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- BevB on “Sea & Sky”:
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- BevB on “Root Beer Float”:
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- BevB on “Gray and Buttercream”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Gray and Buttercream”:
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- dolllady aka Pam on “Sea & Sky”:
“Beautiful sky pick! Kathryn my dad as a sai!or in WW2 so we heard that saying…” read »
- Maggies Mom on “Gray and Buttercream”:
“Gorgeous!!! These colors are prettier than the neon yellow. POD for sure (I hope!)…” read »
- Maggies Mom on “Root Beer Float”:
“I don't enjoy root beer, but I wish I did after seeing your yummy POD!…” read »
- Kathryn R on “Root Beer Float”:
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- Kathryn R on “Sea & Sky”:
“This is a lovely combination of the new products with regular stock. The blues and soft…” read »
- Chali-o on “Gray and Buttercream”:
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- Chali-o on “Sea & Sky”:
“This makes me think of a book cover for Nursery Rhymes. So pretty, delicate, and…” read »
- Crystal Canary on “Basic Black”:
“This would make some really great 'stand-out' pieces!…” read »
- Crystal Canary on “A Rose is a Rose...”:
“Beautiful complements for the ceramic rose. I really like the dusty colors of pink within…” read »
- Crystal Canary on “Maple Sugar”:
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- CzechChickStudio on “Heart of My Heart”:
“Congrats on your romantic POD!…” read »
- Crystal Canary on “Heart of My Heart”:
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- Jean C on “Heart of My Heart”:
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- Kathryn R on “Heart of My Heart”:
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- Maggies Mom on “Heart of My Heart”:
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- Jogi on “Heart of My Heart”:
“congratulations on a well designed, beautiful pick! I love this one!…” read »
- Melody F on “Spring Garden”:
“I love these colors together. Very lovely. The dragonflies would be beautiful with the…” read »
- Melody F on “Spring Garden”:
“I love these colors together. Very lovely.…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Heart of My Heart”:
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- BevB on “Heart of My Heart”:
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- BevB on “Hawaiian Shirt”:
“I agree with Kathryn. You can make so many pretty creations with your picks.…” read »
- Maggies Mom on “Spring Garden”:
“Lovely! Sure to be a POD!…” read »
- BevB on “Fancy”:
“Thanks! Kathryn - you are right that 20% off is tempting...I'm buying more to work with.…” read »
- Crystal Canary on “Casual Valentine”:
“Beautiful! Love the Green Girl Rose link with the rich reds.…” read »
- Crystal Canary on “Hearts and Pearls”:
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- Kathryn R on “Fancy”:
“Bev, congrats on your beautiful rice beads POD! (20% off...soooo tempting...)…” read »
- Kathryn R on “Non-Traditional Valentine”:
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- Kathryn R on “Hawaiian Shirt”:
“The large Scarlet Hibiscus really reminds me of a Hawaiian shirt. I wanna go to Maui...NOW!…” read »
- Kathryn R on “Spring Garden”:
“So pretty!…” read »
- Chali-o on “Of Sea & Sand”:
“Cheerful! Feels like a great day at the beach.…” read »
- dolllady aka Pam on “Spring Garden”:
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- BevB on “Spring Garden”:
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On Sep 02, 2020 at 9:07 pm #
Maggies Mom says:Jogi, I love your mix of shiny and matte, with the added texture some add. It’s a successful pick in my opinion, and I think it’s a future POD!
On Sep 02, 2020 at 9:18 pm #
Robin nursechick says:What a beautiful collection to go with smoky quartz! Brown can be your neutral in the fall. I’m sure you’ll find perfect combination!
On Sep 03, 2020 at 12:33 am #
Granny Nancy says:I agree that this is a future POD. I kept looking at it and was so inspired but didn’t know why. I love smokey quartz. I made something once years ago when I first started but thinking back it wasn’t bery interesting. It needs variety and this pick illustrates all that variety depending on your personal choices.
