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Zebra Shell Bracelet

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About this design:

Working on asymmetrical designs more and more. Doesn't come naturally to me, I must say. But I do love the look when it comes together right. Here's a bracelet I recently finished.
Do you have any tips on asymmetrical designing?
Lynda
Fresh Baked Designs

Components:

Lamp work bead, shells, glass beads, gunmetal chain and findings

Read the comments (or add your own)

On Jun 16, 2012 at 5:34 pm #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:

Oh, Lynda! I just received your blog e-mail with this pictured, so I came here to see if you’d posted it yet!

I love this combo — you’ve done a fab job of pulling the various colors out of your beautiful focal bead! I also have a tough time creating asymmetrical designs, yet love the ones I see other beaders create. Sigh. Perhaps I just need to learn to “wing it” and not be so anal. LOL
On Jun 16, 2012 at 10:48 pm #
Elis Mom says:

I can’t say I have any suggestions…Looks like you got the hang of it. This is wonderful!
On Jun 17, 2012 at 1:16 am #
olive penguin says:

Love those zebra shells! Great design and colors! Good job!
On Jun 17, 2012 at 9:05 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:

Oh, you definitely nailed it with this one!
Love the shells, the focal, everything…. And that shade of green in your seed beads is awesome!

Question; How do you think the shells will hold up in a bracelet?

@Chicky LE, JUST DO IT!!!!
You’ll do great!
On Jun 17, 2012 at 1:15 pm #
Fresh Baked says:

Thanks, everyone!
Good question, Mary. I honestly don’t know, as I’ve never used these shells before. However, they seem to have thick shell walls, so fingers crossed.

Lynda
On Jun 18, 2012 at 1:20 pm #
Michelle says:

This is nice, it looks like a fish blowing a big bubble !! Tips? – Just keep the balance really, on both sides, maybe slightly larger (Toho) beads could have been used ~ but really, this is lovely !