I’ve been pulling pounds of ivory and black stringer for all those glass tiger beads I’ve been working on… and when I have a clump of such gorgeous contrast on the end of my pull rods, I can’t stand to waste it! So I make little hearts. I was struck by how elegant and plain they look and… well, I just could live with that! So I added frit – but ONLY to one side of the bead! So these glass beads have a split personality! One side is understated black and pale ivory, the other will have an explosion of color! Wear whichever side suits your mood!
Duo Split Personality Heart #1 is pink and lavender on the reverse and measures 17 mm wide x 22 mm tall including glass bail. $12.00
Welp, I made SO many pink and brown mini cupcakes, I HAD to blog about it! And I turned some of the matching pairs into earrings. This is one of those sets. $17.00
Shibori is form of Japanese dying – Kind of like our tye – dye but usually quite elegant. this glass bead reminds me of shibori. It is colorful and elegant. It is a long barrel focal made from a temperamental pink glass. If you know you’re going to make something mad, you might as well try to have a little fun with it, right? So, I deliberately used glasses that I thought would make that base glass react and boy did she! tones from pink, mauve, lavender to coral and olive appeared! There is a black and gold ribbon running around the bead as well. This beauty just shimmers in the light! It won’t disappoint! $32.00
This was my entry in last month’s Fire Divas May Flowers Bead Challenge. The lampwork glass beads are some of my favorites ever! I worked really hard on this piece…figuring out how to separate the beads… what should go where and what would make the beads hang right. Each of the LARGE florals took around 40 minutes EACH in the flame, layering color with clear and then shaping. It was a really time consuming set and I hope she finds a good and loving home.
These will fit on a Pandora necklace if you prefer something more upscale than the hand dyed ribbon I have them strung on. $119.00
This pendant is my entry into the March Art Bead Scene contest, inspired by the Van Gogh painting of the same name.
ABOUT THE BEADS: The art glass beads were handmade by me, Holly Dare of Holly’s Folly ~ Glass. The focal is made of layers of opaque and transparent teal glass for depth. The flowers are white with a bit of pink. I didn’t want the pink to overpower the piece.
The Bellflower dangle is an opaque pink on stainless steel wire.
ABOUT THE PENDANT: The upper part is a wired wonder! The flower petal shaped bail, the roller coaster swirl and the large hammered flower are all ONE piece of sterling wire! I carried out the flower motif with a smaller hammer wire flower dangling from the large one. The bellflower dangle completes the piece. $49.00
I had a customer request a larger focal to match her earrings. I had never thought of doing a larger truffle for a pendant. I liked it so much, I made two. You can see hers HERE. 1/2″ hole to hole x almost 5/8″.
1 focal $10.00 I will wire wrap for an additional 12.00 – just ask.
