by lorigreenberg on August 2, 2009
Remember my cute cloud beads that were so difficult for me? I started that process back in March 2009 after mulling it over for six months.
Well, I finally threw together that necklace that I’ve been dreaming about for a while. Cloudy Skies on Fourth of July on Etsy right now.
I love, love, love, the choker size/style necklace a lot, although I don’t know if this is really a ‘choker’. It doesn’t reside up on your neck but more around the base of your neck. Is there a style name for that? I also like the feel of an all glass piece up around my neck. While I love the look of all those new funky metal designs out there these days (brass, copper, bronze, etc.) I have this thing about lesser metals against my skin. That’s probably a throw back from my youth when I’d get copper rings and bracelets as vacation souvenirs and I would turn green.
So – all glass it is these days. You’ve heard the saying where people love something so much they just want to roll around in it? Ok. Maybe that’s just me. But, this is the equivalent of loving glass beads so much I want to just roll around in a big pile of them. Wearing an all glass ‘choker’ keeps my dearest inanimate love as close to me as can be. I’d probably do the same with my Apple products if I could.
by lorigreenberg on April 7, 2009
I’ve been obsessed with spacer beads. This has been going on for some time. I am of the belief that more of anything makes even the littlest things spectacular. That is, make hundreds of spacer beads and show a picture of them and they look impressive…even though they’re just little, simple beads that usually go unnoticed.
I’ve found that when I’m obsessed with something (that is, it won’t get out of my head until I give it my full attention) it will distract and detract from everything else I try to create. I learned that lesson a couple years ago with dot beads. So, I’m making spacer beads.
Here is one good thing that came out of it:
I took the opportunity to do color studies…another of my favorite things. I have these grand plans of having a reference guide that shows what every glass over every other glass looks like. As it is, I can’t even keep up with all the colors that are out there. But some day….some….day.
See how those pink beads aren’t all pink? They’re layers of pink, lighter pink and clear. The translucent ones I think are Bullseye glass. My goal is to try and stay off the rod. Each spacer, even though tiny will not be just one color. They’ll be layered. Unless they’re a color that striates or is more than one tone all on it’s own.
Oh, and the necklace (along with others coming soon) is in my Etsy shop if you like it enough. It feels great on and is a fine size for little girls necks too.
by lorigreenberg on October 9, 2008
You remember the absolutely gorgeous blue and brown beads that I wrote about? And that some were cracked? Well, they haunted me and I decided to try with a different type of glass that was all compatible…no worries about cracking. The only worry I had is that the colors wouldn’t strike me as much as the first color.
Well, I was wrong. They are just as beautiful as the first set. And really, even moreso because, like with everything, the more you make, the better you get at it. So, check them out. And if you like them enough, go buy them on Etsy.
And yes, I know they look very Sarah Moran-ish and I’m not quite sure what to do about that right now. I didn’t set out to make Sarah Moran-like beads, although her beads are an inspiration. This shape, using the Zoozii cone drop tool with the additional top for bicones, is formed by stacking graduated sizes of dots and pressing along the way to keep the cone sides even. Alternate colors for those stacked dots, and this is what you get.
As with anything new that I start doing, once I get a design scheme that I like, I then use it for color studies. What colors would go together and work in this shape/style? Which ones don’t work? It helps me to learn more about color and leads me in the direction of different bead shapes and designs. So, stick around to see what comes next.
