Beadweave Necklace

This is a variation on a Mary Davis creation and I like it very much. I wanted it to have an antique feel and think I achieved that with the colours I choose.

Lampwork Bead Necklace

Here's a photo of a lampwork bead necklace I made. I wanted a way of wearing lots of my lampworks beads at once and something that was a bit versitile.

I wear this necklace very long or wrap it once to create two strands. Unfortunately it looks wierd as a bracelet because I think there are just a few too many beads for that.

I've used a bit of leather and just tied simple knots between groups of beads so the lampwork isn't too overwhelming.

Crochet Rope

This is a crochet rope I made a while ago. It's a simpler version of something that was in Bead and Button sometime ago. I liked how it went from light to dark and wanted to have a try myself. Picking the colours took ages.

It's just a long rope that I either tie once or lots of times weaving in the ends to give a big knot as is in the photograph.

Beadweave Bracelet

Here's a bracelet I finished recently and am very fond of.

I've had some commemorative coins for years and have been lucky enough to go to a few different countries. I had these coins and liked the look of them but didn't really know what to do with them. I decided to work on a way to wear them as a bracelet.

An old copy of Beadwork magazine had a pattern for circular peyote which I used and expanded to get to the right size for the coin then went to right angle weave for the sides.

I beaded around each coin individually then sewed them all together at the end and added a clap which I designed to fit in with the look of the bracelet. Unfortunately I made it slightly bigger than I would have liked but, luckily, not so big that I can't wear it. It was a tricky one to size correctly and I was so excited to finish it I probably didn't pay enought attention to making sure the size was spot on.

Crochet Bead Collar

Here's a photo of a crochet bead collar I made sometime ago.

I really like the colours in this and it looks brilliant on my new thingy I got for Christmas.

It's from an old Bead and Button wirework magazine. It's a crochet chain that's plaited with some yarn.

Laura McCabe's Lantern Lighter Necklace Variation

I've recently finished my variation on Laura McCabe's Lantern Lighter Necklace and am very pleased with the results. I wanted to be able to wear it in a variety of ways which resulted in a necklace that can be worn at least five ways. The first is the picture above. I made the lariat in sections so I could put it together to give different looks.

The variation above uses two of the sections and a long toggle join with a beaded bead in the centre. The beaded bead is an elaborate version of Marcia DeCoster's Bellissimo Bead (featured in 'The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving').

For this version I realised I needed to create a toggle join with two "bars" on each end in order that I could add the beaded bead in to give an asymmetrical look.

This last variation is more simple with the omission of the beaded bead.