Some January bling to help keep the mood light and sparkling. An adorable set for the neck and ears - the star is a pattern I purchased from Deborah Roberti, who does such a great job with providing good, easy to follow patterns. And, then I added some snowflakes -- Y E S please, from a Fusion Beads inspiration pattern. I used little star studs for first pair and made ear wires for the rest.
No difficult pattern below...just some fun, "bring a smile to your face" kind of projects. Some metal angels I spotted in a craft store, and thought hmmmmm ..., what can I do with those? So I buffed 'em, painted 'em, sparkled 'em up and added some swarovski crystals and bells. A very fun and light project, and I ended up doing many different color combos, some of which weren't photographed, as they were headed out the door.
and, some more snowflakes...
A little bling, a little retro, a little repro! I'm taken with these flower pendants right now. I think they remind me of something my grandmother might have worn, which seems comforting in some way. A smaller version is hilited in my earlier blog "Ode to Spring Colors".This version is larger than previous projects--and making a necklace heavy enough to hold the pendant has presented a challenge. Here, I made a two strand necklace, the first using RAW with beads in the center, and then a second strand of 11 sb's and 4mm rounds. Still working on the weight issue, even with the two strands. One more strand may do it. The milky pair shaped 16x12 mm drops are so beautiful in the light, along with the tanzanite rivoli in the center and the green faceted drops and czech marbled teardrops. What you can't see very well are the purple czech leaves on the bottom layer. I'll need to take some additional side and back views to include in this post, to provide a better view of the multi-layers.
