The Design Gallery
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Chatter
on “take me away”:“Oh wow! This is fantastic! The butterfly is so cool. What a find! It makes me…” read »
on “Pearly turquoise”:“Please, Michelle, can you tell me the name of the earwires? I can't find them!…” read »
on “song bird 2”:“Thank you all for the comments,it truly is appreciated.…” read »
on “Pearl Go Go”:“The bead spacer above the knots is just a large hole bead then knot the ends…” read »
- on “Pearl Go Go”:
“Thanks very much all of you !!! Glad you like it, hope you make one too!!…” read »
- on “Pearly turquoise”:
“Thanks all !! 'noname' those ear wires are available here at Lima!…” read »
on “Pearly turquoise”:“Well done! I like the simplistic look. Makes the summer go on longer.…” read »
- on “song bird 2”:
“Very feminine, nice to wear with a cute dress.…” read »
- on “Fairy Garden Lariat”:
“This is so pretty. You don't see many pastel necklaces made into lariats. I've been wanting…” read »
on “Colors Of The Canyon”:“This is truly one of my favorite designs of yours! It is so well balanced. The…” read »
on “Adventures in Leather”:“Thank you.....yes, so easy to make!!…” read »
- on “Pearl Go Go”:
“Sometimes you just smack your forehead & say, why didn’t I think of that?! Like Lois…” read »
on “Fairy Garden Lariat”:“There you go, Moogie! I’d love to see one of your lariats here!…” read »
- on “Fairy Garden Lariat”:
“What a pretty Spring-inspired necklace! The colors immediately reminded me of Easter. This would easily go…” read »
- on “Bee Friendly”:
“These are so cute! Bet they'd be fun to wear.…” read »
- on “Pearly turquoise”:
“These are so beautiful. I especially like the saddles. So cool!…” read »
- on “Pearl Go Go”:
“Simplicity at its best! So elegant and beautiful with the nice pop of color provided by…” read »
- on “Adventures in Leather”:
“Wow, cool and sweet design! I can see exactly how you made it, may give…” read »
- on “song bird 2”:
“Another beauty! I can't wait to see the other two.…” read »
- on “Coin and Cross Kilt Pin”:
“Nice. I especially like the cross and coin charms.…” read »
- on “Pearly turquoise”:
“Michelle, where did you find, or did you make(!), those fantastic earwires! Never saw anything like…” read »
- on “Fairy Garden Lariat”:
“As usual, I apologies for the photos. Actual photos are much sharper and I thought I…” read »
- on “song bird 2”:
“Kathryn it's for sale wink wink....…” read »
- on “Pearl Go Go”:
“Such a simple but lovely design. Are the pearls a peach color? Couldn’t really tell from…” read »
- on “Pearly turquoise”:
“Love pearls with turquoise! And such a clever use of wirework as alternative to bead caps.…” read »
- on “Bee Friendly”:
“Hurray for the bees! (and booo hornets) The peach and aqua beads with silver plate are…” read »
- on “song bird 2”:
“WAAANT! I would snatch this up before other customers saw it, pay, and wear immmediately! I…” read »
- on “Adventures in Leather”:
“Such a cool easy-to-wear lightweight design. Love your leather knotting with the beads.…” read »
- on “Dragonfly dream”:
“Wonderful metalworking, and perfect way to showcase that cool dragonfly pendant.…” read »
- on “song bird 2”:
“I almost missed this! Did a lot of sleeping yesterday, I guess! Beautiful design,…” read »
- on “Pearl Go Go”:
“I assume those are large hole pearls, I really want some of those! Haven't found…” read »
- on “Pearly turquoise”:
“Cool idea for the saddle, it adds more interest to the design. Very nice!…” read »
- on “Bee Friendly”:
“Love your little bee earrings! The design is cute, the colors sweet!…” read »
- on “Pearl Go Go”:
“Gonna make this!! Love it!! What is the spacer above the knots?…” read »
- on “shailendra”:
“What is this?…” read »
- on “song bird 2”:
“Beautiful!! Beautiful button and matching!!…” read »
on “song bird 2”:“This is absolutely gorgeous. And I agree that copper really makes the colors pop.…” read »
- on “Coin and Cross Kilt Pin”:
“Really cool kilt pin design!…” read »
- on “Remember the pollinators!”:
“Thanks so much for the nice comments! EPB, you pointed out a glaring error that…” read »
- on “Coin and Cross Kilt Pin”:
“Love, love, love!!!…” read »
Easy Breezy Necklace
About this design:
You will barely even know you are wearing this necklace, except when someone stops to compliment you ;) The thread-wrapped beads with a matte mix crystal bead chain and a leather tassel combine to create a carefree, effortless vibe that you should definitely channel!
What you’ll need: (buy products below)
- 2x 18mm thread wrapped beads in complimentary colors
- 2.5' of matte crystal bead chain
- 2x 4" cuts of 20ga-24ga wire
- 1x tassel
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On Mar 08, 2018 at 10:16 pm #
Poms Forever aka Donna says:Ali, I miss you when you don’t post. You are my favorite designer. I am a
On Mar 08, 2018 at 10:19 pm #
Poms Forever aka Donna says:Whoa!! Sorry!! I am a fan of your designs for years and I was missing your posts! Thank you Ali, I love this necklace.
On Mar 09, 2018 at 2:38 pm #
dolllady aka Pam says:I agree with Donna, you are a great designer. Wish you would put together a design using new beads each week. I love this design. I could see one of the dove gray beads with the chain in place of the peacock.
On Mar 11, 2018 at 7:39 pm #
Kathryn R says:Such a cool necklace!
On Mar 12, 2018 at 10:05 am #
Crystal Canary says:Fun necklace using the new tread wrapped beads & added leather tassel. The Zola chain adds just the right amount of sparkle too.