You may remember last week I 'won' some beads from Laura, basically because she made them and hated them, and called the poor little things Fuglies. The above is the necklace I made with them which I am really pleased with - I don't think they are fugly at all! I used copper wire, bashed it about to make the circular links and cooked all the bits in the oven for an hour to age them - thank you Sybille of Magpie Magic for your tips on how to do this! I then wired it all together using little matching blue glass beads in between the links. I was aiming for a very retro Sixties/Seventies look, inspired by the long strings of 'Love Beads' we used to wear back then. Hopefully I've pulled it off! Let me know what you all think.....
Caroline! I never thought in a million years that those beads could look so nice!
ReplyDeleteYou've done a fabulous job. I love the links and I think you've captured the retro look perfectly!
Laura x
Beautiful necklace Caroline. I love the length of it, all your hard work of course.
ReplyDeleteTina
Beautiful!!! I love what you've done with Lauras beads! How nice to see them so lovingly cared for after their ordeal in the bin :)
ReplyDeleteJanine xxx
This is lovely Caroline, I cant understand why laura didnt like the beads, I do, and I most especially like the links you have made yourself, really nice work.
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