I bought Sandy Forrington's Picot Lace book and had fun playing with the technique and made this choker. There are earrings to match

This is loom work. I made this choker for my wedding. The beads are 5-cuts, and I think they're a size 9. I had purchased these beads in the mid-70's at the Oregon Country Fair and was told at the time they were no longer being made. There are also earrings to match.

Bead & Button magazine featured Dragon's Hummingbird pattern, which I've always wanted to make, but just never had it on the top of my list. However, after looking at it a while, I wondered how it would look if it was made to look like an eagle. This is the result.

After years of wearing my Independence earrings, and intending to make something to go with them, I finally made this choker. The main part of the necklace is brick stitch using bugle beads - much like the Independence earrings. The ends are then blended into a peyote stitch so they could be decreased into the smaller tube that the ends are wound through.

This choker is made in a single-needle Right Angle Weave. The tiger butterfly pattern is based on an actual butterfly I had found while my husband and I were camping. What a find! It was just laying on the ground in perfect conditon (except that it was dead) to inspire me. It is backed with an ivory colored leather.

This piece won First Place at the 2002 Oregon State Fair. I have named this "Titanic" because everyone I showed it to said it reminded them of the necklace in the movie, and I had never seen the movie at that time. The Paua shell is beaded fully across the back.

This loom work choker is simple, but very nice to wear. It's backed with a nice soft leather and has a round 4 strand braid for tying around the neck. There is also a matching Amulet Bag and Earrings.