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Designs by shimmer chick
Shimmer and Fizz Booth
My current booth set up. A mixture of homemade/repurposed jewelry stands plus a couple of black velvet stands that I aquired. The sign is new and I...
Fly - PMC pendant necklace
One of my summertime PMC creations. The necklace is adorned with czech glass, thai silver, seed beads and the butterfly pendant. A personal...
Be You - PMC pendant necklace
Handmade "be you" PMC charm (Precious Metal Clay) has been oxidized and hand polished... fun green and earthy brown Czech glass beads adorn the...
Components: PMC, Czech glass, Sterling silver, Thai silver
a few summertime PMC pendants
Here are a few of my recent creations with PMC... just wanted to share them as they have a nice summer feel... I am selling them at an upcoming...
Sweet Summer Romance
Clusters of garnet, crystal pink czech glass and Thai silver dangle from copper oval loops...
I need a name earrings
I like to play around with mixing up copper and silver components.... here I added in some beautiful turquoise czech glass beads... I am fresh out...
Components: copper. sterling silver. czech glass. thai silver.
Seas of Shimmer
I used two shades of blue Czech glass beads that are mingled with Thai Silver and Sterling Silver. Love the way the light shines with this...
Glow Faceted Dangles
I created these shimmering earrings with 12mm Opalite faceted teardrops... I love the way the light catches with every move. Sparkly. Shimmery....
Water's Edge
Sweet, earthy dyed Lava Rock is stacked with luminous czech glass beads...
all beads hang on handmade sterling silver headpins and earwires.
all beads hang on handmade sterling silver headpins and earwires.
Tribal Treasures
I created these shimmering dangles with 20mm Thai Silver beads. They are stacked with more fine silver beads on my handmade hammered headpins
Components: Thai Silver. Sterling Silver
Earthy Treasures
I fell in love with these Czech Glass beads and new I had to make something with them...
Components: Czech Glass, sterling silver
Little Ladybug Necklace
so here is one of the pendants from my most recent date with PMC... adorned with a faceted garnet rondelle.
I need a name necklace....
Turquoise, carnelian, yellow opal and silver charm necklace.
I have used the Fruity names before... and well not sure about Fiesta.... wonder...
I have used the Fruity names before... and well not sure about Fiesta.... wonder...
Sterling Loops necklace
My new favorite necklace... using sterling silver wire and a few sterling silver round beads
Textured Flower Drops
I love these beads.. I knew I wanted to make earrings with them.. but everytime I tried to come up with something the hole on the bottom of the...
Bubble pendant
Thai and sterling silver... started out as a mistake... can't decide if I like it... ugh would hate to waste all that sterling.
Turquoise cluster necklace
A cascade of turquoise and Thai silver beads dangle above a handmade sterling silver pendant.
Butterfly PMC necklace
Handmade butterfly charm made of PMC is nestled between seed pearls, sterling and thai silver spacer beads.
Sea Shore
Shell heshis are stacked with sterling silver beads. One of my favorite Thai silver charms of a flower dangles from the bottom.
Dream of Butterflies
I have been hanging on to this pendant for over a year now. I finally decided it was time to play with it. I love Green Girls.
Chatter
Need4Beadz 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 »
Need4Beadz on “In The Garden of Olives”:“Beadinggma: the metal in this piece is antique gold color. I got the pendant on…” read »
Need4Beadz on “Butterfly Dance”:“This is just lovely! I love the design, especially the bead weaving...well done!…” read »
Fresh Baked on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“FYI...I decided to host a little give away of a wire wrapped briolette necklace on my…” read »
RLMerder on “Aurora Damask”:“About the swellegant patinas.. not hard just difficult to determine when you are done letting it…” read »
Fresh Baked on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Thanks, ladies! If you do give the tutorial a try out and have a minute…” read »
beadinggma on “In The Garden of Olives”:“Beautiful pendant and chain goes well with design. What kind of metal is it?…” read »
beadinggma on “Yellow Dragonfly”:“Thanks Deb, nice to know you know how I feel about a redo. I am…” read »
Beadzilla aka Wanda on “A Green Cuff”:“Love this green with copper. Awesome!…” read »
Beadzilla aka Wanda on “Recycled Blues”:“Very pretty!…” read »
Fresh Baked on “Lots of Copper”:“Love the new shapes, Nancy. This gift will be keeping you busy for quite awhile!…” read »
Deb Harding on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Beautiful!! I just went & looked at your tute. While I haven't tried it yet I…” read »
Kate on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Oooh, I love the look of that wire against the glass. It makes me think of…” read »
Peggy3 on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Great colors…” read »
Deb Harding on “A Green Cuff”:“LOVE IT!!…” read »
Deb Harding on “Yellow Dragonfly”:“I do like it. Not as much as the blue but aqua blue is my fave…” read »
chicky Zee on “Night Owl”:“Lovely!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Blue beauty”:“Very pretty!…” read »
chicky Zee on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:“Beautiful!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Lovely!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Mystic Mystery”:“Lovely set!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Yellow Dragonfly”:“Pretty!…” read »
puppychick labratbecky on “A Green Cuff”:“FABULOUS!!!
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chicky Zee on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:“Beautiful!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“These are pretty!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Evergreen Copper”:“Lovely!…” read »
chicky Zee on “Recycled Blues”:“LOVELY!…” read »
chicky Zee on “In The Garden of Olives”:“LOvely !…” read »
chicky Zee on “Lots of Copper”:“These are adorable!…” read »
chicky Zee on “A Green Cuff”:“Love this Nancy!…” read »
Medieval Momma on “Lots of Copper”:“So cool!…” read »
Need4Beadz on “A Green Cuff”:“I agree, this color is gorgeous with copper....great piece!…” read »
Beadzilla aka Wanda on “Ice Ice Druzy”:“That druzy is cool. Great piece!…” read »
Beadzilla aka Wanda on “Simply Crystal”:“Lovely design!…” read »
Beadzilla aka Wanda on “Fancy Circutry”:“Very cool!…” read »
Beadzilla aka Wanda on “A Little Vintage”:“Well done! Love the focal.…” read »
SquirrelGirl on “My MacGyver Heart”:“Absolutely gorgeous! You've also given me some inspiration for my teal colored wire that I bought…” read »
Mahala93 RockChick on “Tranquility”:“Thanks! I got them at a Gem show last year.…” read »
Peggy3 on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:“Thank you Becky and Wanda. Fostering is very rewarding and I get to play with…” read »
Granny Chick aka Nancy on “In The Garden of Olives”:“I like your choices for the pendant. Its all very beautiful.…” read »




















