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Seed and Crystal Beads. Peyote stitch. On one end near clasp is Month and Year of the wedding and on the other end is the bride's first name.
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Made for Friend's Wedding
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4 mm Swarovski Crystal Pearl Beads, Rocailles, Ivory Delicas, Small Pearls Czech Republic, White Mother-of Pearl Like beads are vintage
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Made with a combination of seed beads...crystal delicas, very small rocielles, and Czech 'silver' beads.
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CompletedApr...
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Back to Parent Page:  Heidi Smith's Gallery
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I've been working with seed beads since around 2001. I do mostly tubular peyote. Despite it being a very time consuming process, I've made a countless number of necklaces over these years...giving a lot away as gifts to family and friends. It is what I do in my leasure while watching/ listening to TV/ movies with my family. I have a full- time day job, which helps to keep me supplied with enough good quality beads. I experiment with a lot of different size beads. For awhile I did a lot of tubular with an emphasis on spiral form, sometimes using small Swarovski crystals. For a period I was trying a lot with the Americana Red, White, and Blue theme which I may revisit soon. Lately I've been creating necklaces that have taken on a beaded bead form as is evidenced in the silver and turquoise Carribean necklace. Almost all of my work contains the smallest seed beads, size 15 Rocailles or size 13 Charlottes(which I discovered only recently). I like colors, but also enjoy experimenting with black and white. There is still so much to try!! I remain passionate about beadworking.
Pittsburgh PA 15206
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