
When all else fails I make fibulas. Maybe because they're little works of art in a nice manageable format....
At first I thought this was a bit of a copout but when I saw the result I thought the swirls resembled waves and thought how cute the fish went with this design and will make more based on this prototype....yet again, another design that never would have happened if I hadn't been a member of this group.....Yay!
Brass 16 ga wire with a reticulated enamelled fish....
A Connie Fox style bangle, with Lampwork by Emma Green, Bali Silver, Sterling Spacers and glass seed beads. For more information, please visit my blog.
This one is still a work-in-progress, but eventually, this little fishy will hang by his mouth from a decorative hook on a necklace with the same color scheme as his pretty scales. I think I can do it, if I can get past the thought of an animal squirming on a hook around my neck.... hmmm... perhaps this one will be put up for sale! LOL!
The frame is 20g argentium sterling, the weaving wire is 26g argentium sterling, the eye is a 4mm sterling bead and the scales are seed beads. I think he's cute. :-)
Ellen
I love the work of Suzen Milldot and was lucky enough to do a class with her on button knots.
I made this necklace on the day using some lampwork I bought last year and some donuts and pony beads to match.
It's a great technique and I can definitely see myself using it to turn all those odd beads I own into nice jewellery.