Putting It All Together

Making jewelry is not my strong suit by any means.  I love making components, but I need more practice  putting them all together.

Here’s a photo of the components I designed for my Frida Kahlo necklace.  I wanted something to go with the focal I had made, and thought it would be fun to make the rest of the beads.  So after she was done, I pulled the lime green, black and coral from the focal, and designed a few more beads.

I knew that I didn’t want all the beads to be front and center, so I made a large assortment of long black tube beads.  With their dark color, I thought they might recede and let some of the other beads “shine”.  I pulled the coral out with little flower buttons and added a couple of lime green donut shaped beads for excitement.

My next installment will show you what I came up with.  By stalling, I can show you what I did both my first time, and then how I took it apart and reworked it.  You see, I made it up, and after wearing it, am not really thrilled with my design.  So now I have a couple of weeks to figure out what I want to do.  Cross your fingers for me and think positive thoughts.  I need all the help I can get.

Marcy Lamberson is a beadmaker selling on Etsy here and here and blogging daily about creativity, inspiration, glass and once in a while, tells personal secrets.  She loves coconut, and the baby cardinals living in the nest ouside her office window.