Marble Magnets

I've got yet another hobby. I started making marble magnets. These little guys are super easy to make. I got paper at a scrapbooking store, flat glass marbles, magnets and clear glue. It's that easy.

Black Agate Necklace

I think I have a new favorite necklace. I used 13mm and 6mm black agate (dyed) beads and a silver plated lobster clasp. This one is fun and has gotten a lot of compliments already.

Turquoise, Yellow Turquoise, New Jade and Rhyolite Chip Necklace and Bracelet Set

I got some new beads in the mail (yes, I ordered more beads) and couldn't wait to make these two pieces. I was inspired by a necklace worn by an America's Next Top Model model, and I think these turned out pretty nicely, if I do say so myself. ;)

I used Yellow Turquoise, Turquoise, New Jade and Rhyolite chips, all bought from firemountaingems.

Crackle Glass Teardrop

Originally, I was trying to make some beaded napkin rings with galvanized wire, but halfway through, I decided that this might look better as a necklace, so I quickly made the napkin ring a pendant and that was that.

Jasper, Glass and Pearl....well....Fake Pearl

I've been keeping busy these past couple days. My table is covered in beads, findings, and stringing materials, but I'm hesitant to put it all away because every time I put my beads away, I just haul them out again and make the same mess. I've determined that we need a bigger house so that I can have a bead room with cable and a wine fridge. :)


Jasper is becoming one of my favorite beads to work with. There are so many different kinds and colors that it's really fun to see what you can come up with. For this necklace, I used Red and Green Spotted Jasper that I bought at www.firemountaingems.com (If you haven't checked out this bead site - YOU SHOULD!) I may still redo it, I'm not sold on the black czech glass beads that I used as spacers. We'll see.

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I also seem to be using quite a bit of glass beads. I saw a necklace very similar to this in a magazine, but it was made by using colorful quartz. I had a ton of extra glass beads and some clear glass chips, so I whipped this up. I think it's a fun piece that can go with many different outfits.

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I love the look of pearls, but can hardly afford to buy a ton of real pearl items. I used a lot of glass based pearls as well as acrylic based pained pearls. This smokey blue color looks amazing in person. I made it longer (28") because I see so many longer necklaces in stores these days - they're really becoming popular.

The Quartz Mystery

I recently made this 16.5" necklace. I used snow quartz beads and this pendant that I received as a gift. I have no idea what kind of stone it is... I asked the question in the etsy.com forum and received SEVERAL different opinions on the matter. I think I'm leaning towards a quartz. What do you think?

I love the blue/green color of this pendant - It's one of my favorites!

Beading on Candles

So, lately, I've been wondering what else I coud do with beads. I decided to try beading a candle. I had some spare wire and got these 6" candles (vanilla, by the way, very nice smelling) at Wal-Mart (hey, I hate it as much as you, but I can't argue with the super low prices). They were $2.88 each.

So, the question is....How do they look? Do I have too much time on my hands, or is it something that I can add to my inventory?