Showing posts with label feldspar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feldspar. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Wire Wrapped Wednesday, White!

Today's Wire Wrapped Wednesday is a pair of earrings, created out of white and gray feldspar.  Like I said in yesterday's post, I really created a lot of white jewelry this week, guess you could call it my first week of one color inspiration!  I like the speckled look of this stone, and I really enjoy the shape.  I have used it before as the focal pendant in This necklace.  I have a lot more of these beads too, so I'm sure you will end up seeing them again soon!  I used the wire on this necklace to appear as almost a wave  on the center of the feldspar bead...once again a beachy theme.  The wire wrapping on this one was a little challenging, because it kept slipping off of the curved edges!  I also really enjoy the blend of the silver wire with the gray flecks in the bead itself, and like the vintage, handmade look of these glass iridescent beads.





Thursday, February 10, 2011

Orange you glad I made a pendant?



Lame, I know....but I just couldn't resist!  Today's pendant was made from a vintage orange piece that my aunt gave to me, along with beads I purchased from Fire Mountain.  I used a flat round feldspar bead, as well as peach glass beads and brown goldstone  chips.  I love the glittery sparkle that goldstone has.  I can never get enough of it.  It's sad that those beads are so expensive, or I would buy them all the time!  Maybe that's a good thing, though.  This necklace is so bright and sunny for spring!....Anyway, here's the necklace, hope you enjoy!