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AE Component of the Month for April -- Jennifer Stout Cameron

The component of the month for April was provided by Jennifer Cameron.  She made these awesome textured dichroic silver glass sparkly focal beads for us!


Yes, as usual, I didn't take a photo of mine before I worked on it!  I made this great focal piece.

I used a silver clay headpin from Andrew Thornton, urchin style bead caps, and a great pinch bail.  I had purchased some hand-dyed ribbon from Amy Kuczewski which arrived Monday in the mail!


Please check out what everyone else made, and thank you Jennifer for a great focal!

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bairozan said…
The silver combines perfectly with the colors of the gorgeous lampwork bead, that's a stunning focal!
May 2, 2017 at 5:44 AM
Cathy Spivey Mendola said…
This is beautiful! Very elegant with the silver headpin and bail-it really showcases the bead.
May 2, 2017 at 8:58 AM
Jennifer Cameron said…
The ribbon arrived just in time! That looks fantastic! I love keeping focal beads simple and love how you offset it with the art headpin and the silver urchin endcaps. love it!
May 2, 2017 at 10:06 AM
Unknown said…
Really pretty, love how well the blue shows up!
May 2, 2017 at 10:46 AM
Caroline said…
That's perfect, it really shows off the focal!
May 2, 2017 at 4:51 PM
Karen Totten said…
Wow - really pretty!
May 2, 2017 at 9:48 PM
CraftyHope said…
I love that you really kept it simple and let the bead shine, all while incorporating some beautiful elements in their own right. Awesome!
May 2, 2017 at 10:32 PM
Laney said…
Love that Sue, really beautiful.
May 3, 2017 at 1:56 AM
Lesley said…
Great treatment Sue - the colours really pop with the silver.
May 3, 2017 at 4:23 AM
Jenny said…
The shiny silver elements are stunning with that bead!
May 3, 2017 at 9:07 AM
Niky Sayers said…
Beautiful Sue, it really show cases the bead perfectly!
May 3, 2017 at 12:11 PM
Deb said…
The silver treatment really lets the bead shine! I love it Sue.
May 3, 2017 at 6:16 PM
Sarajo Wentling said…
Perfect timing on getting that ribbon! I love the silver components that you added for simple perfection. (And I also appreciate that I'm not the only one who always forgets to take a picture of the component of the month first!)
May 4, 2017 at 8:40 PM
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