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2/25/12

February Echo Creative Club

It's Echo Creative Club blog hop time again, and I am excited to share my project with you:

"Asian Influence"
I received six beautiful "peeled paint" beads in black with many shades of gold and copper leaf from Jeannie of Jewelry By Jeannie this month, and knew I had the perfect complimentary beads to go with them: old black silk beads my mom got in Thailand years ago and some funky gold pearly beads and brushed copper washers, some of which I turned into bead caps.

I put them all together using a fabulous glass toggle clasp I got ages ago from Artbeads:



By using copper-colored stringing wire, I was able to tie all the components together into one funky, dangly, bold bracelet:


"Asian Influence"

Thanks so much, Jeannie Dukic , for allowing me to participate in this wonderful club!



To see what other creative club members have made, check out their blogs below:


Cindy Cima Edwards  http://www.cindycima.com









Shannon Chomanczuk  http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com


You can also go to the Echo Creative Club Flickr Group to see more photos of this month and previous month's creations


Shirley said...

Molly! What a gorgeous bracelet! I love the soft way the bold colors are shown. The glass toggle is perfect. I so enjoy hearing the story behind the components. You really showed off the beauty of Jeannie's beads. Well done!

Unknown said...

WOW you blended those perfectly. A fun, soft and a bit funky bracelet for sure!

TesoriTrovati said...

So very classy! That looks like a vintage find but you have updated that look so well. Enjoy the day!
Erin

Courtney Breul said...

Your bracelet is stunning. I love the vintage silk beads paired with Jeannie's paint peeled beads. Your bracelet is so elegant!

jeannieK said...

Holy Hell Batman. These beads were made for each other. I have to agree with Erin..."very classy!"
indeed.
Thank you Molly for creating such beauty.

Shel said...

Molly - this is gorgeous!! I love the vintage yet modern feel to this bracelet and the colors are FAB!! You have such a nack for creating designs that truly flow together. I also enjoyed the story behind all the beads/findings - truly makes for a 'memorable' piece of jewelry!

Lori Anderson said...

oh WOW but that's a rich design!!!!! I love it! You are so talented -- I love everything you make, you know.

Lola said...

I love everything about this bracelet Molly! It’s got beauty, it’s got movement, it’s got flair, it’s got eclectic appeal … It’s got it all! So beautiful!

Rachel said...

I spent the morning in my bead room digging through a box of old flea market goodies. This makes me want to go back and dig through it again. I love how you put together such different materials to create this. Beautiful.

Cindy Cima said...

Wow! those black silk beads look wonderful as a complement to the peeled paint beads! This bracelet is gorgeous!

Malin de Koning said...

Stunning Molly! I can only imagine how gorgeous it must look when being worn.

Kokopelli said...

Funky and bold indeed! Love those silk beads and the whole design. Great work!

Shannon Chomanczuk said...

so beautiful! omg I love the silk beads, you photos are so good I almost touched the screen to feel the.

CraftyHope said...

That's a really great and fun bracelet!! You really made the peeled paint beads shine.