Thursday, September 25, 2014

Jewelry: Halloween Charm Necklace

Materials: black crystal beads, Fire Design orange and yellow hand blown furnace glass beads, clear crystal beads, orange Swarovski beads, 24 gauge wire, TierraCast silver finish pewter scary cat charm, TierraCast silver finish pewter grave stone charm, TierraCast silver finish pewter zombie charm, sterling silver Halloween witch charm, sterling silver with cubic zirconia pumpkin charm, "Candy Corn Rocks" Amy Labbe charm

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Jewelry: Rosh Hashanah Bracelet

Materials:  Blue glass crystal beads, clear glass crystal beads, Star of David silver oxide charm; 20 gauge wire

Jewelry: Halloween Charm Bracelet

Materials:  faceted black glass beads, orangey glass crystal beads, TierraCast silver oxide charms, 20 gauge wire, double-strand toggle clasp

Monday, September 1, 2014

Jewelry: Flat Spiral Beaded Bracelet



MATERIALS
3 yards of Fireline (6 lb. test)
11/o TOHO round ceylon lavender seed beads
11/o fuchsia seed beeds
56 4mm pink Swarovski pearls
28 6mm mauve Swarovski pearls
silver lobster clasp
TOOLS
beading mat
chain nose pliers

This bracelet...alas!...is too large for my wrist, so I'm going to have to either sell this or give it away.  I need to, if making a bracelet for myself, use only 24 6mm and 48 4mm beads instead.  However, I plan to create on my next attempt a triple row of this bracelet to make a cuff which for myself would translate into 72 6mm beads and 144 4mm beads.