Reader Photos : Swarovski Crystals, beaded jewelry

Beaded bracelet. Black

kristuska — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:37:16 GMT

Beaded bracelet. Glass seed beads, plastic beads, metal parts, Czech beads, Swarovski crystals.

Beaded bracelet

kristuska — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:36:51 GMT

Beaded bracelet. Glass beads, plastic beads, Czech beads, metal parts.

The Woman in Red

M77 — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:18:09 GMT

Am I seeing what I think I see
Or are my eyes playing tricks on me
'Cause what I see don't make no sense
Looking so good standing over that vent
Earth Venus in broad daylight
The Goddess of Love is in my sight
Gotta catch a hold of myself
'Cause if I don't I'll have nothing left

Imagine you're sitting at ring side
And I'm standing on the inside
And approaching is Miss Matador
I'm on the charge for

The woman in red

Flower necklace with light olivine and lilac swarovski crystal

melted — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:42:50 GMT

This gorgeous 17 inches around (with a 2 inches extension chain) necklace is made with a 2 inches metal flower. With this flower i include light olivine and lilac swarovski crystals attach to a lead and nickel free silver chain. This necklace is very simple but very sophisticated. Can be wear every day or on a special occasion.

Copper chain with smoked topaz and light colorado topaz swarovski crystal

melted — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:56:09 GMT

This gorgeous 17 inches necklace is made with copper chain, smoked topaz and light colorado topaz swarovski crystal. This necklace is gorgeous and can be wear with anything.

Coral Necklace: Version #1

Antiquity Travelers — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:46:37 GMT

A friend of mine who grew up in Turkey asked me to give new life to strings of coral she had inherited from her mother. The beads are stunning. You can still pick up bits and pieces within that show the natural coral patterns. This version was completely taken apart, so the only thing left is the picture. She decided that she wanted 3 simple long strands. See Coral Necklace: The Inheritance, for the final version she now wears.

In this version, I created a multi-strand necklace that starts at the collar and graduates the 5 strands. I used diamond-shaped, flat connectors to graduate the strands. The color tones I brought are from jewelry I saw all over India; including some coral tube beads I inherited from my mother-in-law who got them in India where she grew up. The neckalce is made from a combination of coral, orange agate, rust-colored jasper coins and carnelian (a very popular Indian stone seen throughout the inlays at the Taj Mahal), gold and gold vermeil.

Double row red magma swarovski crystal bracelet

melted — Sat, 14 May 2011 04:07:17 GMT

This gorgeous bracelet is made with red magma swarovski crystal, silver seed bead.

cool moomoone

noodlebead — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 07:58:21 GMT

Neapolitan

Antiquity Travelers — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:03:52 GMT

A contemporary hoop with shades of Neapolitan icecream. These are rich, gorgeous browns that cascade beautifully on a hot summer night.

This pattern is exclusively Swarovski crystal beads, that sparkle with a technique called the "Aurora Borealis crystal effect." Swarovski was inspired by northern lights, and worked in collaboration with French designer Christian Dior (1950s) to create this type of bead. The success on the catwalk was overwhelming, and this technique is what distinguishes these beads today.

These earrings are one of my personal favorites. I simply love the way they look on!

India Blue

Antiquity Travelers — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:45:54 GMT

This deep blue bracelet is mixed with lapis, bali beads, silver and blue indian plate beads and over 130 tiny Swarovski beads. The clasp is a beautiful sterling silver that you might just want to wear as the center piece!

Crystal Corsage

Dawnstar — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:11:06 GMT

This is my first attempt at a finished piece. It's done in peyote and embellished with a simple flower shape on top.