ABS July wishlist

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ABS challenge, art bead, artisan bead, bead, clasp, etsy treasury, glass beads, handmade components, JUL ABS, lampwork, Mermaid Art Beads, metal clay, polymer clay

I’ve made an Etsy Treasury inspired by this month’s Art Bead Scene challenge painting. Enjoy the eye candy 😉

The Little Mermaid, 1911 by Edmund Dulac
Pencil, pen, black ink and watercolour with scratching out on paper
12¼ x 9 7/8 in. (30.8 x 25.2 cm.)

Mermaid Art Beads

Inspired by the July Art Bead Scene challenge painting “The Little Mermaid” by Edmund Dulac. I’ve chosen a selection of sea themed artisan beads and components.

Olive Shimmery Swirlies Lampwork Glass Bead Set genschi $22.50	Green Sea Horse…Raku, Artisan, Pendant ZestyFrog $14.43	SEA MINTS…10 tiny sea glass pieces, white blue aqua green, glass beads, jewelry supplies madeforfun $9.00	Ceramic donut and snail shell matte moss green teal green opaque cream black speckled OOAK organic large hole craft supplies jewelry making PiasGotSupplies $7.00
Moogin Beads- Floral oval focal bead- Lampwork glass- SRA mooginmindy Sold	Two Labradorite Series Mini Beads bashabeads $24.00	Turquoise White and Gold Genuine Sea Glass and Polymer Clay Primitive Window Bead / Pendant PoorLittleLamb $9.50	Faux ceramic polymer clay beads handmade beads hillovely $8.00
Patina Bronze Nautilus Clasp edenartglass $12.00	Sea Horse Perfume Bottle with two sea horses Glassnfire $126.00	Organic lampwork focal bead – Emerald Pools inlovewithsaturday $14.00	Organic bronze pendant, sea urchin pendant, Handmade urchin, Artisan bronze sea urchin – 1 pendant THEAElements £8.50
Lampwork Mermaid Focal Bead – Pearl judeldeebeads Sold	beaded thread Silk ribbon Embroidery thread seed bead sequin thread purple olive green green quilting thread beaded yarn embellishment NellsEmbroidery $20.00	Sterling silver toggle clasp – Japanese illusion shell – handmade McDaddio $18.00	Grungy wheels. Large textured polymer rings. fancifuldevices $11.00

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ABS June Challenge

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ABS challenge, art bead, beads, bracelet, butterfly bead, glass beads, JUN ABS, multi-strand, polymer clay, polymer clay bead, stone chips

When I first saw this month’s ABS inspiration painting I wondered why it was a photograph! It’s a lush botanical study by Marianne North.

Trees Laden with Parasites and Epiphytes in a Brazilian Garden by Marianne North
Oil on Paper

I made some red and green polymer clay cube beads and used them in a multi-strand bracelet with a mix of glass beads and stone chips. I wanted to create something lush like the painting.

Then I made a polymer clay butterfly to add to the clasp so it would become a FEATURE when it twists to the top (as clasps are wont to do).

The butterfly is attached by one wing only so it can flit about a bit (and so you can move it out of the way to close the toggle).

January ABS Challenge

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art bead, bead, glass beads, JAN ABS, necklace, polymer clay, recycled sari silk, wire wrapped

Despite all my lovely intentions at the beginning of the year (note NOT the “R” word) I was half resigned to missing the first ABS challenge. But then my lovely beads from Rebekah Payne arrived yesterday and they were so appropriate for the inspiration painting I decided it was too good an opportunity to miss (see the flickr pool – I’m not the only one to think so).

Textile Design for Cretonne, 1928? by Lois Mailou Jones
Tempera on Paper

It’s quite a simple design – I made an articulated pendant using some wine coloured copper wire, Rebekah’s polymer clay focal bead, blue glass beads and a recycled metal bead. I think the metal bead looks like a seed pod and I like how it repeats the spots as a texture.

The necklace is several strands of recycled sari yarn which I wrapped the ends of using matching wire and added more blue beads to make the clasp. I love the effervescent texture from the silk yarn. You can’t quite see it in the photos but there are strands of orange in the yarn picking up the colour from the bead.

A bit last-minute, but I like it. 🙂