Last month as a Rings & Things blog partner I received a fun collection of brown lava beads that I have been mixing with a variety of materials. I wanted to explore the play of textures of the course and porous lava beads with the high shine of pearlized glass nuggets and silver. I think it lends itself to an other-world effect.
Luna Flor Bracelet (Moon Flower)Supplies
Orchid Oval from Humblebeads
3 brown lava beads
1 blue lace agate 8mm round
1 dark indigo 6mm crystal bicone
2 pearlized glass nuggets
1 flower clasp
16 nickel seed beads
8 gunmetal eyepins
2 gunmetal 4mm jumpring
(Gunmetal, crystal, lava & stone from Rings & Things, glass nugget from a local bead shop)
1. Create looped links using the eyepin for each bead with the seed beads on both sides.
2. Attach each link together. Attach the clasp with the jumprings.
A necklace variation using my First Frost Dandelion bead and gunmetal chain.