The Allure of Green and Purple

Again my inventory has allowed me to make a beautiful, complex piece that will be entered in a contest. I realize that I might be trying to fool myself into purchasing a great many beads in the future… No, I can’t do that again. Space in the office is at a premium. Remember, the pack ratting ends with me!

I used four different shapes and hues of green adventurine; round, faceted round, diagonal square, and faceted teardrop. Though most of the green is a subdued color, those faceted beads catch the eye with their sparkle. I’m actually pretty pleased that the diagonal square beads fit so nicely with the diamond-shaped woven focal piece. I used gold and purple accents. The light colored beads on the focal piece are actually a really light amethyst, but it’s extremely hard to tell because the green is so dominant behind it. The other accent beads are purple mountain jade and Swarovski crystal.

I hope to be making similar necklaces soon using garnet and amethyst beads and sterling silver findings. However, right now, I need to catch up on some orders. It was a busy weekend at MaggieMakesIt…

Stay tuned for Medival hair jewelry…

Sparkly, Pearly Barrettes

Perhaps, my accumulation of items was a blessing in disguise. Now I have enough stuff to make all the items I’ve been waiting so long to make. Like the barrettes below. They are made with natural and dyed freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystal, silver-plated barrettes, gold-colored copper wire, and long-lasting nylon cord. The fringes are attached with sterling silver wire.

Dark rose dyed freshwater pearls with pink and fuchsia Swarovski crystals. This simple bar design is versatile for wearing horizontal or vertical.

Here is a bronze, orange and smoke topaz version with a fringe.

Last but not least, something to tempt the brides.

Stay tuned for geometric green adventurine…

 

Bohemian Stylin’

I got an East Indian motif bead mix a while back which sat in one of the shoe boxes for ages. See what I finally made out of it.

Heaven forbid I should begin with my favorite. I like it so much I entered it in a contest. The nine rows of memory wireare wired together in several places to keep it together. Each row gets a little longer to accommodate the neck curve. The danglies terminate in Chinese brass replica coin. I’m definitely mixing mediums here, but I think it works; I’m staying east…

I’ve wanted to do the ring attached to the bracelet for ages. Yay! I finally got to do it. Commonly this style is called “slave bracelet”, which is a term I don’t care for so much. The only other term I could find was “handflower”, which I like way better. I also entered this in a contest. I hope I win.

Well, I don’t want to post pictures of everything I made during this jewelry arc. How about you go to my website and click on “Search”. Type in acrylic and have it gather all the items for you to browse through at your leisure.

Stay tuned for sparkly, pearly barrettes…