latest pearls...

[juliebeth]

so i have gobs and gobs of projects either mostly or half completed, and quite a few completed. i REALLY need to open that etsy store and start getting rid of some of these. HOWEVER first i'll show y'all!



dyed red drop pearls knotted to leather and vermeil with pink, yellow, green tourmaline - i am enchanted by the shape, even if the color is rather weird. i also am a little surprised at my liking dyed pearls, but. well, there you are.

bit better view:

 

[juliebeth]

also, chocolate drop pearl earrings!

 

[juliebeth]

man the luster on the large drops is better than the photo could capture! silly iphone.

 

[juliebeth]

FW strand - learned my lesson, not quite long enough for 3x around, a little awkward for 2. still? LOVE!

 

[juliebeth]

dyed peacock "biwas" with tiny gold pearls, lapis, jasper, and sterling.

(please accept my apologies if i already posted these last few - i don't recall!)

(edited to change metals. forgot. now correct!)

 

[juliebeth]

peachy pink gold nucleated and keshi on brass chain (for now). i don't know that i like peachy pink gold pearls, but this necklace pleases me.

 

[maiakity]

^^I like peachy pink gold pearls, but I can't see your attachment of the nucleated pearls! Love your other designs, I like the way you mix materials so creatively!

 

[juliebeth]

k, i think it is visible now - i couldn't see it, either! actually the largest pearls in the rope above are also nucleated. the pricey ones. and thanks, maiakitty!

 

[juliebeth]

a couple more....

keshi and flameball and goldfill...

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nuclear pondslime!

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[juliebeth]

actual WHITE pearls of varying sizes, iolite, labradorite (LOVE THE STUFF! ) goldfill, etc.

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[GemGeek]

I wonder why they aren't showing. Hmmm... Everything looks terrific, so I can't wait until you figure it out.

 

[juliebeth]

dangit! if you click on the words "attachment..." can you then see the photos? that is so weird.

 

[Sarah]

Oooh, very nice designs julieb! I couldn't see all of them, but I love the use of assemetry and mixed materials. Very nice pearls, I especially like the big drops.

I spent my afternoon making a project with African trade beads, sadly no pearls.

 

[juliebeth]

african trade beads are so much fun though! you can knot them on twine, love it!

we should have a thread for non-pearl jewelry projects, we should.

can you see the pictures now? and the random one of my ss pendant? it was a test, then i tried to delete it, and it is still there, for me at least.

 

[Sarah]

african trade beads are so much fun though! you can knot them on twine, love it!

we should have a thread for non-pearl jewelry projects, we should.

can you see the pictures now? and the random one of my ss pendant? it was a test, then i tried to delete it, and it is still there, for me at least.

Yes, you can see all the pics now Love the peach pinks with chain. I think peach looks better this way, broken up a bit. Otherwise it's just too much.

 

[KarinK]

Those are really interesting designs. I love the brass chain mixed in. You do need that Ersy shop

- Karin

 

[pattye]

Juliebeth,

Delightful designs! All dyed pearls are not created equal; some are very pretty and worthy of being worn. Think hard about doing the etsy shop!

 

[juliebeth]

thanks for the encouragement, y'all. i actually *have* an etsy shop, it's just been defunct for quite a while. i'll need to get some better photos to re-open, but perhaps i'll just do that.

 

[GemGeek]

Now that I can see the rest, they are also very cool.