I just finished making the dichro beads and I wanted to get a picture of all the beads I’ve cored recently. Not exactly sure what I’m going to do with them yet.
Can You Stand Another Candy Jacks Necklace?
Yep, it’s another Candy Jacks necklace. This one is in pastel colors and it’s going to be mine. I love these colors, they are some of my favorite glass colors.
I’m officially a murrini addict…..
Glass Cabochons
I’ve been making some off mandrel pieces so I can bezel set them in sterling silver. I want to make a few bracelets and pendants using them. I made two different sets.
Since I’ve been playing around with murrini, I had to make a set with them.
Forgive the crookedness of them. I haven’t ground down the bottoms yet to make them nice and flat. I’ll be doing that when I get a chance to “borrow” someone else’s lapidary grinder.
A Different Colored Candy Jacks Necklace
Are you tired of seeing the same necklaces yet? I made another one in different colors. They are a bunch of fun to make and so easy to thread the beads onto a chain. I still have to make one for me. Mine will probably be made out of all the leftover beads.
Another Candy Jacks Necklace
I made another Candy Jacks necklace in the same colors as the last one for a friend. They are fun to make, though they take quite a few murrini. I’ve got to start building up my murrini stash which means either making them myself (yuck) or buying them!!
Wishing everyone a fabulous 4th of July!!
Candy Jacks Necklace
I completed enough beads to make my first Candy Jacks necklace. Lots of the murrini are orange/corals so I paired them with different coral colored glass beads and dangles.
Candy Jacks
Lori Peterson, a wonderful bead maker did a tutorial on these beads. I just had to try them. Mine aren’t as colorful and playful as her beads as I don’t have or make my own murrini. I guess I could, it just takes time to make a bunch of them. Much easier to buy them and have a good selection.
In the same torching session, I made a bunch of other dangles and beads, just playing around. Here’s all the beads including the above beads all on one chain in no particular order.
I guess I need to buy more murrini.
Orange Flower Big Hole Bead and Some Dog Bones
I haven’t been that productive making beads this weekend. I’m probably the only person that can make a crappy looking frit bead. I bought some reduction frits and all the beads I made with it turned out hideous. Nothing like others that I’ve seen. So, here’s my meager beads for this weekend. I wanted the orange bead to be red but I picked up the wrong rod. Still, I think it turned out pretty good.
The dog bones I’m making for a friend. These are the colors that she used in the focal bead she made so I’m hoping that some of these will work in her necklace design.
Turtles, Fish, and Shells
I make bookmarks and cell phone charms with beads like these. It’s nice not having to make a set, just whatever I want to make. I made these and others for a contest my glass club is participating in. These were extras. I don’t have pictures of the contest piece yet. Hopefully our piece wins!!
Dog Bones
It was a busy weekend so the only torching I got done was a few dog bones. I’m trying to make some for my friend and these turned out to be the wrong colors. I thought I picked up a red rod of glass but it was really orange. Oh well, I’ll still be able to use them for something. They are pretty tiny so they will make good dangles or charms.
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