I was on the way to Newport News, VA to see my brother so the package went with me and the imagination kicked in. I visited two of my favorite bead stores The Bead Store and Bead Retreat. At the Bead Store, I found the perfect sea glass blue seed beads (along with a bunch of other beading supplies you can never just buy one thing at a bead store), then off I went to Bead Retreat. She doesn't have a web site but her address is 1105 William Styron Sq. S., Newport News, VA (just in case you live down in the area) I found the coolest sea charms and chain at her shop (and more extra beading supplies) and she is a wonderful person to visit. Back to Tom's house I went and started creating.
The sea glass shell pendants and crystals are from Znet and I combined it with a spiral rope. I was so excited about this necklace I finished it in just two hours.
Next, a simple chain necklace with a shell pendant and charm with matching earrings. Note the earring have shell chain drops.
I then made a RAW (right angle weave) bracelet using three of the sea glass nuggets, a third necklace with the daggers, three pairs of earrings, one with daggers, one with sea glass bottle top rings, and the third with pearls and crystals.
Of course I help loads of help with my designs from two very critical inspectors--
Marvin and Emma. Somehow every once in a while one or the other would join me at the table and as usual lay right on top of my work. Sigh, oh well.
Finally, a picture of everything I created. I had so much fun with this design project.
I would like to thank Kathy and Bill for this chance to design using their sea glass and crystals. They have a very interesting blog on how the sea glass is created, please visit it. Znet blog on sea glass. Also please visit their web site
Beautiful pieces! Sea glass is so pretty and you did a great job with your designs. Love Marvin and Emma!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces! Sea glass is so pretty and you did a great job with your designs. Love Marvin and Emma!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work.
ReplyDeleteAndra, wow! This is beautiful work. I especially love the spiral in the first necklace it gives a feeling of rolling waves. So perfect. Marvin and Emma can come by and do qc at my house anytime, was pretty kitties!
ReplyDeleteWell done! Lovely to hear your process increasing such lovely pieces!
ReplyDeleteJust love all of the sea glass jewelry you created! And that picture of the cats is adorable!! Pat
ReplyDeleteGorgeous jewelry and kitties!
ReplyDeleteWhat a selection of pieces created!! Lovely work. I think I need to add some sea glass to my stash :)
ReplyDeleteI just love what you did with your soup...your beading is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove your designs...and cats too...
ReplyDeleteJust brilliantly beautiful you have given me so much inspiration. ty so much for sharing this with us all...bye for now and Happy beading
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well I stopped by to check out your soup and instead found some GORGEOUS sea glass jewels. Love love love them.. Will try to find your soup next reveal :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice creations...I have two kitties that like to help me out too..although I think their view of helping me out is different than mine..LOL Awesome designs!
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