There was a tutorial posted on Lampwork Etc on making beads using sewing machine bobbins. I really liked the idea so I thought I’d try it myself. Here’s my first necklace which is similar to the ones that Mary Noelker makes. Mary sells her bobbin bead necklaces here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/marynoelker.
I’m really liking copper more and more. I was going to add some glass bead to this bracelet but I thought it looked good just as is. It’s really light and can be worn with the previous bracelet. I think they would look great together.
As you all know by now, I never make just one thing at a time. So here’s another bracelet. This one is made out of copper and I used some different elements in it.
I thought about making this one more than one strand but I think it looks good just like it is.
Here’s two bracelets I quickly put together. I need some for the fall craft shows and I figure I’ll get the easy ones done first.
They are both out of copper wire and findings. I wish I could take better pictures….
This was my first attempt at making a pendant out of copper tubing. I used the wrong size tubing. This one is too thick so I couldn’t get the tabs push over all the way. I used one of the glass domes from the magnets I just made.
I took Melissa’s Porthole Charm class on Saturday. It was really fun. I’ll be making more in the future. Here’s my finished necklace:
It’s mostly copper and I used washi paper for the pictures in the charms. It didn’t work out that well. I need to seal the paper before putting the other side on. Lesson learned. I used some of my own glass beads and some I bought eons ago. The metal knots are coils of wire that are interlocked together. They are called Danish knots.
I finally finished the order for 10 necklaces. Here’s the bottle caps I made for them. These are a little bigger than my previous ones.
I’m just putting them onto ball chain along with some glass disk beads. I didn’t take pictures of all the necklaces since they are almost the same. Here’s a few of them.
They have to be. I don’t do much with seed beads. It’s too time consuming and takes a lot of concentration. I can only work on a project if I have a HUGE chunk of time and no distractions. I totally underestimated the time it would take to make this necklace. I thought it would take three days. It look me a whole week. This is a Laura McCabe kit. I always buy kits. It’s easier than trying to find all the right beads in the right colors. Laura’s patterns are awesome. Very detailed and clear. Here’s my finished piece:
I don’t know what to call this necklace yet. I got a new shaper tool and tried it out. I made the big disk with it. It’s not perfect but it was my first try. I made it into a necklace that I’m going to use in a bead exchange.
I decided to string all the beads together to see what they look like. Here it is. I think it looks pretty good. Nice and colorful.
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