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Honey Do List June 2017
This is my creation for this month's Honey Do List challenge that my husband comes up with to inspire jewelry makers. Check out my blog to read...
Components: Ceramic bird pendant by Earthenwood Studio; Nest bead by Green Girl; Czech glass in various shapes and shades of red & black (from Lima!); Birch with Speckles ceramic beads (From Lima); antiqued silver plated chain, clasp, and jump rings; blackened eye pins from Vintaj.
Chandelier Earrings
I made these with silver metal chain, Tourqoise howtite and clear crystal glass beads.
Rainbow Twist of Fate
This bracelet is made with the Twist of Fate or Barrel chainmaille weave. It's one of the first weaves I learned. It's such a versatile weave and I...
Components: Weave Got Maille 3.5mm ID 18 gauge jump rings.
Eyelet Treasure
My late father left a collection of vintage hardware--i.e.--nuts, bolts, screws and these eyelets! I finally incorporated them in one of my...
Components: Tibetan agate rondelles, red creek Jasper rondelles, various Czech beads, and waxed linen cord--from LB. Copper jumprings and fancy hammered S clasp components--made by me. Brass eyelets from vintage collection.
Washed up on the Beach
I lived on the coast and would find small pieces of sea glass. Green was a prevalent color. I live in the desert now and I needed a piece of the...
Components: recycled glass, sterling rounds, shell
Positive Frame of Mind
I was inspired to make this necklace for my sister's birthday after I found the wooden frames on the sale wall at Hobby Lobby. She loves wood and...
Components: Twist of Fate or Barrel Weave chainmaille made with Weave Got Maille jump rings. Also, Picture Jasper cubes, wooden frames (HL), Red Creek Jasper faceted rondelles (LB), Tibetan Agate rounds, and my handmade clasp.
Mustard Greens
I LOVE the mustard Czech teardrop beads! The green and orange Czech rondelles just went with them perfectly. I cut up one of numerous printed...
Components: Various Czech beads and Tibetan agate rondelles from LB. Tin connector, jumprings, glass tipped headpins, and spiral by me, antique brass connector from LB. All other findings and components from local shop.
I made a ring!
A little Guadalupe poppy jasper cab from TheStoneLab on Etsy. I formerly believed that rings would be really, really hard to make. This took me a...
Components: Guadalupe poppy jasper, 18ga and 26ga copper wire, one big, lazy dog.
Wrapped Neckwire with Pendant
I dyed the silk ribbon & wrapped the neckwire I've had in my stash for a long time. I wirewrapped the pendant, made the little hammered bail &...
Components: Laguna lace agate & wire from Lima, neck wire & Swarovski crystals from stash, silk ribbon & dye from Dharma Trading.
Skull dream
Twofers. The skull necklace is done with shaggy loops,and the bracelet is E4 in 1. I Love this skull, and it's one of my favorite colors.
Components: skull pendant, nickel silver jump rings, 12 hole connectors, size8/0 seed beads, and gold plated clasp
Heart a flutter
I was so pleased how the horse eye ocean opal beads went with the ceramic focal
Components: All components from Lima beads!💟
Pink Buzzy
Ok, I had two of these antique bees. And branches from Etsy. They worked together well I thought so I made another necklace. Which can bee taken...
Components: Chain from Lima. Bee and branch from Etsy. Accent crystals from a vintage bracelet.
Love at First Sight
This is the cab that started my desire to learn wire wrapping. I started immediately drooling when I saw it and I KNEW we were meant to be...
Components: Crazy lace agate cab, copper wire, very few curse words this time.
Turquoise dream
OK, here's my second effort wth the Tibetan focal. Which do you prefer?
Components: Tibetan pendant, turquoise heishi, coral cube beads, silver plated cones and clasp
Spring Chickadees
I love to work with Czech Glass beads this was inspired by Spring and all the little baby animals that are born
Components: Czech glass heart beads. Silver plated charm, 925 sterling silver french earring hooks and sterling silver wire
Sunset In Stone Earrings
Simple, delicate row of sun stone chips going from a deeper orange to almost white with gold plated ear wires.
