January Jewellery Update
January is the month I usually take a beading class and update my jewellery. Unfortunately my favourite beading place Bead Hold has now closed its bricks and mortar shop. But in light of my "use what I have" philosophy for 2014, I have dedicated time to fixing broken jewellery and making or re-making with what I have on hand. I did have to buy a couple of findings and a tube of seed beads but look at what I made for a total outlay of about $8 (stuff from your stash counts as free, right?)
Firstly something that is stamping related: I made the large feature beads many years ago at a workshop with Petra of Zigzag Polymer Clay. I put the necklace together with more beads I already had! (sorry about the poor quality pics, will re-take them soon)
It goes perfectly with the blouse I am wearing today.Once I find my polymer clay supplies (!) I will have an experiment with current Stampin' Up stamps and colours... who knows, there may be a class in it!
This pretty necklace is a gift for a Christian friend. She gave me the rose quartz beads, and I added the other components, including a swarovski crystal cross which I had won as a door prize at another former beading shop, Beads Glorious Beads.
Then I channelled Downton Abbey to make a flapper necklace in glass beads (wish it was jet). I will be able to wear this for the deco weekend in Napier next month.
Next up was a complete rebuild of a necklace that had broken: made a different style and used up all my beads in this colourway. Good result: just need to add a little dangle to finish off the extender, but don't have any gold headpins left.
I also fixed three necklaces and re-strung the one that started it all: the necklace made for me by my great friend Anne-Maree, who introduced me to beading about 15 years ago.
Hope you like them and it inspires you to make or finish something you already have!
Firstly something that is stamping related: I made the large feature beads many years ago at a workshop with Petra of Zigzag Polymer Clay. I put the necklace together with more beads I already had! (sorry about the poor quality pics, will re-take them soon)
It goes perfectly with the blouse I am wearing today.Once I find my polymer clay supplies (!) I will have an experiment with current Stampin' Up stamps and colours... who knows, there may be a class in it!
This pretty necklace is a gift for a Christian friend. She gave me the rose quartz beads, and I added the other components, including a swarovski crystal cross which I had won as a door prize at another former beading shop, Beads Glorious Beads.
Then I channelled Downton Abbey to make a flapper necklace in glass beads (wish it was jet). I will be able to wear this for the deco weekend in Napier next month.
Next up was a complete rebuild of a necklace that had broken: made a different style and used up all my beads in this colourway. Good result: just need to add a little dangle to finish off the extender, but don't have any gold headpins left.
I also fixed three necklaces and re-strung the one that started it all: the necklace made for me by my great friend Anne-Maree, who introduced me to beading about 15 years ago.
Hope you like them and it inspires you to make or finish something you already have!
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