Vintage Plastic

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Allegory Gallery, Allegory Gallery Design Challenges, Andrew Thornton, Anna Pierson, Saga Hus, SagaHus Components, vintage plastic beads

I have really gotten interested in vintage plastic beads lately.  I blame Andrew Thornton and Allegory Gallery – in a good way!  Andrew often includes plastic beads in his kits for the Allegory Gallery Design Challenge (super fun and inspiring challenges, by the way) and their etsy shop.

Recently, Anna Pierson of Saga Hus was having a component sale and destash on her SagaHus Components Facebook Page. I love her wire and fiber (and sometimes beaded) components, and I also got some great vintage plastic beads!  I could not resist the fabulous egg shape and swirly pumpkin texture. Reading that description, maybe I was hungry!  It worked out, though, because soon after I got them, I made a delicious necklace!

I strung them all together on waxed linen with yellow seed beads as spacers.  I added a pair of glass beads that seemed to fit in for added interest at the front and a few trixies for fun at the back. It’s long enough to slip over my head. I really like vintage plastic beads and the fun, lightweight looks I’ve been able to get with them.

Rough Amethyst

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Anna Pierson, Cynthia Thornton, Green Girl Studios, Saga Hus, SagaHus Components

Yep, another necklace today.  I’m having a great time creating during my vacation!  Today I used some rough amethyst nuggets, a steel and plum sari silk connector by Anna Pierson from her component page SagaHus Components and a pewter bird pendant designed by Cynthia Thornton (though not Green Girl).

I love LOVE how this turned out.  I had been trying to do wire wrapped loops for the amethyst, but I can never make wire wrapping on irregular beads look nice. It finally hit me that I could do simple loops, and it would be better because I wouldn’t feel quite so much like it wasn’t neat enough.

Thanks for stopping by.  I might have something else to post tomorrow!

A Necklace with Heart

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Anna Pierson, Jennifer Tough, Julie Wong Sontag, Saga Hus, SagaHus Components, Uglibeads

I love it when I can use special components.  I know, I know; I think every component is special!  But I mean extra special once they all come together. Tonight I put together a necklace I really love.  I recently purchased some cocoon components made by Anna Pierson of Saga Hus.  She has started selling them on her SagaHus Components Facebook page.  I had an idea right away to link some together to make a sort of chain at the front of a necklace. As I worked on it, it morphed into something more and more special.

I added a rough bronze heart by Jennifer Tough I got on her destash page.  I love everything by Julie Wong Sontag of Uglibeads. Her shop tag line is “wearable art made with spirit & good energy” and I can feel it in every piece.  I used two pair of her weenie lampwork beads in the colors of the fiber Anna used in her cocoons.  I finished the whole thing off with some beaded chain in the back.

I absolutely love how everything works together so perfectly in this necklace. Thanks to all the bead and component makers who helped this come together!