Designs by GemstoneChick aka Lauren
Felted Beads!
Hello beaders, its been awhile. I have been insanely busy with school, so I haven't been on here much, but I really wanted to share these with you....
Components: wool, glass beads for spacers
Modern Art Earrings
I don't know why, but these earrings remind me of the simple, modern, abstract art. I have put them on my Etsy store, StarOwlStudio, which is...
Components: Amethyst
Squiggly Seas Bookmark
I wanted to make a bookmark with squiggles and patina, so I used this brass wire to create it and hemp for flair.
Components: Wire
Wild Berries
I got this idea in the middle of English class and couldn't wait to try it at home. It is ladder stitch, but with metal tube beads instead of...
Components: Glass, leather, metal tube beads
Beach Choker
Beaded chokers are so popular right now, so I figured I'd make one. I originally wanted to use the recycled glass in my bracelet, Swashbuckling...
Components: Recycled glass, ceramic, glass, a sea shell
Rich and Regal Earth
I made this beauty with another Jesse James mix, and it reminds me of all the beautiful things earth has in it, more than just trees, but the...
Components: Probably just glass, ceramic, possibly acrylic
Golden Earth
I found a picture on Pinterest of this yummy link and tried it out. Five gazillion links later, plus lapis, and these earring were born.
Components: Lapis lazuli, wire
Turquoise Flower Hair Clip
I started wrapping wire around a big, dark green diamond bead from Jesse James, and started playing with seed beads, and two seconds later, I had a...
Components: Glass seed beads, glass pearl, barrette, and I don't know if the green bead is glass or acrylic
Earthen Ballerina
These gorgeous ceramic beads came from another Jesse James mix (my current bead obsession) and wanted to make earrings with these as a focal.
Components: Ceramic beads, leather
Ethereal Flower Petals
I got these pale crystals in another JesseJames bead mix, and was looking for something to do with them. I think that they are earthy in their own...
Components: Glass crystal
Jasper Prayers
I come from a Catholic family, and my mother has a gazillion rosaries she gets as gifts, me when I'm bored, etc. So I decided to make a finger...
Components: Jasper, Magnesite
Floating Flowers
I saw these links hiding in my stash and thought, "wouldn't those be absolutely gorgeous with Czech glass rondelles?!" So, two minutes...
Components: Czech glass
Beachy Beads
I got some of these free from Lima, and couldn't resist the temptation to make these.
Components: Recycled glass
Pretty Berries
I'm not sure my inspiration for these, but one day I wanted to make berries out of clay. I also love earrings that have different designs on each...
Components: PC
Mumbai Magic
I got ANOTHER Jesse James bead mix and made this luxurious necklace. It was on clearance, so it cost me 3 dollars. I got the wire for my birthday,...
Components: Taj Mahal Jesse James design elements, gold plated wire
Indian Gypsy
I love these earrings. They remind me of something Ali would wear. They dangle perfectly, and an amazing thing to wear with jeans and a white T for...
Components: Sari yarn, amethyst, saki silver cubes
Simple Garden
I love bracelets with a cluster of beads, jump rings, charms, etc. So I made a bracelet with a tiny, simple cluster that has garden colors and a...
Components: Czech glass, patinated jump rings, flower charm
Sari Yarn Bracelet
I got this sari yarn and absolutely had to make this bracelet with it. It's perfect for traveling, you can work on it anywhere.
Components: Sari Yarn, Greek pewter button
Ancient River Goddess
Michaels had some super cheap glass seed beads in their clearance section. So since I had 79 cents to spare, I got these. I crocheted it into a...
Components: Seed beads, waxed nylon
Elements Bracelet
I was playing around with extra beads, and BAM! Two minutes later I have a unique bracelet. I especially love the metal beads I patinated in the...
Components: Extra beads from my disorganized stash