Very Cherie-Beaded Jewels

'I've got the world on a string...'



Beads, beads and more beads... brilliant, bold, bright, beautiful beads! They glisten, they sparkle, they shimmer and shine. they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and textures; round, square, hexagon, bicone, oval, paddle and dagger shaped. They also come in flower and leaf shapes and so many others. The patterns on them are bold, flowery and pretty, geometric, abstract or psychedelic or exotic and in all the colors of the rainbow. They are translucent, opaque, matte, textured, shimmery, irridiscent, bumpy. Beads can be made of clay, metal, blown glass, lampworked; handmade or machine made locally or in far away places like Europe, Asia and Africa. They can be strung on wire, silk, cord, leather, ribbon or embroidery floss or woven into beautiful, stunning jewelry. Beaded jewelry can be worn everyday to work or a fun day at the beach; an evening out or a gala event.



I am fascinated with beading. I find it so relaxing. Just stringing them or weaving, picking up a bead, another and then another - the action is so repetitive... it's almost meditative. As you add the beads and watch your design grow, the joy and satisfaction of seeing the end result - a beautiful piece of jewelry; that is so fulfilling!



Saturday, December 17, 2011

Thar Desert - Sold

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This is a beautiful necklace that reminds you of a sunset in a desert. 

I had a photo of the sunset in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India.  The colors in the Unakite gemstone pendant and tiny round beads had these colors in them that echo the colors of the desert and the sunset, yellow, orange, brown, purple and the wooden beads had the color of the sand in the photo.  They looked so good together.  The little glass beads also had the sunset colors in them.
I've finished the necklace with a brass toggle clasp that adds to the warmth of the necklace.
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