Sunday, March 9, 2014

Ready to bead again !

It`s been a while since I made anything new for myself . And after tidying my workspace for Sharyl`s challenge , I have been feeling quite happy that my bead stash is  now more organised . I found some pieces of jewellery ,  lying  among the bead  'mixed-up' soup .


vintage silver beads
Dragon bead necklace

necklace using antique silver beads



The necklace here is one such piece I found in that jumble . I had made it years ago when I first started exploring different techniques of jewellery making . I had used an antique chinese dragon bead , terracota beads which I painted black and some coral colored glass beads . Using embroidery floss in turquoise , I added some color by coiling it around packaging twine ! ( did`nt have any of the jewellery making material then . ) Wearing it for a couple of times , I had kept it aside , as , after looking minutely , I was not happy with the finishing .

     So this is the piece I`m going to work on  and remake in a new avatar  as my current project . I want to make a necklace but this time using only beads . But before I do that , I thought I would take some pictures for old times sake and put it on record .

Any ideas or suggestions for the new avatar ?

motidana

6 comments:

  1. Why not you the focal in your seed bead work ?

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    1. Yes that`s what I intended when I want on to start the project , but I had forgotten how long I take over a project with all the interruptions and side tracking . It`s taking longer to complete this project than I thought :(

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  2. I have never attempted jewellery so cannot give any suggestions but will enjoy seeing how you alter this piece, it looks okay just as it is to me

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    1. I know it looks good on the outside but............ finish leaves a lot to be desired . And the new avatar should be a lot better I hope :)

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  3. I was wondering if you could use any seed bead techniques... Sharyl's challenge was a good thing.. I am VERY late but finally organised my space too...

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    1. Yes Swapna , seed beading is what I`m working on for this piece but haven`t completed it yet . I loved Sharyl`s challenge too . I saw your space and you`ve done a wonderful job of organizing it ! And as I mentioned earlier , the area near bay window is lovely !!

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