Rosemary Cheslock
| Rosemary started with a J.C. Herrell Berry focal bead. Wanting to add a little more, she was able to purchase some accent beads from J. C. and pull out the red and orange found in the focal. Attach to chains and ta-da - a modern look with the focal taking center stage. Thanks for sharing, Rosemary! |
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Kathy Smith
| Kathy is new to beading so her first necklace was a simple stringing design. The apple-shaped dichroic pendant by Sally Pritko appealed to Kathy and she used apple green glass, 2 gold dichroic discs and a few black glass rondelles for contrast. We think she did a great job! |
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Girl's Night Out
My daughter-in-law's sister and nieces came to visit so we had to have a Girls' Night Out making jewelry. All three were new to beading and they learned early on that you spend most of the time picking out your favorite beads. The final products were well worth it.
Grace, Age 7
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We put the butterfly focal on the beading wire and then Grace patiently laid out and strung her symmetrical design. After 3 hours of quiet and determined work, she asked me to make earrings to go with the necklace. Then she asked for earrings for her mother too. After seeing her work so diligently, who could say no? |
Julia, Age 14
| Julia wanted something in yellow so she started with a smooth oval focal of aragonite. Since brass has become so popular, she wanted to use it in her design. After securing the oval stone with a drop of varied beads, a deco window filigree was folded in half and slipped over the top of the focal. Square dapt filigrees were also folded in half to create unique triangular beads along a strand of glass beads and chips and seed beads. |
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Renee, Age ?
| Mom Renee shows how a small focal can still have big impact. The ocean jasper leaf anchors a purple and green design, highlighted with purple dyed moss agate tablets. "New" jade beads, purple dyed pearls sticks and seed beads round out the materials used. And of course, Mom got earrings too. |
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Same Gemstone, Different Look
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In this design the purple dyed moss agate tablets are the focal point. Combined with amethyst and "new" jade squares, small silver rounds add a touch of gleam. |
This was one of the first beads we ever bought from Sher Berman. This design works well with any oval focal bead with a lengthwise hole. You can always change this by using chain on the opposite side of the necklace adding small beads that match the color of your focal. |