Components: Gold plated ear wires, gold plated head pins, sun stone chips in colors ranging from peachy-orange to almost white.
Tickled Pink and Purple Earrings
Eclectic Earrings with gold toned findings in tones of pink and purple.
Components: Frosted blue glass beads, gold toned ear wires, pink speckled beads, acrylic beads.
Tickled Pink and Purple Necklace
Eclectic mix of beads in the pink and purple range mixed with gold toned components.
Components: Blue frosted glass beads, acrylic tube bead, gold toned chain and clasp, gold toned artistic wire, round blue speckled beads, rose burgundy speckled beads.
The Path Less Traveled
What to do with leftover or short supply beads? Make an eclectic necklace!
Components: Destash of various beads including wood, acrylic, stone, glass and ceramic.
50 Shades of Clay
50 Shades of Clay Necklace
Components: Silver toned pinch bails, Sculpey clay pendants, Stone round beads, Silver toned clasp, beading wire
Floating pearls
This is one long 12" piece which I have folded in half to add the loop on which to attach the chain to do up the other end with a lobster clasp. A...
Components: Seed beads, Czech glass & largish freshwater pearls
Orchids and Copper..
The pink earrings were inspired by this lovely orchid plant my two lovely little boys gave me for Mother's Day. The flowers were so pale, with...
Components: From Lima Beads - my favourite pink quartz wheel beads (these are so pretty and so icy and frosty, I love love love them! Please get more, as I am running low.. ), brass wire, antique copper wire.
Own stash and stuff - Ghana recycled glass beads in orange, hammered copper, Gilders Paste patina colour, polymer clay drops handmade, by me and the edge coloured with Gilders Paste patina, tiny little bead caps I picked up from this little store in this out of the way little town, that I spotted while husband drove past (many *gasps* and "stop the car!!!" occurred there) also coloured with the paste.
My Version
I decided to look through all my "favorite" saved designs from Lima. This is a bracelet made by Ali called Sunset Bracelet. It should have taken...
Components: Sunstone 4-5mm rondelles, iolite tumbled nuggets, 8/0 seed beads in metallic polaris & permanent galvanized saffron, 2-strand Irish waxed linen in Sage, 4-strand IWL in Teal, amethyst & gold link, aqua druzy coin with gold 15mm links, twisted 6mm 16G jumprings in gold plate, Tierracast 6x7 barrel, 3mm turquoise deerskin lace. All from Lima!
Pastel bracelet
I love making these multistrand E4 in 1 bracelets. I've made them in lots of colors, but this is one of my favorites.
Components: 7/64 aluminum jump rings, multistrand connectors, 8/0 seed beads
Blue-Ringed Octopus
This necklace was based on my Fresh Pick ‘Octopus Lair’ which was inspired by the Blue-Ringed Octopus.
As usual, I started this project with...
As usual, I started this project with...
Components: Necklace: (LB): Green Girl Octoball, Crazy Lace Agate, Feldspath, African Opal, African recycled glass rings, TierraCast link & toggle bar, waxed linen. (Stash): Russian Lace Agate, Dyed Quartz, Denim Lapis, Vintage glass beads, CZ glass & seeds, misc glass, AS pewter findings
Bracelet: GG Octopus Button (LB), TC link (LB), leather, FW Pearls, crystal rondelle, beads listed above.
Spiral Collar
I wanted to make a wide collar with these little rosette units, so this is what I came up with. I hesitated to show this, since it's all maille,...
Components: aluminum jump rings, silver plated clasp
Singing Birds In The Morning
WE are so lucky to have so many birds that sing and cheer us up every morning. They have nests close that we often watch to see the new hatchlings....
Components: The chain I used came from Etsy. Tibetan Agate, Birch w/Speckles porcelain beads, silk ribbon, and Nunn bezel from LB. The other beads used are from my stash. I did include a picture of a bracelet and earrings to match. The other necklace was my first attempt at resin. The bezel and all the beads came from LB.
Great Blue Heron
My passion for all things nature is driving my jewelry making. I found this pendant on Etsy and was thrilled. Just as I was every time I have seen...
Components: I used Labradorite, two different Czech beads, and a silver clasp all from LB. The pendant again I found on Etsy. The two tassels I made from the light blue swede sold here at Lima Beads.
