I've been doing some beading instead of wire wrapping on my last batch of MG pendants because I liked the look so much more. It is not really a cost effective thing to do though! If I were to sell these factoring in the actual time it takes to make one....well, I'd have to charge more than many would want to pay, I think. It is the problem with doing something you love...:)
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| This one is reversible. I would also have to take that into consideration as a cost factor! |
The black beads in the bail below are matte finish Toho beads. Love how symmetrical they are.
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| Here is the other side of the pendant above. |
I used some matte finish Toho beads on the pendant below. Loved the verdigris look with the polymer clay colors! There is so much foil in this cabochon...hard to see in the photograph but the color really pops. I had someone ask me where I got all the colored foil to make these pendants with! That's why I love this method so much...all the sparkle! This one reminds me of a dragon eye!
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| This one is from my second batch of the Mokume Gane method Marilyn Ray Knopic teaches. |
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This is one of the older ones, too. I didn't really like this Mokume gane batch until I put the resin on!
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| This one is actually made with scraps. I think it's my best beadwork in this batch! :) |
But those aren't the only things I've been working on! Here's some others...
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I've made these flags before...there's a simple tutorial on the internet here for it - but the person I made it for told me the finding turned immediately....that's what I get for not buying real silver! So this replacement I made for her is 999 sterling. :) |
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| I've also been playing around with resin some recently and had these tiny dragonflies and gears from Lisa Pavelka that I thought I'd use with this setting I came across. I really like the way this one turned out. |
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| This is another resin bracelet I came up with using my tiny gears and sprockets with Lisa Pavelka Magic Glos. :) First steampunk items I've ever made that I liked! :) |
