Toggle Clasp by Diana Frey
When I began planning what I would make with her lovely beads, I decided to focus in on the purples of the amethyst. I was looking for a combination of rustic with Diana's sophisticated ornateness. To achieve that effect I used patinaed copper wire which looks almost black and wire wrapped my handmade ceramic beads in various shades of green and Diana's lovely faceted amethyst and antique brass beads.
For the transition between the wire wrapped beads and Diana's gorgeous focal, I used a piece of copper tube that I altered and a piece of antique iron that I purchased last Fall at a Flea Market in nearby Canada.
I used wire, double balled end extra long head pins that I made and some Wooly Wire to attach the bars to the wire wrapping and the pendant. I made a bail for the pendant out of a double extra extra long ball end 16 gauge head pin--a technique I learned from Deryn Mentock's Alchemy of Objects class.
And then to tie all the parts together visually I added a spiral green round bead I made from porcelain to the fabulously delicate dangles on Diana's pendant.
And all the parts together look like this:
Since Diana was SO generous in supplying me with ample Bead Soup, I decided to make another piece with some of the gold, bronze and purple pearl beads and the handmade silver chain she gave me. This piece is done in a free form peyote stitch style.
I love how those clear crystal beads refracted the light into blue and pink !! Now I hope that you will visit Diana and see what she made HERE.. Below is a picture of the beads I sent to her.
Diana took this picture and is happy to have me share it here today.
Visiting the other participants is one of the best parts of this event. I hope you will go and see what they made. The list is below.
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Alicia Marinache
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Amber Dawn Goldish
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Barb Solem
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Bev Breisinger
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Birgitta Lejonklou
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Breana Fry
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Brenda Sue Lansdowne
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Bridget Torres
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Carol Dee Myers
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Carolyn Chenault
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Cassi Paslick
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Cece Cormier
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Cheryl McCloud
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Cindy Wilson
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Crystal Thain
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Cynthia Riggs
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Dana Hickey
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Dana James
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Darlene Fortier
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Deana Hager
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Deanna Cox
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Deb Brooks
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Debra Behrends
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Denielle Hagerman
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Denise McCabe
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Diana Frey
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Diana Welte
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Dini Bruinsma
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DiYana Alcalde
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Dolores Raml
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Donna Millard
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Dot Lewallwn
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Duane Clark
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Dyanne Cantrell
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Eleanor Burian-Mohr
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Elisabeth Auld
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Elizabeth Owens Dwy
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Emily Greer
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Enikö Fabian
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Erin Grant
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Eva Kovacs
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Eva Sherman
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Gina Hockett
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Grace Rotenberg
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Gretchen Nation
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Hannah Rosner
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Heather Davis
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Heather Marston
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Heather Powers
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Ingrid McCue
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Jacqueline Marchant
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Jan Petek
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Janeen Sorensen
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Jane-Michael Stallings
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Jasvanti Patel
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Jayashree Paramesh
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Jayne Capps
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Jean Yates
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Jennifer Cameron
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Jennifer LaVite
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Joan Williams
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Jodie Marshall
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Judy Riggs
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Julie Anne Leggett
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Kat Barron Miller
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Kathy Lindemer
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Kim Hora
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Kim Houston
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Kim Sparks
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Krafty Max
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Kris Lanae Binsfeld
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Krista French
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Kristen Stevens
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Kristi Harrison
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Kumi Fisher
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Laren Dee Barton
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Laura Bracken
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Laura Demoya
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Laurie Hanna
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Laurie Keefe-Cecere
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Lea Avroch
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Leanne Loftus
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Lee Anne Messerschmidt
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Leslie Schenkel
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Linda Anderson
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Linda Djokic
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Linda Murphy
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Linda Sadler
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Lisa Liddy
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Lisa Suver
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Liz DeLuca
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Liz Engriser
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Lola Surwillo
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Loretta Carstensen
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Lori Anderson
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Lori Bergmann
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Lori Bowring Michaud
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Lori Poppe
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Lori Schneider
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Lyn Foley
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Maddison Langford
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Magdalena Sikora
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Mallory Hoffman
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Marcella Austenfeld
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Marcy Lamberson
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Maria Clark
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Maria Rosa Sharrow
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Marianna Boylan
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Marie Covert
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Marti Conrad
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Mary Ellen Merrigan
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Mary Harding
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Molly Alexander
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Nan Emmett
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Niky Sayers
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Pam Chesbro
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Pam Farren
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Pam Sandy
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Pam Traub
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Pamela Gangler
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Patricia Buchanan
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Patricia Johnson
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Patty Miller
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Paula Hisel
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Peggy Gabrielson
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Perri Jackson
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Rachel Baron
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Rachel Stanley
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Rain Hannah
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Rana Wilson
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Renetha Stanziano
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Robin Reed
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Rochelle Brisson
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Rose Rushbrooke
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Ruth Szapa
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Sally Russick
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Sandi Volpe
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Sandra Pendragon
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Sandy Richardson
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Sarah Small
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Shannon Hicks
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Shari Replogle
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Sheila Daniels
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Sheila Davis
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Shiraz Biggie
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Shirley Moore
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Skylar Bre'z
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Staci Smith
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Pomerleau
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Stephanie Weiss
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Sumi Rani
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzette Bentley
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Tamera Norris
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Tracy Choy
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Tracy Stillman
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Valerie Norton
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Vicki Holliday
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Love what you created my new friend! Both pieces are stunning. The free form peyote stitch piece is amazing. I have so enjoyed getting to know you through this swap. Please let's keep in touch. And thank you again for the beautiful beads!
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Diana
Love how you combined elements in each design - stunning! Don't know which one I like better. But the free form peyote does leave me speechless. Great bead partnership.
ReplyDeleteSunning Designs!
ReplyDeleteI expected the unexpected .
