I finally figured out how to make bigger faces for magnets. My method isn’t the best way to make them but for the few I have to make, it’s good enough.
I know the last bunny is missing it’s pink in it’s ears. I totally forgot to put it on. Oops!!
I also did these miscellaneous beads.
The black bead is pretty big compared to most beads I make. I really was going to make another bead but I accidentally put too much glass on the mandrel and didn’t want to trash it.
These are the first two cabochons I made out of glass for possible refrigerator magnets. I made them on a cab mandrel so the profile of them is kind of flat and quite a bit larger than the push pins. I’m going to have to come up with some new designs for these.
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 bought a new lot of keys and they were really rusty and dirty. I ended up throwing them all into my tumbler and they came out all clean and shiny. I had to test one in the flame to see if it’s actually steel. I made a simple bead and the key held up so it’s definitely steel.
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’m getting better at making these. I still need some other elements to make them into a bracelet. Not sure what I’m going to do yet. I’m thinking about putting them on the chain that is in the picture. Maybe darken it a bit. Sorry, not much of it shows.
These really look better in person. I can’t figure out how to take a good picture of them.
Well, it’s just one bead. I have these pre-cut flower disks that I just had to punch a hole in the middle. I only got one done as a test. The rest are the usual.
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.
If you’ve followed my blog, you probably noticed that I make something for a while before I move on to something else. So, here’s more disk beads.
This won’t be the last of them!!
I got a new bead roller!! It forms these neat looking disk beads. They will be perfect to go along with the bottle cap beads.
They are almost the same size as the bottle cap beads. These are going to be fun to make!!
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