Silk ribbon.
Pearl and Crystal Cluster
A variety of Sand colored round and keshi pearls and sand colored crystal wire wrapped on sterling silver headpins attached to an 18 inch sterling...
Components: pearls, crystals, sterling silver headpins, chain and lobster clasp. Hours of wire wrapping.
Boho Silken Tassel
I ordered the sari silk yarn. One small section was this gorgeous rust & teal color. I untied it from the rest, made a chain of czech glass rounds,...
Components: Sari Silk Yarn. Czech Glass Fire-polished Montana Blue. Czech Glass Fire-polished Smokey Topaz. Etched Copper Chain. Copper eye-pins, bead cone, small chain, toggle clasp, jump rings, beads.
Garnet Drape
Since I had a bracelet I thought I'd try with a garnet necklace. The matching earrings with 8mm beads already sold.
Its monochromatic except...
Its monochromatic except...
Components: genuine 6mm & 4mm faceted round garnet gemstones, vintage 8mm tablet beads, Czech garnet 6mm faceted AB rounds, czech garnet 4mm faceted AB rounds, czech 6mm faceted rondelles, czech light garnet oval beads, sterling silver bali spacer beads
Dragonfly for Kathy
The long Vintaj dragonfly slightly brush with a silver ink sheen and then sealed with a clear spray. It was attached by wire wrapping with silver...
Components: Vintaj dragonfly, czech glass dragonflies (LB), soft blue pearls, seed beads and silver clasp.
a taste of honey
Another piece featuring home-made hammered brass components toned down with a patina solution and a warm, monochromatic palette.
Components: Mother of pearl pendant, hand-fabricated brass discs, brass chain, speckled glass and agate drops.
3 Strand Sead Beaded Necklace
This is a warm tone necklace done with brown and off white beads, I was looking at the resin pendant and saw it had a rustic earth tone to it. So I...
Components: 6mm brown pearl glass beads, 6mm white pearl glass beads, tiger tail, toggle clasp, rings, crimp beads, and seed beads, and a resin pendant.
For Laura
A friend of ours wanted a necklace for his wife. She had already purchased the bracelet and earrings.
Components: Turquoise rounds, shell pearls, silver rounds and bead caps, pave bead, silver chain and toggle clasp.
ORANGE NECKLACE
Still working with Sari Silk...I saw something like this done...I wrapped the silk around 5mm leather cord with wire. The donut is actually a...
Components: vintage lucite donut, Orange Varisite long tubes, Carnelian, copper spacers and copper chain.
Dragonfly on Keshi
Vintaj Dragonfly pendent painted with moss and bronze patina. Pewter beads and toggle painted with Foundry Bronze Guilder's Paste. Sand color...
Components: Vintaj products, guilders paste and czech glass from LB. Self fashioned toggle clasp. Bead show vendor for Keshi pearls.
Dragonflies in Flight
My Mom's Mother's Day gift. Believe it or not this pendant was only $2.70!!! The aqua ceramic beads, flower & rondell, were both $1.00 strands. I...
Components: Ceramic Dragonfly Pendant. Aqua Ceramic Flower Beads. Aqua Ceramic Rondells. Aqua & Brown Seed Beads. Vintaj Brass Dragonfly. Wood Dragonfly Bead. Brass Beadcaps, jump rings, chain & wire.
Big Blue Agate
I've always loved the blue in a blue Agate..and I've always loved Dupioni Silk ribbon. I thought the color of the ribbon enhanced the blue Agate.
Components: large faceted blue Agate, Dupioni silk ribbon, blue Haze Fire Agate 12mm, some ringy brass chain and a large brass hook. Everything but the large Agate and silk ribbon from LB.I forgot to add the dangles on the bottom..blue pearl, crystal and a Sodalite
OOAK... Hand Forged Copper ..HEART IN HAND..Necklace
OOAK..aka..one of a kind... hand forged copper ""HAND"" that I shaped and hand forged out of copper wire.
I used 4mm Ruby Red AB and Colbalt Blue...
I used 4mm Ruby Red AB and Colbalt Blue...
Components: copper wire, silver, swarovski crystals, handmade glass beads, aluminum chain
Sedona Dreams
Mixing some different elements, kind of a 'punk center with turquoise howlite beads and chain & link sections. A friend of mine went to Sedona...
Components: copper blank, patina, copper wire, turquoise howlite rondelles, copper links
Wings of a Butterfly
I wanted to try the Vintaj Patina I had, so I got this butterfly..from LB..along with the chain and purple enamel links from C-Koop. I think it...
