National Craft Month Challenge: Day 16

Day 16 Challenge is to use a bead that's been in your bead stash forever. I made this ceiling fan pull using a beautiful lime green and purple lampwork bead I bought several years ago.

National Craft Month Challenge: Day 14

Day 14 Challenge is to make a piece for girl's night out with lots of sparkle and bling. I made these earrings with silver-lined fire polished crystals for just the right amount of sparkle, and they'll go with anything :-)

National Craft Month Challenge: Day 13

Day 13 Challenge is to use your favorite seed bead mix in a design. Well I don't really have a favorite "seed bead mix", but I have lots and lots of seed beads, all sizes, all colors, so I made this necklace and earring set using an antique brass pendant with colorful size 6 matte seed beads to go with the Pantone spring colors for spring.

National Craft Month Challenge: Day 12

Day 12 Challenge is to finish an unfinished beading project. I etched this pendant a year or two ago when my sister-in-law Sue was in town and taught me how to etch. I completed the pendant but never did anything with it.



I picked out some green glass teardrop beads that pick up the green ink I used to color the pendant.



Today I finished off the necklace using the green glass teardrop beads and copper chain with the pendant :-)

National Craft Month Challenge: Day 11

Day 11 Challenge is to get creative and use a found object in a jewelry piece. I came across this weird pendant, don't know what it is but it looks like an alien ! Here's the before picture:



I used some alcohol ink and nail polish to add a little color, then put it on gold chain with orange/yellow beads.

National Craft Month Challenge: Day 10

Day 10 Challenge was to make a wire wrapped ring. I was in luck on this one because I've been making these a lot lately. This is a spiral ring I made using a beautiful lampwork bead from Dyed in the Fire Designs: Patti Cahill, Artist.

National Craft Month Challenge: Day 9

Day 9 Challenge was to repair a broken jewelry piece. I made this three strand bracelet years ago, probably one of the very first bracelets I made. I didn't use wire guardians (probably they weren't even around back then) so one of the strands broke.



I re-strung it using wire guardians. However, I couldn't fit three wire guardians through the hole on the end of the clasp, so I had to add a split ring.