On Sep 03, 2020 at 9:01 am #
Kathryn R says:Jogi, your pick is anything BUT brown and drab! With all the faceted beads plus bronze, you would have a piece that catches the light and thus catches the eyes of the beholder. I love those Greek Bronze Sun and Olive beads. Give them and the swallow a gentle buffing with a polishing cloth to bring up a sheen, and you’d have some nice accents or focals.
On Sep 03, 2020 at 11:50 am #
Mary - Sweet Chick says:Mmmmm…..makes me think of CHOCOLATE! Nothing drab about that.
Ditto Kathryn, it’s amazing what a wee bit of buffing does to brighten up metal findings.
On Sep 03, 2020 at 12:30 pm #
Granny Nancy says:Thanks for the tip. Any special type of polishing cloth?
On Sep 03, 2020 at 6:17 pm #
Jogi says:Thank you so much!!!!! I really appreciate your comments! Now I need to get to work before I go to bed! I never realized that I could spice up the smoky quartz. It has that gray smoke tinge to it and it is hard to match with. Is a SELVYT cloth one that I could use to hit the bronze or brass? I have one of those that I have had for other metals. Mainly used it as a finishing cloth with my own silver jewelry.
On Sep 03, 2020 at 9:39 pm #
Jogi says:These are what I pulled out to work with. I really need the metal dangles to add.
On Sep 04, 2020 at 1:54 pm #
Kathryn R says:Ooh! Wow, what a wealth of luscious beads and such! Great start on the necklace. Nancy and Jogi, I have used a SELVYT cloth on golds, coppers, brasses and bronze, especially when I want to be careful if they are *plated.* Otherwise, you polish OFF the plating. I also use Sunshine cloth on bronze, copper, brass and gold, but GENTLY if they are plated.
On Sep 04, 2020 at 4:05 pm #
Stingray says:Jogi, your necklace is great so far, with an excellant choice of beads.
On Sep 04, 2020 at 6:15 pm #
Jogi says:Kathryn R, I need to get some of the sunshine cloths. I have resisted but realize that everyone that I know who uses them, highly recommends them! Thank you for your clarification about the different metals and whether or not they are plated.
Stingray, thank you. I have too much stash of gemstones and not enough of the metals that I think really help in putting together a piece that is well rounded! And, right now I love the bronzes.
On Sep 04, 2020 at 6:18 pm #
Jogi says:I am thinking of doing some of the beads in segments, with bronze wire and using dangles around them. Now to get focused on what I think will work. My cube/tube vintage smoky quartz seems to be a great around the back of the neck stone. I will keep you all updated!
On Sep 04, 2020 at 6:19 pm #
Jogi says:Thank you all for all of your help!
On Sep 19, 2020 at 3:14 pm #
Granny Nancy says:I experimented years ago with bringing bronzite and just the right shade of purple. And then much more recently I added copper. Adding spacers of your choice would be a fun thing to do as well. Someone here was right when they said, a lot of it is your personal choice.
For example, to start over, you could add carnelian to what browns you choose. And then some copper or bronze would give it an extra special touch. So have fun and make a variety of picks choosing whatever you eyes find most interesting.
On Sep 19, 2020 at 3:16 pm #
Granny Nancy says:PS: I forgot to mention that I find this pick you created to be very eye catching indeed and POD worthy.
On Sep 22, 2020 at 8:58 pm #
Jogi says:GN, I thought about the carnelian as I looked at the photos after you mentioned it. They may be a good addition. Can I ask what color purple you put with the bronzite? I need to pull out the copper and see what it does in this. I had to put everything away to clear a path so we could get my daughter through in her chair. She goes out rarely now but today was an exception, for appointments. Now I have to pull out the main strands and then look for the copper and carnelian. I am still trying to figure out if I like the square beads in this or do I need to find a different way to do it.
On Sep 23, 2020 at 11:50 pm #
MH says:In Colorado smoky quartz is mined with amazonite. Right next to each other. Clusters of both are sold at gem shows for a lot of money.
On Sep 25, 2020 at 11:08 pm #
Jogi says:MH, I would love to see that! I didn’t realize they grew so close together. Do you have any photos?