But, these are both extraordinary creations !
WOW!!!! m.e. :)
Beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Colors are to die for and so is the bail on the first necklace!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you paired the rustic elements with your soup, stunning!!
ReplyDeleteWhat delicious creations!! I absolutely love both pieces, but the first necklace just speaks to me in such a primitive way, and I have to say it's my favorite. Really wonderful work!!!
ReplyDeleteWell done. Really like the first piece. But I am fascinated with the free form necklace.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! You've done a wonderful job of combining your style with Diana's!
ReplyDeleteboth pieces are stunning, but your free form work just stops me in my tracks! WOW
ReplyDeleteFab pieces. I'm glad to have found your blog and etsy shop. So many goodies to choose from that I fear I will be bankrupt by the time the third reveal comes around!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful...love your style....
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! I love the beadwork on the second necklace...it just flows.
ReplyDeleteWOOOOOOOOOOW Mary
ReplyDeleteI am speechless.......... and that does not happen often :-)
This is ART
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I just love the way to attached the first necklace. They are both wonderful, but I really like the first one!! ~KM http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2013/03/7th-bead-soup-blog-party-reveal-33113.html
ReplyDeleteOh wow. I am IN LOVE with the first necklace !
ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I am very, very impressed... What beautiful works of art! :D
ReplyDeleteI'm on the 3rd reveal, I'm partecipating for the 3rd time on BSBP
ReplyDeletevery beautiful designs! :)
ciao dall' Italia
I love your wire-wrapping in the first piece and really love how you re-purposed various bits and pieces. Brilliant and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFabulous pieces especially like the freeform one
ReplyDeleteStunning pieces, love the focal and what you did with it on the first one and your free form is awesome.
ReplyDeleteOh Mary, your pieces are to die for!
ReplyDeleteYour work is wonderful, I love the wire work on the focal of the first one, and anything free-form is good with me!
ReplyDeleteIadore the transition before the focal. Very unique!
ReplyDeletekathy
Mary - both necklaces are absolutely divine - love the way you're playing with mixed media. The tassle sets off that pendant beautifully, and the free-form peyote is waaaaay beyond my patience level. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteTwo amazingly creative designs. I'm VERY impressed with your skill and talent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklaces, the mixed elements in the first one are wonderful and the second has a real organic spin that feels as much of a piece of art as it is something to wear. Great Soup!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces! The first necklace is right up my alley... :D
ReplyDeleteYou made 2 incredibly cool necklaces, love your style!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful necklaces..... love them
ReplyDeleteI think the most interesting part to me is the inclusion of the antique iron piece. I love your beads, and your palette. I am fond of the Romantic/boho style evoked in the locket and tassel. But the iron grounds the piece, IMHO, and keeps it earthy, not too sweet. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteOh man, how super cool are these?! Home run!! That first one is my fav because it's so unique, but that second one is just delisciously beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful soup. And what you've done with it is even more beautiful.
ReplyDeletewhat gorgeous pieces.. Love your work.
ReplyDeleteNothing less than spectacular and surely expected! Fabulous work Mary, as always!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a fabulous job with both of your pieces! Love them both! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the soup!
ReplyDeleteVery nice jewelries!
loved how you made the bail with wire and objects, that makes the whole piece.. that 1st necklace is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did, everything is just beautiful.
ReplyDeletebeautiful work well done!
ReplyDeleteGreat designs-loved what you made!
ReplyDeleteLinda
the first necklace is spectacular!!!
ReplyDeleteUnique and fun designs! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI would wear either one of these with pride! Your technique and use of color is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous creations! You are an amazing artist and love your beads too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design, lovely colors!Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful, both. I love the way you connect the Focal to the wire wrapped beads.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! The first one is particularly special!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is not always easy to combine two styles, but you succeeded beautifully with Diana´s soup. The amethyst and clay necklace has very nice color and rhythm.
ReplyDeleteI love both of your necklaces - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous pieces -- the first one is so lush and elegant, and the softness of the purples and greens against the textures of the metal make it look like an ancient treasure that you've unearthed. And as a seed beader, I'm a sucker for freeform, so the second piece is a real winner in my book!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful designs Mary! I love the freeform piece.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pieces - I am more partial to the first one, there is something that attracts me a lot :) I love its texture, the way it flows, its organic and elegantly rustic feel. I don't handle seed beads very well - so I am always impressed with people who can do that, so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteStunning creations of beaded jewelry! I love your creation. All are amazing and unique. I design many amazing, different jewelry, bracelet every day.
ReplyDeleteFantastic pieces! I love the mixed textures and materials in the first piece, especially. The second one is simply amazing in color, too. :)
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super freeform beading, im impressed!
ReplyDeleteMary your first necklace is outstanding.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly did justice to the delicious soup!
ReplyDeleteWow! I love your pieces! The freeform is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteFantastic pieces!
ReplyDeleteWow stunning pieces. I just love what you didwith that rusty hardware! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a very interesting pendant, and your designs are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteOh you aren't kidding that you got a good soup! LOVE your work, and combined with her beads, you rocked it out. That first piece is my particular favorite.
ReplyDeleteSoup-er Cool designs!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and I love how you integrated what we learned in Deryn's class!! You have such amazing talent!
ReplyDeleteWOW, what a tasty soup to work with! I love what you did with that first necklace, GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love how you took the first necklace and mixed the styles - very well done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, love the bail on the necklace!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful necklaces! That first piece is fabulous - LOVE the colours and the ingenious transition from chain to pendant. You're an amazing designer and jewellery artist!
ReplyDeleteYes, the soup you received was just scrumptious and you totally met the challenge head on with that simply divine first necklace. It's wonderful. Of course, the second one is also lovely, but I'm just smitten with that first one. Excellent!!
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