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5.24.2014

Waxed Linen Blog Hop






Welcome to Diana Ptaszynski's Waxed Linen Blog Hop!!! 

I've worked with waxed linen before, it's such a great medium to work with.  For this project, I wanted to tackle a rather ambitious necklace idea I have had in my head for a while.  I purchased an large amethyst druzy nugget when I made this bracelet on Loose Ends, the blog I write for Shipwreck Beads.  

I knew I wanted to make a funky, bohemian necklace in bright, bold summer colors.  It's unlike anything I have made before.  I'm really happy with the way it turned out.  It's so random and creating it was a lot of fun!  My general idea was that I wanted a long three strand necklace with a tassel hanging from the stone.  

I used vintage seed beads to give it a more organic tribal feel.  I paired the seed beads with bone and shell beads and a few gemstones spread throughout.  There are a few India glass beads, some coral and a few silver beads tossed in for good measure.  I finished it off by weaving my linen through some chain to make it long enough to fit over my head with out a clasp . 

This necklace ended up being a lesson in fixing your mistakes.  Whenever Goose is working on a project that doesn't go her way, I always explain to her that mistakes happen but that we can't get upset and sometimes we just have to roll with it.  So, when I was halfway though my strand of yellow beads, and I realized that I had knotted something wrong (strung two beads, with no knot it between) it was a great opportunity to teach her that sometimes I make mistakes too.  So while I really wanted to burst into tears and throw the necklace across the room, I took a few deep breaths and moved on. 

The area that was my mistake became the center of my necklace.  I knotted the druzy pendant between my un-knotted beads.  Unfortunately, this made the left side of the strand too short.  I connected it to a silver link to make it long enough to match the other side.  While the overall necklace is pretty random, I still like there to be a certain amount of symmetry and balance.  

The end result is exactly what  I wanted! A long tribal/bohemian/ necklace that I plan on wearing all summer long!  Now, hop along to the other talented artists in the links below to see the amazing jewelry they created! 


Kelsy Vincent - you are here! 

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9.17.2013

Wonky Bead Blog Hop Reveal!


So, I was supposed to post this yesterday and failed.  I had everything set up on my computer at work and then was sick.  But oh well, I guess its better late than never, right?

I received a set of 6 "wonky beads" from Kristi as part of this blog hop.  I am a big fan of her polymer clay work and she will even be doing a guest post on the Loose Ends Blog soon!  The set I picked up was a magenta set and had the 5 beads shown as well as another disk bead that I used on a different project that will be featured on the other blog.  

I really love the colors and thought that a pop of yellow would be the perfect color to compliment them.  I strung them onto a piece of yellow leather cord using some simple knots to separate them.  I really love the organic look of the beads and stuck with other natural materials.  I used carved bone beads and made a couple of tassels out of hemp cord.  There is also a small piece of blue-dyed coral in there too.





I want to thank Kristi for hosting this awesome blog hop.  It's the first beading blog hop I have ever done and it was a lot of fun! These beads are different that what I would normally choose to work with and it was great to get outside of my box a little bit! Be sure to check out the linky below and see the other fabulous participants!


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