Linda's Lowly Beading Adventures

[linda.wald]

I finished the second amethyst and citrine necklace. It is almost the same, so I will put a closeup of near the clasp, where I used 3mm gold filled beads to make it easier to do the doubling back:

Next up, I will string some of the marvelous malachite I got from Sarah at the Kojima studio!

 

[CortezPearls]

Very nice Linda!

 

[pattye]

Linda, this is a good way to finish the back-knotting and the gold beads flow with the rest of the strand, lovely!

 

[A Breaker]

Linda I come look thru this thread any time I want to see lovely beaded necklaces! Can't wait to see the new ones!

 

[linda.wald]

Here's some of the malachite I got from Sarah at PbtB. It reminds me of the resistors I used to make electronics projects way back in high school. These beads are lovely material! My apologies, I forgot the penny for scale; the clasp is about 16mm X 6mm.

 

[pattye]

Gorgeous, Linda! Love love love how the bead shape repeats in the clasp!

 

[CortezPearls]

Looks really nice Linda!
And they do remind me of transistors! Brought back memories of visiting Radio Shack for my electronic projects.

 

[linda.wald]

Thank you, Pattye and Douglas! And also thanks to Marianne and Jeremy. And oh, good old Radio Shack!

 

[CathyKeshi]

Oh so pretty Linda ... it was so fun sifting through those malachite beads with you I ended up with the other shape (elongated tapered beads) for the gift strand I needed but wish I'd bought some of these transistors for myself ... well done Linda, well done!

 

[A Breaker]

I love them!!! Quite Art Deco!

 

[linda.wald]

Thank you Cathy and A Breaker! And Cathy, have you strung yours yet? It's such lovely stuff.