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Wednesday 28 December 2011

Peyote doings

I don't often show this kind of work here. But now it's time. :-)

A wide cuff bracelet made in two drop peyote and 10/0 delicas. In order to avoid the clasp to possibly scratch against the skin on your wrist, I sewed the clasp on the outside and covered the attachment rings with pearls. That created a nice effect I think.

Two finger rings in peyote and 11/0 seed beads. I like to do these little quick pieces every now and then. They are meant to work as company rings for other pieces I am wearing. Sort of to enhance or dampen a color scale wished. I can turn them and they may pick up a color I for instance have in my earrings or somewhere else.

When the excellent Swedish shop Zionesse closed down earlier this year I purchased a big mixed soup with a variety of seed beads of different kinds. Within it were these large triangular beads of different colors. I created two color groups and made this bracelet in peyote recently. I like the effect of it being so rustic still, even though made with seed beads and peyote, which I don't associate with rustic-ness normally.

Hope you enjoyed!

All my best,
Malin

8 comments:

Mary Harding said...

Lovely Malin!! Great clasp solution. Looks so cool!!

TesoriTrovati said...

Love that last one, Miss Malin. The luminosity of those beads is terrific! That is a lot of work to wrangle those beads into submission. You have done it my friend!
Enjoy the day!
Erin

Rebecca said...

Love these, especially the top bracelet - completely awesome clasp with those beautiful pearls! And can I say (I keep thinking it at the moment) how much I absolutely love your photos? They have always been great but I'm really noticing them at the moment. Beautiful light, clean lovely backgrounds. Jewellery always looks awesome!

sasha + max studio said...

Beautiful and detailed work, Malin, and wonderful photos as well,
Vicki :)

Sally Anderson said...

I can't imagine why you don't usually show these things here. They're lovely and so fun, too. Keep on showing them, please!
Happy New Year, Malin!

Heidi Post said...

I can't deal with seed beads, and I don't ever want to - but I do thoroughly enjoy seeing what other people do. These are all such fun. I don't know why you wouldn't want to show them here. The triangular seed beads are extra cute :)

Unknown said...

Just love the bracelet at the bottom - a bit high brow I know but without a second thought a picture of an oil painting popped into my head - Turner's 'The Figthing Temeraire'.

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