Oh those are lovely colors. Got a project for them?
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Oh man, I love those peanut beads! I was so sure I didn't or wouldn't. But then I tried them and I like the way they look. Especially the matte ones. Have fun!
I've been using the Japanese peanut seed beads for several months and just love them. They're great in memory wire bracelets mixed with other beads. I've been designing for several years and never used memory wire till peanuts came along!
I agree, your necklace looks great with the added strand. Have fun!
Would you mind telling me the colors of these beads? I can see part of the names on some of them. Love these colors and would love to know what they are so I can order some for myself! Thank you!
Cathy Mendola chose Birds of Prey for the theme this month, and it's a pretty awesome theme. You are going to see some amazing work by my team members and the guests who have participated this month! I had plans of doing more than I did, as indicated by the purchases I made for the projects I had in my head. However, I have been doing some work in my house, so whenever time permitted, meaning after work and weekend hours, we were pretty much doing the room renovations. One of them is going to be my study/studio, and I seem to be foiled at every move by trying to get some work tables. So I have only one small project to show you this month. But first, the purchases!
This first Bali carved owl totem I got from fifirosedesigns on etsy - I wanted to make a mold and make my own cabochon to use in a necklace. However, I really did get around to doing that. So, I purchased the owl heads below.
These owl head cabochons are from ArtisticVariations84 on etsy - they are just fantastic, but …
Lindsay Starr chose moon as the theme for the AE Design Challenge this month! Great choice, Lindsay! I knew I had a pendant from Vincent and Nooma from Inviciti that I wanted to use, and I have some moon face polymer clay cabochons I had made a while ago, so I was all set!
First, I used the pendant to create a simple necklace. I haven't strung beads in a very long time, and being that I enjoy simple designs for myself, I set out to find the perfect red beads. I chose faceted red jade from Golden Age Beads. I also spied some other beads I really want, but am basically on a buying freeze so....maybe another time! I separated the red jade beads with some cute titanium spacers I had picked up at a bead show a long time ago, and I highlighted the pendant with some gold alcohol ink to make the moon show up better!
The second piece I made was influenced by Game of Thrones. Late to the party as ever, I just started watching it. I'm on Season 3 Finale - I use it as a carrot to make my…
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Have fun!
I agree, your necklace looks great with the added strand.
Have fun!