The Style Of Steam Punk
Paper beads steam punk style? Why not? After all, paper beads date back to the Victorian era, certainly something those ladies are familiar with. I got this big, old rusty key from the Pasadena Show last year and just got the chance to do something with it. Extra small round beads and tube paper beads complete the look of this steam punk pendant.
My daughters get the Free People catalog and I’m the one excited, I love looking at their jewelry. I imagine the pretty young ladies looking like nymphs walking around the woods and picking up anything of interest and just breathed life into these pieces.
I consider this pretty tamed in terms of found objects made into jewelry. One day, I would just like to try and use real found objects and make it into an interesting piece. Hmmm… I wonder if I will have time to do another swap, this time, we exchange found objects.
Cascading Copper Earrings – 9th day
We were making the matching bracelet to the necklace that was yesterday’s post but then we realize that it would be perfect as pair of earrings instead. The turquoise colored olive paper beads complements the bronze pearls really well.
We used the same five loop earring finding for the necklace.
You can make the bracelet the same way, just continue ’til you have reached 7 or 7 1/2 inches and attach the other finding on the other end.
Copper And Pearls
Turquoise colored paper beads are paired with pearls and antiqued copper chains in this multi strand necklace. We love the bronze hue of the pearls and its imperfect shape, somehow gives this piece a whole organic look to it. Kayla used an earring finding (which I think is clever!) to hold the copper strands together.
We are working on a matching bracelet, we’ll see…..
Color Of Candy-day 7
Chevron beads have been around for a long time, they are colorful beads cut from a glass cane and has a distinctive star design from where the bead is cut from the cane. They look to me like hard candy while Kayla thinks that the finished necklace has all these bright colors that resembles the United Nations’ flags. Kayla carefully hand selected the diamond shaped paper beads that goes into this piece.
Chevron beads are very inexpensive and Firemountaingems has a nice selection.
The beads complements each other and look nice with the gold plated findings.
We made it long enough so that it can be worn as double strand necklace.
Or as bracelets
A closer look at the necklace, you will see the similar pattern of the chevron beads with the paper beads, except that they are going in opposite directions.
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