As the month of May is almost over, I wanted to share some of the pieces I've created during it. So, without further ado, here goes...
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A sunny bracelet with glass beads and bronze coloured details.
I made the chain myself form these bronze hoops that had just been lying around for a while now...
just one of those things you're not really sure what to do with once you've got them. |
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A set of a necklace and matching earrings. I made the primrose blossoms out of
polymer clay already in January but only used them now. I matched the blossoms with
light yellow or perhaps creamish glass beads with a structured surface. |
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Here I used up another set of polymer clay beads I made in January.
I decided to spice the necklace up with seed bead covered glass beads and silver-plated
findings. Also, on each clay bead, one of the blossoms is set with a shiny rhinestone. |
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Here I decided to try my hand at making brooches. Though bead embroidery is
time-consuming and sometimes quite irritating - especially when the thread tangles up and
it's too dark in the middle of the night to untangle it -, I find myself getting hooked on the technique.
I used Japanese Toho seed beads and some glass beads that had been lying around for ages. | |
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And this set is my absolute favourite from May. Turquoise and gold coloured beads
- faceted, crackled, bicones, Czech seed beads and what not -
make for a fabulous pendant and earrings and all in a simple brick stitch.
Simple, yet intricate, don't you think. And I've never sold a set that quickly. |
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And here are some earrings as well. As I create quite a lot of earrings, I decided to put them all in the same image - less scrolling that way.
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See the red+copper butterflies in the upper right-hand corner? Those are mine :D |
I think posts like this one might become a monthly thing. I'm much too lazy to post over every individual thing that I feel that I especially like and it might become boring for others as well, so this is a good solution.
Very pretty. I love the yellow one on top the most, but they're all stunning!
ReplyDeleteAww, that's sweet. Thank you :)
DeleteHi Gerda, welcome aboard. I love your work! I love how you mixed the yellow and bronze. And the aqua set are really pretty. Keep up the good work. I takes time but it will pay off!
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Thanks for the encouragement :)
DeleteLovely summery things. Certainly perked up the cold wintery morning on my side of the world! Gorgeous PC beads, so intricate.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteYour work is lovely! I honestly can't pick a favorite piece... What a neat idea to do a month-in-review. :D
ReplyDeleteThank you! :)
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