BeadingBeadingI do bead-stringing just for a change of pace and on days where I've finally tired of sitting in front of my PC. Some of my efforts are pictured below. If you have a slow connection, you might need to give them a few minutes to load.
Since I learned to string beads by looking at what other people had done; if any of my work inspires you to give it a try, go for it. I'm not claiming any copyright on these beaded designs, so if you want to copy them exactly it's ok. If you do variants, I'd love to see a picture of it, but it's not a requirement. Relax and enjoy the creative process. I've tried to add some details on materials for those who want to try designs like this. If you have questions, feel free to email me.
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Inspired by the design of the Tibetan mala (Buddhist rosary). Mother of pearl beads interspersed with cobalt blue glass beads. One handmade dichroic glass bead used for the "guru bead". Silver spacers. Strung on 1mm Stretch Magic. Can be worn as a necklace or wrapped as a bracelet. |
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Another necklace inspired by the design of the Tibetan mala (Buddhist rosary). Mother of pearl beads interspersed with red glass beads. Sterling silver spacers. Strung on 1mm Stretch Magic. Can be worn as a necklace or wrapped as a bracelet. |
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Tumbled quartz crystals combined with large seed beads (frosted blue and copper-cored), strung on tiger tail and finished with a sterling clasp. |
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Kitties galore - little glass cat-faces combined with stripy glass beads and seed beads. One necklace has a silver clasp strung on tiger tail, the other is strung on 1mm Stretch Magic. |
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Natural tumbled quartz crystals combined with tumbled garnet, separated by very small opalescent seed beads. Silver clasp. |
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Bali silver beads interspersed with large seed beads. Strung on tiger tail finished with a silver clasp. |
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Lots of little sparkly stars. Some are fiber-optic glass and some are irridescent glass. Strung at random along with irridescent twisted bugle beads. This would look cool done in liquid silver. |
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A modernistic rosary done with red glass, frosted grey glass bugle beads, and silver-grey fiber optic synthetic "catseye" beads. The cross is sterling silver, approximately 1 inch long. The "catseye" effect of the optic beads are plainly visible in this scan.
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Two moonstone beads, showing their nacreous "glow", and another fiber optic synthetic bead, this one in blue. The light-effect on the catseye beads migrates depending upon the angle of the light. The long white bead is a 1-in long glass bugle bead, so it adds some scale to this image. |
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Pearls for beading. Small (3-4mm) cultured freshwater pearls in natural and pink, plus a pair of larger cultured black pearls. Keep in mind pearls typically have tiny bore-holes so they must be strung on either fine tiger tail or silk thread. |
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Dichroic glass handworked beads enlarged to show detail. The scanner does not capture the opal-like depth of color in these beads, they are simply stunning to see. Light makes them sparkle. Actual size is 7-10mm. Beads created by The Pacifik Image of Olympia, WA. |
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Not
a dichroic bead, but made by the same artist. This is "lampworked"
or handmade glass rolled and formed. Held on edge it looks like Saturn
with its rings. Like something Judy Jetson would wear. It is about the
size of a nickle.