This collection of beaded brooches using large cabochons, Austrian crystals, semi-precious stones, and pearls.
Each piece is unique designed to accentuate the cabochon stone. These vary in size from about 2.5" to 4" across. Janet starts with the special stone and a small collection of beads, crystals, pearls, and stones - beading a bezel around the stone to hold it firmly in place, and then begin to embellish the piece until it feels done. Then each is finished up with a beaded picot edge and back with coordinating deer leather.
She says that this work is a labor of love working in this small scale playing with repetition and color. One bead at a time.
Each piece is unique designed to accentuate the cabochon stone. These vary in size from about 2.5" to 4" across. Janet starts with the special stone and a small collection of beads, crystals, pearls, and stones - beading a bezel around the stone to hold it firmly in place, and then begin to embellish the piece until it feels done. Then each is finished up with a beaded picot edge and back with coordinating deer leather.
She says that this work is a labor of love working in this small scale playing with repetition and color. One bead at a time.
Natural Turquoise, coin & baroque pearls, Swarovski Crystals
Chinese Chalk Turquoise, coin, baroque and rice pearls, glass mirror, Swarovski crystals
Chystaphase, glass mirror, baroque & fancy pearls.
She is expanding the collection of brooches that started using small divine feminine faces- like this one worked on this past fall.
Janet teaches beading in her studio and online at Joggles.com
-janet
Janet teaches beading in her studio and online at Joggles.com
-janet
Oh, lust. If anything attracts me as well as fabric it is beautiful jewelry. I especially love natural stones and beads.
ReplyDeleteJanet, these are wonderful.
Nancy