Tonight's jewelry project

[firecat]

(More accurately, the jewelry project of the past month - I posted a work-in-progress photo on Valentine's Day):

Seed bead cuff with vines, based on "Victorian Ivy Leaf Charm Bracelet" in Art of Seed Beading by Elizabeth Gourley, Jane Davis & Ellen Talbott.

The book project calls for charlottes (size 13 seed beads with a facet), but I used size 11 and size 15 seed beads.



Base before adding leaves


Full bracelet


Detail of loop end


Photo of original design from Art of Seed Beading

Comments

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I do like the extra contrast they got with the white, but your version draws the eye into figuring out what's going on. It's good.

[firecat]

Thanks! I was too lazy to go buy white beads, so I thought I'd see what happened with a different color scheme. :-)

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I really like the third picture. It gleams...

[firecat]

Thanks! The red beads are silver-lined and they really do gleam.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

[firecat]

Thanks!

[queensheba.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love ivy.

[firecat]

Thanks! (I have lots in my yard, want me to send you some? ;-)

[rowanf.livejournal.com]

Oooh, leaves! That is very cool. Now if can do grape leaves and clusters someday I'd buy it in an instant!

[firecat]

Thanks!

I'll keep that in mind...

[nex0s.livejournal.com]

i think the whit's a bit distracting, but i love the first two :)

n.

[firecat]

The one with white is from the book. So I'm very flattered that you like mine better. Thanks!

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Mmm, gorgeous!

[firecat]

Thanks!

Love the Bracelet

[(Anonymous)]

Firecat love the bracelet. The red on is really going to be pretty, but the Ivy one is outstanding!
Hummingbirdsings

Re: Love the Bracelet

[firecat]

Thanks! (The red one is the base for the ivy one.)

[leandra333.livejournal.com]

Nice!

[firecat]

Thanks!

Feeling like a wet cat today?

[angeyja.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Wonderful how that came out.

I may have said when you posted the first that I'm working a dark red/copper/purple sweater right now, and the jewelry that inspired the sweater is a dark red and copper and green piece. Love that combination.