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on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:“Very pretty! The blue is so saturated and vibrant.…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“Yay! What a great neighbor! I especially like the 1st pair w/ the patina and the…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Stunning!!…” read »
on “Yellow Dragonfly”:“Where did my capital "I's" go??? They were there when I was typing...why would they turn…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“I totally understand...but sometimes i let it sit for awhile where i cant see it. Then…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Ditto ditto everyone else. Love that hammered copper focal!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Wow lucky you! I would probably get into doing metal working if I got that as…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“The bead weaving part is awesome. The whole necklace is very different and I like that.…” read »
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 »
- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“Beadinggma: the metal in this piece is antique gold color. I got the pendant on…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“This is just lovely! I love the design, especially the bead weaving...well done!…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“FYI...I decided to host a little give away of a wire wrapped briolette necklace on my…” read »
on “Aurora Damask”:“About the swellegant patinas.. not hard just difficult to determine when you are done letting it…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Thanks, ladies! If you do give the tutorial a try out and have a minute…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“Beautiful pendant and chain goes well with design. What kind of metal is it?…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“Thanks Deb, nice to know you know how I feel about a redo. I am…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Love this green with copper. Awesome!…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Very pretty!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Love the new shapes, Nancy. This gift will be keeping you busy for quite awhile!…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Beautiful!! I just went & looked at your tute. While I haven't tried it yet I…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Oooh, I love the look of that wire against the glass. It makes me think of…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Great colors…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“LOVE IT!!…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“I do like it. Not as much as the blue but aqua blue is my fave…” read »
on “Night Owl”:“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Blue beauty”:
“Very pretty!…” read »
- on “~ Brigantine Beach ~”:
“Beautiful!…” read »
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“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“Lovely set!…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“Pretty!…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“FABULOUS!!!
…” read »- on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:
“Beautiful!…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“These are pretty!…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“LOVELY!…” read »
- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“LOvely !…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“These are adorable!…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“Love this Nancy!…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“So cool!…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“I agree, this color is gorgeous with copper....great piece!…” read »
Black Precioso
About this design:
And with this one, it was the thought that a dark color of bicones would really make the design stand out. The result is even nicer than I expected, I might try dark red next or even sapphire blue...
Components:
Black SW bicones, SS seed beads and toggle clasp.Additional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Jan 28, 2010 at 9:33 pm #
Faithful Chick aka Faith says:This is pretty too.
On Jan 28, 2010 at 9:35 pm #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:WOW very nice !!
On Jan 28, 2010 at 10:03 pm #
Harmony on Strings says:this is very pretty, it must take a lot of patience
On Jan 28, 2010 at 10:07 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Beautiful love the clor combo!!!!
On Jan 28, 2010 at 10:08 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Meant the color combo!!!!
On Jan 29, 2010 at 3:55 am #
Lynn Eileen Chicky LE says:Simply beautiful, Johanne! Love the colors and the clasp!
On Jan 29, 2010 at 7:16 am #
Science Chick Runs Sibes says:Beautiful, Johanne. Between the color contrast and the pattern, this is regal.
I like your idea of trying this in other dark colors. The contrast in this one between the black silver(?or matte gold–hard to tell from the pix) is so striking. Might I suggest another combo–dark bronze with cream-pearl seedbeads. I’ve done a herringbone tube in this color combo and it, too, is striking.
On Jan 29, 2010 at 10:20 am #
Sali Jo GemsChica Chick says:FABULICIOUS! what a beauty!
On Jan 29, 2010 at 11:11 am #
Happy Chick aka Harriet says:Love it!!! So attractive.
On Jan 29, 2010 at 12:28 pm #
KittyMom Linda says:WOW, beautiful – such patience to do this work.
On Jan 29, 2010 at 1:01 pm #
Linda Talbott says:The combination of the bicones and the seed beads is spectacular!
On Jan 29, 2010 at 4:25 pm #
ChickyD aka Debra says:FAV!!!!!! Love it! Gorgeous!
On Jan 29, 2010 at 9:29 pm #
Gemme Designs says:Thank you all
On Jan 30, 2010 at 1:10 am #
Pam says:Beautiful!!
On Jan 30, 2010 at 7:37 pm #
Mommykat Bubbly Chick says:Wow, stunning!