I took Melissa’s Porthole Charm class on Saturday. It was really fun. I’ll be making more in the future. Here’s my finished necklace:
It’s mostly copper and I used washi paper for the pictures in the charms. It didn’t work out that well. I need to seal the paper before putting the other side on. Lesson learned. I used some of my own glass beads and some I bought eons ago. The metal knots are coils of wire that are interlocked together. They are called Danish knots.
I finally finished the order for 10 necklaces. Here’s the bottle caps I made for them. These are a little bigger than my previous ones.
I’m just putting them onto ball chain along with some glass disk beads. I didn’t take pictures of all the necklaces since they are almost the same. Here’s a few of them.
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 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.
These are the last ones I am going to make for a while. Maybe for a year. The Asian coin ones are a new style. Hopefully they will be good sellers.
I’ve been trying to finish up the rest of the pins my sister started when she was here for the holidays. I still have a bunch to go. Here’s a few that I finish.
More kimono pins.
Some simple stick pearl pins.
This was a really quick project. It probably took me less than 15 minutes to assemble. Probably took me longer looking for all the supplies to make it, I’m so unorganized.
Have a “cherry” day!!
I took a class this weekend and made this bracelet. The class was taught by Carl Stanley. Here’s two different views:
It’s made out of fine silver and sterling silver. The metal is actually crushed so everyone’s turned out differently. I really scrunched mine as I didn’t want it to be too wide. I darkened the silver but I’m not sure if I like it. It looks more bulky as the pleats show up more. I’m going to leave it and wear it and see if it grows on me. If not, I’ll take the blackening off and make it a matte finish.
I made this necklace for a present. I think it turned out kind of cute. I like rocks and used these pretty bead caps that I bought. The leaf is made out of metal clay.
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