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Apple Blossoms
This bracelet was inspired by Helen K's In the Wood Bracelet.
Components: I used lime green and pink seed beads, Czech glass leaves, 4 strands waxed purple Irish linen cord, and toggle clasp that was free promotion from Lima Beads.
Flowering Amazonite
This necklace and bracelet set were made possible by a gift...from a friend...to me. I thank her again for her generosity. I've had the beads since...
Components: From Lima Beads: Amazonite Faceted Teardrop Pendant. Amazonite Carved Flower. Amazonite Faceted Teardrop. TierraCast Beaded Hook & Eye Clasp.
My stash: white seed beads. aqua cube beads. white glass pearls. silver flower toggle. silver beaded spacers. small silver beads. oval silver beads with flower. round beaded silver beads.
Swirled
Inspired by a fresh pick recently, picked out some beads with soft blue, teal, lime colors. Mostly LB's beads, some from local M's
Jade River
The carved jade focal looked like whorls in a river and the olive fire agates reminded me of froth created by moving water. When I added the seed...
Components: Necklace: carved jade rounds; olive fire agates; celadon magnesite, gold-plated beads, end caps and clasp, seed beads. Bracelet: Swarovski tabac squares, button, and marguerites; silver-gold-turquoise Delicas, gold rounds
Tibetan Secret bracelet and earrings set
Made with 12mm brown circle agate spaced with brass heishi beads and finished with a beautiful brass toggle.
Bracelet measures 7.5 inches....
Bracelet measures 7.5 inches....
Components: Brown circle agate, brass components
Elizabeth's Bling *
A gift for my lovely Aunt. She loves pearls, so I had so much fun putting it together. I chose the memory wire for ease of putting on. And a...
Components: Swavorski cream colored pearls and rondelles.
Not sure of other pearl color since its from stash. Hill Tribe ear wire.
Jump rings from LB.
Wood Nymphs
My mom spent the day beading with me. This is her attempt to use up a bunch of old wood beads. The Czech bellflowers are the highlight.
She...
She...
Components: from LB: Czech Luster Verde bellflowers.
from my stash: "junque" as she calls it
Bluebells
I'm finally venturing into Vintaj. I've seen the branch used as a focal and I thought it was a good place for me to start. This one took lots of...
Components: LB: Vintaj branch, hook, earwires, jumprings, and 3mm beads. Bronzite. Czech glass rondelles.
stash: sky blue bellflowers. green picasso leaves. olive mist hex crystals. filigree ring.
Marbles
I think these funky glass beads look like marbles. The pattern in the glass resembles the pattern in the bronzite. I kept the bronzite bracelet and...
Components: LB: bronzite and silk ribbon
Extra pictures to try to capture the patterns in the bronzite.
Lustrous Hamilton
Lots of sparkle and shine, but the neutral colors keep the bling in-check.
I can wear the luster opals with cream, the dancing buttons with...
I can wear the luster opals with cream, the dancing buttons with...
Components: from LB: Antique Luster Opal crystals (4mm, 6mm, 8mm). Hamilton pearls (12mm). Gold dancing buttons. Vintaj brass menagerie links. Vintaj pineapple beads (7mm). TierraCast brass beaded seed beads (3mm). from stash: Champagne crystal hearts.
Mix match of beads
Patricia Healey copper focal point with a mix/match of picassa Czech beads. Vintaj patina flower hanging off. Earrings to match. I have a...
Components: Patricia Healey copper, Vintaj patina piece, Czech rectangle beads and assorted beads.
Victorian Trash to Treasure
Digging through the junk jewelry box and found one of those necklaces that comes attached to a blouse. Remember those? Including photo of said...
Components: Old brass necklace consisting of chain and various connectors. Various amethyst glass beads and crystals and silver lilac beads from stash. LOTS of jump rings.
Serendipity
Serendipity from the stash.
Components: A strand of ceramic oxblood rounds with tiny jet black crystals. A strand of mosaic ceramic ovals. Lots of 'one-sies' of silver and pewter. Irish waxed linen.
Sparkle, Sparkle Winter Day
Sparkle :)Necklace and bracelet.
Components: Bohemian glass seed beads 6/0: pearl, silver lined and copper lined pearly.
Solid copper findings and chain.
Waterlilies for Mom
Necklace and 2 bracelets for my Mom. Earrings not made yet. Semi inspired by Monet. It is not the way I intended when I thought about doing it a...
Components: Lima Beads Vintaj: Waterlily Arte Metal Ribbon Slide, Waterlily brass toggle, brass nouveau toggle bar, brass princess dragonfly, patina shade marine.
Brass chains, large toggle clasp purchased Michaels. Brass bead caps, bead cones, round beads, heishi beads, flower connector, diamond beads, leaves, heart toggle from a kit I've had for years.
Lima Beads: muddy mix shell pearl 12mm used the dusty teal, czech fire polished glass luster 3mm, green and pink AB crystal, czech fire polished luster mix 4mm, seed beads that I cant remember name/color.
