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Post by caeterle on Jul 28, 2015 9:42:22 GMT -6
Do you remember the bead loomed bracelet with the carnelians? I promised you a series and here are the first pictures. Fire - Czech and Miyuki seed beads and carnelian Water - Miyuki seed beads and Biwa pearls Earth - Miyuki seed beads and fossilized coral Sky/Air - Toho and Miyuki seed beads and white glass beads There will be a "fifth element", but that's going to need special beads if I can find something at all.  ![]()  |
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Post by DawninCal on Jul 28, 2015 11:55:07 GMT -6
Absolutely gorgeous, Cat! I love the way the Biwa pearls look in the water bracelet. Beautiful series! Do you have any more planned?  Dawn |
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Post by lotty64 on Jul 28, 2015 14:26:15 GMT -6
Another incredible series Cat, I am so very jealous of those incredible pearls. I have to track down some for myself. x
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Post by caeterle on Jul 29, 2015 9:43:26 GMT -6
Thank you Dawn, I think I found some cabs for the "fifth element", but I have to work on my peyote skills, so it won't be very soon. I thought about taking a break from this for now, but maybe get back with a second series "Seasons" eventually. |
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Post by gbobmi on Jul 29, 2015 11:57:32 GMT -6
Those are amazing, Cat! Well done!
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Post by caeterle on Jul 30, 2015 0:27:09 GMT -6
Thank you, Gayle!
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Post by galadryl on Jul 30, 2015 9:06:28 GMT -6
Very impressive Love the fire one. Do you do different sizes? Since every customer has got a different wrist size or are they stretchy? Can you guess (or even know) how long it takes to make one from first bead to finish? |
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Post by caeterle on Jul 30, 2015 11:21:50 GMT -6
Thank you, Sylvia They are not stretchy. In fact I made the first one just to use up some beads from my old stash and never thought about starting a whole series. If someone wanted one in a different size, I could make one if I found the right beads, and also add a clasp instead of using snap buttons if needed. I already looked it up - similar carnelian beads are not that hard to find, neither are the corals (these were the beads I already used up). The lady who destashed the carnelian beads back then, a co-worker of mine, is interested in the Fire one for a friend. As it will probably be too small for the friend, however, I offered her to take off the snap buttons and add a clasp instead. It's the shortest bracelet of them all, the others have standard sizes. I like snap buttons for heavier bracelets because they close all around the wrist and don't "hang" where the clasp is. As for the time, they took longer than I would have thought. The looming is faster than usual because I don't have a pattern, but then there's the re-weaving, the sewing on of the snap buttons and the sewing on of the beads - probably around 7 hours. I usually measure the time in episodes of TV shows I'm "watching" when looming, but with each bracelet I needed more breaks. I'm not good at doing the basically same thing over and over *cough* |
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Post by Michele on Jul 30, 2015 17:56:21 GMT -6
I love the water one - beautiful colors.
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Post by caeterle on Aug 1, 2015 16:30:28 GMT -6
Thank you, Michele |
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Post by DawninCal on Aug 1, 2015 18:08:42 GMT -6
Seasons would be awesome - love that idea! Also looking forward to the 5th element. Dawn |
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Post by violetmoonnl on Aug 2, 2015 2:26:00 GMT -6
Wow look at that that bracelet multiplied!!!!  Hard to pick one but I too like the water element one. |
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~*~ Carina ~*~