A Creative Chelle: bracelet

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

What I made...

Brand new designs are now in the Etsy shop!

Ocean Waves bracelet

Babbling Brook bracelet

Asymmetrical Lampwork Beaded Bracelet

Dragonfly Garden necklace

Earthy Brown bracelet set

Pink and Peals bracelet set (Not pictured)

Thursday, April 18, 2013

I have always loved these little Czech glass owl beads, so when I finally got some, I took a photo with instagram and it was uploaded to facebook. An old friend of mine, who happens to love owls as well, asked me to make her a whole set with these beads. I really love how they came out and I know they will look fabulous on her!

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Inspired by Winter

Sally of A Studio Sublime is hosting a blog hop today! The theme is 'Inspired by Winter' and aims to unfreeze our creative flow by using the colors of winter to inspire a beautiful peace of jewelry!

After signing up, I quickly headed over to Design Seeds in search of a winter themed color palette. I found this 'Frosted Holiday' image with a touch of green, brown and lots of pretty greys.

From there, this bracelet seemed to come together on its own. I used four ceramic beads from Splendid Loon studio (two grey, two iridescent brown), one white ceramic bead from Gaea, two green glass crystals, two brown and white lampwork beads (artist unknown, purchased from a local bead shop) and a bali silver bead, each separated with small round sterling silver beads. The owl clasp really pulls all the beads together.

The Owl in a Pine Tree Bracelet is available to purchase in my Etsy shop

List of Participants:

Rochelle Brisson (You are here)

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Flower Garden Bracelet

This is a similar design to a bracelet I had previously posted, but this one is done in pinks and purples and features a stunning one of a kind lampwork bead.

Materials:
Vintage light pink glass rounds
Dark pink rondelle gemstones
Purple quartz gemstones
Vintage handmade glass and lucite beads in Dark pink
Goregous Handmade Lampwork focal bead in Light Pink, Dark pink, Purple and White
Silver toned flower toggle clasp

Available in my Etsy shop

Friday, January 4, 2013

Multiple Strands

Lately I have been working on a few multi-strand designs. I'm loving the bold dimension it gives each piece and the wide range of possibilities when combining colors and materials.

This necklace is actually six strands, despite the five strand clasp. It includes Amethyst gemstones, blue freshwater pearls, traditional Czech glass and other various glass beads in grey and silver tones.

I designed this bracelet to be only half mutli-strand. Here I combined two types of Jasper (Red and Impression) with light blue faceted glass beads and a lovely handmade lampwork focal bead. A sterling silver toggle clasp features a two strand design as well :)

Tips for creating multiple strand jewelry:

1. Use a bead board to help in the design process. This handy tool has to be one of my favorite because it allows me to lay out beads and play around the the design before committing and creating the piece. This also lets me put to put my project away for a bit and I know that the beads will not be moved out of order.

Available from Prima Beads

2. Let your findings make it easy. While no special clasps or findings are necessary to create multi-strand jewelry, these items can really help enhance your designs and make creating a piece much easier on yourself.

Clasp available from Prima Beads Cones available from Art Beads

3. Experiment with different color and material combinations. Be brave and play with your stash of materials. Combine unlikely colors or contrasting materials, like rough chain and elegant pearls.

For further reading, I recommend Magpie Gemstone's article 'How to Make Multi-strand Necklaces' Part I and Part II.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Class in a Box: A Prima Bead Review

As you may remember, I was recently contacted by the Prima Bead company, sent a great 'Class in a Box' gift and asked to write a review here on my blog.

I have to admit that a kit with predetermined designs was not what I had in mind when I received my gift. After all, I would not consider myself a beginner, however I really do like these beads and components a lot.

I decided I wasn't going to create the designs in the instructions booklet. I wanted to use the materials as I would any other; this way I can give a real and honest opinion about the Prima Bead products. You can see the jewelry designs intended to be made from this kit above. Below is the jewelry that I have created using the same beads and components.

Maroon glass pearls and Quartz 'icicle' beads

Earrings with pretty bow charms and teardrop shaped links

For this necklace I used the brownish glass pearls and the heavy chain from Prima's kit. I love how this chain is two toned bronze and silver.

I still have a lot of the beads and components left over and will defiantly be posting more of my creations soon! So, how would I review this Prima Bead 'Class in a Box' product?

Here are some pros:
· An abundance of different materials to work with for a little price.
· The kit comes with a beading mat!
· The designs are current with the latest styles. You're gonna love wearing your pieces.

Here are some cons:
· I felt the tool was not the greatest, and you're going to need more than one pair of pliers.
· Plated, base metal findings. I typically prefer better quality metals, at least for the earring hooks.
· The quality, overall, is much more 'crafter' than 'artisan'

Final rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Conclusion:
While there are many great quality Prima Bead and Cousin products that I use regularly, this "Class in a Box" kit isn't something I would have purchased for myself. I think this is great for beginners or crafty people that create jewelry as a hobby.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

What's new?

A few things I've made recently...

A vintaj brass butterfly blank with the hand stamped word 'Fly' and czech glass beads create this pendant which is hung from a strand of vintage glass beads and vintaj brass chain.

Black glass and Red Malaysian Jade create bold contrast against the bright silver chain and spike beads in this bracelet.

This blue and green hued necklace and earring set features Czech glass, Swarovski crystals and glass pearl beads strung to hold a large faceted glass pendant.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Bead Soup Reveal

Welcome to my Bead Soup Blog Party reveal!

Here is a little refresher of the beautiful beads I received from my blog soup partner, Lisa of Whimsy's Wonders.

Lisa was so generous and sent so many beads! First I made some fun and colorful earrings. These all scream 'summer' to me :)

The clasp I was sent is by Green Girl studios and is absolutely stunning! I knew I wanted to do something simple and have the hand cast clasp as a focal. I used Amethyst, Citrine and glass seed beads for this three strand bracelet.

And finally, the necklace! I was floored when I received this pendant, as I have been dying for something from Golem Studios. It figures that this is the piece I struggled with most. I ended up using only the pendant and 2 beads from my soup in this entire necklace! lol I am pleased with how it came out though. The colors pick up those in the pendant without over powering the busy focal. The dragonfly clasp I have had for years and am glad to finally have found the perfect home for it.

I still have so many beads left from my soup and plan to use them all in more projects to come. So, like my other BSBP reveals, there will be a Part II! I do hope you'll come back and see what else I have done with my gifts from Lisa!

Don't forget to head over to Lisa's blog as see what she made with the bead soup I sent her! As well as the other participants of the blog hop.