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I encountered Becky's creations at the Mt Eden Village Craft Market, and purchased her cute Christmas tree earrings and some beautiful celtic diamond earrings. I noticed that Becky's earrings didn't irritate my ears, so asked if she could help me out with the rest of my collection (and replace a lost earring). Becky was fantastic, she emailed back quickly with lots of information and personal warmth, and ended up 're-hooking' my entire collection one day while at the market. Becky's beautiful jewellery is evidence of her talent as a designer, she is full of creative ideas for re-working old /unworn jewellery, and has a lovely personality to boot. Thanks so much for your help!
Rachel
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A few months ago I found Aga Kruk's Wire-Wrapped Stones, Crystals & Clusters online class at Craftsy. The first project she makes are Bead Circle Earrings (my version on the left). I'd seen a lady wearing earrings that were three squares in a row and I thought I'd see how Aga's circles looked in that pattern. The two pairs on the right are the result.
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Our bead club project this month was Lady Barbara's netted rope. We could do a bracelet or a necklace, I chose a necklace. I wanted something that was quite short. While I was finishing it I decided to put a long extender chain on it so I could wear it a bit longer, say over a poloneck top. I didn't have enough of the beads I wanted to use for the core so I used them for the middle and found some other beads that complimented them, to go up the sides. I started with a 5 bead netting but it hid the beads underneath too much so I undid it and increased it to a 7 bead netting and it looked much better. When I got the middle beads, they are a bit bigger than the beads up the sides so I increased the netting. It was suggested that I swap the contrast and main seed beads. It looks great and has been much admired by my friends. Thanks for the suggestion!
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This month's bead club project was a plaited necklace with strands of beaded crocheted wire, bugle beads and ribbon. A lush mixture.