This took me a while to finish as there are a lot of beads in this necklace. It’s going to be a raffle prize. Hope it earns a lot of money for the charity.
This has a real spring feel to it. Hope people like pink.
Two More Glass Cab Charms
I finished these up yesterday. I think I’m getting the hang of making them.
These are really fun and playful. They can be hung off of a chain or whatever.
More Bracelets and Some Beads
I got three more bracelets done.
This one is kind of a strange color combination. The yellow poopy color is red roof tile and it does get darker when it’s heated and cooled but I didn’t realize that until after I took the beads out of the kiln. I still made it into a bracelet because there might be someone that likes these colors.
Two purple bracelets. Who doesn’t like purple?
These are some experimental beads I made last night. I should have cleaned my beads better before taking a picture but I just got the holes cleaned and they were still wet.
Kind of pretty laying on their side, though I’m not sure how or what to do with them yet.
Another Blue Cab Charm Thingy
I’m still working on getting the steps down on making these. They may seem simple but setting a stone or glass cab is difficult when there is no bottom. The piece won’t stand up on the loop so I had to use some stuff call Jett Sett to make a holder so I could set the cab. Jett Sett is a plastic that can be warmed up and molded. It worked out great. Then there’s the bezel part. I want the bezel to be higher than the cab, meaning I have to make a “step” in the inside of the bezel for the cab to sit on. This part isn’t hard, just have to make it smaller than the outside bezel. Since it’s not a faceted stone, it doesn’t have to be a perfect fit. Just as long as the cab has something to sit on.
This one is tiny, less than 1/2 inch across.
I Forgot To Post This
This was something that I’ve wanted to try for a while and finally got around to it. It’s hard to set a small cab with a loop on the bottom. And one with a little flower on it made it even harder as I had to make sure the bezel didn’t get in the way. Here’s a crappy picture of the “test” I made.
I’d of liked the cab to sit inside the bezel a bit more but because of the flower that wasn’t possible. I’m going to try another one without a flower and see if I can get the results I want.
Two Bracelets
I made the beads and assembled these bracelets this past weekend.
I’ve got to come up with different color combinations. I’ve used the pink/green scheme before. The turquoise/slate one is a new scheme. I tend not to use turquoise glass since it can be finicky.
Pink Stone Pendant
I just finished this pendant. It was all experimental and I learned that I need to finish the back plate before soldering on other parts. It is way too hard to sand the back plate after everything is soldered on since the pearl hangs off the sides of the rectangle wires.
I do like the design so I’ll probably make another one that is similar to this one.
Disc Bead Necklace
I made these beads a while ago and finally got around to stringing them up. I wanted to make it longer but I ran out of sterling silver beads so it ended up being about 16 1/2 inches.
Components Necklace
I finally got around to threading some components onto a chain. Because I like pink, I used the pink components on this one.
Another Component
This is the fifth in my component series. It’s probably going to be my last too. I will be making more but as far as designs, I’m going to start with these and see how well they are received.
Two different views. The challenge on these were how to rivet the wire on the back without smashing the ball or breaking the bead. I did break a few beads before figuring out how to do it.
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