Components: Vintaj brass butterfly, patina, Amethyst, Sodalite, assorted glass beads and brass chain.
My Rainbow
A fun rainbow of color! A kumihimo created with multi-colored shell heishi bead. I love kumihimo braiding! It is so relaxing, I just sorta go to my...
Components: Multi-colored 7x4mm shell heishi beads, magnetic clasp
A Rose for Jan
My sister picked out this carved agate pendant from my stash for a necklace. I wire wrapped the bail and braided a coordinating kumihimo beaded...
Components: Carved agate pendant, size 11 seed beads, magnetic clasp, gold wire
The Heart of the Matter
I loved these big ceramic Greek beads and I wanted to do them justice...then I saw the ceramic heart and thought the two would do well together....
Components: Greek ceramic beads, wine leather, three lampwork beads and silk ribbon.
Big Spring Willow
This is my entry for the Vintaj Weeping Willow Design Challenge. It was inspired by the time I spent as a child feeding ducks at the duck pond...
Components: Vintaj chain, jump rings, filigree ring, branch, wire, altered blank leaves; Czech glass, Swarovski Crystals
Soft Breeze
I found some vintage silk string and since all I can do is lay around, decided to make a simple necklace using it and a brass leafy tree pendant....
Components: Amazonite Rounds, Dragon Vein Agate Rounds, Vintage Pale Green Silk Ribbon, Olive Swarovski Crystals, Brass Tree Pendant, Vintaj Natural Brass: Filigree Bead Caps, Eyepins, Chain, Jump Rings
Connected to the Trees
I love greens..all shades. Have had this rainforest jasper aka rhyolite donut from LB for quite awhile. When I got the green garnet nuggets I...
Components: 45mm rainforest jasper donut, 10mm green garnet nuggets, 14mm landscape jasper, antique copper pendant bail, antique copper bead caps, TierraCast antique copper heirloom toggle from LB.
Chatter
on “Tranquility”:“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Ode to a Rose”:
“Darling!…” read »
- on “Beachey Bling”:
“Nice!…” read »
- on “Tourmaline Dream”:
“Lovely set!…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“Great design Wanda!…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“Terrific earrings! So jealous of your "gift" - not only of the copper & scraps,…” read »
- on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:
“I like how you have the concave & domed circles alternating. Makes for a striking (pun…” read »
on “Tourmaline Dream”:“Beautifully done.…” read »
on “Sonya or 'Earth' earrings”:“Thanks Nancy, the wire work was a bit tricky ! I had to do the…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“The non-traditional look is stunning.…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Very smart looking.…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“I like the way it looks different on the two back rounds. Nine piece.…” read »
on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:“Thank you Chicky Zww…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Great design Deb…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Very pretty. I need to get some recycled glass
…” read » - on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“I posted on your blog and will here. The tutorial is great. Easy to follow. I've…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Gorgeous, love this.…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“This is so cool, I love this design.Well done.
…” read » - on “Butterfly Dance”:
“Very intriguing. This piece just has so much going on! I don't think I could do…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Nancy's back with another beautiful bracelet. Copper & green...perfect.…” read »
on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:“Very pretty! The blue is so saturated and vibrant.…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“Yay! What a great neighbor! I especially like the 1st pair w/ the patina and the…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Stunning!!…” read »
on “Yellow Dragonfly”:“Where did my capital "I's" go??? They were there when I was typing...why would they turn…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“I totally understand...but sometimes i let it sit for awhile where i cant see it. Then…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Ditto ditto everyone else. Love that hammered copper focal!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Wow lucky you! I would probably get into doing metal working if I got that as…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“The bead weaving part is awesome. The whole necklace is very different and I like that.…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“P.S.--its so hard to tell in the pics what color the stones in the pendant are--they…” read »
- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“Beadinggma: the metal in this piece is antique gold color. I got the pendant on…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“This is just lovely! I love the design, especially the bead weaving...well done!…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“FYI...I decided to host a little give away of a wire wrapped briolette necklace on my…” read »
on “Aurora Damask”:“About the swellegant patinas.. not hard just difficult to determine when you are done letting it…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Thanks, ladies! If you do give the tutorial a try out and have a minute…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“Beautiful pendant and chain goes well with design. What kind of metal is it?…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“Thanks Deb, nice to know you know how I feel about a redo. I am…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Love this green with copper. Awesome!…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Very pretty!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Love the new shapes, Nancy. This gift will be keeping you busy for quite awhile!…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Beautiful!! I just went & looked at your tute. While I haven't tried it yet I…” read »
