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08-11-2007, 12:54 AM
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The bead box gave her lemons, so she made lemonade. 
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08-11-2007, 01:36 AM
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Melanie's got it in one. The blue and the green sets are also lemonades. 
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08-11-2007, 08:48 AM
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Wow! In that case, I want to drink lemonade at your house - it must be fantastic!  |
08-17-2007, 09:37 AM
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New stuff! Apparently this was a slow week for me...
I like how these two sets came out. Nothing really new style-wise for me. I'm just teaching myself to work with colors. (I am SO like that joke about men seeing only 16 colors, like the default Windows setting.)  
Some cute little earrings. Earrings are fun.  
And my best piece to date. I LOVE doing bracelets with the stretchy string. It leaves so many more options available. 
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08-17-2007, 10:16 AM
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Very, very nice work, Eris! If you are wearing to work, I'm sure your coworkers are noticing and complimenting you on it!!
I love the neutrals in that last bracelet. Really a "go with anything" piece!!!!
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08-17-2007, 11:49 AM
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My set arrived and I went over to the States to get it yesterday. It's just gorgeous - even better than the pictures! That bracelet is just so pretty, and yes, I got all sorts of comments on it when I wore it out yesterday Eris is amazing!  |
08-24-2007, 11:35 AM
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OK, so I've only got one picture, but that's because my photographer, the boyfriend was tired so I didn't pester him into taking pics for me. And how he can do this so quickly I have NO idea.
Anyway, I'm calling this a "found art" piece. It's made with bead too nice to put it in the "lemonade" category, but it's partly the same concept. 
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Reason: Slightly better picture
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08-24-2007, 11:54 AM
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Nice! No clasp...how long is it?
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08-24-2007, 11:55 AM
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About 26 inches or so.
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08-25-2007, 11:19 AM
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I have now been trained on how to use the camera. And his eye only twitched a little when I explained about hitting the button randomly.
Anyway, another nice little lemonade: 
Two (almost) random, (almost) endless (both are single strands about 10 feet long) necklaces:  
Yet another multistrand (I worked out a really clever cheat for crimping the ends that I was really proud of). This one has more variation in the beads used, to make it sparkle: 
And that leaves me cut off from seed beads for a while.
So, then I made a tiger's eye necklace: 
And, you know how they say if the only tool you have is a hammer, everything starts looking like a nail? Same applies if you buy a brand new hammer. I got a pile of really little jump rings, and suddenly decided EVERYTHING had to be connected with them, to make them DANGLE PRETTY:
Two earring/pendant sets:  
And a bunch of pendants:     
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08-25-2007, 11:54 AM
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Those are beautiful. You also do a really nice job of displaying them for photographs. |
08-25-2007, 12:54 PM
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Eris, you're amazing! |
08-25-2007, 10:32 PM
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Thank you, both. Is there anything in particular you want?
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08-25-2007, 10:51 PM
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I would feel bad asking because I love it all, but if you wanted someone to model that black cord with the beautiful blue and green dangle......
It's really lovely! |
08-25-2007, 10:57 PM
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OMG Eris--how have I missed this thread??? Your work is stunning! I bought a book on beading some time ago, but haven't gone beyond that. I love your 26 inch blue bead --I have similar styles for work, it dresses up a simple outfit.
My daughter has caught the "bead look" from me but she likes the trendy stuff, like your tiger's eye style. She has found some really different stuff, and it looks good on her!
I am jealous, your talent is outstanding!!!
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08-25-2007, 11:48 PM
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Beautimus! Looks like the bug really bit you! |
08-26-2007, 01:16 AM
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What you did with those Tiger Eye rectangles is pretty darned creative! Nice work.
And stringing 10' of seed beads.....just put a bullet in my head.
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08-26-2007, 05:14 AM
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Quote: lynnzop said
 And stringing 10' of seed beads.....just put a bullet in my head. | I'm a bookkeeper. 'Nuff said.
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08-26-2007, 06:08 AM
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Quote: theworm said
I would feel bad asking because I love it all, but if you wanted someone to model that black cord with the beautiful blue and green dangle......
It's really lovely! | No problem. Let me know what length you want the cord, and which pendants you want. (With the longer pendants, I recommend a shorter necklace, the REALLY long one looks great with a choker-sized one.)
Would you like the earrings as well?
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08-26-2007, 06:10 AM
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Quote: thinkerlady said
OMG Eris--how have I missed this thread??? Your work is stunning! I bought a book on beading some time ago, but haven't gone beyond that. I love your 26 inch blue bead --I have similar styles for work, it dresses up a simple outfit.
My daughter has caught the "bead look" from me but she likes the trendy stuff, like your tiger's eye style. She has found some really different stuff, and it looks good on her!
I am jealous, your talent is outstanding!!! | Let me know if either of you wants the tiger eye necklace.
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08-26-2007, 02:04 PM
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you are too sweet!!! Don't you want to hang on to them and wear them! If you wear them to work, your pesky customers will want to buy them and then you can retire early and start a home beading business - like Lynn!!!
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