Showing posts with label green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Waterfall Bracelet
Some of you have followed this project, which started with a day trip to the Columbia River Gorge, then progressed as I continued beading at home. Now have have finished the project:
I lengthened it into a bracelet and embellishing it with freshwater pearls, labradorite, and peridot. I used labradorite and peridot chips for a more natural feel. I used freshwater pearls with a little bit of texture to the surface for the same reason. I made the clasp out of a lampwork bead in my stash that reminds me of a waterfall:
Thank you all for your encouragement!
I lengthened it into a bracelet and embellishing it with freshwater pearls, labradorite, and peridot. I used labradorite and peridot chips for a more natural feel. I used freshwater pearls with a little bit of texture to the surface for the same reason. I made the clasp out of a lampwork bead in my stash that reminds me of a waterfall:
Thank you all for your encouragement!
Monday, September 6, 2010
From the Idea of Grapes to Beaded Grapes
I've been working on turning my grape vine inspiration into a project. I made my first attempt while camping. The colors are wrong because I did not have my green and purple beads with me, but what I was trying for was a good grape shape.
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...I wasn't happy with the result. The shape was more like an acorn than a grape. Also, it didn't have the light-filled glowing quality I wanted.
When I got back into town, I tried a different design. This time I had the correct colors. I like the shape of the grapes, and I like the way these grapes hang from the stem.
But them my son walked by and asked "What's that green thing?" I decided that having green and purple grapes on the same stem was too jarring.
I was still attached to the idea of portraying ripening grapes, so I decided to mix green and purple together in the same grape. The result was a little too confusing to the eye.
I tried adding more grapes, but that didn't really help. It was too hard to see the spherical shapes when the colors were mixed.
For the final design, I simplified to all purple grapes and added a grape leaf. It took me a couple of tries to get the grapes to hang right on the stem, but now I am happy with the result.
Maybe this bunch of grapes will become half of a set of earrings, or the center piece of a necklace.
......I wasn't happy with the result. The shape was more like an acorn than a grape. Also, it didn't have the light-filled glowing quality I wanted.
When I got back into town, I tried a different design. This time I had the correct colors. I like the shape of the grapes, and I like the way these grapes hang from the stem.But them my son walked by and asked "What's that green thing?" I decided that having green and purple grapes on the same stem was too jarring.
I was still attached to the idea of portraying ripening grapes, so I decided to mix green and purple together in the same grape. The result was a little too confusing to the eye.I tried adding more grapes, but that didn't really help. It was too hard to see the spherical shapes when the colors were mixed.
For the final design, I simplified to all purple grapes and added a grape leaf. It took me a couple of tries to get the grapes to hang right on the stem, but now I am happy with the result.Maybe this bunch of grapes will become half of a set of earrings, or the center piece of a necklace.
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