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| Bead Hoarders jasper necklace with hand made clasp and pearl and beaded bead strap |
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| Glass copper colored edge beads |
The two sides have different colored edging:
Copper Edging
The other side is edged in olive:
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| Glass olive colored edge beads |
Due to poor planning on my part I did not capture enough photos during the daylight hours. Unavailable is a clear view of the brass cut beads embellishing the edge of the focal.
What I did capture was a picture of the hand made clasp on the bust.
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| Hand made clasp, based on tutorial by Nicole Hanna |
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| Bead hoarders special |
One last picture before you make your way to the other participants of the necklace on a bust. Again, poor planning, I took the photos in the late afternoon on a day off, and this was the best I had.
Finally, thank you to Lori Anderson for hosting this blog hop and providing the opportunity to share and the push to create. Thank you for visiting. The other participants are linked below.
Robin Kae Reed http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com/
Melissa Trudinger https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
Melissa Trudinger https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
The necklace is fabulous. And that clasp is amazing. I've tried a bit of wire weaving and I cannot get anything remotely close to that to happen. Spectacular.
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DeleteI really do highly recommend Nicole Hanna's tutorials. Practice helps. The weave is not difficult it is the shaping that always gets me.
Oh wow what a necklace! I love it's medieval vibe - truly unique and beautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you. I love the stone and the beaded beads wear well.
DeleteThis is just full of awesomeness! First of all - YAY! Another seed beader! And that wire clasp? Way beyond awesome. I love everything about this piece. YAY YOU!
ReplyDeleteWhat enthusiasm- I just love it. Can't wait to hit your blog in the list. Thank you so very much you made me smile.
Deletelove the focal bead setting - and I JUST found the same clasp tutorial! I haven't bought it, but I really really like it!
ReplyDeleteI recommend the tutorial- I have quite a few from Nicole and they are all well done. Actually it is through her tutorials that I have learned all of my wire weaving skills. Be forewarned you will need a closed jump ring to complete the clasp and I recommend an 8mm jump ring. I had to go to Michaels and buy a strand of spacers to complete the clasp.
DeleteThank you.
Wow! This is so beautiful. I'm sure we all nodded at the comment of buying something when you had no intention to buy - been there, done that. I admire anyone who enjoys working with seed beads, but love the look of them. I cannot get over how pretty this is, the gorgeous focal, and the wire work.
ReplyDeleteThanks Marci. I am happy to report that the last bead show I went to with the intention of just picking up a bit of wire and a few jump rings I exited successfully with only a single spool of wire. Honestly I do not need another bead but I am sure there are more in my future and the last show was a one-off event.
DeleteIf you hadn't made it clear, I would have swore the clasp was your hoarded piece ! W O W - what a lovely clasp, and a lovely piece of jasper, too. I can so understand why you had to have it.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am really enjoying learning how to weave wire. Best of all, I still have 9 more pieces of the jasper.
DeleteBeautiful and brilliant design! I adore your work!
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much. It was a delight to make this piece.
DeleteWow! A real show-stopper, KJ!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am going to have to decide if I want to sell it or keep it. It is an easy piece to wear.
DeleteGotta love jaspers. One of my favorites as well. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I fell hard for the colors in this stone.
DeleteYour jasper bead is a beauty. I am very fond of jasper. Your seed beading did it justice! The clasp you made is stunning. It must have taken a lot of time and patience. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteThe beading always takes time- I am slow. It took me three tries to get the clasp right, which is less time than it took me to do the beading. Patience I have in abundance so long as I am not standing in line or waiting for the bus.
Love love LOVE the necklace! The focal stone is so pretty. I always get Ghost Eye or Bird's Eye Jasper confused. Maybe they are the same thing (you know how all stones these days have kabillion trade names lol), but it looks like a Bird's Eye and the colors are some of my favorites. Perfect frame for it with the bead work! The clasp was a great choice for the over-all look and you executed it beautifully. You've got this weaving thing in the bag!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nicole.
DeleteI have no idea of what kind of jasper it is other than pretty with great colors.
Thank you for the compliment on the weaving. I have grown rather comfortable with the weaving now I need to get comfortable with the shaping. Your compliment means a lot.
Beautiful design.. so much work.. well done
ReplyDeleteThank you Fay. This was both a challenge and a joy and I am pleased that it came together so well.
DeleteI love jasper anyway, but this beautiful focal is exceptional! Your work is absolutely incredible. I am in awe.
ReplyDeleteI love stones and there was no way that I could walk out of the bead show without the strand of this jasper- the colors are just so rich.
DeleteThank you for the compliment. I am rather proud of how the whole thing turned out.
Lovely, lovely - every bit of it from the focal to the clasp. The clasp makes me think of English period piece jewelry in shape and detail. I bet you're glad you picked up that stone despite not planning to buy anything!
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DeleteI picked up an entire strand of these stones, this is the second one I have used. And I do not regret it for a moment.
Oh I so love jasper and you have done this piece justice, very nice necklace!
ReplyDeleteThank you. It seems jasper is quite popular with bead hoarders. :)
DeleteBeautiful! Thank you for sharing your work with us. Gorgeous clasp. Even more beautiful setting for the stone.
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much. I am glad Lori offered the blog hop- it was just the push I needed to do something.
DeleteAmazing design! your clasp is so gorgeous and I can see why you couldn't pass up that stone...beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kari. I fall in love with so many beads, but this strand was spectacular he colors so warm and easy to work with. I am glad I did not pass it by.
