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Six more blue beads done!
…and six more to go. Plus a reddish-orange one. Plus the clasp to be made out of the button. And maybe more, depending on how it looks when I have these components done, and if I need more length (I’m thinking 16-18″.)
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Lisa Businka beaded bead
Lisa recently posted her instructions for making this beaded bead on her blog. The text is in Russian, but the pictures are generous and clear. I have very few beads that are not seed beads, so I started by searching for 6mm rounds, as she states. I didn’t find much in my stash, but gave…
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Ignoring the hole on a perfectly good bead
In my feed reader, I found this post, from Lumina in Budapest, and wanted to play with the idea. I used a bezel that was inspired by some French bezels (sorry, I no longer have the link), which I also used in my rings. I did use the hole to help anchor the band of…
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Herringbone commas
Messing around with herringbone — these are interesting curves, but won’t work for my intended use (sort of a “ray” from a centerpiece); too big. I’ll play again with this sometime, maybe use 15s. They’re interesting though.
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Blue beads plus extras….
So I haven’t done any more blue beads, but I did make 3+ other beads for this set. I’m envisioning making some sort of centerpiece out of the button, like the button is the center of a flower of fringe, perhaps. The clasp, I’m hoping, will be hidden underneath it. The orange beads will be…