Ancient Seas
This is my design for the Art Elements May Component of the Month challenge featuring a shell slice pendant by Lesley Watt. You can see my blog...
Components: Shell slice pendant by Lesley Watt, Ceramic round by Keith O'Connor, Zola Elements Patina Green Brass beads, Czech glass, Bronzite rounds, Tibetan agate, faceted Green Aventurine, brass spacers and findings by Vintaj.
Some Bracelets
A few of my bracelets to go into the shop..I have an inventory of 30!
Components: Pink Opal, Pink Opal Crystals, White Agate, Saki toggle, Lotus link, lime green links, Lemon Chrysoprase, Lime green stones?, Kingman Turquoise, Apatite, Orange Indo Lampwork, Rhyolite, Green Serpentine, Lampwork Rondelle, Czech Glass, brass lobster, copper hook and waxed linen...most from LB.
Raven Necklace
This necklace uses some super cool Czech glass beads that I found right here at LB! They are two toned, but that's where the easy discriptors stop,...
Components: Pewter pendant by Green Girl, Czech glass, sterling silver, Karen Hill tribe sterling silver cylinders
Polka dot heart
I'm in love with this necklace! It is ultra feminine. Plus it is convertible. Tied either long and dramatic with a bow at the back of the neck or...
Components: last chance terracotta heart, Goldstone, African Turquoise, Czech glass clovers pink Czech glass daggers, robins egg Czech glass rounds, terracotta seed beads, copper rings, and both sari silk and Latte silk ribbon. All from Lima.
Some Earrings
Some new earrings to put in my...finally..new Etsy shop. I plan to open it June 4th. If anybody has any tips in having a successful Etsy shop...let...
Components: enamel components, vintage Mille Fiori bead, green ? bicone, 2 inch gold/brown hoops, Fossilized Peanut Wood, brass and copper earwires.
Nephilim Necklace
From Medieval Momma's wing pick. Nephilim are the offspring of angels and humans. Never quite fitting in, they are both strong and tragic in their...
Components: From Lima Beads: 10mm and 8mm steel faceted fire agate (heat and color treated)-- the colors look like the grey dappling on baby seals and some are soft silver grey like dolphins. Silver-plated angel wing charm, TierraCast antique silver-plated skull bail, gold pyrite skull beads. .019 silver satin SoftFlex beading cable. From other sites: hematite spacers, Czech 6/0 seed beads in a mix called "Hematite" which has a pale blue metallic shade, gunmetal, silvered white. 8/0 Toho frosted silver grey-lined, 11/0 frosted transparent rainbow soft grey, 15/0 Toho gunmetal, 2x2mm Heavy sterling silver crimp beads. Various jump rings. Silver-toned "S" clasp.
Dalmatian wristband
Fun little bracelet. Easy to make but difficult to photograph.
Components: 6 mm dalmatian jasper rounds, 5 mm bronze rounds (Saki), spotted button (Saki), natural leather cord, magenta waxed linen.
Mess of rings!
When I decide to dive into a particular project, I high dive! I took some yummy rivolis & glued into mostly JBB & Nunn settings with epoxy. That...
Components: Various ring settings in gold, silver & copper, 12 & 14mm Swarovski rivolis-some colors are a special coating from a US seller on Ebay, 5-minute epoxy. The other gem is charoite.
Hello Spring
Designer Jess Italia Lincoln created a large spring focal out of 5 Vintaj pieces. This necklace should be worn closer to the neck to best display...
Imagine Sea
Designer Jess Italia Lincoln had warm beaches in mind when creating these earrings. Change this design up with your favorite colors or add more...
Feather bracelet
Custom piece for a customer that I made. She wanted something with the birthstones for her children. She only has 3 but 3 little stones wasn't...
Components: PMC fine silver feather, silver wire for bead and clasp as well as wrapping the stones, deerskin leather the stones are: peridot, garnet and natural sapphire
Aqua dreams
I just can't stay away from the E4 in 1 weave, or the milky aqua beads.
