Necklaces Made From Bead Show Beads

Take a look at this!! This came out really nice. Now I am wishing I had bought even more strands of beads last week at the Bead Show. I did buy 26 strands but you tell me… wouldn’t you make more of this design if you had more beads?

For the above necklace I used beads shaped like flowers, huge round green ones and green bead chips. They all have touches of mauve. I have enough flower beads to make another necklace but the ones left are more peachy than mauve.

Here are more necklaces made using some of the Bead Show beads.

I had planned to leave these new beads in the bag and not use until January 2009 but with each look inside the bag, ideas kept popping into my head.

The vendor I purchased these beads from, I thought was local, but his business card says he is in New Jersey. I will have to check on-line to see what they charge for shipping.

Thanks, Michelle…for the Roses!!

Sunday, October 12

Michelle, a friend of mine from Nevada, sent me some beads she thought I could use in my jewelry designs. Amongst the beads were some really cute but delicate looking ivory roses and rosebuds. I had no clue what to use them for so month after month I would dig them out, look at them and put them back.

A few days ago I was looking at them and an idea hit me. Make earrings and a charm keychain. An idea I got from one of the books I bought at last week’s Bead Show.

I REALLY LOVE how they turned out. Not sure what they are made of. They are not real hard, kind of pliable. If I pinched hard enough, I bet I could break off one of the petals. But I won’t be doing that, now will I? Too pretty.

So… Michelle, if you are reading this… Thanks!!