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on “Mystic Mystery”:“Beautiful set!…” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“The two different sides look great! Gorgeous!…” read »
- on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:
“Beautiful necklace! The rainy weather was a great inspiration for you.…” read »
on “Sonya or 'Earth' earrings”:“I agree with you both, I thought the same after I'd looked at them again!…” read »
on “Dragonfly's Garden”:“Gorgeous!!!…” read »
on “Mystic Mystery”:“Gorgeous set - love it.…” read »
on “Banded Together”:“Very funky and cool!…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:
“Your patina work is so cool - you are very talented! I love the turquoise beads…” read »
on “carry that weight”:“Hi! Do you have some for sale? Thanks!…” read »
- on “Lovely Impression”:
“Thanks for the useful info Lisa. What is KO thread and how do you work…” read »
on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:“Now I see it, both are nice. I like your most recent design also. …” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“Great job, I admire all the hard work it took.…” read »
on “A Little Vintage”:“Beautifully done.…” read »
- on “Night Owl”:
“Thanks Becky. No it came out as is the first time.…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Love the look of this.The fringe of the sari is pretty, then the shine with the…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Susie I got both kinds...the uncarded and the regular. One is mostly one color & looks…” read »
on “Fancy Circutry”:“I think it's clever and cool. Good job!…” read »
- on “Ode to a Rose”:
“Looks bright and happy to me. Love the colors!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“You've really shown the beauty of the stones. Good one!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“I love the way you have the pendant accented. Very very nice.…” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“Beautiful. The middle looks like little berries.…” read »
on “Mystic Mystery”:“Nice!…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“So pretty, Deb! I have some of the sari silk yarn(mine's not as pretty as yours!),…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:
“Thanks guys! I had a few days off last week, and I spent them cuddling with…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Love it!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“Lovely!…” read »
- on “A Little Vintage”:
“Very cool!!!…” read »
- on “Ode to a Rose”:
“This is really sweet.…” read »
on “My MacGyver Heart”:“I love it!!The teal wire is a great touch!…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“No coiled wire here. Just wrapped it around the yarn in various places.…” read »
- on “My MacGyver Heart”:
“Is that one more of your coiled wire bead creations on there, too?
Love it…” read » - on “Ode to a Rose”:
“This is darling!…” read »
- on “Beachey Bling”:
“Perfect! Not too little, not too much!…” read »
- on “Blue beauty”:
“Definitely rock-your-socks blue!
…” read » - on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:
“Lovely necklace! I think it looks perfect! and you are a sweetie to take in fosters!…” read »
- on “Night Owl”:
“Absolutely adorable! There is nothing I would ever touch on this design!! Did you rearrange it…” read »
- on “Crazy Little Things”:
“These are so frickin' cool!!!! I really really like the flat wire you wrapped into the…” read »
- on “Banded Together”:
“All just groovy, baby! These put me back into flower child mode!
…” read » - on “Simply Crystal”:
“Lovely and elegant! You can wear it with anything!…” read »
- on “Rusty charms bracelet and ring”:
“Wanda, your comment had me in stitches!!! (they cost HOW muuch, dear? ) OMG I…” read »
Sky Blue Jasper and Copper
About this design:
Sky blue jasper is such a neat stone. It is color enhanced and has beautiful rich colors. I've used all but 4 of the pebbles I had so now I have to see if I can find more. However, there's still a great grunch of the sticks. They don't lend themselves very well to the type of designs I prefer to make. Didn't have any small round jasper beads so I had to improvise..... a few pieces of African jade and African turquoise and the problem was solved! Hurrah for the stash!
Components:
dyed jasper, African jade and turquoise, copper wire and fabulous LB copper chainAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Feb 04, 2013 at 8:05 pm #
Bettys Beads says:Nancy, you keep coming up with neat copper and gemstone pieces. Love this as I do all of them.
On Feb 04, 2013 at 8:17 pm #
foxhill designs vt says:Beautiful!
On Feb 04, 2013 at 9:14 pm #
S Amendola says:I really like the color combination of the copper and sky blue jasper.
On Feb 04, 2013 at 10:03 pm #
Blooming Ideas says:The colors and the wire work just make this necklace Special! Fantastic!
On Feb 04, 2013 at 11:01 pm #
Retro By Design says:Very pretty!!!
On Feb 04, 2013 at 11:25 pm #
Mo McManus says:Great asymmetrical design. So nicely balanced.
On Feb 04, 2013 at 11:32 pm #
NY Bella says:Love everything about this! Beautiful design and colors!
On Feb 04, 2013 at 11:52 pm #
Crazy Beader says:Really admire your wire work – - great stones, too, and of course, a fabulous overall design – - a fabulous piece !
On Feb 04, 2013 at 11:59 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:Love this Nancy !!! Very nice design…. I sent you a message a couple of weeks ago, did you get it? Hugs !!
On Feb 05, 2013 at 1:23 am #
Little Round Chick says:Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of the compliments and comments! I’m glad this one turned out as well as it did.. Earlier today I was working on a design that fizzled……
There’s always tomorrow to start again.
On Feb 05, 2013 at 1:49 am #
DbnRose says:Another winner. Love it.
On Feb 05, 2013 at 9:07 am #
JenniferLynn says:Beautiful design. I hadn’t thought about shiny copper with sky blue jasper, but you’ve shown them together and what a great combination!
On Feb 05, 2013 at 10:53 am #
Fresh Baked says:Love these colors together, Nancy. Any using the variety of shapes keeps this balanced and interesting.
On Feb 05, 2013 at 1:02 pm #
Miannda says:So pretty! Copper and blue my fav combination
On Feb 05, 2013 at 4:35 pm #
Laud says:I’m glad for your stash, which allowed you to put together such a pretty piece.
On Feb 05, 2013 at 4:57 pm #
Julie Shane says:I keep saying “This new one is my favorite yet” and I keep saying it… The stones work well together and the copper looks great.
On Feb 05, 2013 at 8:28 pm #
Asia says:Love it
On Feb 05, 2013 at 9:55 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Thanks everyone for all of the encouragement I receive from you. Y’ all are the Best Beading Buddies around.
On Feb 06, 2013 at 9:29 am #
puppychick labratbecky says:I’m like Julie–everyone is the best one yet!!! You do this SOOOO WELL!!!!!
On Feb 06, 2013 at 5:21 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:Very beautiful! Turqoise and copper is so great together
About the jasper I think LB have it, now it’s out of stock. It’s called calsilica jasper here if I remember right…
On Feb 08, 2013 at 6:43 pm #
Deb Harding says:You have done it again. Love the mix of jasper, jade and turquoise and your dangles, as always, get mu attention.
On Feb 09, 2013 at 9:11 pm #
Lynn g says:This turned out so nice, and you coordinated the stone so well.
On Feb 09, 2013 at 9:42 pm #
Becca W says:Love this – nice wire work & great color selection – so artsy!