Art Bead Scene July Challenge Summertime Friends.

In the midst of packing and making beads for the show, as if that isn't crazy enough, and having an earthquake hit while I was torching, I decided to enter the Art Bead Scene (see links on the right) monthly contest. The theme for July is Summer Vacation.

I showed you this piece in the works the other day... it's been in my head for well over a month now. This is how Summertime Friends came together.

I tend to like elaborate designs. But knowing that all my customers may not feel that way, I wanted to design a piece that would have a substantial stand-alone focal which could be "frou-froued" up for a special event.



The seahorse is wire wrapped with sterling silver wire, Swarovski crystals and roundels. There is a loop behind the seahorse which allows the frou-frou bits to be attached.



I love making my own sterling and lampworked tassels and this part of the piece was designed with a tassel feel in mind. There is an octopus, a fish and a starfish as focals in this part of the piece. All were wire wrapped onto sterling chain with Swarovskis and Bali Silver. I used sterling split rings to attach the individual chains to a larger jump ring. I found this was a necessity to give the individual chains more separation. The jump ring connects to a lobster clasp which can then attach to the seahorse or onto a simple chain.




I would love some feedback on this... Do you guys like her???

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