IRISH WAXED LINEN CORD BLOG HOP REVEALED!
The main materials for my project were Irish waxed linen cord (yellow cord top left), C-lon (bright pink), a macrame project board, t-pins, a button for a finding, and long drop magatama beads.
Diana suggested using an artist bead and I chose 5 beads by Basha (https://www.etsy.com/shop/bashabeads), which are a gorgeous olive with luminescent colors glimmering in the beads.
Making the necklace.
I started by measuring three Irish waxed linen cords and folding them in half, once for the button side and once for the button hole side. Using the C-lon cord I macramed for several inches, added a Basha bead, then used clusters of 3 drop beads, making a knot after each group. Thinking of spring, I used lime green, fuschia, and 3 shades of bronze. Another Basha bead was added and more clusters were made.
Now to add the large Basha bead and put all 12 core strands through the hole! That was a bit challenging and luckily it worked. Next up was fringe. I love fringe and had fun alternating strands of single drop beads with strands of clusters of beads. The cord just wanted to be fringed and I kept knotting until there was a
long and flowy fringe hanging from the necklace.
A close-up of the upper necklace.
Showing a little more of the top of the necklace and the start of the fringe.
Another close-up.
The large Basha bead and the strands of fringe.
The whole necklace. The overall length of the necklace is 22" and the fringe is 10".
Ta da! No one home to take a picture of the necklace on me, so I did a selfie.
PARTICIPANTS:
(To see blogs listed below, click on the blog address and you will be taken to the blog link.)
Kelsy Vincent
Susan Kennedy
http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com
Linda Landig
Kashmira Patel
Jenny Davies-Reazor
Vanessa Gilkes
Sandy Huntress
Kay Thomerson
Sarajo Wentling
Kari Asbury
Rebecca Anderson
Melissa Trudinger
Ann Schroeder
Shai Williams
Kristen Stevens
Heather Boardman
Janet Bocciardi
Kathy Lindemer
Lesley Watt
Michelle McCarthy
Cynthia Deis
Sharyl
McMillian-Nelson
Inge von Roos
Carolyn Lawson
http://www.Carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com
http://www.Carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com
Linda Younkman
Sandi Volpe
http://www.sandivolpe.com
Toltec Jewels
http://www.JewelSchoolFriends.com
Michelle Mach
http://www.michellemach.com/blog
Jen Cameron
http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog
Dorothy Winchell
Darlene Mansue
24 comments:
Wow Susan! You have made yourself a gorgeous statement necklace! I love Basha Beads with all those wonderful colors... how perfect to go with your other beady goodness. Great color combo all around!
I adore your color combo of fuchsia and bright green. And all the fringe is just amazing!
Luscious colors! I love the fringe and bet it was fun to make.
Wow, this is a fun necklace! Love the colors, the clusters of beads and the fringe is the greatest!
Hi Susan, Your necklace is fabulous. I wish it was mine. You chose the colors well and I like your fringe.
Great selfie!
I just love your necklace. It definitely makes a statement and looks like it would be so much fun to wear.
OMG that necklace is a stunner!!! I hope you'll wear this on Bead Cruise 2015 so I can see it up close! Love it!!!!!!!! So glad you joined in!
So gorgeous! Love the colors you chose and the design is fantastic!
This is drop dead gorgeous. I love the colors you choose and all the drops and then that gorgeous fringe at the end. It is so pretty. I'll have to see if I can figure out how to do the clusters of beads like you did. I love the texture and color in this.
Love the necklace very stunning in you
What? No rhymes? :P
Ok..but before anything else..I have to ask...HOW did you measure your cord?HOW? What's the formula?
Now that that's out of the way...omg! Such exquisite workmanship and beautiful design and luscious colors! LOVE everything about it...you're SO talented!
What? No rhymes? :P
Ok..but before anything else..I have to ask...HOW did you measure your cord?HOW? What's the formula?
Now that that's out of the way...omg! Such exquisite workmanship and beautiful design and luscious colors! LOVE everything about it...you're SO talented!
WOW Beautiful work. I love this piece and the colors your used. What a fun piece to wear!
Wow, your necklace is beautiful! The color of the cord is the perfect accent for your beads.
Wow, that's so pretty and I absolutely LOVE the fringe!
Hi Susan,
Your necklace is beautiful! I love the waterfall of beads below the focal bead.
Therese
My Susan! I said,"Oh, wow". When I saw your piece. This necklace is so impressive. It's absolutely beautiful! I LOVE the colors, the macrame knots, the beaded clusters and the long, long fringe! What a gorgeous piece. I can't wait to see you wearing this on the Bead cruise, so I can take a look at it in person!!!
Great colors and design!
I like how your beads cascade in this piece. The colors pop, nice design.
There are so many cool layers to this necklace. The tassel is especially awesome. The colors really POP and it looks really great on.
There are so many cool layers to this necklace. The tassel is especially awesome. The colors really POP and it looks really great on.
Gorgeous! The color scheme is so beautifully vibrant and I love that long fringy tassel. Very cool.
WOW! Very funky. I love the colors, the art beads and the fringe. Awesome
Fabulous necklace, quite the statement!
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