Showing posts with label swarovski. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swarovski. Show all posts

Monday, January 8, 2007

Addicted.

Some people are addicted to alcohol, others to gambling. Me? I'm addicted to beads. I have another order arriving today (hopefully today, I've got the shakes). Perhaps an intervention is in order?

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This bracelet is one of my best sellers. I usually use (as pictured) China's Finest glass beads for the cube, 6mm, (once in a while I use Swarovski cubes) and swarovski squaredelle spacers. I used 38 mm silver plated tube beads, daisy spacers, silver metal beads, 4mm crystal bicone beads and a sterling silver heart toggle to finish the bracelet.

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This is a 3 strand pearl necklace made of glass based pearls. (A great deal on firemountaingems.com, by the way). I think it looks very elegant without having to buy real pearls, which can be very pricey. I used an extender, so it ranges from 18".5 -21.5" (approx.)




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This necklace is one of my favorites. I had every intention of selling it, but I decided to keep it for myself, being the greedy beader that I am. Smokey quartz makes up the body of the necklace and the pendant is rose quartz.





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Made with leopardskin jasper (7mm x 3mm) and black sead beads. I string most of my necklaces on 7 strand acculon stainless steal. I used headpins for the dangles.





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I made this rich colored necklace with a pack of value gemstones (carnelian? sardonyx?) and tear drop tiger eye gemstones. For spacers, I used rootbeer colored and clear/silver lining seed beads. Inside length: 16.5" Outside length: 18.5".




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These bracelets and matching earrings were made with daisy spacer beads, silver metal beads and colored 6mm czech glass beads. When I go to craft shows, these are some of my best sellers.