Enameled Piece Pendant

I wanted to try to set an enameled piece in a bezel setting so this piece was all an experiment.

BezelSetEnamelCirclePendant

Not crazy about this piece but I did achieve what I was trying to do and that was set the enameled circle in a bezel. That part went smoothly, no cracking the of any enamel. I added a few embellishments, like the brass rivets on the side and the little cab at the top. I was planning on using fibers for the dangle, hence the reason for the larger hole but I didn’t like the way it looked. The bead dangle is a tad better.

Published in: on January 23, 2014 at 2:32 pm  Comments Off on Enameled Piece Pendant  
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More Beads and Leaves

I made a set of beads out of the veiled cane glass rods I bought a few weeks ago.

GreenVeiledCaneLeaves

I like how the opaque glass seems to make the veins in the leaves show up more.

Then, I made some spacer sets using other colors of veiled cane:

VeiledCaneSpacers2

I’m really liking the look of the veiled cane. Some of the colors are hard to get with the glass I usually work with too. Nice to work with some new colors.

I made this set a while ago and just strung it on string. It’s silver glass and some spacer beads. I was going to use them for something but I can always make more.

SilverGlassBeads

Published in: on January 23, 2014 at 1:45 pm  Comments Off on More Beads and Leaves  
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More Miscelleny

Not sure what direction I was going in last night. Made more leaves…..

TealLeaves

Then decided to try to make a round two hole button. They are tricky as they glass is wrapped around the two prongs which ends up being oval. Building up glass on each side and melting it in makes it move to places where it’s not supposed to be. Here’s my attempts:

TwoHoleButtons

Still need some practice on the buttons. Then I ended up with a bunch of short rods of glass on my table. I decided to make simple drop beads.

BallDangleBeads

Might make more of these, they are kind of fun and hopefully people will like them at the bead show.

The last thing I made was a little kitty:

Kitty-BlackWhite

Course, I plan to make more of these in different colors for the bead show.

Published in: on January 13, 2014 at 9:16 pm  Comments Off on More Miscelleny  
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Leaves and Beads

I’ve been trying these off mandrel leaves. I still need practice. Making the loop is kind of tricky. Still need work on getting them even.

RedLeaves Leaves-First

Then I made some spacer beads out of veiled cane which is two colors of glass in one rod.

VeiledCaneSpacersLove the purple ones. The brown ones have some sparkle to them, though it doesn’t show in the picture.

 

Published in: on January 12, 2014 at 10:57 am  Comments Off on Leaves and Beads  
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Head Pins

More head pins. I like making these and will probably make some that are more ornate.

HeadPins2

Published in: on January 5, 2014 at 10:10 am  Comments Off on Head Pins  
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Beads, Beads and More

Yep, more beads.

MiscBeads SilveredIvoryBeads Buttons1And some buttons that I’m really rusty at making. I’m going to have to put in more practice time on these. What’s nice about making buttons is I don’t have to clean bead holes in the morning.

Published in: on January 4, 2014 at 12:48 pm  Comments Off on Beads, Beads and More  
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More Beads

I’ll be making beads for the bead show until April so there’s going to be lots of beads – hopefully in the following months.

Red-SilverIvoryShards PinkSets

Published in: on January 2, 2014 at 10:45 pm  Comments Off on More Beads  
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Just Beads

I’m getting some bead set ready for a show in April. I don’t have a backlog of a bunch of beads sitting around so I’ll be making several sets in different colors to sell. The ones that don’t I can use them myself. I’m sticking with the beads I usually make, not trying to do anything new. Here’s the first three sets:

BlueSets

Published in: on December 2, 2013 at 7:26 pm  Comments Off on Just Beads  
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One More Japanese Crest Pendant

Here’s the last of the Japanese crest pendants I made.

AsianCrestFront4

I’m back to making beads for Beads Of Courage to take to the December glass club meeting.

Published in: on December 1, 2013 at 10:45 am  Comments Off on One More Japanese Crest Pendant  
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Tab Bead Necklace and Bracelet

What I started doing was try to figure out how silver glass works but in my lame attempt, I started making these tab beads. They looked cute and not knowing what to do at the time, I just put them into a container. Then I found out I had a gift certificate from Rings and Things from 2011!! Yippee!! I was able to get some silver beads to space the tab beads out. I was able to make a necklace and bracelet.

TabBeadBracelet TabBeadNecklaceThe beads do turn so they aren’t all lined up when worn. I like them moving around. Makes it more interesting.

Published in: on November 21, 2013 at 9:51 pm  Comments Off on Tab Bead Necklace and Bracelet  
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