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Beading Blog - thebroadroom.net: Reflecting on some finished pieces
Reflecting on some finished pieces
posted by Colleen Shirazi,
October 1, 2006
at 9:18 PM (Pacific)
I haven't had time to make anything new lately...in fact I have half-finished pieces lying around (one should be quite nice, it's citrine with some yellow opal and golden-orange agate). No time.
Some reflections...my best necklace to date is my jade one. It's gotten compliments pretty much every time I've worn it.
My carnelian necklace...the new one...I've decided it needs some "punch." The structure is nice but it needs some depth. I've decided to replace the inner links with links of some other stone rather than carnelian. In theory, it should make the center look like a flower design. Haven't decided what other stone to use...I don't have anything handy in my stash. Citrine would look beautiful but the citrine I have is in oval bead form, too big for the carnelian piece.
Earrings...my best earrings are the jade ones with the gold-filled diamond-shaped frames. Ugh! I've long run out of ear wires. I really need to buy some. I have an old pair of earrings I'd like to put on new ear wires...it's the moss agate, freshwater pearl and cloisonne pair I made long ago, which I also regard as one of my best designs.
I feel now that I'm at the point where I can pretty much make anything I want. Pretty much right on schedule; I thought it would take one year, and it did.
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