Terri's Bangles

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these.  My friend, Terri, told me how to do these...you can basically look at them at figure them out...if you're not comfortable with them just rolling over your wrist, you can put them all on a slide lock clasp or wear them individually with clasps.  Have to make me some silver ones next!

Thank you, Terri!

Jaycee's Amethyst Cuff Bracelet

Okay, so this isn't amethyst...lol...I used 4mm black Swarovski pearls and 4mm light grey Swarovski pearls...this turned out to be a very nice, comfortable bracelet...Thank you, Jaycee!

You can find this at Jaycee's site:  jayceepatterns.com under fancy bracelets.

Pearl and Crystal Necklace

Have you ever made a piece of jewelry that you don't know why you made it and you're glad you're finished with it?  This looks like a bridal piece.  I'm already married and not planning on getting married again anytime soon.  I guess I can give it as a present or even save it for my daughter for when she gets married.  This is a simple pattern, but it was a stinker to make because of the way the pattern was written.  The pattern was perfect until you got to the "V" and then it said basically "reverse what you did for the first side".  I had to think too much...lol.  I can't remember which magazine the pattern was in...It turned out beautifully, but I would probably have gotten more use out of it had I maybe made it with black pearls and copper crystals?  Not going to make another one, though.

Embellished Netted Bracelet

Hi!  

Finished a bracelet!  Got the pattern from Japanese Beadwork with Sonoko Nozue...page 60...Night Dew...I did not embellish both sides.  This is a nice book, and the bracelet feels nice and slinky on...she had a cool way to embellish it!

Anyhow, give it a try!

Hugs,

Angie
wowmaw@aol.com

Peyote Bracelet with Hidden Clasp

I made this peyote bracelet using liquid silver, which is a little smaller than #1 size bugles...added a picot edge and I thought it looked a little plain, so I added all the pearl fringe around the slide-lock clasp.  It's not a difficult bracelet to make, but I got tired of doing all the fringe...lol...when I get to the end of a project, I WANT TO BE DONE WITH IT!!!   :)  And now I've started a netted bracelet embellished with crystal...as slowly as I bead, my next post will probably be next year, so don't give up on me!

Hugs,

Angie

Princess Kate Bracelet

This bracelet was in either Beadwork or Bead and Button...can't remember.  It was a stinker to do.  I tried to follow the pattern and the cup chain would NOT line up with the tilas...so I reworked it and reworked it and finally ended up with this. 

Latest New Pieces

I have not given up on beading...things have just been hopping around here!  :) My son has graduated from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) and my daughter has successfully completed the 9th grade and is now a sophomore.  I've finished several pieces and even taken pictures...just lazy when it actually comes to posting...sorry!  So here they go!

The first is a gold Russian spiral:

The second one is a silver fringe necklace with a chevron base.  The pattern is by Glenda Payseno:

The third is a pattern that I came up with...nothing fancy and very easy:

And, last but not least, is another pattern that I came up with by playing around...gold tilas done in ladder stitch with a braided rope edge...this one was a stinker when you go to finish up the last row of the edging.

Hope y'all like these...you can leave a comment if you like, but it's much easier if you just e-mail me at wowmaw@aol.com

Hugs,

Angie