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Fruitcake with bees and bird
I love the Czech faceted "Fruitcake" rondelles! I used the Vintaj bee connectors with their little bird pendant. It looks like a birdbath to me.
Components: Czech glass Fruit Cake fire polished rondelles--6x9mm, 5x7mm, and 5x4 pinch beads. 4mm? sueded Flax Czech faceted beads, Vintaj natural brass Bird Garden Cameo pendant, Vintaj natural brass Queen Bee connectors, Nunn Design antique copper plated textured jump ring 9mm, TerraCast Antique copper plated Czech style round button, 6/0 Czech matte purple round seed beads, 8/0 Toho semi-glazed Honeydew rounds, 11/0 Toho Opaque Pastel Frosted Mudbrick rounds, 11/0 Toho Metallic Dark Copper rounds, I covered the crimp beads with 6/0 Toho Frosted Transparent Medium Amethyst. .019 Silver Satin Softlflex, Heavy sterling silver crimp beads
Feather and Flowers
To avoid needing to put this second feather focal away, I made a long necklace! Productive procrastination to the rescue!
Components: Green patina feather focal, Czech glass rondelles and flowers, Vintaj brass findings and chain
Beach Day Necklace Set
"Waste not want not", right?! That is sort of the theme with this necklace. Once I was done making the Campfire & Sunrise on the Water Acrylic...
Classic Acrylic Chain Necklace
Tortoise shell acrylic has been a staple in my life since I began wearing eyeglasses in the 3rd grade ... large, thick tortoise shell glasses....
Campfire Acrylic Necklace
I felt this marbled swirling mix of fiery oranges needed a warmer natural tone of chain to pair with, so I chose antique brass. Using this color...
Sunrise on the Water Acrylic Necklace
The watery color of this acrylic chain was begging for me to finish it off the Shibori Borealis ribbon. All this necklace needed was for 3 links on...
Navy & Gold Acrylic Set
Who knew acrylic could look so sophisticated?! Frosted Navy Blue graduated curb chain finished with a large gold curb chain and hook. This necklace...
Skinny Stackers
More pc pieces painted with alcohol inks. Very simple, but great stacked together, or with other bracelets. Very light and comfortable to wear!
Components: Czech beads from LB and Etsy, deertan lace and clasp from local shop, and focals and jumpings made by me.
Turquoise moon mix
Made this bracelet with the thicker leather & had to think how to finish it off. I did this by gluing it & then sewing it with an ordinary sewing...
Components: Labradorite, Pink Opal, pink turquoise, Czech glass faceted beads, Mardi Gras & leather with silver findings.
Fall Feather
I wanted to combine this fun, fall feather pendant with something so I paired it with a freshwater coin pearl and long chain. I love the mixture of...
Components: patina feather pendant, freshwater pearl, pewter ring, stainless steel chain
Beach Bound
I just love creating pieces with a mixture of beads. This one has such soothing colors and a fun variety of charms
Components: lava beads, impression jasper, recycled glass, pewter beads, Amazonite, freshwater pearl, patina beads, silver plated charms
Love & Protection necklace
A customer requested a necklace made with this unique pairing of gemstones. I love the calming rose quartz paired with the bright malachite beads....
Components: rose quartz pendant, malachite beads, pewter soon bead, sterling silver bail and brown leather cord
Ode to Summer Passing
This is probably the last really Summer type piece I'll make....complete with flowers and a bird.
Components: Lucite yellow flower, copper bird, verdigris patina, gemstones...Moss Agate and Yellow moss Agate??, ceramic yellow bloom, brass vine, gold Gilder's Paste, Verdigris Gilder's Paste, Apatite Nuggets, vintage tiny wood twigs, handmade hook, turquoise leather lace.
Terrace Dragonfly Necklace
Necklace with a vintage 50s feel.
Components: Vitaj Art Deco dragonfly pendant, 6x9 mm Czech Spring Day Opal Picasso Fire Polished Rondelles, 11x12mm Czech Safari Ornamental Rectangle, 2.5x4mm Czech Agave Trica Beads, 8/0 Toho cool bronze, 8/0 Toho semi-glazed dark red, 8/0 Toho matte black, 6/0 Toho sand-lined crystal, 11/0 Toho opaque vanilla, 6mm white wooden rounds, .019 silver satin Softflex, Heavy sterling silver crimps, matte silver toned hook and eye clasp, small verdigris dragonfly charm. [pendant and Czech glass, some of Toho, and Softflex from Lima Beads]
Once Apon a Time
I fell in love with the new Green Girl Studio Storybook House---my design is kinda weird, but I think in a way it should be--or at least I think so
Components: Green Girl Storybook House, Garnet, Lucite flower, Czech Glass leaves, GGS skeleton key, silver chain, Handmade hook
Green Mosaic
I found this neat little mosaic kit online. I added some beads to the chain and....voila! I kept the pendant design simple, as this was my first...
