My partner for this swap is Bryna Lumb of Bryna's Bead Box. Here's are the gorgeous beads that I received from Bryna. Bryna being a talented lampworker sent me a gorgeous focal bead with two lampwork accent beads and numerous other accent beads. What great colors!
What to do with such gorgeous beads? I decided to go for a lighter looking necklace. Starting with a Vintaj antique brass chain and creating dangles with the coral colored beads that Bryna sent gave me the basis for my necklace. I added the lamp work focal green leaves from my stash as an accent and two additional leaves from the Vintaj line. Since I couldn't quite get the accent beads to work in my necklace, I decided to make earrings with them. Sticking with the chain theme, I made dangles with the lampwork accent beads, the additional coral beads and green Swaroski crystal that I had received in my swap.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't cooperating the day I was ready to shoot my pictures and the pics don't really do the beads justice. Here's the result:
Now check out the other blogs to see what creative things were done with their beads:
Keri Lee Sereika www.pinklemonade.typepad.com <---- Host
Lisa Lodge www.pineridgetreasures.blogspot.com