Joy of Copper
All the glitz of copper!Just made it :)
Necklace and earrings :)
Necklace and earrings :)
Components: All of the seed beads are Bohemian. Lined with copper and silver 6/0. Solid copper chain, hook, findings.
Skies after the Rain
I love contrasts: here are Gold lined Lt Montana Blue and Copper Copper lined.
So,I combined bluish gray with the clear copper.And finished with...
So,I combined bluish gray with the clear copper.And finished with...
Components: Toho Seed beads 6/0 Gold Lined Lt Montana Blue 13 gm, and Bohemian ( Jablonex) seed beads 6/0 Copper lined Light Topaz. Solid copper end cones, chain and hook and jump rings.
Sparkling Silver
Silver.Sparkle of the beads.Necklace and earrings
Components: Czech Bohemian glass seed beads with the silver linning : clear, 2 very light shades of pink. Silver plated findings and chain.
Voltage
Lightly streaked blue lace agate set off with sterling silver give this design some spark. I splurged on a little sterling wire this time to create...
Components: Blue Lace Agate, Lapis, sterling silver
Woodland
This is a mix of unikite rondelles and aventurine drops. I think it was maybe 45 minutes into the craft show on Saturday when this was purchased....
Components: Unikite, Green Aventurine
2 Quartz Family Members
Who doesn't love Quartz,in all it's forms? I personally can't get enough! Here's my simple loop design with some very nice quality Amethyst,and...
Components: Smokey Quartz 8mm (Disco faceted), Amethyst 7mm, SP wrapping wire, SP findings, and Antique SP ear wires from Lima Beads.
Copper, of cause...(3 sets)
Copper, copper, copper....Necklaces with earrings.
Components: Czech copper lined seed beads, copper and brass findings.
Clear Winter Nights
Crisp look.Necklace is 18" long
Components: Silver lined Bohemian glass beads in the two very light pinks which are not showing on the photo :(. Silver plated findings.
Delicious
Copper and Blue mix. Love, love copper :)
Components: Copper lined Bohemian glass seed beads 6/10 and 2/10. Cotton strings, Solid copper findings.
Easy on the eyes
I fell in love with this pendant and built the design around it.
Components: Pendant by Shaterra on Etsy, 10mm mossy quartz rounds and assorted check glass components, including two moon face check glass coins. Findings are silver.
Passionate for poinsetta's
I love the PH poinsettia's. The colors in the pendants are so variable. It's easy to use several color combinations. I made earrings and a...
Components: PH poinsettia pendant, 6mm garnet rounds, 10mm kyanite rounds, red jasper rough nuggets, Picasso jasper coins, 6mm new jade rounds, and
copper findings.
A Gathering of Butterflies
More embossing & dapping! These cute little butterfly blanks were just dapped & then buffed, so the pattern is very subtle on them. Embossed &...
Components: Vintaj Blanks (rounds & butterfly)
Czech faceted beads
Heart2Heart
My Irish waxed linen cord arrived a couple of days ago. I wanted to start simple so I dug out some big beads from my stash. The Irish waxed linen...
Components: Irish waxed linen in Dark Rust.
Jasper hearts and rondelles. Odds and ends of silver findings.
Patina
I had a few pieces of Turquoise impression jasper that were too coppery brown to use in another piece I designed. So I put them with copper chain...
Components: Turquoise impression Jasper, Amazonite, blue green fluorite, teal fresh water pearls, cooper chain and toggles.
Cream in my coffee
I loved the picture of the Brioche Agate from Lima beads. I love it even more when I receive my 1st strand.
Components: Brioche Agate, Black Onyx, Fossil Coral, sterling silver clasp and extender chain necklace 18 to 20" with matching earring and bracelet with sterling silver toggle.
Dragonfly Wings
Dragonfly Wings was created for a friend. I used Patina in silver & turquoise to highlight the simmer of the wings. Vintaj blanks build up the...
Components: Vintaj, Patina, copper chain, dragonfly
"I of a Tiger "
I made this necklace set for my co-worker as a gift last year Christmas
Components: 1 strand tiger eye, brown agate, topaz crystal, olive jade crystal
Fish Bones & Fine Quartz
I needed to rearrange my stash for some new stuff (from LB, of course). The fish bone charms were on my table when I took the rough-cut green...
Components: Antique brass plated chain, gunmetal artistic wire--LB, antique brass plated charms (Beadniks--isn't that a cool name for a store? just like Lima Beads! :) ), rough cut green quartz, Fire Mt.
Heart in Blues
Mystic Blue Feldspath, dyed, with odd colors throughout got me started. I just threw beads onto a white plate until it caught my eye. The rusted...
Components: Blue Feldspath rounds, Lipstick Ranch Heart, Gunmetal Artistic Wire, all from LB. Aqua blue quartz ovals, black shell beads, 2 colors of Swarovski crystals, gears, spacers and nickel-free earwires from various other sources.
Toad Marsh
The Conglomerate Jasper inspired this design because of its rustic beauty and resemblance to a muddy marsh.
