beading: the Red and the Black Extravaganza

[jesse_the_k]

Another couple days, some more beaded jewelry. I am so lucky to be able to do this! I can't panic when I'm attempting to thread a teeny bead and keeping count on my patterns. This post has a red and black theme, and I've never read Stendhal.

I had so much fun making this red & black Fiddle Joy necklace. The pendant is a blackstone ring holding one matte black rondelle between matte red seed beads. Its chain is sturdy matte red white heart beads framed by matte Czech cones, alternate with black rings holding red seed beads. There’s a lot for nervous fingers to interact with!

Fiddle Joy sideways

Fiddle Joy head on

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Shiny black glass tab pendant on red crystal chain separated with silvery glass beads.

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This long strand can be a necklace or (tripled) a bracelet. Like all my jewelry, it closes with a finger-friendly button toggle. For this one, it’s a faceted black glass Czech button in ring of silvery seed beads

Czech wedding cake beads (large black rice with stepped white edges) alternate with opaque red crystals.

As necklace

Same strand shown as bracelet

Comments

[tozka]

They're so lovely!! The Fiddle Joy is my favorite, I love the pattern.

And you've inspired me to at least take my beads OFF of the storage string things and dump them into a bag for future use, instead of just stashing them unused for another three months. Yay!

OOOOOH!

[jesse_the_k]

I get a bead-enabler-merit badge!

DO IT DO IT DO IT.

I give you 100% permission to make something and then hate it and take it apart and make something else.

Most of the things I string I've experimented at least three times with.

And thanks for your kind words.

Re: OOOOOH!

[netmouse]

That's such a great form of encouragement. I was just thinking that half the reason I haven't done more sewing projects is because I am afraid of ruining/wasting the materials. I need to give myself permission to mess up.

I too love the fiddle joy.

Re: OOOOOH!

[jesse_the_k]

<3