Different Stuff
Be warned!! These items are somewhat large and so are the graphics. Please be patient, it's worth the wait (which isn't near as long as it took me to make them - 'grin')
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I made this lannpshade (fringe only) about
5 years ago - not the whole lamp, just the trim on the shade. The picture
isn't very good, but it's a family heirloom lamp made of brass and inlaid
enamel. The old shade rotted away and I bought a new one for it, but
it was too boring. The trim along the bottom (close
up) is right angle weave with fringe (close-up) hanging
off. Around the top (close
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This is the triangular box from Julia S. Pretl's "little boxes" book. I didn't follow any of the patterns, just made it up as I went. This is a great book, and the projects aren't too hard to follow. If you have a passion for small containers (like me), it a wonderful project. |
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This is the 3rd beaded lighter cover I have made. All of the designs
have been different, but have always included roses (no surprise there,
huh?). A few years ago I had a business I called Attitude Attire, which
focused on custom leather clothing and accessories. The leather part
of the lighter cover was one of my products and was fairly popular.
To personalize my own, I added the beadwork. You may notice a 'ring'
at the top, this is used to attach a spring-clasp hook which allows
the lighter to be hooked onto a belt loop, or purse strap. I attach
my extra set of keys here. ) |
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have always loved slave bracelets (a design that includes the bracelet
linked to the ring), and have been experimenting in creating one with
beads. This was inspired by my best friend, Debi, who loves old 'hippie'
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I saw this bottle and knew it would be a challenge. Some of the pattern
was designed using Beader (which is no longer available), and some of
it was simply a 'go for it and see what happens'. It's all done in size
11 regular seed beads using peyote stitch. The cork is covered with peyote
stitch, then I added 'fluff', and the rim at the top of the bottle is
spiral rope chain. |
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little bottle was made for my friend, Daisy. The bottle stands about
5" tall, including the cork. The middle of the daisy on the top of
the cork is a 2mm faceted yellow Czech bead. I attached it to the bottle
with a daisy chain as the cork is loose and could easily be lost.
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This wall hanging is approximately 10" wide.
Unfortunately my scanner bed was ) not
large enough to include the entire leather strap it hangs from. The beads
(size 11) are 'stitched' on to a plastic canvas. The edge is wrapped
in tubular peyote stitch and the strap is done in a 4 strand round braid,
ending with a "Turk's Head" knot. The hanging is fully backed with leather.
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This candlestick holder stands 7" tall. The beading is peyote stitch.
Taking advantage of the different sizes of standard size 11 beads I was
able to maintain the same pattern. The base is just a bit larger than
the top so I used the larger beads at the bottom and smaller beads on
the top. |
© Christina M. Wojcik, 1999 - 2006
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