Isn’t This Clasp Perfect!!

Found these in my Clasps organizer. Been in there a couple years. Silver with tiny topaz Swarovski crystals. They are magnetic and fold over.

Perfect for my tubular herringbone bracelets.

Thought I would work again with my bronze and topaz beads. Still some left. And added some silver silver-lined ones to the mix. All 8/0 seed beads. My favorite size beads to work with.

I like how the clasp end fits inside the tube.

This came out SO GREAT!! I want to make more!! (I have 2 more clasps like this.)

These photos are of the same bracelet. Different views.

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Here’s a sneak peek of what I am working on next. I am calling this BowTye. An original design by yours truly.

Well, back to the grind.

What are YOU working on?

Contest Prize Is On The Way

Just an update on the contest prize.

I mailed the Halloween necklace this morning USPS Priority Mail. Supposed to take 2-3 days.

Lillian, let me know when it arrives. And if you could take a picture of you wearing it, that would be fantastic. I’ll post it on my blog.

Thanks again to all who participated. I like giveaways and plan a couple more before this year ends. Who knows. Maybe one of my newest bracelets will be the prize.

Stay tuned.

And The Halloween Necklace Goes To…

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Comment 11

On October 20, 2010 at 1:29 pm Lillian Dummer said:

ok I put it on my face book page

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Congrats, Lillian. I will send an e-mail confirming you as the winner of my contest. Please respond back quickly. You have 24 hours to send me your name and address.

Thanks, everyone, for participating!!

Meet The Herringbone Family

Couldn’t just make bracelets. How naked would the rest of the body be!! So I made a necklace and earrings.

Here they are……

Necklace and Open Triangle Embellishment

Worn simple without.

Or dramatic with.

Necklace doubles as a triple wrap bracelet.

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This is a close-up of the open triangle. (It’s made using peyote stitch.) I added a 6 bead fringe all around it using 11/0 seed beads. It fits over the green button closure.

Can be worn with this bracelet.

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And I made a pair of peyote earrings. (Maybe I will make some herringbone earrings.)

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Took more photos of the bracelets. I think these are better.

And one last photo. The whole set.

2 More Days Until Contest Ends

Don’t forget to enter my giveaway. Click here.

http://thisyearsdozen.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/you-set-a-record-yesterday-giveaway/

Contest ends Sunday, October 24, 2010 at midnight EST.

If you already left a comment or sent me an e-mail, THANK YOU!! If you haven’t entered yet, just think, you could be wearing this around your neck soon.

What are you waiting for!!

Good Luck.

Day 3: Tubular Herringbone Charm Bracelet

There will not be a Day 4. I am done!! And I went ahead and finished the first one too.

I made the triangles into charms.

BEFORE

AFTER

Day 2: Tubular Herringbone Bracelet, A and B

Now there’s an A and a B bracelet.

I was tickled to finally learn the Tubular Herringbone stitch. And as I mentioned yesterday, it’s an easy stitch to learn. So I wasn’t even disappointed that I had to ditch the first bracelet and start on a second one.

As I was adding the loop clasp part, I realized the color placement was all wrong. The green beaded toggle bar would be on the “purple” end. I didn’t want to pull out all that Fireline. So I just started from scratch.

This time I plotted out exactly where each color would go. The toggle bar will be green. Just need to decide on which color beads for the toggle loop. Crystal or green.

I have an idea on what to do with the mini triangles. Have to try it and see.

Be back tomorrow with Day 3.

“YOU Set A Record Yesterday” Giveaway

To My Readers, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 was a record setting day for my blog. 1739 views. WOW!! The previous high was 1278 on August 12, 2009.

To celebrate, I am giving away this Halloween necklace.

How to win? Do any or all of the following. Lots of chances to win.

Post a comment here on this post.
Post a comment on any of my blog posts.
Post my giveaway on YOUR blog, then come back and post the link.
Post on Facebook or Twitter and come back to tell me you did.
Post on other social networks, and yes, come back to tell me.
If you comment via e-mail, I will “move” your comment here to this post.

Contest runs through midnight EST, Sunday, Oct 24th. Should be enough time to pick a winner and get the necklace mailed in time for you to enjoy it on Halloween.

I will use Random Generator to select ONE WINNER. The winner will be contacted via e-mail the day after contest closes. Winner will have 24 hours to contact me with name and address. Or, yep, the sad part… a new winner will be selected.

AND EVEN MORE CHANCES TO WIN…

To help get the comments started, you can answer one or all of these.

1. Are you planning to wear a costume for Halloween?

2. What is (or was) your favorite Halloween candy?

3. If I visited you, would I see Halloween decorations inside or outside?

Each comment counts as one chance to win. Help me spread the word. Good luck!!

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Necklace was handcrafted by yours truly.

Made with 2mm orange and black macrame cord. Dangling Halloween charms are metal and hard plastic. Filler beads are round black plastic. Tie closure slides open. Pull cord to tighten and close. Measures 21″.

Sneak Peek: Tubular Herringbone Bracelet

Have you tried Tubular Herringbone?

Easy. I learned how to make the basic stitch in 5 minutes. Using Beth Stone’s book, More Seed Bead Stitching. Pages 18-19. Her instructions and illustrations are easy to follow.

This is how my bracelet looks today. Day 1.

BBL.

Ruffles and Pearls Cuff Bracelet

For some reason, my latest designs have been taking not just hours, but DAYS. And it is not even like I am switching from project to project due to boredom. Like I used to do. I am actually working on the same piece. Hours here, hours there.

Sometimes I am tempted to start on something equally delicious. I think about my next design and assorted color combos. But… I keep going.

Just finished this bracelet I am calling Ruffles and Pearls. My original design.

I started off with triangles. YIKES!! I am still stuck on triangles.

The plan was to make two, stitch them up and add a cute little triangle clasp. But the triangles only measured 5″.

So…. I ended up with two partial triangles and a hexagon in the middle. Trying to make it longer. (You can see that cute little triangle clasp in this photo. It didn’t work. Too tiny.)

This is the plain version.

Here is the Ruffles (fringe) and Pearls version.

Front view standing up.

Around the wrist.

The backside. I love this view. Looks like an apron tied from the back.

 

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And this is how it WOULD have looked.

With black roses. I was going to do a black beaded toggle bar to bring in the black.

With large silver buttons. I really liked this look and would have gone with it had I had a 3rd button. I wanted one for the clasp closure. But only had the 2.

Even thought of using this burgundy Jasper gemstone. Wouldn’t this stone be pretty as a cabochon?

But my creative vision kept searching for the “right” look. And I found what I was looking for right there in my stash.

 

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Question for you…

Would you have used any of the unused ideas?