Just Beads

More beads that I don’t know what I’m going to do with yet. I’m thinking of a necklace and that will take about 4 times as many beads as I have here.

These are kind of cool, just clear frit on a base color. The darker colors work better. If I had larger frit there would be more lines on the beads and more contrast.

Opal yellow and enamels on these and one red bead in the middle.

I need to make some beads for cell phone charms and zipper pulls. This heart I’m going to use for a charm or a pull. Probably make a few more of these.

Published in: on July 30, 2012 at 8:15 pm  Comments Off on Just Beads  
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Fish Charms and Some Beads

Got these fish charms done this week. I didn’t put hooks on these as they get in the way if these are used as a dangle thingy.

And a set of beads. Might use them for a bracelet.

Need to make a few more large beads to make a complete bracelet.

Published in: on July 28, 2012 at 1:25 pm  Comments Off on Fish Charms and Some Beads  
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Red Cord Flower Necklace

I like the way this one turned out. But then I like red and pink. And on a black dress or top, I think it would look great.

I did this one a little differently. Not that anyone can tell. I made the flowers with a hole all the way through, instead of making them on a copper wire. I sewed them directly onto the cord. I thought it would be easier to place the flowers but it’s still a little difficult to get them where I want them.

 

Published in: on July 25, 2012 at 8:34 pm  Comments Off on Red Cord Flower Necklace  
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Another Bead Pen

I had one more bead pen blank so I thought I’d make the beads for it. Here it is all done up.

I thought the colors would be more red than orange. Oh well……

Published in: on July 23, 2012 at 7:23 pm  Comments Off on Another Bead Pen  
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Bead Pen

It seems like I’m always looking for writing implements at work. The abundance of pens and pencils have dwindled down to just a few sitting around the office. While I try not to write anything by hand, it’s sometimes necessary. So, I finally made a pen of my own to use.

 

Published in: on July 22, 2012 at 10:46 am  Comments Off on Bead Pen  
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Lariat Style Cord Necklace

I won’t really have much to say about this piece. I made the glass components and sewed them onto the cording. I found this one a bit harder to do than the one I made earlier with the thicker cording. This cording is thinner and longer so I was able to make it into a lariat type necklace. Here’s two different views of the same necklace:

I haven’t decided whether to dye the cording. I like the different colors I get when I dye them but the dye tends to make the cording a lot darker. Not sure if all the glass components will show up very well on a darker cording. Still thinking about it….

Published in: on July 19, 2012 at 8:27 pm  Comments Off on Lariat Style Cord Necklace  
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New Set Of Beads

Of course I can’t go a weekend without making beads. I’m cleaning up all my short ends of glass again and I made these simple encased beads.

And I couldn’t go without making a few buttons. I’m still working on flower implosions.

Published in: on July 16, 2012 at 9:50 pm  Comments Off on New Set Of Beads  
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Three More Little People and Some Buttons

Okay, this is it on the little people figures. They are fun but I don’t have the time to play around right now. I need to be making things that I can sell at the next craft show.

And I’ve finally made enough buttons for the button swap that I joined. I only need 10 for the swap but I must have about 30 of them left. Some aren’t so nice, others I don’t want to part with. Here’s the ones I made this weekend.

More floral implosions. I’m still working on the petals and the left one doesn’t show up that well. It’s the frit I used on the back of it. I think I’m getting better with the petals. Still need practice but I’m getting there.

Some more striped buttons. I really like making these in all different colors.

 

Published in: on July 9, 2012 at 9:00 pm  Comments Off on Three More Little People and Some Buttons  
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Little People Mini Sculptures

Lisa Fletcher on Lampwork Etc posted a picture of her little people sculptures. They are so cute!! I had to try to make some. I finished two of them and plan to make another one. I ran out of components. I’ll finish the third one tomorrow after making a few more components tonight. I’m not selling any little people. They will be just for my enjoyment.

I used steel wire for the armature. It’s so stiff it’s a killer on my hands. The components are fun to make and a great way to use up all my short rods as I can use whatever color. Anything goes on these.

 

 

 

Published in: on July 7, 2012 at 11:10 am  Comments Off on Little People Mini Sculptures  
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Another Ladder Bracelet

I got an order for a ladder bracelet. I decided to use my new flower implosion button on it. I used a bunch of leftover semi-precious gemstone beads from previous bracelets I’ve made. I thought about doing them in some kind of order or pattern but went with the easiest way – to mix them all up.

Published in: on July 1, 2012 at 2:08 pm  Comments Off on Another Ladder Bracelet  
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