Reader Photos : bead work, beaded bead

corail de montagne

noodlebead — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:30:51 GMT

doll eye neckelace

noodlebead — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:48:54 GMT

le Francine

noodlebead — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:06:38 GMT

cool moomoone

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

Semi Precious Natural Turquoise Bracelet

Emily Shuman — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:05:08 GMT

This bracelet is 7.0 inches long and 0.25 inches wide. All of my bracelets that are for sale can be extended or shortened. This bracelet is made of natural undyed turquoise and sterling silver. This bracelet is available at: http://www.etsy.com/listing/58706116/semi-precious-natural-undyed-turquoise

Ningaloo Reef

Antiquity Travelers — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:12:07 GMT

Beautiful silver hoops with red coral beads. Hoops are sterling silver with silver wire wraps throughout the setting.

Marcasite Trio

Antiquity Travelers — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:19:51 GMT

These chandelier earrings give off just a little bit of sparkle over a glass of wine. The half moon is a marcasite chandelier with sterling silver chain cascading onyx beads.

Marcasite became popular during WWI & II when diamonds were being used in military manufacturing. Not only is a diamond the hardest substance known, it also has the highest thermal conductivity - tremendous heat can pass through it without causing damage. So women gave up their diamonds and started wearing marcasite that could give off a similar diamond sparkle. I love the old posters: "Do the job he left behind!" Rosie the Riveter 1943

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!

Nutcracker Series 2010-3

SusanJ@63 — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:47:12 GMT

Nutcracker-2010 Series #3- Its here!! the Third of the 2010 nutcracker series. Done in Cream, chocolate browns
Dark Cranberry, gold and Avocado to name just a few of the colors that make up this character