New Orleans

What a fun and vibrant town. History and new all mixed in together. Lots and lots of artists with individual styles.
I picked up some new beads natural stones,4 pendants- fluorite, amber, green amethyst and topaz cabachon, pink coral. Best of all strands of old mardi gra glass beads. One of my two looks just like this, the other has some vibrant orange beads.

beading Sunday

I got together with a girlfriend today for hours of beading.
We made polymer clay pendants, beads.
1. We made  3 color canes, and used themto make both a flower and a paisley shaped pendants.
2. Free form colors. I used mainly purple clay with a bit of blue and pink to form a Japanese themed flower, dragon and leave pendant.
3. Orange and blue striped koi pendant set on a branch, and two coral twigs.
4.A multi-layererd pink and orange main pendant with kidney and round shaped beads.
Before baking we added embossing powders to bring out the shine. They came out beautiful!!

While they were baking I strung an Allison Strine Jewish themed soldered pendant. I used the minor colors two shades of green and rose colored beads.

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