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Molten Pyrite







This is a collection of bracelets and a necklace. For the necklace I used beading wire. For the beads I used the pattern as follows: Hematite 4 mm round bead metallic gray, Jet Black glass Simulated Onyx 6mm Round Bead, another hematite bead, Real Black Lava Round Bead 12 mm, Hematite, simulated onyx, hematite, Pyrite Fool's Gold Flat Oval bead 18 mm. For the part of the necklace that goes around the neck I used 12 onyx and 13 hematite beads alternating. I finished it off with crimp beads, crimp bead covers, jump rings and a lobster clasp. I then added a Picture Jasper Pendant Inlay in Black Jasper Oval 43 mm pendant.

I made 4 bracelets to match the necklace. Two were the same pattern as the necklace. The third was made entirely of Lava Beads, and the fourth was 5 Pyrite beads with a hematite bead between each one, and completed by 12 onyx beads. All were made with stretch elastic cord.


Thursday, July 30, 2009

Torrid Topaz




This piece is a necklace and bracelet set. For the necklace I used beading wire. I strung 10 seed beads from a "brown topaz" mixture, then two larger glass beads, one gold one brown, next a 6 mm wooden bead, then a lampwork bead from another mixture of browns and golds, followed by another wooden bead, two glass beads, and 10 seed beads. I continued this pattern until the desired length. I then strung a short length piece using the same pattern and the long one. I took both ends of each piece, the short and the long, and connected them together with a 2 mm crimp bead and a 3 mm crimp cover. I finished it off with jump rings, and a lobster clasp. For the bracelet I did the same pattern as the necklace except with 20 seed beads, and no lampwork beads. It is long in length and meant to be wrapped around the wrist 3 times.