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| "Evening Shade" 
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This necklace is an elegant evening-wear bib-style necklace. I created it using glass bugle and seed beads, woven using ladder and picot stitches, and completed it with graduated fringe at the front for an absolutely gorgeous, silky effect :) A very special gift for a great friend! |
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| "Violet Shimmer"  (click on photo for larger image) |
A new client requested a number of jewellery sets. This stunning lariat and bracelet set in violet frosted glass Japanese Matsuno beads is the first in the series. The lariat was hand-crocheted to a final length of 4 feet, and is finished off hand-wired, long tassels, composed of different glass beads and crystals. The bracelet was created using the spiral rope stitch, and finished off with a 10K gold hand-crafted hook clasp. |
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| "Classic Black" 
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By custom order in February 2002 to client in Illinois, U.S.A. | This set, for the same client as the "Violet Shimmer" and "Autumn Melange" sets, consists of a lariat and bracelet. The pieces were hand-crocheted using tiny, shiny black cut-glass beads, resulting in a subdued sparkling effect. The lariat is just under 4 feet long, and the bracelet is 7.5" with a chain clasp extender for adjustability. |
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| "Autumn Melange" 
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By custom order in March 2002 to client in Illinois, U.S.A. | This last set of the series consists of another lariat and bracelet, hand-crocheted using a gold, brown, bronze, and frosted brown glass beads, all mixed together for a very unique effect. The lariat is 4 feet long with hand-wired tassles consisting of various glass and crystal beads. The bracelet is 7.5" with a chain clasp extender for adjustability. |
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| "Beaded-Bead Beauty" 
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By custom order in May 2002 to client in Spokane, Washington, U.S.A. | This challenging custom order came as a request from a new client in Washington. The task required me to create 28 individual beaded-beads, each created using the peyote stitch and various patterns of blue and black Japanese laser-cut Delica beads. The beaded-beads are strung on softflex wire, intersperced with blue and black Swarovski crystals and silver spacers. The necklace is versatile: it can be worn with the toggle clasp and dangle in the front, as shown, or with the dangle removed and the clasp at the back. The necklace comes with a pair of beaded-bead earrings on sterling silver earwires. |
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