Two necklaces in swamp color palette

More Multi-color Picasso Jasper.

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Multi-color Picasso Jasper

Two new embroidered pendants with beautiful Jasper pendants, in green and in black.

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At the last moment

It has been so long since I wrote here last time!

I think I better hurry and show my new projects before this year ends.

I begin with some jewelry I’ve made for Christmas.

Three brooches with serpentine cabochons.

Two of them have a “real Christmas” design and the last one has been already sold at the Christmas Bazaar in November.

Two similar necklaces in Christmas colors with embroidered pendants and spiral ropes. The pendants are made with milky quartz cabochons.

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Pearl Collar

A new embroidered necklace. This time I’ve used “water treasures”: fossilized coral cabochon and freshwater pearls; and blue rivoli Swarovski, Czech and Japanese seed beads, and metal findings as well.
I’ve chosen the color “coffee with milk” as the primary color of the necklace. I wanted to emphasize the iridescent whiteness of the Biwa pearls (they are so "wrong" in shape, but so beautiful). I’ve also used Czech beads mix (gold nuances), which suit the golden colors in the cabochon.
So now I’m ready for our summer vacation!

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"Cheshire Puss"

"Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought Alice; "but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life!"
Those two necklaces were made at the same time and I practically used the same beads selection for them. The idea was to make ONE necklace and with help of colors to create a stylized image of the CAT. But then I began to understand that the necklace will be too unwieldy – too much for me and not my style. So I decided to split it into two projects.
And here they are: a Cellini spiral Necklace with a metal pendant and a big embroidered pendant with a turquoise cabochon.

Winter mood

Last Friday we had a little Christmas dinner for my friend and her family. They are going on vacation this week, so we wanted to meet them and to wish a pleasant trip before they go.
My friend is one who wears jewelries practically every day. But almost all of them are made of silver and gold. The only bead jewelries she has are earrings (white round beaded beads), which she has bought last year; and a spiral bead rope, which I made for her last year as well.
So I decided to make another present for her, and this time I wanted to try something new for me – a brooch. Of course it should be a winter brooch, something in white and silver colors.
I have chosen a cabochon of mother of pearl shell and freshwater pearls. For decoration of those I took silver color Japanese seed beads and tiny Swarovski crystals.
So here is the brooch.

The backside is covered by a piece of white leather. The brooch measures 6 cm x 4.5 cm. And the photo … yes, I still need to practice.

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"January" (a collar and earrings)

A big jump to cold color spectrum.

From the bright and warm autumn colors – into the January tinkling air and frosty silver patterns.

Blue agates in silver. Very simple and rather strict.

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Indian Summer

Bright green, orange and, of course, gold; a little bit of cool lilac and watery transparent. The golden leaves and a dragonfly, lost in time. The last dragonfly of this summer.

One more and that will be all … I think.

This necklace is a gift for my sister as well.
A rectangular cabochon of dark-blue pietersite, Czech and Japanese seed beads.
I am very pleased with the result: pendant looks very smart. But it wasn’t easy to make a good photo of it. The pendant seems to be not too photogenic :)
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The colors of sea freshness and summer coolness

Before

and after

The necklace is made like a very simple bead chain. Blue, white, turquoise and silver – the colors of sea freshness and summer coolness.

Two-month delay

Golden sunrays are melting blue-gray ice. And although there are still plenty snow around, that’s March – the first month of spring.

Sunny necklace

An Agalala lace necklace.
White and gold beads and morning sun rays.

So, here it is – my first BIG bead embroidery

I’ve named this necklace The Master.
A big powerful bird is flying over the mountains, forests - over land and water.

It’s The Master of Nature and a part of it.

A Spring necklace

Snowdrops, young tender leaves and lilies, one of my favorite flowers.
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A bracelet

This is my first bracelet with a metal blank inside of it.
I have used the same colors of the beads as in the heart-pendant, so they can be worn together.

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A necklace with a pendant

The stone - Spider Web Turquoise; Czech seed beads.
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Nubian Desert

Sun, Sand and Stones.

Cabochons - River Stones.

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A necklace with hematite

It’s very shiny and sparkling, just right for the New Year’s Eve.

I know, it should be something in black and orange. But I wanted to make a necklace with a hematite for a long time.

I’ve also made earrings, so I’ve a hematite set now.

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A kerchief

My new work – a beaded necklace "Kerchief".

I used three colors of Czech seed beads and small glass beads.

I like the result and the colors. They are just right for summer.

Variscite

A new pendant with very beautiful stone – Variscite.