Repurposed Meets Recycled
One of my finds at the Pasadena Bead and Design Show were these vintage perfume bottles. I just get drawn to anything old and antique, I always imagine what kind of person owned this piece and wearing them somehow transports you to that time and place. I must have been one of those ladies in waiting in my previous life 🙂
I wire wrapped small round beads with rose quarts for the necklace chain, to have more of that vintage feel. I can imagine the Victorian ladies rolling paper beads.
I love how this came out, specially when worn.
I added the feather and fan charms, there is so much going on in this necklace.
Another day of turning ordinary to extraordinary!
Easy Elastics-Three’s A Charm
I like the idea of the stackable rings, why not bracelets? Well, these three elastic bracelets are supposed to be worn together with three good luck charms dangling from it: beckoning cat (popular in Asian culture), feather and the clover. I made these using the diamond shaped paper beads strung on elastic.
I put red 8/0 seed beads in between, red is also a color for good luck and happiness 🙂
This would be pretty too if done in silver or copper charms and small wood beads in between.
So, what have you done with your paper beads today? We are going to have a Gallery in one of our categories soon and if you would like your work to be featured in our Gallery just drop me an email in the Contact Us link on your right hand side.
I hope that whoever will wear this will have an abundance of good luck!
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