DeleteFirst things first: what an amazing clasp! It could stand alone as a focal. I do love your jasper stone. Jasper is a favorite of mine and these colors are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment on the clasp. It is so much fun learning how to weave wire and honestly I cannot say enough good things about Nicole Hanna's tutorials.
DeleteI love love the clasp - its feels so poetic!! Thanks for the tutorial link
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteYou are welcome for the link- Nicole is quite prolific.
Ooh, I love jasper, too. Your necklace is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mimi. I have to say that I have had no other stone that has been as easy to design with.
DeleteYour necklace has just blown me away. Talk about stunning! I love that you used the jasper used horizontally. Your seed bead bezel is perfect. The seed beading on the chain is exceptional and able to draw the eye away from the focal, resulting in overall balance and harmony. Of course the clasp is wonderful. That piece of jasper obviously was made for you, and I'm really glad you didn't pass it up.
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DeleteI bought an entire strand of this jasper and the only other necklace that I made from it is vertical. I have really enjoyed working with it and there is more to come. (You can see the other piece here: http://kjsbeadaciousbeads.blogspot.com/2012/11/cinnamon-and-honey-harvest-treat.html)
Thank you again Liz for all the fine compliments.
Another seed beader and you are following the elusive grail of wirework with the seed beads. Way to go
ReplyDeleteI have loved wire weaving for quite some time, errr, strike that, I have loved the look of wire weaving for quite some time. Sometime last year I realized that I really needed to learn how to make clasps and it seemed like a good match.
DeleteI moved this year and the town I am living in has a silver smithing class at the local community college as well as the local community art school. The local community art school also offers lamp working classes, and wait, there is more... I have no idea how I am going to fit it all in but I am most definitely going to take both classes just for the experience.
What a lovely piece. Your clasp is amazing! It looks very complicated!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I always thought wire weaving must be terribly difficult, and it is not simple, but it is not nearly as difficult as I expected.
DeleteHi KJ, Your necklace is gorgeous. I am very impressed with your awesome clasp. Thank you for sharing the tutorial with us.
ReplyDeleteHi Becky. Thank you. I am rather proud of the clasp.
DeleteNicole has wonderful tutorials well worth a visit. I think she also has some freebies on her site with the basic patterns. In addition, she has regular contests called "finish it." For the contest she shares a partial tutorial and then leaves it to her readers to finish the piece. The level in those tutorials is rather advanced, but I recommend watching for them if you want to get a feel for what her tutorials are like.
Really like how you showcased the jasper. Plus the clasp is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Mary. It is truly wonderful to get such positive feedback on a newly acquired skill.
DeleteThis is impressive. I like the whole necklace, but your clasp is really amazing. I love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann. I am sure I will be making the clasp again.
DeleteThat clasp!!!!! Oh my goodness how pretty, I mean it's a really nice necklace overall but wowowow that clasp!!
ReplyDeleteThank you- that made me laugh in a very good way. I adore the look of wire weaving. I bookmarked many weavers pages before I found some accessible tutorials and tried my hand. Thank you again.
DeleteYour japer piece is so pretty and you made it even more beautiful with this necklace! Love the clasp too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Roxanne.
DeleteOh my goodness, if you are still learning wire work, I wonder what your pieces will look like when you are a pro. That clasp is stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Janine, and yes, I am still learning. I give all the credit it Nicole Hanna. I am looking forward to the day I can design.
DeleteWhat a great necklace! The beadwork is fantastic, but oh my that clasp is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Liz. I can't tell you how much these compliments mean to me; they are just the incentive I need to keep at it.
DeleteFantastic piece.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jo-Ann
DeleteWhat a wonderful necklace, such beautiful beading and that wire worked clasp is amazing how talented you are KJ!
ReplyDeleteThank you for leaving me such a nice comment.
Jackie
Thank you Jackie, and you are welcome.
DeleteWhat a lovely necklace - the clasp is gorgeous. Looks like you used up lots of your stash making this piece.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan. I did not even make a dent in my stash which is how I managed to go to a bead show last month and only spend $5.
DeleteI so admire your wire work. I have recently started working with wire myself but have a long way to go...Just beautiful work you have.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lisa. Shaping is still a challenge for me, but the weaving itself is not difficult. I am again going to credit Nicole's tutorials. I have a long way to go before I am ready to pick up wire and make something without a tutorial.
DeleteWoah. That is some serious work there. I really, REALLY need to get over my fear of seed beads and try to learn a cab bezel. Everything is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteYes, you do need to get over your fear of seed beads and learn to bezel a stone. If you have the basics of weaving, I actually suggest you turn to Haute Ice Beadwork by Marsha Wiest-Hines. She has done a couple of tutorials on how to bezel and the calculations involved. I, on the other hand, use a short-cut. Wrap the cab in blue painters tape around the edge, where it overlaps is the approximate length of single strung beads (or if you want quick use RAW) to begin with. Marsha has the numbers worked out and I highly recommend your read these posts:
http://www.hauteicebeadworks.blogspot.com/2013/08/oceanaire-magic-numbers-and-square.html
and
http://www.hauteicebeadworks.blogspot.com/2014/09/swarovski-4627-octagon-fancy-jewel-bezel.html
and
http://www.hauteicebeadworks.blogspot.com/2014/11/maltese-squircle.html
It is time consuming. Think of it like painting the walls- you can always tear it out and start over and seed beads are not too expensive until you begin to collect them in large numbers.
Thanks again.
Oh my goodness! Beautiful necklace and I absolutely adore your clasp. Wow. Makes me with I did not suck at wire work!
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