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I wanted to see if traditional needlelace techniques would work with beads, and I'm happy to say that I think it does! So I'm christening this "bead lace." Made with 11° and 15° seed beads and freshwater pearls, using peyote, netting, Russian snake stitch, and bead embroidery. If you...
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Here's a new one. I started with double spiral stitch for the neck chain, and added assorted fringe and netted bits. Made with 8°, 11° and 15° seed, hex and triangle beads, plus paua shells and freshwater pearls, with sterling silver findings. If you like my stories, here's a link to Mermaid's...
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Choker length necklace with turquoise, coral and various sizes of seed beads. Techniques include bead embroidery, bead weaving, and gold-filled chain maille. There's a story for this one, Finding Strength on my blog, Jewelry Tales. Cindy
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Of course, my beads went with me while driving cross country! I started this necklace while packing up my old house, worked on it to unwind after driving all day, and finished it in our new house. The base is St. Petersburg, which I embellished with whatever I felt like doing next, using sizes 11 and...
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I haven't been here for such a long time ! too long ... I didn't bead so much, but I got time to finish a former piece, inspired by my sister shirt and as it look like hispanish religious architecture that we may see in South America, I decided to call it Carmen. Pictures from inside my home...
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Yup, in ten days I'll be FIFTY!!!! So this necklace is my birthday present to me, a little joke about my age. I love ammonites, and this one is a real beauty. I've surrounded it with pearly seed beads, vintage bugle beads and keishi pearls, with gold-filled accents. If you like my stories, here's...
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yup, I've been busy! Here's another fusion of beadweaving and maille: Sterling silver, turquoise inlaid cherry burl cabochon by TazWood Finely Turned Creations , turquoise, onyx, coral, seed and bugle beads. Hand fabricated 16" necklace. If you like my stories, Yei Laughs is on my blog,...
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Vintage glass chatons, seed beads, 14k gold-filled accents. Hand-fabricated princess length necklace. If you like my stories, here's a link to Early Spring on my blog, Jewelry Tales. Thanks for looking! Cindy
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I've been working toward integrating beadweaving and maille, as opposed to combining them. What do you think? Did I do it this time? The cab is wood; purpleheart from TazWood Finely Turned Creations and the beads are a mix of modern and vintage. The maille is gold-filled. If you like my stories,...
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I'm really glad to introduce you my first ring creation, a beadweaving ring called 'Lollipops' because of the colors and the fuchsia focus bead a Czech glass bead of 8 mm, it looks like a candy. You may find in the forum my other creations here You may see other pictures on my blog photo...
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