Linda's Lowly Beading Adventures

[Charlotta]

Those looks great on you Linda. It's a beautiful strand.

[Lilpearl]

Beautiful Linda and love the kitty tshirt!😉

[amti]

That's a cheery strand! Is it the gssp strand you got at Ruckus two years ago?

[linda.wald]

Amti, the strand I got at the Ruckus is a little bit deeper gold. I strung it with sunstones. This strand, and the blue akoyas, I got fairly recently from Kong's. I couldn't resist putting them next to each other, and taking a picture:

[CortezPearls]

Linda, the strand is beautiful! And I love how the silvery-blues play with the rich golden colors.

[CathyKeshi]

Oooh, that's so pretty, Linda ... the blues and golds just glow against each other Well Done!

[linda.wald]

Thank you, everyone! I got some nice akoyas from Kong's Pearl, and couldn't figure out how to string them. Then I got some Ethiopian opal beads, and that was that:

And a close up:

[lisa c]

Wow! The opals and Akoyas are genius. The sun stones are great with the goldens. This is amazingly beautiful stuff, Linda. I’m going to re-read your thread to find out if you’ve already written about what inspires you, because I’m dazzled!

Do you visualize these combinations in your head, or buy strands you love willy-nilly, and then lay them together until you get a “that’s it!” moment?

[pattye]

All are magical combinations, Linda!

[Marianne]

Lovely fire in your opal beads, Linda!

[Charlotta]

The opals and akoyas looks great together, very pretty.

[eolian pearls]

Ohh Linda your necklaces are so beautiful!!!! Love the akoya and opals combination, goldens and sunstones and goldens and blues....Stunning!!!

[BWeaves]

Love the opals and pearls together.

[linda.wald]

Here are some pyrite beads and amethyst nuggets, a challenge because the pyrite beads had very large holes, which swallowed the knots:

[BWeaves]

Intersting combination. Very autumny. I like it.