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Re: some new things

Gopika Chaddha — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:59:49 GMT

Nice pieces!! Like them a lot

Re: some new things

SCB1 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:32:05 GMT

Thanks Sue Ellen.

I wanted a sunflower, but could find a brown rivolis so I settled on a black rivoli. I think it would make a lovely brooch, please share a picture when you finish.

Re: some new things

SEllen 2 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:14:05 GMT

Sue -

I'd be happy to have any, or all, of these in my jewelry box.

I think maybe I will try your dagger flower but make it look more like a sunflower. My Mom's favorite. She doesn't wear bracelets much so maybe a brooch.

Thanks for sharing your work with us.

Re: some new things

SCB1 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:55:23 GMT

Thank you very much, I love all the comments, I must post pictures more often

Re: some new things

ifightnerdz — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:53:00 GMT

This is very classy and professional

Re: some new things

SCB1 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:45:43 GMT

JudyC5201:
How do you do the berries?

Judy,

What I did was, I strung 10-12 size 11/0 then I used size 15/0 (purple) strung 8-10 on my thread. I then went back through the last 4 core beads making a loop from the top to bottom. I repeated this step about 8 times. You will end up with your thread coming out of the bottom of the berry, so you need to add one size 15/0 and go back up through the core bead. Be careful you already have lots of passes though those beads.

You can make different size berries, as I did by added more core beads. Example if you string on 14 size 11/0 and use the last 6 beads for the core of your berry, then I would use double that number or 12 size 15/0.
The extra beads that you add 14 beads and only use 6 for the berry, this will become the stem of the berry. But this just came out of my head, no set pattern, do as you like.

Making up my design as I went enabled me to add, now and then a size 3mm crystal and seed bead at the end of my berry, it looks like a drop of dew.

These are all seed beads, and not cylinder beads.

Re: some new things

JudyC5201 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:46:19 GMT

Lovely work. I love the dagger flower. Very summery. Also love the green and purple. How do you do the berries?

Re: some new things

Valbeads — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:21:04 GMT

Interestingly, I like the magnesite better than turquoise, Sue, for the very reason you mention. I don't like stuff that breaks easily, either. It's no fun, especially if you're paying good money for it. That's why seed beads frequently frustrate me.

Re: some new things

SCB1 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:39:32 GMT

Thank you all for the kind words. It has been a very long time since I last posted pictures, and I had all these resent pieces to itching to be shown off.

Val, the focal stone is actually dyed magnesite. Although it looks like turquoise, it is a fake. I love turquoise, however it really is a fragile stone, and I hate it when I spend a lot of time making something and it brakes easily. So for the cost and strength I decided that "faking" it was best. Of course I always tell anyone that buys my pieces the names of the stones. I wouldn't want to lose the trust of any of the people that buy my pieces. The stone is what it is, dyed magnesite.

Re: some new things

SCB1 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:12:58 GMT

noodlebead:

but i wonder for the clasp , it is the first time you try this solution?

or if you ever test this before, that don't break the bracelet when you wear and open it?

Noodlebead, I have used this method before, and I find it works very well. I wanted it to look seamless, and because the flower is the focal and is at the end of the bracelet, I decided to use two snaps instead of the usual closing. I did a larger one right under the flower and the smaller one just off from the larger. You may notice that the ones you can see are both a male and female. I thought that with this it may be a little more secure.

Re: some new things

SeaBeads — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:52:35 GMT

How nice to finally see some of your lovely work. All three are fabulous and so different from eachother. Thanks very much for sharing.

Greetings from Karin.

Re: some new things

christina66 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:52:35 GMT

Wonderful pieces with lovely colour choices. I particularly like the last necklace.

Christina

Re: some new things

Valbeads — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:39:42 GMT

The bracelet made me smile- it made me think spring, which was quite a mood lifter! The purple necklace did too- for some reason it made me think of the great big forsythia bushes that used to bloom in font of the apartment where I used to live in Watkins Glen. When I saw those flowers popping out, I knew the weather was getting better.

My favorite of all is the chocolate necklace. The green stone focal(turquoise, I think?) reminds me of a tinted looking glass. It's so elegant.

Re: some new things

jewelrymaking11 — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:46:58 GMT

Beautiful, elegant, and delicate.

They are really very fantanstic, I want to know the process of making these accessories.

I also want to learn to make this kind of pendants.

Re: some new things

noodlebead — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:32:54 GMT

hi sue, i really like the last neckelace ; the color are so spring.

for the bracelet , is beautifull too .

but i wonder for the clasp , it is the first time you try this solution?

or if you ever test this before, that don't break the bracelet when you wear and open it?