I made these a while ago…..
Bells Of Ireland Necklace
Another Laura McCabe kit that I bought a while ago. I love her kits, the instructions are easy to understand, no guessing on what to do next. This one took a while as I had to make 12 small bell flowers which are highly detailed, though hard to tell in the completed piece.
For Club Bead Exchanges
Made some beads for the exchange…..
Starting to make some big hole beads for the exchange in September.
It’s a cloud. I know it doesn’t look like one. Might make another.
Leftovers Necklace
I had a bunch of leftover silver pieces from previous projects, Small pieces of chain, jump rings, short pieces of wire and punched out holes from silver sheet. They were taunting me, wanting to be used for something instead of sitting in a dark drawer. Not sure what I was going to do, I started putting pieces together, soldering each component. The one thing I did use that wasn’t leftover was some Argentium silver wire. I had some sitting around for the longest time. I heard it the wire balls up cleaning, unlike sterling silver. Decided to give it a try. Not one to test before starting, I just 60 pieces and took them out to the garage. I used my glass torch and was able to get a big clean ball without any pitting. Not only this, it seems to make bigger balls. I used 18 gauge wire and the size of the balls surprised me.
After finishing a decent length, I decided to add a shorter chain as it seemed kind of sparse. It’s funky, it’s rustic and I think I’ll be making more of these. I have more ideas for different chains and I like how nothing has to match.
Some close ups…..
While it was fun doing the smashed balls, it was much harder to smash the second end AFTER balling up each one. Might have been easier to do them before putting in the next piece.
Few New Sets Of Beads
Haven’t been making beads recently. These are some sets I finished a while ago.
New Bracelet
I bought these awesome dichroic cabochons from a gal in the UK. Her pieces sell out within seconds and I kept missing out so she made these especially for me.
I bezel set the cabs into sterling silver. Love the way this turned out.
Couple Of Knitting Projects
I finished this hat for my friend. It’s the same as the one I made for me except different colors.
And another shawl. The color didn’t turn out in the photo. It has some light grayish blue in it too. Really fun to knit. 
Mewkittie Creations 