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A productive evening

This evening, I actually got a whole slew of things done. I made a lariat from amethyst and rose quartz. It came out very nicely, and was a welcome change from making "normal" necklaces.

Then, I made a couple of funky necklace/bracelet combos: One with a blue and white porcelain shard as a pendant and blue/white beads as accents; the other with blue and green lampwork, accented by blue czech beads and bright green fiber optic rondelles as accents.

It was pretty fun, although I miss beadweaving. (Can't do that just yet - it pulls on my sore neck.) DD pounced on the blue and green combo and claimed it for her own.

I had a lot more ideas than energy, so I quit after 2-ish hours. I'm still having a hard time with those Charoite Spherical beads. The 14 mm size is so large that all my iterations keep looking like Wilma Flintstone jewelry. Anyone know of necklaces using large, round beads that doesn't scream "Meet the Flintstones!" on the wearer? (Ones that scream Marge Simpson are even less welcome)

Oh...I know: I should get some heavy silver wire, and put threads in it and in each bead. I could make a whole slew of the expensive and special bracelets (in my own way, of course). That ought to please my sister in law. (tongue totally in cheek, of course)

Kathy N-V

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Kathy N-V
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Hypothetically of course, you wouldn't use a hollow bead would you? I'm having trouble picturing what you would be threading into.

It's nice to hear that your creative juices are flowing.

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Tante Lina

How about that charoite with Bali caps and largish crystals. Expensive, but I'll bet it would be stunning.

Tina

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Christina Peterson

I've made a Charoite necklace with lots of Bali beads in interesting tubular and hexagonal shapes in between. Bali really sets off the Charoite. Sorry, no pictures, computer needs more RAM so I can use my scanner again. Sigh. Patti

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Beads1947

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:40:08 -0400, Deirdre S. wrote (in message ):

I think I'll do this, and it leaves me a whole slew of Charoite to give as gifts!

Kathy N-V

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Kathy N-V

Why not patent it and sell it with a certificate of authenticity?

Deirdre

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Deirdre S.

Oh my God. I've just picked myself up off the floor from laughing way too hard. I thought that said "might be just the thing for your big HEAD" and I thought "boy, these people must really know each other well to get away with saying something like that! :-o ____________________________ angelfish handcrafted baubles

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angela

OH god.. im not the only one who read it that way and gasped at the familiarity of this group. Im NOT nuts.. good... at least no more than you are. whew! Diana

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Diana Curtis

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:41:53 -0400, Kaytee wrote (in message ):

And I'll tell her that I've been giving them away to waitresses and shop clerks, and to the guy with one tooth who pumps gas down her street. For Free!

For someone who isn't German, my Sister in Law has an amazing amount of German snobby class-consciousness. Makes up for me -- I scandalize the Tantes by treating everyone as an equal. Egads, she even treats children, foreigners and servants as equals! Break out der aromatik therapie!

I'd bet she'd never wear the bracelet again, assuming she could get it off without breaking it.

Kathy N-V

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Kathy N-V

I must have mumbled....

Deirdre

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Deirdre S.

BEAUTIFUL!!

Carol in SLC New jewelry:

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Carol in SLC

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