Using Up the Stash #14 - More Infinity Knots and Green Glass

I thought I was done, but turns out this piece is still in progress. I find it interesting how after I photograph something to post about it, I take a new look and decide there's something else needed...

Anyway, I had the infinity knot links lying around since I made my St. Patrick's Day bracelet and decided to just start fiddling and playing around with them, the brass chain, brass head pins and some, smaller, lighter green, cathedral beads.

Here's where the design has taken me so far:

Can you see where I think I need to add two more links and something - probably chain with beads, to the design?

I have not yet heard from texinlulu about claiming her prize - I'll give her a couple more days then I'll re-draw and award the prize to someone else.

See you tomorrow for Weekly Wanderings, I hope!

Valentine's Day Vintage Style Red Jasper and Gunmetal Hearts Necklace

Only 40 days until Valentine's Day!

Rings & Things sent a blog partner package a while back, and I was immediately inspired by the heart-shaped gunmetal filigrees. So was Lisa at A Bead a Day, while over at JustATish, Tish focused on the lampwork hearts. The package also included another pair of filigrees and some beautiful black and red glass beads and a couple of Tierra Cast's charms. I'll give more details about those when I get to work with them.

I was so excited about the heart-shaped filigree because, quite some time ago, I bought a strand of 8 mm red jasper beads and a set of red jasper hearts intending to make a Valentine's necklace. For who knows what reason, now lost in the mists of time, I never got around to it. Once I saw the heart shaped filigrees, I knew exactly what I wanted to make and dug them out again.

The filigrees come with three loops at the top, two of which I had to snip and sand. I strung the red jasper beads with hematite Swarovski bicones and 3mm gunmetal beads for the outside strand. The center jasper heart is strung on a black Soft Flex beading wire with two more 3mm gunmetal beads.

I crimped the little strand to the bottom loops of the filigrees and then covered the crimp with a gunmetal crimp cover. I put gunmetal eyepins through the rest of the hearts, connected them with chain to each other and the filigrees. I added another short length of chain just above the final small hearts, as you can see, but I may fiddle with that a bit.

More later in the week on the other cool goodies from Rings & Things, so please come back!



FTC compliance notice of material connection: The gunmetal filigrees, as noted above, were provided to me for free, to be used for design purposes, or for a statement of my honest opinion of them, by Rings & Things.