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My peyote and square stitch necklace is light in weight yet looks quite substantial. The square 3 mm cube beads, size 8 cylinders, size 8 hex-cut beads, size 6 seed beads, and size 8 and size 11 Czech seed beads came together nicely when accented with metal leaves. Sharon Burns Madison, Wis., U.S. shardesigns...
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It wasn’t difficult to make this feminine pendant-and-bracelet set. I stitched soutache braid around various sizes of freshwater pearls, glass pearls, and bicones, and embellished the collection with seed beads. I glued rose quartz onto a foundation for the centerpieces and stitched the rest free-form...
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I love to use unexpected materials in my designs, including hardware-store washers and nuts, which I glued together to make a focal piece. Cones, metal beads, and chain easily come together with wire loops and jump rings to give the necklace an urban attitude. Holly Bar Redwood, Christchurch, New Zealand...
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Three groups of wire leaves are connected by three pieces of wire in this 16-in. (41 cm) necklace highlighted with large CRYSTALLIZED™ - Swarovski pendants. I call this line of jewelry “organic contemporary style” because the wire shapes are achieved without soldering. This piece includes red and green...
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Over the years, I came up with my own beading techniques and eventually arrived at the method I used for this necklace. I made this 16-in. (41 cm) piece from matte tigereye and black onyx beads in sizes ranging from 4 mm to 8mm. The tigereye beads look like wood. The piece is stitched with thread; wire...
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I strung my handmade light and hollow ceramic beads on six strands of cotton floss for an organic look that fits the clay beads. The beads range in size from 3/8 to 5/8 in. (1-1.6 cm) and are chocolate brown clay with a copper green glaze. The 20-in. (51 cm) necklace is secured with a silver-plated magnetic...
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I combined cream and gray glass pearls with bicones and size 8 and size 15 blue iris rainbow seed beads to create an elegant, understated necklace. The materials are perfect for this right-angle weave design. The necklace measures 18 in. (46 cm). Lorraine Coetzee Durbanville, Western Cape, South Africa...
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Ethnic Copper was inspired by Zulu beadwork and is loosely based on this beautiful art form. I used brick stitch and stringing to create triangular sections divided by stick pearls and embellished with copper wire beads and rounds. A large-link chain and magnetic copper clasp finish the back of the necklace...
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1st Place Finished Jewelry - Prize category sponsored by Rio Grande Charlotte Verity Manchester, United Kingdom charlotteverity.com info@charlotteverity.com
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3rd Place Finished Jewelry - Prize category sponsored by Rio Grande Rebeca Mojica Chicago, Ill. bluebuddhaboutique.com rebeca@bluebuddhaboutique.com
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