National colours

I'm looking forward to 9 August.

We'll be going to the Promontory @ Marina Bay for the National Day Parade screening and fireworks. Perhaps next year we'll get tickets to the Grandstand but it'll be nice at the Promontory too.

Made these as an early National Day gift using red and white Toho seed beads and silver tone jump rings and earring hooks.

I'm making a red and white bracelet too. It's WIP 'cos I'm still trying to figure out if I can add a bit of white frosted beads where the moon and stars are supposed to be. More on that soon.

Have a blessed evening!

Playing with food

Do these look like olives?

DS said the previous black one looked like tiny grapes.

Toho 8/0 seed beads with pink lining and olive green on the outside. Silver tone rings for some brightness and shine.

I think this is the last of the shaggy bracelets for a while. Toho has lots more beads that I would like to try - drop beads, 6/0 beads and all the different colours! Well, if these are popular at the flea market on Sunday, I might just delve into these a bit more.

Meanwhile, my sewing machine beckons.

Have a blessed day!

Down with the flu bug

The flu bug's been around recently with the wetter weather here. Thankfully, this time I didn't get teary eyes so I could make these while stuck recuperating at home. 

Nothing like some really cheerful colours and bling to brighten my weekend :-)

Made this specially for DD out of shell beads and 20 gauge 5mm rhodium-plated rings woven using the shaggy loops weave. Making this has reminded me that DD's wrist is larger than mine. Hmmm. 

I like the bright colours and the shimmery way they catch the light when you move your wrist :-) 

Toggle has longer bar to keep it secure even with excessive jingling and jangling. 

This picture doesn't do justice to these beads. I really need to learn how to use my camera better. Can you tell the difference between the 3?

Each of these 3 shaggy loops bracelet has about 400 Toho 8/0 seed beads. Two on each ring, 4 rings on each link. For the fun of it, I made one with all frosted beads (top), one with all bling beads (bottom) and one with half each (middle). DS and DD like the frosted one most. I can't decide how much bling yet, for me. The rings are the 5mm silver-tone ones so those have a bit of shine already. 

Oh, the ends are not shown here but they're the extension chain with the 4-ring Mobius flower :-)

Bling it on, cheers!

Amber

I found these amber-gold glass beads and decided to pair these with the gold rings.  I added 1 bead per ring and 4 of these per link in the chain, making this a chunkier shaggy bracelet than usual. The extension chain has a 4-ring Mobius flower as an anchor.

Have a blessed day!

Almost featherweight

This shaggy bracelet is the lightest so far despite having the most glass beads. That's 'cos I've used aluminium rings this time. 5mm ID 18 gauge bright aluminium rings. I didn't count how many but they're certainly lighter than the rhodium ones. Sometimes value of jewelry is affected by the weight of it but this one bucks the trend by being chunky yet lightweight so continuous wear is not an issue. I like the sound this makes as well, with the soft clinks of the rings against the glass beads. Fun bracelet to wear :-)

Have a blessed day!

Productive weekend

Finally attached toggles to these chains. It's a simple toggle but I like it 'cos it's a bit heavy and has nice clean lines. The hole is in the bar rather than a soldered ring. Would have been nicer if the hole in the ring was incoporated as well. I like it too that this simple toggle doesn't distract from the woven chains.

 

Made a second shaggy bracelet. Only bought two types of long magatama beads. The frosted green one and  this blue one. I like the different shades of blue and teal. 

Another chainmaille belt similar to the earlier one with the 3-by-1 weave. These are larger (and heavier) antique bronze rings. Matched it with a pretty heart charm and flower lobster hook.

Have a blessed day!