Components: Mosaic glass bits, bezel, grout and chain from online shop. Czech and gemstone beads from Etsy shop and LB.
Here Be My Dragon
The Green Girl Dragon Medallion is flanked with Czech glass firepolished rondelles, Tierra Cast beads and aligners, spacers, and clasp. I love the...
Components: Green Girl dragon medallion, firepolished rondelles, Tierra Cast metal pieces.
Pretty Pastels
I made this set at the Adornments Retreat in Galena, IL last month for the Bead Soup challenge they gave us. I shared the color palette they gave...
Components: Pendant by Erin Prais-Hintz (Tesori Trovati); Czech glass, Amazonite, Rose Quartz, seed beads, clasp by TierraCast
Channeling VanGogh
This has been one of the most fun artistic journeys I've had! It was a surprise at every turn...alcohol inks are amazing. The photos don't do...
Components: Handmade pendant and beadcap by me using alcohol inks onPC, hemp from LB, handmade copper toggle by me, and glass Pandora style bead from my stash.
Bronzie
Did ya miss me??
I finished this Kumihimo piece a while back in between caring for my elderly aunt in New Orleans. She's never been married & is a...
I finished this Kumihimo piece a while back in between caring for my elderly aunt in New Orleans. She's never been married & is a...
Components: 1mm leather cord, bronze findings & swirl beads, bronze zebra jasper, amber crystals & seed beads.
Jade dream
After being dormant for a couple of years, the beading virus has awoken again 😉 I just love working with jade and green in general. It felt good...
Components: Materials used: rhyolite, burma jade, canadian jade, silver plated beads and clasp, green snakeskin jasper, fresh water pearls
Copper Rose
I love the way green works with copper, so I decided to try this pendant with some twisted rings. I like how it turned out
Components: Patricia Healey pendant, twisted anodized jump rings, solid copper jump rings, copper clasp
Something for Halloween
I saw these beads and had to buy them because they look like the eyeball gumballs we used to get for Halloween. I think they are adorable.
Components: glass eyeball beads, matte black head pins(LB), matte black lobster claw clasp(LB), and black aluminium chain.
Proud Peacock
Another fun piece for my husband's Honey Do List challenge from July! This one is vibrant and funky! See all my other peacock inspired designs...
Components: Polymer clay focal by Staci Louise Smith, gemstones including carnelian and plated druzy, Swarovski pearls, Czech glass, copper plated chain and findings by Nunn Design.
Fancy Feather
This is one of my designs for the Honey Do List challenge my husband gives me (and anyone who wants to play along with us!) I happened to discover...
Components: Patina green feather pendant, faceted blue green quartz coins, bloodstone puff squares, bronze colored seed beads, TierraCast brass plated clasp with Vintaj patina paint added.
Anna's Grace
This pendant was inspired by my beautiful Daughter Anna,her kindness, beauty, and strength inspire many :-)
Components: Square copper wire, 28 gauge round copper wire, glass cabachon
Flora and Fauna
I found myself with alot of birds lately...which is good...I love birds!
Components: Ceramic flower link, vintage buttons, brass coin chain, Pink Opal, Larimar nuggets, Saki toggle, Green Aventurine, neutral leather cord, ceramic birds, C-Koop flowers, ceramic lumbar link, ceramic components, Wax linen, Patricia Healy toggle.
Primal Beginnings Second Necklace
Well, as I promised, here is the second necklace to my ‘Primal Beginnings Set’ that I posted the beginning of the month. This complementary idea...
Components: Tektite drops, Quartz shards (LB), Agua Nueva & Steel Fire Agate (LB), ASP Steel rounds, Tierra Cast wavy rondelles (LB), crystal rondelles, ASP findings, ASP chain (LB), Steel Handmade Clasp, seed beads.
