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on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:“It is 3 strands of sari silk. The silk is knotted on either side of…” read »
on “Country Leaves”:“I agree with Kate. Bright and cheerful! Love it, love it...want it.…” read »
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on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:“Fantastic, I really like it.…” read »
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on “Totally Teal”:“This is lovely work - you should be very proud. And that totally teal bracelet is…” read »
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on “Sonya or 'Earth' earrings”:“Love it! still trying to figure out how you did this tricky wire work. …” read »
on “Country Leaves”:“Oh My Goodness!! This is so bright and cheerful! I usually associate maple leaves with Fall…” read »
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“Beautiful necklace and I love the design of your earrings!!…” read »
on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:“Great design!…” read »
- on “Grampa's old tree”:
“Beautiful piece. I love the vintage look, and the cabochon is fabulous.…” read »
- on “Country Leaves”:
“This is a fun and easy bracelet. Lots of options to make matching earrings. …” read »
- on “Country Leaves”:
“I love copper and am crazy about these! Those Czech leaves are gorgeous.…” read »
on “Pearl with a touch of Silver”:“Beautiful classic look. Very nice work!!…” read »
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on “Grampa's old tree”:“Love the way your design makes the pendant pop. Gorgeous colors! Great design!…” read »
- on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:
“Great design for your pendant. Beautiful!…” read »
- on “Bluebells”:
“You have captured the real thing in these earrings beautifully. Lovely work!…” read »
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- on “Bluebells”:
“These are as beautiful and delicate as your inspiration. Lovely work!…” read »
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on “Prince Moai”:“Thanks guys! When I have such amazing gems it's hard not to share with Jimmy. Thanks…” read »
- on “Grampa's old tree”:
“Love the cabochon and the way you mounted it--all works together. And what a clever use…” read »
on “Pearl with a touch of Silver”:“I love pearls!! Gorgeous necklace. Great painting also. Love the bird stoey. I have a bird…” read »
- on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:
“Love it. Good design and workmanship.…” read »
- on “Grampa's old tree”:
“Very pretty. The cabochon painting is very stylistic...I.can see why you love it...its beautiful & has…” read »
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“Gorgeous pearl necklace and painting! Love it!…” read »
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“I love this look. Thanks for sharing.…” read »
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Orange Fire
About this design:
I bought this gorgeous fire agate cabochon from Lima ages ago and finally got around to weaving its resting place.
This took over 40 hours of work to complete. It is made using freeform netting and is inspired by Beverly Ash Gilbert.
Components:
Fire Agate, seed beads, Carnelian, swarovski crystalsAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Nov 25, 2011 at 8:36 am #
Steph says:absolutely gorgeous, that’s a lot of work, I love the blend of oranges, this really is nice great job
On Nov 25, 2011 at 10:37 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:OK. That is just WAYYYYY too much work!!
Lynn, I applaud you for your effort on this firey beauty!
On Nov 25, 2011 at 11:04 am #
Cuban Queen Crazy Chick says:Wow! Talk about an eye-catcher!
On Nov 25, 2011 at 11:40 am #
K H says:I know several people who do seed bead weaving. I know that it takes a lot of time, patience and good lighting conditions to do it right. I admire people who can pull it off, and this piece is AWESOME!!!
On Nov 25, 2011 at 2:29 pm #
DOE S says:My goodness that is so beautiful. I am just learning to bead. I’m not in a very good location either. I’m in SE Kansas and the bead stores in my area don’t carry a large variety. I am very unsure of sizes and colors to order from an online source. I hope someday I can get as good as you are. I am only interested in doing it for myself and for gifts for my friends.
On Nov 25, 2011 at 11:11 pm #
Lynn in Oz says:Thanks!
Doe, this is a real mix of beads- bead soup
Lima now have a fantastic range of seedies and cabs and freshwater pearls and then all you need is to go along to Amazon and get Beverly Ash Gilberts book on Colours and you too could be doing something like this.
The great thing about freeform beadwork is there aren’t any rules
On Nov 26, 2011 at 9:21 am #
nancykathryn says:Oh my this is gorgeous. I don’t usually like orange, but the colours here go so well together I might have to change my mind!
On Nov 26, 2011 at 12:25 pm #
Diane Cauley says:I love the freeform weaving and have done it before but your piece just blows my mind! I can’t believe it ONLY took you 40 hours. I think you did a super job on this and what a fun piece to wear!
On Nov 27, 2011 at 6:55 am #
Chicky Suz aka Susan Z says:Lynn, this is absolutely stunning! Gorgeous work, I adore fire agate and this is just beautiful
On Nov 28, 2011 at 9:30 am #
sunny chick says:Incredible design!
On Nov 29, 2011 at 4:16 am #
Lynn in Oz says:Thank you all so much
On Nov 29, 2011 at 4:31 pm #
Wemai Coffee Chick says:Amazing design, Lynn!!!
On Nov 29, 2011 at 6:40 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Amazing design!
On Dec 04, 2011 at 4:28 pm #
Jewelry by Shannon says:Incredible for sure! What a lot of work this looks like!! SLS