August 19, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Bead Weaving, Beading, Mixed Media, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art
Technique Tuesday!
Materials & Tools:
Large donut of desired color (40 - 60 mm is a good size range)
Brass mesh necklace, 18 inches (Fire Mountain Gems)
11/0 Delica seed beads
Beading thread
Beading needle
Step by step instructions for bail
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Cyndi is a mixed media and jewelry artist whose constant plea as a child was, “Please Mommy! Don’t throw that out. I can make something out of that!”
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I love the color contrast — turquoise and silver is pretty, but I’m so glad to see turquoise with warm tones!
Thank Barb! Copper and turquoise have been in my blood for over a year now, and I can’t seem to get enough of those two together!
So simple, beautiful.
Thank you Sara! Sometimes the simplest solution seems to be the best
That looks fabulous! That would great for attaching donuts to ribbon necklaces as well! Thank you for such a great idea.
Thanks for that suggestion, Amanda! Yeah, a ribbon necklace would work great too
Cyndi, that’s a great bail idea! Especially to use on wire-mesh type tubing. Thanks for sharing this.
-_Dave
at Rings & Things
Hi Cyndi,
I was browsing the Internet for a creative donut bail for large donuts and I came across your article. First let me say “Thank You”! I’ll definitely be using this tonight. Also, I would like to post this article in my blog here if that is OK with you, of course giving you writing credit and keeping your links in tact. Please let me know if this is OK.
Hi Mariealena,
I’m so glad that you found what you need for your project! Also, thanks for asking about reprinting the article on another blog…I’ll email you privately