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

[branchandroot]

Ooooo, those are lovely!

[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!

[misbegotten]

What wonderful beadwork! I particularly like the Fiddle Joy.

[sasha_feather]

Love all the red and black, very strong and powerful.

[sqbr]

These are gorgeous!

[kaberett]

I am very much enjoying these. <3

[forestofglory]

Wow! These are all lovely!

[wendelah1]

Beautiful!

[yourlibrarian]

I like the way you tagged it "joyful things." I put on a necklace today when I went out that I didn't even remember making so that was one of my joyful moments of the day ;)

[runpunkrun]

I really like the design and shape of the red & black Fiddle Joy necklace! Especially those two seed beads inside the open circles. And the color and pattern of the last piece is also very appealing. I like to make my necklaces so they double as bracelets, too.

[sulien]

Here via the stayinside com. I love your work, these are gorgeous! I do beading and wire work as well, or at least I have (not in the past couple of years though) and know how time consuming and fiddly this sort of thing is. Great work!

[minoanmiss]

Your necklaces are gorgeous!