I’m calling this choker the Prima Donna Choker because Donna Conklin made the beads. She has a choker just like it and I wanted to copy. She had the leather and I attached the flower to the leather using wire head pins. It’s really cute.
Some New Stuff
I’m still trying to come up with ideas for beads for the Beads Of Courage charity. Here’s the latest.
Uh oh, I didn’t clean my beads very well. Should take new pictures but I’m too lazy. I guess I’m calling these generic birds because I don’t know what bird looks like these – if any.
Someone asked me if I could make a pie slice. This is my first shot at one. I blanked out when it came to the pie crust and decorations on the top. I’ve eaten enough pies to know. I’ll have to check out some real pies and inspect them closer. That would require tasting them too.
Dirty and blurry. How bad can it get? This is supposed to be a chick. I think we can all agree that this bead is a thumbs down. I like the generic birds better.
This is a pendant I made. It was fairly simple. The hardest part was making the coils to go around the bead. The coils are really small and I didn’t have anything thin and rigid to wind the coils onto. I had to use something a little bigger and I think this would look better with smaller coils. Have to get me some piano wire…..
Okay, not all new stuff. I finished these up sometime last week and never got around to posting them. So, more kitty and bunny key chains.
Last Of Polymer Clay Pins – for a while
These are the last ones I am going to make for a while. Maybe for a year. The Asian coin ones are a new style. Hopefully they will be good sellers.
Polymer Clay Pins
I’ve been trying to finish up the rest of the pins my sister started when she was here for the holidays. I still have a bunch to go. Here’s a few that I finish.
More kimono pins.
Some simple stick pearl pins.
Cherry Necklace
This was a really quick project. It probably took me less than 15 minutes to assemble. Probably took me longer looking for all the supplies to make it, I’m so unorganized.
Have a “cherry” day!!
Shibori Cuff Bracelet
I took a class this weekend and made this bracelet. The class was taught by Carl Stanley. Here’s two different views:
It’s made out of fine silver and sterling silver. The metal is actually crushed so everyone’s turned out differently. I really scrunched mine as I didn’t want it to be too wide. I darkened the silver but I’m not sure if I like it. It looks more bulky as the pleats show up more. I’m going to leave it and wear it and see if it grows on me. If not, I’ll take the blackening off and make it a matte finish.
New Necklace
I made this necklace for a present. I think it turned out kind of cute. I like rocks and used these pretty bead caps that I bought. The leaf is made out of metal clay.
Bread Necklace
Here’s the finished bread necklace. I think the bright ribbon adds some much needed pizazz to the piece. Hope the gal that requested it likes it.
More Eyeglass Holders
Here’s three more that I just finished. I’m not that fond of stringing beads but I got a few requests for eyeglass holders so I thought I would make some.
One with loops on the ends.
Another with a ring to slip the glasses into.
This one is similar to the previous one. Just used different color seed beads.
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