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“Beautiful piece. I love the vintage look, and the cabochon is fabulous.…” read »
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“This is a fun and easy bracelet. Lots of options to make matching earrings. …” read »
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“I love copper and am crazy about these! Those Czech leaves are gorgeous.…” read »
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on “Pearl with a touch of Silver”:“I love pearls!! Gorgeous necklace. Great painting also. Love the bird stoey. I have a bird…” read »
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“Love it. Good design and workmanship.…” read »
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“Very pretty. The cabochon painting is very stylistic...I.can see why you love it...its beautiful & has…” read »
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Skulls Likes Bling
About this design:
Ooooohh my... dunno if I'm ready with it or if I will make it into two pices. I have had some issues with this. The bigges issue is the clasp, first I had one that I had made but it didn't work, I trashed it in the end... (anger management)... Not that I'm totally unhappy having it this way... Need to think. My hands are tarnished after this piece. The frontside I made first. Then time ran away so the backside is just litlle stuff on, however I had planed to not do so much on the backside ;) I had crazy fun with fronside. Okay I had to restart three times but the last time I just had fun. One can have tha backside in front.
However I might re-work some... The repurposed stuff are seen in pictures ;) You see what it's? Will post a picture of it.
I had big ambitious to do more designs but no time...
Components:
Okey I will do this soon...Additional Images:
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On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:09 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:More pics… So tired today and this wasn’t the easiest thingy to photographing…
Dunno if it’s still Valentine where you live but here it’s over so I’m late, sorry.
Happy Valentine!!
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:15 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:More pics
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:35 pm #
NY Bella says:Frida, what an awesome, unique piece! It looks like you did a lot of wire work! I’m not sure what you re-purposed- I’ll have to take a better look!
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:36 pm #
Asia says:WOW, Frida you are amazing with wire and the amount and variety of bling
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:37 pm #
NY Bella says:Are those 2 silver rounds, watch batteries?
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:48 pm #
Deb Harding says:I cannot for the life of me really figure out what you repurposed but d**n girl this thing is awesome as all get out!!!!!! That skull looks happy as a pig on a poke ( don’t even know what that means) with all his blimgy surroundings. Awesome wire work…jeez your hand must.hurt!!
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:50 pm #
Deb Harding says:Wait….a giant paperclip because that’s what is off to the side of the cuff.
On Feb 14, 2013 at 7:59 pm #
Julie Shane says:Frida, I am SO amazed at your wire wrapping!!! There are SO many pretties…!!!
I also think it’s a giant paper clip or 2 or 3.
However I see the two batteries that Maria is talking about!
On Feb 14, 2013 at 8:39 pm #
Laud says:This is so interesting! There’s a lot going on in front, so I think you should keep the back simple.
On Feb 14, 2013 at 8:43 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:Yes paperclip is right two of them, and darn stubborn to work…
Hahhaha LOL about the batteries, no batteries here but two pyrite stones. But they do look like batteries but I think batteries are toxic?
On Feb 14, 2013 at 8:48 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:Thank you Laud!
Yes I think it shouldn’t be more in the back. If I had more time I might have done some stuff different. My first clasp was made of paperclip but I need to do a new one if I will use that… hmmmm..
On Feb 14, 2013 at 9:06 pm #
foxhill designs vt says:Frida, this piece is amazing and beautiful! I wouldn’t change a thing. It is perfect just the way it is.
On Feb 14, 2013 at 9:15 pm #
Elis Mom says:WOW Frida! This is amazing! I can see why your hands hurt, but what a fab peice!
On Feb 14, 2013 at 9:30 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Every skull needs a little bling to brighten its day! This is a really fun piece and I like it a lot.
On Feb 15, 2013 at 1:38 am #
puppychick labratbecky says:I saw the big paper clips and the “batteries”
I’m relieved that you won’t really be walking around with toxic waste around your wrist but only pyrite! 
This is fantastic!! I am going to study it and try some of that fabulous wire wrapping myself! Excellent job, Frida!!!
On Feb 15, 2013 at 6:48 am #
Crazy Chick Frida says:Thank you, Jolene, Susie, Nancy and Becky
Think those “battery pyrite” beads are really cute. Got them here at LB
On Feb 15, 2013 at 9:53 am #
Crazy Beader says:This is wild and crazy and totally beautiful – - you are amazing, Frida !
On Feb 15, 2013 at 9:58 am #
Deb Harding says:Whooo Hooo I guesswd correctly!! I did not see this battery they were talking about at all.
On Feb 15, 2013 at 10:32 am #
Crazy Chick Frida says:Thank you Paula
Deb yes you did guess right
Do you see the pyrite batteries now?
On Feb 15, 2013 at 5:43 pm #
Deb Harding says:Well see I saw those things but they didn’t look like batteries to me. The side that’s flat has writing.
On Feb 15, 2013 at 10:00 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:I was going to repurpose and bling-out a mouse skull, but the cats didn’t’ come through
On Feb 16, 2013 at 6:12 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:Eeka!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
On Feb 16, 2013 at 6:40 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:LOL Eeka
Never to late though 
Deb, think the ladies needs glases thihihhi