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on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:“Funny, Deb Harding, I borrowed the book from the library because of one of your posts…” read »
on “To be,or not to be? Advice needed.”:“I think them! Love the color combination. They would go with everything.…” read »
on “To be,or not to be? Advice needed.”:“Inspiring me about what to do with all my smaller chips, stones, etc! Extra nice design…” read »
on “Bluebells”:“Both the flowers and the earrings are beautiful! Great job capturing the feel of the real…” read »
on “Country Leaves”:“Those leaves are gorgeous...this bracelet is a perfect setting for.them.…” read »
- on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:
“I have that same book....its awesome isn't it? You did an excellant job on the leather…” read »
- on “Bluebells”:
“Fantastic job...you definitely captured the look of your flowers. I seriously want your flowers...lol.…” read »
- on “first”:
“Its not just you. This has happened to me twice. There was an upload problem...it took…” read »
on “Bluebells”:“Thank you ladies, so glad you like them
…” read »- on “Tourmaline Dream”:
“Thank you all ~ glad you like them !
…” read » 
on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:“You can't beat black with silver and pearls! Great designs!…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“love how you're exploring so many beautiful variations with this technique, Julia....they all end up in…” read »
on “Tourmaline Dream”:“This a stunning piece, the heart pendant,WOW!!…” read »
- on “Grampa's old tree”:
“Gorgeous!!…” read »
- 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 »
- on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:
“What a nice, clean design. Both are winners. I have been working on jewelry…” read »
on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:“These would definitely cheer me up, love them both! I have some of this sari silk…” read »
- on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:
“Fantastic, I really like it.…” read »
- on “Sonya or 'Earth' earrings”:
“very pretty !…” read »
on “Totally Teal”:“This is lovely work - you should be very proud. And that totally teal bracelet is…” read »
- on “Copper and 'a green thumb'”:
“This is wonderful - a really sweet design and I especially love the cute earrings to…” read »
- on “Leather, Silver and a Rainy Day”:
“Love them all!!…” read »
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 »
- on “Cultus Lake Market”:
“Great looking jewelry - enjoyed looking!…” read »
- on “Tourmaline Dream”:
“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 »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“Can you please tell me if the 14 gauge is Dead Soft? I just started…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“I really like your bracele, the design is great! Good work.…” read »
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 »
on “Bluebells”:“Beautiful work
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Purple Dreams
About this design:
I've tried to organize my beads and haven't made any new jewelry. This is one of the first pieces I made when I started beading.
Components:
Seed beads, silver findings, crystalsAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On May 01, 2010 at 3:24 pm #
grama rose aka stormy says:Nice lots if seed beads! lots of work!
On May 01, 2010 at 6:00 pm #
Wemai Coffee Chick says:Wow! I love this, Gunilla! Something different from your latest work, and mine too!
On May 01, 2010 at 6:36 pm #
hlt Designs says:Wow… Just wow…
On May 01, 2010 at 6:39 pm #
Jeannes Gems - Gem Chick says:This is beautiful, Gunilla!
and I’ve given up trying to organize my beads LOL
On May 01, 2010 at 6:47 pm #
Mommykat Bubbly Chick says:Beautiful job!!!
On May 01, 2010 at 7:26 pm #
KittyMom Linda says:Stunning, wow, you ladies sure don’t start with any easy projects do you? You jump into the expert category right off, and do it perfectly I might add.
On May 01, 2010 at 8:17 pm #
sunny chick says:Gunilla, this is just beautiful! Hard to believe it was one of your first necklaces.
On May 01, 2010 at 8:49 pm #
Jewelry by Shannon says:MT, I was just thinking that, wow, amazing to be one of Gunilla’s first designs. Just beautiful!! SLS
On May 01, 2010 at 11:05 pm #
Canadian chicky karen says:Wow, what a beauty!!!!
On May 02, 2010 at 2:21 am #
Gunilla B says:Thank you ladies! I don’t think my beads will ever be well organized, but I’ve tried to get most of the beads of the floor…
On May 02, 2010 at 1:27 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Lovely!!!
On May 02, 2010 at 1:39 pm #
Gunilla B says:Thank you so much Alice!
On May 02, 2010 at 6:06 pm #
Buster Browns MoM says:Another beautiful piece.. I don’t know how you can work with all those tiny beads, my hands shake so badly I’d have them all over the place!!!
On May 03, 2010 at 3:51 am #
Gunilla B says:Thank you! I’don’t usually work with seed beads, I don’t really have the patience for it.