Granite Donut With Agate & Jasper Sprinkles
I've always admired gemstone donuts but never quite knew how to incorporate them in my work. When I saw this one at a bead show it inspired me to try.
Components: Jump rings for the Twist of Fate chainmaille links, Picture Jasper 4mm cubes, 6mm & 8mm rounds (LB), 8mm Tibetan Banded Agate, Tibetan Agate Rondelles, Table Mountain Granite donut, deerskin lace leather & a clasp I made.
I did it with eggs!
Four wire wrapped pendants that I antiqued with hard boiled eggs! Someone else, awhile back, had posted about using eggs for antiquing metal and...
Components: One dozen eggs, a plastic zip top bag, toothbrush, steel wool, and a wee bit of elbow grease.
Viva La Tassels
This free-spirited funky bracelet is ON TREND and full of color and texture. This piece lays playfully on your wrist, as the tassels dangle. Create...
Flower Power
Dahlias, Hibiscus and Daisies are in full bloom right now!
Components: Czech Glass beads, brass Ethiopian beads, purple agate, Tibet silver spacers and lotsolove
Faceted Moonstone Bracelets
I am mad crazy in love with the new faceted moonstone you have in stock!!! Love the results of these bracelets with silver and rose gold accents.
Components: 10mm faceted moonstone, rhodium/rose gold sparkly faceted focal (own supply)
Przewalski bracelet
Simple little bracelet inspired by a Przewalski horse roaming freely in the wide, ancient steppe somewhere in Russia....
Components: 6 Czech glass groovy ovals, 1 Greek horse, 19 Saki bronze etched discs (4 mm), 1 Nunn design small copper toggle clasp, 2 crimp beads and covers, 1 textured jump ring (9 mm), beading wire.
Look Homeward Angel Redux
I love thus pendant from Wondrous Strange on Etsy, and made a different necklace, but I was never really satisfied with it. Today I took it apart...
Components: Raku pendant from Wondrous Strange, lampwork beads, polymer clay beads from Winterbird Studio, raku beads, pearls, green garnets, Swarovski crystals, roman glass, horn, labradorite, aquamarine, and white bronze toggle by Saki Silver.
Thanks Kye!
I made some chain maille earrings using Kye's "twist of fate" tutorial. I couldn't be happier with the results! The tutorial was so easy to fallow,...
Components: aluminium jump rings, glass teardrops, star charms, ear wires
Blue Moon bracelets
Three little bracelets that can be stacked or worn by themselves. Quick easy but I think they are so cute! I just posted them to my Etsy shop.
Components: ceramic beads, Czech glass moons, seed beads, waxed linen and adjustable silver tone clasp
Ocean knots
I made piece for my mom. She likes funky elements so I thought she would love the octopus focal bead. I designed around it with various moonstone,...
Components: Green girl studios octopus pendant
Peach moonstone
Jasper
Agate
Glass beads
Primitive Sparkle
Those of you who know me know I haven't been around lately, and even was considering selling off my rather large stash. BUT, it's really hard to...
Components: Iolite nuggets, moonstone nuggets, pineapple quartz, pearl nuggets, and Thai silver clasp.
My Best So Far
To me, this is the best copper work I have done so far! It took hours to make...but well worth the effort!
Components: Handmade copper focal, S connectors, clasp and jumprings....by me. Assorted Czech beads from Etsy and LB, deertan lace from LB.
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on “Fruitcake with bees and bird”:“Yumyumyum!!! Chzechs are just so amazing! And a great design, just the inspiration I need to…” read »
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on “Feather and Flowers”:“Beautiful! Love the simple color scheme with the Vintage brass findings.…” read »
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on “Fruitcake with bees and bird”:“Nice! I really like the subdued mix of color using the Czech Fruitcake beads. …” read »
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on “Fruitcake with bees and bird”:“Yum! I love this piece! I recognized it as yours before I even scrolled…” read »
on “Fruitcake with bees and bird”:“Absolutely beautiful. I love Czech glass, and seeing new ways to use it. Thank you for…” read »
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on “Beach Day Necklace Set”:“Of the designs you just posted, this is my favorite! I have to say I'm not…” read »
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“Love wrist candy! Your bracelet accomplishes a stylish mix of leather, color, sparkle. Appreciate…” read »
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on “Some Earrings”:“Good luck with Etsy, you have nice offerings! My best tip is to take excellent photos…” read »
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