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Delicate lace heart
A day or two ago, the instructions for Shala Kerrigan’s Delicate lace heart was in my feed reader. This is a great way to highlight some precious beads, those beads that are hard to use because they are rare. I used some Italian seeds for the heart, and changed the instructions slightly to use some…
Fused glass plus kumihimo, finished
So, here is the completed necklace with Carol’s fused glass pendant: I used copper charlottes to make a simple bail as well as beadcaps, and then used a copper clasp. It’s very wearable! My braiding smoothed out towards the end; as my braid ended up being maybe 3″ longer than I needed, I cut off…
Fused glass plus kumihimo
Carol, my friend who makes stained glass, made this pendant for me for Christmas. I love it! I received a foam kumihimo loom for Christmas, and tried it Christmas day. After making 8-strand round braid sample with the yarn provided in the kumihimo kit, I looked at my small stash of cotton embroidery floss for…
Christmas presents
More Albion wave beads! These are done in 15s, which makes them stiffer and smaller. The purple, blue, and silver makes them look quite wintery.
Lost and found – and lost!
I purchased these Swarovski pendants back in March — and just discovered them again, mistakenly packed away with something else. I knew I had the bail, which I had purchased at the same time. This really is all I wanted to do with them; I’ll wear the necklace pendant on a gold chain. It would…