Face Necklace

Here is a necklace that I made using face beads that I have had for more years than I care to admit.  I had been trying to use these beads in something forever.  I would try to work them into anything that had silver in it.  Then, as I was, once again, trying to get these faces into another necklace that I am working on, I had an epiphany, I wanted them to be the focal point of a necklace using mixed media, and "Faces of Nature" was born using natural gemstones, wood and silver.  I hope you all like!

Beaded Bezeled Shell

Okay, here is the finished necklace to go with the finished bezeled shell.  The actual neckalce part is very simple beaded right angle weave with embelishment.  The necklace is long enough that it hangs right around mid-stomach on me.  I cant wait to wear this out somewhere good, unfortunately most of my clothes are black and most of my jewelry, just like this one, is brown neutrals.  Well, thats okay, I will think of something, let me know what you all think!

Beaded Bezeled Shell

I had been wanting to make my own bezel piece for a gem or something for years.  Well, I finally decided to make one to go around a 2 1/4" round shell piece that I got many years ago.  Below are pictures of the finished piece using seed beads acquired from different places over the years.  I adapted the design from the June 2009 issue of www.beadandbutton.com., Eye of the Twister, in which a peyote stitch bezel was made for a Rivoli piece. On the left is the finished piece and on the right is a sample of the shell before.  Let me know what you think.

  As soon as I have the necklace completed I will post that as well for all to see.  THANKS!

Cuff Bracelet, complete

Alright, here are some pictures of the cuff bracelet from my last blog (the pink and cream one).  You will see it next to the other cuff I made not too long ago (green and silver).  I LOVE them both.  If you have read my other blogs you will remember that I said I have the wrists of a 10 year old girl, so I love the look of these chunky cuffs (the pink is 3" wide and the green is 2.75" wide, they are both 7" long and fit me with room to spare) on my little (very pale I know) wrists.  As you can see, the ring that I got from www.trueloveshoes.com, needed a complimentary something, so I chose to make this cuff bracelet.  The idea for the cuff came straight out of BeadWork Magazines February/March 2010 issue, thank you BeadWork!.  It did take me a little while to complete the piece, but being that I dont really work on my craft nearly as often as I would like (I work on it maybe 5-6 hours a week, where I would like that to be closer to 5-6 hours a day, but money has to be made and it's not with my jewelry, YET!)
Please let me know what you think.  I may be impressed with my skills, but I would love the opinions of others.

Thanks :)

Just some thoughts

I can't really think of much bead related things to talk about today so I think that I may just type for a few minutes and see where it goes. 

I have been working on this cuff bracelet over the last week or so.  I am making it specifically to match this giant flower ring that I bought and love.  I cannot wait until it is complete.  When I have it all done I will post it on a blog for "all" to see. 

Well, my thoughts have run out, so I am going to say goodbye for today and see you all another day :)