Way back in October Lesley Watt offered up the results of a lampworking friend’s destashing. Can you say super-duper generous? Wow!
Hey, when someone offers free beads, who am I to turn them down?
Yup, the bead I got was in this pile. I’ll let you play Eye-Spy. 😉
The only catch was that we had to promise to make something with our treasures and share them in a blog hop on 12/12/12. Sounded good to me!
Here’s the necklace I made:
I don’t think I could have picked a bead I would have liked more from that pile. Thanks, Lesley!
Here are the other lucky recipients of Lesley’s kindness. Be sure to check out their creations.
Lesley Watt –thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.co.uk
Cory Tompkins –tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com
Rebecca Anderson – songbeads.blogspot.com
Marie Cramp – skyejewels.blogspot.com
Claire Braunbarth – smittenbeads.blogspot.com
Heidi Post – expostfactojewelry.blogspot.com
Tiffany Smith – southerngalsdesign.blogspot.com
Sharyl Macmillan-Nelson – sharylsjewelry.blogspot.com
Ailsa Cordner – bramalfiebeadsetc.com
Linda Landig – lindalandig.wordpress.com
Caroline Dewison – blueberribeads.com
Renetha – lamplightcrafts.blogspot.co.uk
Kari Asbury – hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com
Niky Sayers – silverniknats.blogspot.com
Purple Cobwebs – purplecobwebs.blogspot.co.uk
Cilla Watkins – tellyourgirlfriends.com
Therese Frank – theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
Claire Ennis – clairescrystalclassics.blogspot.com
Emma – apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com
Kathy Lindemer – bay-moon-design.blogspot.com
Alicia – allprettythings.ca
Sandy Huntress – keepsakecrafts.net < You are here. 🙂
Lori Bowring Michaud – artfullyornamental.blogspot.com
Amy – copperdiem.blogspot.com
Katherine Gale – terrabeadworks.blogspot.com
Just for fun, here’s a video showing how to make this necklace and some of my thought process in the designing.
Happy creating!
Materials:
- lampwork focal bead
- 1 decorative head pin
- 1 crystal bead
- 3 silver space beads
- 6 beads of “tangled” wire
- 2 cube beads
- 2 eye pins
- 3 1-inch lengths chain
- 2 10-inch lengths chain
- necklace clasp
- 15 5mm jump rings
- 2 pair chain nose pliers
- round nose pliers
- wire cutters
Directions:
- To make bead dangle, slide crystal bead onto decorative head pin. Follow with silver spacer, lampwork bead and 2 more silver spacer beads. Grasp wire with chain nose pliers where it exits last spacer bead; bend wire into 90° angle. Grasp angle with round nose pliers and start to form a loop. Reposition round nose pliers and complete loop. Use wire cutters to cut off excess wire where wires cross.
- To make bead link, slide a cube bead onto an eye pin. Grasp wire with chain nose pliers where it exits bead; bend wire into 90° angle. Grasp angle with round nose pliers and start to form a loop. Reposition round nose pliers and complete loop. Use wire cutters to cut off excess wire where wires cross. Repeat to make second bead link with second cube bead.
- Use 5mm jump rings to connect the elements in the following order: 10-inch length chain > wire bead > 1-inch length chain > wire bead > cube bead link > wire bead > 1-inch length chain > wire bead > cube bead link > wire bead > 1-inch length chain > wire bead > 10-inch length chain > clasp
- Attach a jump ring to end of chain opposite clasp.
- Use a jump ring to attach lampwork dangle to center link of center 1-inch length of chain.
The beads are very pretty, but I’m beginning to suspect that you could start out with driveway gravel and make a pretty necklace. 😀
Hmmmmm, now there’s an interesting challenge…. lol.
Very pretty Sandy – you pulled a perfect colour palette together around your bead and I love those beaded wire beads. Thanks very much for joining in the challenge.
Thanks again for the bead, Lesley! I wore my new necklace all day yesterday and absolutely love it.
Beautiful necklace!!!