Necklace and watch set

OK its not a card today, I have been having a play with my beads

This set is made using

the following beads

Howalite 

Silver leaf Agate 

Black obsidian

Brown Picasso Jasper

 I just went for a simple floating necklace .

This is one of my favourite styles for day time, nice and comfortably to ware not to heavy a feel to the necklace that you can get when using more semi precious beads 

The watch I have been meaning to make for ages, I bought his face the same time as I did the pink watch that I blogged a few months ago

 Again I have used the same bead as listed above.

All threaded onto stretch elastic.

I find because I have small wrists the stretch elastic gives a better fit.

I dont like to feel the watch moving about, and thats what happens if I use a clasp

much easier to take on and off too

 Just a few close up photos, love all the warm brown shades in

these beads

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Challenges

Creative challenges- anything but a card

Try it on a Tuesday  -Anything

Craft your passion- Anything but a card

Make it Monday- anything goes 

Beaded Watch, Pink Lace Agate and Black Obsidian

Pink Lace Agate and Black Obsidian.

Are the Beads that I have used to make this Stretchy Watch strap

Love the pink lace agate, it is much nicer up close than it shows on the photo.

I am planning to make a matching Necklace and Bracelet 

All the beads came from Beads Direct, watch face was a bargain on ebay

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Two more Necklaces

The purple one is Amethyst chips and chunks with shell beads thread onto purple wire

This green one is all glass beads from a box I bought from beaders companion.

I still have a few left over to make a matching bracelet 

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Tigers Eye & Sunstone Necklace

Had a morning playing with my beads, still trying to use up my stock pile so I can go on a shopping spree, seen loads of new beads that I need in my life.

This one has tigers eyer and the lighter beads are sunstones

A closer view. 

The leaf Pendant I bought in a little shop in Yeovil last summer, It ll has been threaded onto gold wire.

Matching stretch bracelet 

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Gem Necklace

This Necklace uses Red Aventurine chips  and Sunstone ovals and rounds

If you look at the close up you will see that I have used two strands to thread the chips on then put both of these through the larger Jasper oval and rounds

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Black Multi Strand Necklace

Future Daughter in law Steph loved the blue necklace that I did yesterday , so I offered to make her one.

She wanted it in black with some red and silver beads as highlights

Look at the post below for the blue Version 

  The beads are some that were left over from another project that I did a few months ago, and the silver ones came from the same broken necklace that I used on the Blue version 

Getting to use all my bead stash up ready for my shopping spree when Beaders Companion open their online store

Multi Strand Necklace

Had fun playing with a stranded necklace.

The beads are some that I have had in my stash for awhile, I think some of them came from a Necklace  that I bought awhile ago That had broken.

So don't throw away those old beads make them into something new

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Pink and Cream Pearls

Making a nice dent in all the bead stash that I have Collected

These ones are Pink and Cream pearls with some lovely pink crystal  spacers.

Very pleased with this one look very pretty on

Close up of the beads, the pink crystal spacers really catch the light and sparkle

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Purple illusion necklace

Well Got the Bug back and did another one as I had all the tools and bead boxes out, This one is Purple Jasper and Amethysts chips with some silver beads and toning glass beads thrown into the mix

Not a great Photo light is pretty poor here today, none stop rain and dark clouds.

But very pretty up close.

please see the black and red one in the post below

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Floating Necklace

Treated My self to a shopping spree got some black grey pinstripe trousers  and also picked up  a black Jumper to go with them.

So this morning got out my beads and made myself a floating necklace to wear.

I was planning in making it all black and gold but somewhere along the making plan changed and I ended up popping in these red and black speckle stones that I have had in my stash for awhile 

 I did not want it to be a heavy looking full beaded necklace so that why I went for the floating bead look.

Its so light when it on you don't notice it, I hate the feel of heavy necklaces

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Shades of Blue

Here are two more that I did a few weeks ago, just not got around to putting them on the blog
this one has blue Jasper and some Czech fire polished beads, they have a really nice sparkle when the light catches it

 This was my first illusion necklace

Red tones

This is one that I did last might, love the large red flat beads , my first multi stranded necklace.

Here it is in close up, sorry the light is not so good this morning

been at it again

I could become addicted to this, trying some new techniques with chain and links, I will be doing some more of these

I have used some Red miracle beads with metal tubes and a few cream pearls and of course the same chain that I used on my charm bracelets

Here is the set

Here is the finished set

I will be wearing this to the wedding

my first necklace

Well I have been having another play with some of the beads I bought during the week.
I must admit to feeling really pleased with myself when I finished this,this is my first necklace,I love the colours and like it so much I will be wearing it to the wedding It matches my outfit.just need to make a bracelet and earrings to match.
I hope you like it.

I am enjoying this so much, been wanting to try for ages and so glad that I did.

Aleysha`s bracelet

Here is the pink bracelet that i finished this morning, hoping to do a necklace next

this one is for Aleysha her birthday is tomorrow and she is getting married two weeks on Saturday.
I have just finished her seating planner, I will take a photo tomorrow when the light is a but better

Stephs Bracelet

Well been having another play, this bracelet is for my future daughter in law Steph, its here birthday tomorrow, so made this to pop into the box that I made earlier

Half way through making one in pink for my daughter Aleysha, who's birthday is also tomorrow, will post later when its finished

Two more bracelets

well had another little play over the weekend, made another memory bracelet and added bead charms to each end , the second bracelet has a clasps 

The beads are clear and shiny black with a mixture or round and square ones.
just need to find a good online store  to buy more beads, not much available in my local area (any recommendations welcome)

First jewllery projects

OK my beginners kit came, still need to get a good selection of beads, but it has all the tools, beading mat and board and an instruction book with detailed instructions that are easy to follow, so I am very pleased with it.
I also had a little play today

Here are some shades of brown beads that I have had for my card making, I bought some memory wire, followed the instructions in my beginners book and this is what I made

                                                                          Here it is on

So not to bad for a first attempt, I made a few mistakes finishing the ends, but it will be easier next time.        
Them I wanted to have ago at ea rings, so used some of the beads and findings from the kit followed some instructions on you tube and here they are

                  Tried to photo them dangling but a bit hard in this light, so not a great picture

well let me know what you think, I will have to visit some bead shops to stock up on my stash, cant wait to try new techniques