Karyn sent me a completely lovely set of glass beads she made herself, including a lovely pendant. This one was a stretch for me, as there were no holes in the bead! Time to figure out what to do with a hole-less bead... why not glue it like a cabochon to a nice piece of copper?
Here are the results of what I came up with.
Ingredients from Karyn: Beautiful raku black and swirled pendant, Black angular beads, Brown and tan bead, Silver closure
Ingredients from myself: Hand cut, filed, forged, and polished copper rectangle, Copper chain, Copper wire (one piece with bead drawn on both ends), green fabric, amber colored beads.
To do this, I first prepared the copper pendant from a sheet of copper. I then crazy-glued the raku and small amber-color beads. The attachment of the pendant to the mail necklace is a hammered copper circle, wrapped around a wire-formed and fabric wrapped ending. The wire shaping is an idea of Lorelei's I gave a try for myself I created my own 'beads' by using Deryn Mentock's wrapped fabric link technique (thanks again Deryn!)
So, again, i'd like to thank my inspirationLorelei's and Deryn Mentock, my swap partener Karyn, and Lori for hosting this. Why not click on the link to Lori's blog and check out some other bead soup chefs?
50 comments:
This is just too fabulous for words and how lovely of you to explain your design process, most inspiring indeed.
I love what you did with the raku bead (which is awesome) - I love copper and I like how you incorporated the bead and the copper together. I also love the use of the copper chain with the beads! Awesome!
VERY creative use of the cabochon. Good problem solving skills! I hope you enjoy your new necklace, it looks lovely.
Oh what a really lovely pc youve created!! So many hats off to you with what you did with the hole~less focal! This pc is a bit timeless and one can wear it with anything! I am totally impressed!
You did a GREAT job! I love it!
great copper/wire work. I really like how you made & used the head pins
I need to follow you - your creations are extraordinary. Love it absolutely! This is one of my favorites.
I love the focal, very creative. Your work is beautiful!
Now that's something that's a true mix of art mediums that came out gorgeous! That was a fantastic idea of how to use a "hole-less" bead and it really compliments the piece well!
You truly did a great job and I also love reading the explanation about your process.
very nice! so innovative and I'm going to check out the wrapped link idea!
Very nice Soup!! I love anything with copper.
Really cool - I lvoe copper!
Lovely! Love, what you did with your soup!
And thxs for visting my blog. The ringbase is a huge button - I just put wire through the holes in an U-shape and then wrapped the beads around in the button-"cup".
My problem with riveting is to find the right dremel-size according to the wire. Due to the metric-system in Germany I always have problems to get the conversions from ga and inches right. So I would take a 1,2mm drill-bit for 16ga wire? See, no plan...
Beautiful! love all the copper work! this is something I would love to have in my jewelery collection, I think it would be a go to piece!
WOW! This is amazing! I love how you worked the focal. Truely a work of art. Enjoy wearing this piece:)
I love the center piece. The design is beautiful! Love the copper with the beads!
I love what you did with the copper and the focal!
What unique idea to glue the cabazon to a piece of copper. I love the design.
Very unique and the color palette is unusual and intriguing. Nice job with your design.
This is stunning! I love what you did with the focal...the copper works perfectly.
Not easy when there's no hole :) but you did it! and you did it well...lovely! smiles, Virginie
What a clever idea...to glue that bead. I know I never would have thought of that!
Thanks for sharing a heaping helping of yummy soup!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
What a beautiful necklace!! I absolutely love how you mounted the pendant on the copper and then embellished it -- stunning. Thanks for sharing both your design and the process you used to create it!
Lovely! Beautiful components, beautiful design. Good job!
Love what you did with it, most would have wire wrapped it somehow, very unique alternate, I love the look, modern industrial meets Victorian Shabby Chic!
Holy fabulousness! I love, love, love copper but the way you pieced together that focal is gorgeous!!
I love how you solved your holeless bead challenge. The entire thing is a wonderful design. Great job!
Beautiful! I would definitely wear this one!
What a creative solution for your focal! I stare at hole-less beauties and never figure it out! haaaaaa Love the finished result!
I LOVE copper, so this piece just really catches my eye. Nice way to handle the cabochon!
WOW Dale - I love what you have created. Clever use of the cabochon I made! I love it - awesome work!
Karyn
i just love how you put the raku piece on the copper piece!!! great combo and makes an awesome necklace!
Great piece! Congratulations.
Emanda
I love what you made!! The pendant is awesome.
Funky Necklace...love the focal!
Bead Happy!
Michelle
What a great way of using the cabochon! I love the bail you've created with the other beads too.
Yea! Another fiber lover! Great work!
Turned out great Love what you did with the cab!
I love this! So many fabulous components :)
Love what you have done with the focal bead, copper and the many features of your design. Great job.
I like the unique way that you handled the glass pendant. This is a beautiful necklace. I like the uniqueness of the focal area!
How artistic! Love the focal area :)
No holes? Now that IS a challenge! You came up with a marvelous idea and it looks great!
Beautiful!
I really love how you brought the pendant together - so creative!
Fantastic necklace. The use of copper as a backdrop for the pendant is brilliant and I love how it turned out. Gorgeousness!
Love it! It's simply elegant:) And the focal is amazing!
I love that you glued the focal to the copper. What a great idea for a hole-less bead! My kind of solution. Your finished piece is great!!
I love how you combined everything together! It's great!
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