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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 »
- on “Tranquility”:
“Great job! I love the kyanite and I can totally see why those pearls are your…” read »
- on “Tiedye Butterfly Redo”:
“Love this, Susie!! I do think after seeing the redo that I like the turquoise better…” read »
- on “Fancy Circutry”:
“I love it, Cindy! I agree with Kate!
…” read » - on “Dragonfly's Garden”:
“Love this!! Between you and Deb and like she said, Asia, I have enough inspiration to…” read »
Black Magic
About this design:
This bracelet came from a wire wrapped necklace Im going to try and make, but first I thought I would attemt a bracelet. This is my first attempt at anything like this, and it was very labor intesive. This one is for me!!
Components:
Gun metal jump rings to make the chain. Assorted black and gunmetal glass beads gun metal claspAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Sep 19, 2010 at 7:54 pm #
Daisy Chick - Dawn says:I think you did a great job on this. You are right wire wrapping this many beads/pearls is very labor intensive. I made a bracelet earlier this year and I think I put about 6 to 8 hours in wrapping. Hang on to this beauty!
On Sep 19, 2010 at 10:00 pm #
sunny chick says:It’s a keeper for sure! It’s absolutely beautiful!
On Sep 19, 2010 at 10:34 pm #
grama rose aka stormy says:I love this karen I can’t wait to see the necklace also! deffinatly alot of work…I would keep it too!!
On Sep 19, 2010 at 11:56 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Nice job a keeper for sure!
On Sep 20, 2010 at 1:32 am #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:A lot of work for sure !!!!
You deserve to keep this beauty !!!!
On Sep 20, 2010 at 3:02 am #
Boston Lady says:Karen, this bracelet is out of sight! What a wonderful job you did on it. Quite the cha-cha my friend. Thanks for sharing this beauty with me. Smile.
On Sep 20, 2010 at 8:09 am #
Canadian chicky karen says:Thank you all so much, this was quite a labor of love for sure!!!
On Sep 20, 2010 at 8:15 am #
Linda Talbott says:This is lovely … a keeper for sure.
On Sep 20, 2010 at 12:42 pm #
Little Round Chick says:I don’t blame you for wanting to keep this, Karen. It is a fantastic piece. I have a drawing on the board for a necklace with similar components. Just waiting for the chain to arrive.
On Sep 20, 2010 at 6:09 pm #
Lynn g says:This is really nice, hope to see your necklace soon.
On Sep 20, 2010 at 7:49 pm #
Canadian chicky karen says:Thank you so much, you are all so kind. Nancy I’m looking forward to seeing your design!!