Components: annodized jump rings, solid copper jump rings, 8/0 milky aqua seed beads, Greek patina end bars and clasp
Chatter
on “Rainbow Twist of Fate”:“So I tried it and I've got some super sweet chain maille earrings! I'll have to…” read »
on “Honey Do List June 2017”:“This is soooo cute! That little bird is sweet. It's such a great subtle asymmetrical design.…” read »
- on “Chandelier Earrings”:
“These are so pretty. The first pair reminds me of a waterfall. Such a nice flow…” read »
on “Honey Do List June 2017”:“So cute - love the bird and the nest and the asymmetrical style.…” read »
- on “Chandelier Earrings”:
“Very pretty.
…” read » - on “Rainbow Twist of Fate”:
“Beautiful colourful bracelet Kye. So thoughtful of you to do a step by step. I have…” read »
- on “Eyelet Treasure”:
“What a neat necklace with sentimental value as a plus. Very unique way to use…” read »
- on “Washed up on the Beach”:
“Beautiful necklace with a beachy vibe. Love it.…” read »
- on “Pretty Woman”:
“Thank you Day of the Bead. I did make the pendant.…” read »
on “Rainbow Twist of Fate”:“The intricate nature of chain maille, wow Kye. It looks amazing! Love the colours…” read »
on “Pretty Woman”:“Very elegant. Did you make the pendant??…” read »
- on “Zola Blue”:
“Stunning! Don't ever doubt yourself again, because this is amazing.…” read »
- on “Lilac Blooms”:
“Wow--you did all that with jump-rings!! It is indeed gorgeous like everyone has said, and…” read »
- on “Purple Passion”:
“I really like this too, and like the others, I would enjoy learning the embroidery stitching.…” read »
on “Nephilim Necklace”:“Interesting and lovely, lovely, lovely!!!!…” read »
on “Chandelier Earrings”:“Love these earrings! Love the addition of the chain.…” read »
on “Rainbow Twist of Fate”:“Very unique and colorful and something I would wear all the time! I admire your patience…” read »
- on “Honey Do List June 2017”:
“Terrific! Love the reds here.…” read »
on “Chandelier Earrings”:“Thank you everyone!…” read »
- on “Rainbow Twist of Fate”:
“Oh wow! I didn't know if I was making any sense or not. It really took…” read »
on “Honey Do List June 2017”:“Wonderfully sweet pick for this time of year! I do miss the robins, especially this…” read »
- on “Chandelier Earrings”:
“Very cute earrings! Love them, but a tad long for my short neck.…” read »
- on “Honey Do List June 2017”:
“I just love this!…” read »
- on “Honey Do List June 2017”:
“So Cute! Love the design. I am going to check out your blog! Thanks for posting…” read »
on “Honey Do List June 2017”:“I agree! Love the GG nest bead hanging from the bird link.
…” read »- on “Honey Do List June 2017”:
“So sweet! I love this so much!…” read »
- on “What a difference a gauge makes”:
“I love, love, love your pendant, and I applaud your kind donations which will be majorly…” read »
- on “Tiger Watch”:
“I certainly would buy this if I saw it in a store! Thanks, for letting…” read »
- on “Seaside Feather”:
“Very beautiful. The pendant could be altered according to the person's tastes, like for a…” read »
- on “Adventures in Agate”:
“I love everything about it: design, color, stones--it really works for me!…” read »
- on “"Festival"”:
“This is great--so unusual. Where did you get the recycled glass for the cool focal?…” read »
- on “whirlpool”:
“Oh, Goody--thanks, for sharing! I love it!…” read »
- on “Spring Green”:
“The appearance of simple and elegant is so appealing. I would enjoy showing this one…” read »
- on “Ocean Dream”:
“I wish you could teach me that weave--it's fabulous. The pendant you picked is beautiful…” read »
- on “Mother Earth”:
“C Ferguson aka Annie--I can only see a snippet of a turquoise necklace you've made, and…” read »
- on “Rainbow Twist of Fate”:
“Oh thank you so much for the step by step! I really want to try this!…” read »
- on “Chandelier Earrings”:
“Very cute!…” read »
- on “Eyelet Treasure”:
“Clever use of rivets! I'll try to remember them next time I make steampunk jewelry. I…” read »