Components: Conglomerate Jasper, Green Girl baby Toads, Mushroom, Love Life Leaves, Green Luster Crystals, C-Lon thread, Pewter button, Artistic Wire--all LB! 1.5mm olive leather lace, green flat potato freshwater pearls, Silver plated pewter spacers, new jade cubes, rustic tube beads I used as crimps, and nickel-free earwires--local craft store.
Red Jasper's Center Stage
Red Jasper .
Continue to "clean" my remnants :)
Continue to "clean" my remnants :)
Components: Red Jasper, Hematite, Angel Pink Rice FW Pearls: Lima.Silver metal and Silver plated findings: Michaels
Play
remnants of Rhodonite and Green Garnet.
just played with them...
just played with them...
Components: Rhodonite, Green Garnet, Bohemian Seed beads, Copper findings
Soft Fall Season
Birthday Gift for a friend :)
Necklace is 20mm.
Necklace is 20mm.
Components: Red Agate rounds faceted 14mm and faceted long nuggets. Rose Quartz soft faceted large nuggets.Crystals ( Lima) Sterling Silver.
Red October
Beautiful large red beads are accented with copper. Hanging from this necklace is a beautiful copper butterfly pendant. Matching red and copper...
Components: large red beads, copper spacer beads, copper butterfly pendant, copper chain
Chatter
on “Rusty charms bracelet and ring”:“Yes I do have a huge stash. The only fear I have when I pass on,…” read »
on “Banded Together”:“Cool Beans!! I like the silk wrapped one also. But the bottome one in the bottom…” read »
- on “Wrist Corsage”:
“This is super cool Cindy. Where did that metal piece come from? And your photos are…” read »
on “Violets”:“Stitching is relaxing if you're in no hurry to get a project done. The trick is…” read »
on “Tiedye Butterfly”:“Redo if you like but, it is great just the way it is. I love…” read »
- on “Rusty charms bracelet and ring”:
“I love this bracelet. What fun and I with Elis Mom you must have a…” read »
on “Tiedye Butterfly”:“Super cute! Love the patina work.…” read »
on “Violets”:“Beautiful design, Laud. The colors are lovely. I wish I had the patience for that type…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly”:
“I had thought I only purchased 1 month, but apparently it's a revolving thing. That's fine.…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly”:
“I had asked that question before & went back to.find to had already answered it. Duh…” read »
- on “Southwest coral and turquoise”:
“Nice!…” read »
- on “Amazon Blues”:
“Pretty!…” read »
- on “Recycled Coral Flower RIng”:
“Great design!…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly”:
“Beads in the mail is a monthly bead club by Thed Beadin' Path. They ship an…” read »
- on “Ice Ice Druzy”:
“Beautiful, summery design! Reminds me of a day at the beach.…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly”:
“What is Beads in the Mail??? I get confused everytime you say that. I like the yellow…” read »
- on “Rusty charms bracelet and ring”:
“Great stash! Beautiful bracelet! Like the ring, too!…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly”:
“Oh yeah! The third pic is the contents of the beads in the mail shipment!…” read »
- on “Vintage Copper Rose”:
“Thank you so much everyone. I'm glad you all think I achieved the look I was…” read »
- on “Vintage Copper Rose”:
“Beautiful design, Deb! Definately has the vintage feel you were going for.…” read »
on “Vintage Copper Rose”:“A fabulous design, Deb, and definitely vintage !…” read »
on “Recycled Coral Flower RIng”:“Spectacular! You repurposed that flower ring in a manner it deserved. I particularly like the eclectic…” read »
- on “Rusty charms bracelet and ring”:
“Wow! I love it because there are so many cool beads to look at. I'd be…” read »
- on “Vintage Copper Rose”:
“Love the rose! And I've always loved pink and copper together.…” read »
- on “Violets”:
“Peggy, it's a flat herringbone. I think I worked on the base for three evenings, but…” read »
on “Garnet Drape”:“Loving all the garnets..with this length it definitely does not need pendant. Go with your…” read »
- on “Recycled Coral Flower RIng”:
“A real statement piece..lovely.…” read »
- on “Vintage Copper Rose”:
“Really has a vintage feel. Beautiful.…” read »
on “Relay For Life”:“Thank you !…” read »
on “a taste of honey”:“Thank you so much for the encouragement.
…” read »- on “Dancing Loops”:
“Love the chain maille look. Great colors!…” read »
- on “Vintage Copper Rose”:
“Beautiful colors and design! Looks vintage to me.…” read »
on “Vintage Copper Rose”:“Very vintage and very lovely design!!…” read »
- on “Amazon Blues”:
“They look good together...I would have never thought of that.…” read »
- on “Dancing Loops”:
“These are all 3 very cool. Another thing I need.to try. Nancy...haha...your comment.…” read »
- on “Ice Ice Druzy”:
“LOL Nancy. That druzy is very nice!! Beautiful piece.…” read »
on “Violets”:“Gorgeous! I could see a design like this making a fabulous choker too! Love the color…” read »
- on “Southwest coral and turquoise”:
“Very striking and well put together. I absolutely love the pendent, I can see why it…” read »
