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on “Recycled Coral Flower RIng”:“Love, love, love this!!! So creative!…” read »
on “Beachey Bling”:“What a fantastic earthy look. Beach glass should be considered a gemstone. It's so mysterious to…” read »
- on “Tranquility”:
“Kyanite and Pearls are fantastic together,and I LOVE the splash of rock crystal. This piece really…” read »
- on “Mystic Mystery”:
“Just gorgeous. Those stones really belong together,and are just perfect!…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“You are simply genius at this style!
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Thanks everyone. The flat wire is aluminum, so it is very soft. Curling it…” read » 
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Like a cool, berry slushy on a hot day!
Wouldn't this look yummy with a…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Thank you, Becky, Deb,N Taylor and Wanda!
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“Thank You all, dear chickies!
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on “Mystic Mystery”:“Beautiful set!…” read »
- on “Raspberry and Cream!”:
“The two different sides look great! Gorgeous!…” read »
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- 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!”:
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- 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 »
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“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 »
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Love it…” read »
Mystic Torture
About this design:
I called this "torture" because I lost count of how many different designs I went through with this necklace before finally landing on this one. Too many light colored beads and the pendant got lost, too many black beads and it was too dark. I thought I would never find beads for the pendant that I was happy with...until I pulled out the citrine chips and then it all fell together.
Components:
Mystic Blue Feldspath, Citrine chips, peruvian chrysocolla, Black Onyx, antique gold clasp.Read the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On May 30, 2010 at 8:24 pm #
Vampire Chickie Ravin says:How beautiful! I love this, the combo just rocks!
On May 30, 2010 at 8:28 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:This is lovely like what you did with it. I have some feldspath haven’t used it yet.
On May 30, 2010 at 8:41 pm #
Lee D says:Thank you Ravin and Alice!
On May 30, 2010 at 8:49 pm #
Bead-itudes says:You hit on a winner with this color combo.
Isn’t it funny how thing morph into something completely different than the idea you started with?
I just finished finally clasping a necklace that morphed 5 times before I was really happy with it. It ended up with some completly different stones than I had originally intended – just like yours (when you added the citrine).
It can be frustrating – but so rewarding when you finally hit it…..You did it with this one……
On May 30, 2010 at 9:37 pm #
Canadian chicky karen says:You have done an awesome job on this design…your color combo is beautiful!!!! I love it…
On May 30, 2010 at 10:27 pm #
Dragons Chicky says:This is lovely!
On May 30, 2010 at 11:35 pm #
grama rose aka stormy says:So wonderful Lee I really like what you have done the combo of beads is awesome!!!
On May 31, 2010 at 8:14 am #
Lee D says:Thanks Bead-itudes! You described my experience with this necklace EXACTLY! Nice to know that others sometimes go thru the same thing.
Thank you Karen, Deb, and Dragons Chicky!
On May 31, 2010 at 8:22 am #
Linda Talbott says:This came out beautifully, so I hope you feel the torture was worth it. I love the combination of colors. I can see how the citrine chips would make it all flow together, as they echo the pendant perfectly.
On May 31, 2010 at 8:31 am #
Green Eyed Lady Chick says:Lee this is so lovely the colors and design are fabulous I love it!
On May 31, 2010 at 10:39 am #
Deb D Grammy Chick says:Spectacular design…all that torture certainly produced a wonderful piece! I love the combination of colors and the way you put it all together…fave!
On May 31, 2010 at 1:50 pm #
Lee D says:Thank you so much for your wonderful comments, Beth, Deb and Linda!
On May 31, 2010 at 1:59 pm #
FaeryGoth Chick says:Very pretty!
On May 31, 2010 at 2:12 pm #
Lee D says:Thank you, Sarah.
On May 31, 2010 at 2:26 pm #
sunny chick says:This is absolutely beautiful!
You must be relieved to have completed this design.
On May 31, 2010 at 5:28 pm #
Lynn g says:This is really nice!!!
On May 31, 2010 at 5:53 pm #
Lee D says:Thank you Martha and Lynn. Yes, this one had been bugging me for while.
On Jun 01, 2010 at 7:45 am #
KittyMom Linda says:Lovely, sometimes it’s worth the pain to get the final results (kind of like childbirth, eh?) Your results are stunning. I wish I worked as well as you do with citrine.
On Jun 01, 2010 at 10:21 am #
Lee D says:Thank you, Linda.