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The jewelry I love to wear is always rather simple… made to show off a fantastic bead…or three! The focal bead is made by ceramic artist Tari Sasser. When I started making the Rio Party beads, I finally knew what I was going to do with Tari’s fantastic bead! As luck would have it, my friend Heidi Bond – makes gorgeous hand dyed ribbons – had the perfect ribbon to string it and 2 Rio donut glass beads on. Simple and WOW all in one! $42.00 The ribbon is about 25″ and the focal is 2.5″ long.
Another set of Rio Party color beads. A color reaction between a rare, no-longer-made glass and two more common highly reactive glasses. There is no predicting how the colors will develop but a riot is pretty much guaranteed! You will find baby blue, purple, lavender, burnt orange, golden yellow and teal in these. The five bead set is a smidge under 3″ long. The smaller pair are about 3/8″ and the larger three are around a 1/2″. $27.50 |
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I dropped this gorgeous off mandrel gingko on a tile floor and broke off the glass bail! I was so sad! He staying on my work table for almost a year! He was too pretty to toss! I ground any sharp edges off and wire wrapped him in sterling silver, creating a generous bail. 1.5″ wide x 1.5″ tall. $24.00
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This is such a subtle beauty. It may not look like much at first glance but, look again and you’ll see all these dark, mysterious sky colors. Rich blues in navy and steel, a flash of green or purple, and lots of silver glass shimmer! The key is 2 3/4″ long and the bead was built on the shank of the key in the flame. The key has been polished with a sealing wax to prevent rust and protect your clothing.
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Named for the opitical illusion created by encasing parts of the bead in clear glass. The silver-rich glass used for the purple dots shimmers and gives off a mother of pearl effect in the light. The green dots add to the overall olive tint created by this rich ivory glass. Bead is 3 3/8″ long x “just over” 3/8″ wide. $30.00
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Pair of inverse matching chocolate hearts glass beads. The press I use puts a slight wave pattern in the back and I have not added my usual “puddle” of glass to the bottom sides. The decorations on top are a swirl of either blackberry or mango with a little heart in the opposite color. Great set for earrings!
12.8mm (1/2 inch) hole to hole x 16.5mm wide $10.00
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3 pink and one lonely purple bellflower on anodized steel (black) wire. These can be wire wrapped onto any project. Wire is 20 gauge. $14.00
At 26 mm, this is a very tiny focal for me! But she’s still oh so lovely! Creamy blushing opal yellow base. Feathered with reactive high silver and rare glasses.
26 mm hole to hole x 9 mm wide. $12.oo
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I’ve been teasing the folks on my NEW fan page for a few days with this guy! It was unintentional…The website needed some back end coding and updating and I’m ALMOST done with that. But on to the bead:
Another high silver focal. This one is dark and mysterious…hence the name. Rich dark purples that could be brown in the right light. Smatterings of green, blue and black. Mystery is two beads in one… a split personality. One side has silver rich Murrini, the other has lost of swirls and waves. This bead is a true lentil shape and SO shiny… sure not to disappoint! 34 mm hole to hole (1.3″) x 37 mm x 16 mm thick. A little smaller than some of my more recent focals.
SOLD!
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This bead is a STUNNER! I’ve been staring at it for DAYS! The view on the upper left is in full sun and the right is in the shade. See below for the reverse. About the unusual name: My bestie named it! See that swirl of bluestone stringer on the upper right??? Doesn’t it look just like a catfish??? Since I’m a Southern girl who grew up with a fishing pole in her hands… it only seemed natural to name it after my favorite fish!
This bead has about four layers of glass and is decorated with multiple silver rich glasses and hand pulled blue stone full of sparkling copper matrix. There is also silver laden murrini and lots of swirls. The colors in daylight are more purple and blue. In shade the colors range from yellow to pale lavender and even pink. There is LOTS of sparkle and that wonderful mother of pearl effect I’m so in love with right now! This is a showstopper!
The focal measures: 34 mm hole to hole x 37 mm long x 16 ish mm thick. $55
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