Asymmetrical Necklace

I had these beautiful "Hi-tech" beads and daggers for quite a while before I knew what I wanted to make with them. They are gorgeous in my eyes - I love the unusual (for me at least) stamping, and their colors change if you look at them from different angles. I decided to try to make something I haven't done before - an asymmetrical design, and combine 3-D hoops (I just love 3-D beadweaving!).

Although there was not a lot of beadweaving to do, it took me hours to arrange the hoops, embellish the focal "flower" (I didn't plan to make a flower- it just came out along the way, but I am still happy with the result), connect all the parts and make sure that all of them sits nice and well around the neckline.
I love to combine leather in my work, so using some cords for the rest of the necklace was a great solution for me, because I didn't want to overload the design but to keep it rather delicate and simple.


Photographing this necklace was a bit of a challenge - it's hard to take photos that really shows the beautiful sparkle of the crystals (opaque black AB). These photos are the best my photographer could get, using a home-made light-box that we built. It's his passion for photography that made it possible to show this necklace here. If I had to take the photos, I would have given up on the whole thing after only a few attempts! :) Thank you dear Ardjan!

Beaded Beads Necklace

Beaded Beads on Leather cord Necklace

Fan Pendant Necklace

Fan Pendant Necklace

Black and White

One of my favorite color combinations is black and white. Here are some items from an old collection I made:

First necklace is crocheted, using DMC thread and dagger beads in two sizes, plus seed beads and Czech multi-cut beads.

The second one is a tubular peyote rope with peyote beaded beads.

Third is a simple strung long necklace with various glass beads.

Next is a Snowflake-Obsidian cabochon pendant, surrounded with Miyuki triangle beads, attached to a double-core leather collar.

And the last is a bracelet with varios Czech glass beads, strung on an elastic cord.

Freeform Beaded Necklace

I used Japanese seed beads and Czech glass beads for the freeform beaded part, and leather cords and metal wire for the closing.
I worked in Peyote, Square, Herringbone and RAW stitches.
It was fun making it.. :)