Another Leather Bracelet

I’m still experimenting with how to assemble these bracelets. I made this one a bit different than the first one.

The blue beads I didn’t make. I found those in my stash.

I’m making beads to use for more bracelets. Here’s what I got done this weekend.

I tried using silver glass in some of these. Still need practice in learning the glasses and how to work them in the flame.

I also wanted to do these swirl buttons but couldn’t figure out how to make them. Or I didn’t try. Last night I tried. I just used a thick stringer and made a swirl, then melted it in. Didn’t realize it was so easy. I thought there was some magical thing to get the swirl.

Okay, there are those two right ones that aren’t swirls but they needed their picture taken too.

Published in: on May 13, 2012 at 11:25 am  Comments Off on Another Leather Bracelet  
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Finishing Up A Few Things…

When my sister was down for the holidays last year she made a bunch of porthole pendants. They have been sitting around so I finally finished them up. Gluing a image to the glass domes and putting them into the porthole pendants. That’s the easy part.

I put this one on a leather necklace because the bail just happened to fit. I have to figure out what size tubing my sister used for this as it works perfectly with this size leather.

I used silk ribbons for the necklaces on the next three pendants. I finish them with a two hole glass button and glass end caps. The two hole button acts like a slider type clasp.

The reason the end caps and button isn’t showing in this picture is because I “lost” one of the end caps before I had a chance to glue it on. I now have to remake it tonight.

Close up of the pendants.

Published in: on May 13, 2012 at 11:20 am  Comments Off on Finishing Up A Few Things…  
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Two Bracelets and One Necklace

I made these ladder bracelet for myself:

Not sure if I like the black leather with the amethyst stones but I didn’t like it with brown or natural leather either. That’s all the choices I had. I’ll wear it and if I don’t like it I’ll remake it with another color leather.

Then, a new type bracelet:

It’s a double wrap leather bracelet with drill rocks and other beads. I made it to fit my wrist and I so far, it’s pretty comfortable. I’m going to change how I do the connections from the rock piece to the leather on my next one. You didn’t think this would be the only one, did you?

I made the copper bail and riveted it to a glass bead. It’s strung on the same leather as the bracelet. The little stone is pyrite.

Published in: on May 11, 2012 at 1:01 pm  Comments Off on Two Bracelets and One Necklace  
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Copper Bail Pendants and Other Things

I started a ladder bracelet this week and never finished it. I’m finally getting tired of making them. Not that I won’t go back and revisit them later. I’m still making buttons for them and should have a good stock of them when I do get back to making them.

First up is a couple of glass pendants that I made a copper bail to hang them from.

I wish I could find bezel cups with higher sides. Just a tad bit higher would be a big help since I’m trying to hide a rivet inside the bezel cup.

I made some new beads to use for these copper bails last night.

The first one has frit and silver foil and silver glass in it. The other two are all transparent glass with a little heart.

More buttons that I made this weekend. I like making buttons….

My mom made these fabric origami boxes. Of course it wouldn’t be right not to embellish them with a glass bead or button.

Aren’t they cute?

Published in: on May 6, 2012 at 11:29 am  Comments Off on Copper Bail Pendants and Other Things  
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Something New

I thought I wouldn’t have time to work on this but I forced myself. I wanted to try this idea and use it with glass pieces. For this one I used an already drilled rock that I had in my drawer. So I guess this could be considered the prototype.

Front. It’s got a lapis cab set in a bezel under a piece of copper.

Back

Published in: on April 29, 2012 at 3:27 pm  Comments Off on Something New  
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Lots Of Different Things

I’m still all over the place as far as getting anything made or done. So here’s what I’ve been working on this past week.

Two more badge holders. I plan to make more but I ran out of beads. Well, not really, but beads for these badge holders. I guess that means I need to spend more time at the torch.

A couple more plant stakes. I really like the chicken. Might make more of them.

Just some miscellaneous beads. I think I’m going to use three for a key chain and the rest, I don’t know.

These are going to be pendants with a copper bail if I ever get around to fabricate one. I’m working on my first one and haven’t figured out all the steps yet. I’m hoping I’ll have time soon to work on it more.

Two more ladder double wrap bracelets. Well, that’s it for this week’s show.

Published in: on April 29, 2012 at 11:50 am  Comments Off on Lots Of Different Things  
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Badge Holders

I got a few badge holders made for a gal in my mom’s quilting class. She wanted something in neutral colors which is tough for me since I only use them if I have to. I still wanted to give her more than one choice.

This is the first one I made and I thought she would choose this one and I guess right.

What’s weird about this one is I bought brown seed beads but they look purple with a tinge of brown cast to them. They worked out for this badge holder but I was a bit disappointed when I got them. I really like opal yellow glass with purple stringer.

This one has Amber’s Fire Opal beads in it. They have some silver glass in them and I’m not that at all proficient with it. I’m attempting to try to learn.

Sorry for the crappy photos. This is what happens when it’s late and I’m tired and don’t want to take pictures.

Published in: on April 25, 2012 at 8:34 pm  Comments Off on Badge Holders  
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Bracelet, Plant Stakes And Beads

I’m all over the place. I’m trying to finish up the ladder bracelets and start on assembling badge holders. I’m making the beads for the badge holders and at the same time decided to make some plant stakes to see how well they will go over at the craft show.

This one is yellow moss agate.

Two aventurine ones. Sorry about the crappy picture.

Two dyed agate obviously to resemble lapis. Or maybe not so obvious….

Amazonite gemstones in this one.

Double wrapped pearl one.

Some miscellaneous buttons that I plan to use for the last of the ladder bracelets.

These are red with Fire Lotus silver glass in them. I’m trying to use some of my silver glass even though I’m silver glass challenged. I got some color out of this one that doesn’t look like brown poop.

Amber posted a tutorial on Lampwork Etc. on how to make the two beads with silver foil in them. She called them Fire Opals which hers looked more like a fire. Mine, not so much but I did get some color and wispy things and they do look cool with the silver foil in them. I think this set will make a nice badge holder.

An opal yellow with raku frit and purple stringer work. I’m still trying to practice my stringer work each time I torch.

My friend made  several plant stakes and I thought they were cute. I decided to make some for the next craft show. I’m not going overboard on them, probably make about 10 to see how much attention they get. I think they would look nice stuck in a potted plant. Give a boring green plant some pizzazz.

Published in: on April 22, 2012 at 12:01 pm  Comments Off on Bracelet, Plant Stakes And Beads  
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Only One Bracelet This Time

I only finished one bracelet for this photo shoot.

These are terra aqua jasper beads. They have a real organic look to them in a green tint. I kind of like them except the green part.

I need to start moving on to another project. I finally found out what color badge holder a gal in my mom’s quilting class wants so I started making beads last night. I’m going to try to make several so I can have some to sell at the craft show.

Opal Yellow with enamel powders and purple stringer.

Yeah, I should have made sure my beads were clean before taking a picture of them. These are in the colors the gal wants. I’ll probably use these for her badge holder.

I was trying to get more organic. It’s tough for me. I don’t do organic well. I saw some of Jewlie’s beads and thought they looked awesome. I tried to do the same thing, not as successfully as her beads are though….

Published in: on April 14, 2012 at 3:28 pm  Comments Off on Only One Bracelet This Time  
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I Can’t Stop Making Bracelets

I have to stop soon. I’m not getting anything else done except bracelets. I need to start designing new things for the next craft show.

A couple more double wraps in rose quartz and unikate.

These use tree jasper gemstones.

Published in: on April 13, 2012 at 12:46 pm  Comments Off on I Can’t Stop Making Bracelets  
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