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Lampwork pendantsPosted by Bent Warped And Twisted on 7/19/2007These are some of the pendants I've put together using focal beads from orphan bead lots and some of the marvelous lampwork spacer beads I got from Bits O' Glass (really hoping for MORE soon, too!) - I just kind of let the character of the focal bead guide me and tell me what it wants to be, these are the ones that told me they wanted to be pendants ;)
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This sterling silver pendant has been custom-crafted with a focal bead by Three Muses Glass which has been accented by sterling silver bead caps, 6mm blue agate and a .999 fine Thai silver Karen Hill Tribe bead. It includes a sterling silver split ring for use as a cell phone charm and a stainless steel key ring for use as a key fob. |
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Something about these beads by Alexandra Spinglaschell of By The Sea Glass Art made me think of the moons of Jupiter, and while there are SO many to choose from, Europa and Io are the ones that popped into my head so that's how this piece got its name! |
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These gorgeous beads by Lydia Muell, Ashton Jewels, with their delicate aquamarine color and beautiful double-plunged roses, accented by goldstone stringer, brought to mind fairies and fancy and how there is a certain strength even in the tenuous nature of the fantasy realm. The beads are mounted on solid 14K pink gold wire with 14K yellow gold beads and 4mm Swarovski light rose AB bicone beads. |
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This is another collaborative piece with Theresa Bishop of Lawson's Fork Glass Beads. She loves to torch, I love to make jewelry, she gets the jewelry, I get paid in beads, everybody wins :) |
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It took me forever to decide what to do with this focal bead by Aimee Milan of Polychrome Beads. I was going to put it in a necklace but I just couldn't quite find the right beads to go with it that wouldn't steal the focus, then I couldn't quite figure out what I wanted to put with it as a pendant. I finally opted for simplicity and used 20K resin-core Afghani textured beads and cultured seed pearls to preserve the continuity of the round lampwork bead and the waffle texture of the gold beads is a nice contrast to the bead itself. |
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I LOVE the pattern on these beads by Alexandra Spinglaschell of By The Sea Glass Art - the way it slithers around the beads it reminds me of a reticulated python, giving its prey a SQUEEZE! |
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I created this fine silver head pin not knowing exactly how I was going to use it, then received this amazing focal bead from Alexandra Spinglaschell of By The Sea Glass Art and thought to myself "Hey, that looks like lily pads on a pond!" - so much for wondering what to do with my lily pad head pin! |
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Another of Ellyloo's Handful of Happiness beads, I'm not sure if this is a pendant, a really large key fob, a ceiling fan pull, a paperweight or just a hanging ornament. Whatever it is, I had fun making it and I like the way it came out and it looks way cooler in real life The bead and swirl spin separately or together and the swirl is hardened enough that it won't bend all out of shape. |
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I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK! My jewelry is Bent, Warped & Twisted - just like me ;) My website and forum and online gallery are still sort of under construction but the chat room's open for business, feel free to drop by! Many of the pieces you see here are available in my Etsy store, if there's a piece you're interested in that isn't in my Etsy store drop me a line and ask about it, I may just not have gotten around to listing it yet! I do try to put "sold" signs on the pieces that are no longer available :) I LOVE WORKING WITH LAMPWORK BEADS. It's not just a love, it's therapy. Marrying my love of jewelry with the art of lampwork glass and wire work is cathartic, relaxing and compared to a shrink, it's CHEAP! It's also something I can do with ALL of my kids that really makes our family time especially fun, and it fosters the importance of crafting and artistic expression in them in a time when an appreciation for true quality work and attention to details seems to be falling by the wayside. When they see the work that goes into it they have a much deeper appreciation for it! I wish I could take up the torch myself but I have fibromyalgia and the meds I take for it would make playing with fire not only dangerous but kind of stupidly irresponsible. Besides, someone has to BUY the pretty beads that all you wonderfully talented torchers make! I try REALLY hard to give props to the glass artists who make the beads that I use in the pieces I make and put in my gallery but if you recognize your beads in my work and for some reason I had oatmeal for brains when I did the writeup and didn't acknowledge you PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I believe in giving credit where it's due and I couldn't make a bead out of Play-Doh and I'm not going to let anyone think I made these beautiful glass jewels that permit ME to put them in pieces of jewelry. I'm very fortunate to have had just the right beads tell me to come and get them, it's a moral imperative that I give their creators the proper respect! Amy Bozarth 2605 Union Point RD Union Point GA 30669 US Phone: 800-759-6869 http://www.bentwarpedandtwisted.com |
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