Round Dance

And now, for something completely different: no embroidery, only stitching!

This bracelet is round brick stitch with faceted Czech fire-polished and AB treated 10mm blue beads in the center of each circle. There are a variety of beads in here - from matte and shiny Japanese and Czech #11s to some purple lined aqua cubes and fluorescent 1971 vintage hot pink 3mm rounds. The color of those isn't nearly as bright as they really are - the fault of the scanner. ( I know they're 1971 beads because they're from the oldest part of my stash!) There are cat's eye rounds too, blue and aqua. The bracelet is fastened cuff style with a sew-on snap so that the circles do not overlap. I enjoyed making this bracelet and will design other pieces using these brick-stitch circles. 9-08 >>MPK

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Imperial Cream

A beautiful green cabochon of Imperial Jasper from Mexico is the centerpiece of this bracelet. It is surrounded by natural fossil stone round beads and selected Ocean Jasper pebbles. There are some tiny AB beige Czech #15 beads scattered around the center stone and the remainder paved with matte cream #11 beads. The pale green stone cabochon is so highly polished that it reflects the sky in the photo, The clasp is an Ocean Jasper bead. When laying out the design, I opted for not wanting competing color in the remainder of the bracelet. I find pastel colors difficult: it is too easy to turn them into baby rainbows or something The Easter Bunny would drool over. I think I avoided that with this bracelet, though. 9-08 >>MPK

Rainbow Fest

Inevitably, I would have done a rainbow bracelet - in fact now that I have, there might be more! The central tile is one I made in porcelain with a very glossy red glaze. It is surrounded by matte #11 beads from Shipwreck. It is a holiday in colors!!

August, 08. >>MPK

Mares in Motion

From ancient times, the horse has symbolized strength, freedom, and grace in motion. It was often used to evoke the power and beauty of the sea, as some legends say that the horse was born of the sea. This triple horse design is Celtic in origin, echoed by the oceanic lines of the beadwork, and surrounded by knotwork. The twisted bugles and the #11 beads are Czech. To either side of the central porcelain tile, made by me, are beads of azurite/malachite and dark blue dyed pearls. Separating these are green iridescent cubes. Both the color and texture are watery in nature. Completed August 08. >>MPK