A couple of my recent beady non-lampwork thingies

Sep 07, 2003 25 Replies

I rarely show any of my non-lampwork bead-type projects here, but since I was testing the camera tonight after a good cleaning (major floppy issues: it's a Mavica) I thought I'd put the results to good use.



Three things on the page: First thing shows a few of the beaded beads I did. Bali and Delicas. I love these. Quick enough even for MY short attention span. LOL!



Second thing is the very first slide pendant I did. You'll notice it has no loop on it yet. I couldn't get it to look the way I wanted. I'll get there.



Final thing is a theme pendant - Vintage sepia image of the Toledo Museum of Art, hand colored delicately by me. So delicately, in fact, that the coloration hardly shows up in the image. On the back side of the pendant are two small images of Flo and Eddie. No, not THAT Flo and Eddie. LOL! Florence and Edward Drummond Libbey, the Museum's founders. The images are from their trip to the pyramids, taken about the same time my house was built. That's a camel that Ed is seated upon. We have floor to ceiling versions of these in our living room that we were given by the museum. The text on the back is the museum's motto. This pendant has not been soldered yet, so you're seeing naked copper foil.



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Oh they're pretty. And the horizontal one has given me a fantastic idea! How about a loop on the top at each end an a chain going from each loop, fastening at the back so it hands horizontally? I think I may try this out.

Charlie.

Bali-ish beads like this:

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Delicas are peyoted around it. Fast. Fun.

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]Bali-ish beads like this: ]

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] ]Delicas are peyoted around it. Fast. Fun.

so there really IS something inside? WILD!

thanks!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

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's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you;it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

Thanks! :-) Yep. That's exactly what I'm planning for that one. That's why I was asking about dangle things recently. But I think I'll just do it with loops.

OMG, those are wonderful! I really like the slide pendants a lot. I love the museum slide because of the history. I want.....

I was thinking about approaching the Museum gallery shop about these. Maybe they would like a series to sell?

I say go for it. I would definitely purchase one. Something I can wear that reminds me of a nice place I visited.

Starlia

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]I was thinking about approaching the Museum gallery shop about these. Maybe ]they would like a series to sell?

oh, DEFINITELY!!!!!!!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

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's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you;it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]I was thinking about approaching the Museum gallery shop about these. Maybe ]they would like a series to sell?

oh, DEFINITELY!!!!!!!

BUT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MELTING GLASS!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

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's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you;it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

No torching for me until the stack gets replaced. Too much stuff going on in the basement. Just think though: When I have an assistant, I can put them to work on projects like the slide pendants. *sigh* It will be heavenly!

Stop torturing me. If I didn't love DH enough I would have already moved. As it is he is looking at a job in Nashville, only an hour drive to his mother's house. Maybe if he takes it I'll come up there. :-)

I think that is a fabulous idea. I'd buy one! WOW...you know, i'd be tempted to have a bunch of these and make a garland out of them...i like putting fun stuff like that on my walls...in scrapbook layouts, etc.

Oh, what a cool idea. Go for it!

Laura

Oooooooooo! I love the beaded beads!!!

And the slide pendants are neat too!

Tink -- love the beaded beads. Is the Bali sewn on to the beads or is it loose? I can't tell.

LOVE the slide pendants. I bet you could market the Museum one TO THE MUSEUM sweetness. Part of your big business plan to expand your business. That is something an assistant could be trained to do for you.

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

Sorry I should have read all the posts, LMAO

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

Well thank you! I'm looking forward to spending more time on this kind of thing. For my own amusement and enjoyment as opposed to business/sales. Someday. *sigh*

Great minds think alike. Next time I will read all the posts first, LOL

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows

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