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  • Earrings by Tara Leitermann

    This piece is inspired by Soap Bubble Set. I wanted to use a bird’s egg motif, and remembered that I had these beautiful speckled pale aqua ceramic beads by Firefly Design…

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  • Necklace by Tara Leitermann

    Inspired by Tillie Losch, this necklace features a papered metal link by myself, and a ceramic bead by artisticaos (won in a previous challenge, thank you so much, Terri!) I was…

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  • Necklace by Tara Leitermann

    This design features a pendant by The Thin Veil (I believe they are retired), Czech glass, linen ribbon, vintage wood bead caps, metal that I patinated to match, and some neat…

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  • Hotel Oiseaux

    I found this lovely bird pendant in my stash that I thought would work well for this challenge. I paired it with these green/red check beads that are gold embossed. I…

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  • Faded Memories

    I bought a bunch of components from the Jill Schwartz lines that. Are out at Michaels and Hobby Lobby several years ago. The collage and assemblage style of these pieces lend…

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  • Bird Blocks

    My favorite aspect of the assemblages we were given was the set of nature blocks at the bottom of a shadow box. I had this set of ceramic square beads from…

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  • Window Box by Songbead

    Window Box – assemblage necklace by Rebecca Anderson – handmade art beads from Nancy Adams, Laura Sparling, Anne Gardane and unknown (ceramics, enamelled brass, lampwork glass).…

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  • Life in a Shadow Box

    A beautiful galaxy marble by PetrovnaLampwork, wire wrapped in a 3D frame and hanging from an assemblage of different wire wrapped links. You can read more about the symbols entwined in…

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