Last Nights Beads – Large Hole Petal Stack Beads

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Mar 172012
 

iPhone Pic - Last nights beads

Available for sale during First Friday and my upcoming shows or you may inquire to purchase.

These beads are waiting to be removed from the mandrels and cleaned. As I unloaded my gear at the studio from today’s show, Spring Fling, I took a quick look at last nights work. Opening the kiln still feels like Christmas sometimes. Satisfied with this batch, I hope to make more like them, but you never know how things will go the next time. The beauty of being an artist. What is meant to be, will be.

* Large hole beads fit popular trademark bracelets, like Pandora, Troll, Chamelia and many others. These new wave charm bracelet beads are often referred to as European style.

The beads are not limited to wearing on a trademark bracelet or necklace, you can fit them on any cord or chain as long as the diameter is no larger than 4.5mm. They are also useful for beading projects that require a large hole. Be creative!

Corn on The Cob Pendant

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Aug 122011
 

Clearly I am discovering my style. I believe I enjoy making sculptural beads best.

Don’t miss me tomorrow at the Avon Rotary Corn Festival. Details here…

Or Sunday at Bread & Water Theatre’s Music and Art Fair. Details here…

Glass:
• Effetre Light Grass Green, & Vetrofond Light Lemon Yellow
Metal:
• SSR 925
Approximate dimensions:
• Corn bead – 24mm tall
• Bail opening – 4mm

For Sale Via Etsy.

Pool Party Bead Set

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May 282011
 

This electric bead set would make some wild summer jewelry. Wear it at the beach with your polkadot bikini!

Color:
• Yellow, Purple, & Black
Approximate dimensions:
• 9mm × 13mm
• 2.5mm holes

Sunny Side Up Bead Pair

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Apr 112011
 

These breakfast beads would make the neatest little earrings.
Color:
• white, clear, yellow
Approximate dimensions:
• 8mm × 11mm
• 10.5 mm tall including yolk
• 2.5mm hole

Available for sale, made to order. Inquire at francesca@francescadecaire.com.

Poppy Petal Bead Set

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Feb 252011
 

Who isn’t ready to put on flip flops and bask in the sun? This bead set screams summer time!

Quantity:
• 10 beads
Color:
• Moretti Butter Yellow & Orange frit
Approximate dimensions:
• 13mm × 15mm
• 2mm holes

Gumball Pendants

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Feb 132011
 

My Gumball Pendants are the perfect accent to liven up an outfit with a burst of color. They are 16mm with Sterling Silver bails.

Splish Splash Ducky

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Nov 232010
 

Splish Splash Ducky was inspired by Lucas’s rubber ducky from our bathroom. I headed out to the garage with the the perfect vision of how to make this bead.

Today I came home from work to find that my photo light box had arrived.  I ripped it open and set it up on a table much too small for it’s size.  I used this janky set up to photograph the beads that I had made in the past few weeks. The lights were definitely not adjusted in a good position and the tripod was not on stable ground.  The next few posts I put up will be from this fast and furious setup.  The light box has potential. Next time I photograph my work I will take the time to set things up right.  Being eager to document my recent beads before I have the baby I have decided to just post the quick photos.  Soon my baby will be the focus of my life and it could be a long time before I can set up correctly to redo these photos.

Lemon Meringue Beads

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Oct 102010
 

Approximate dimensions:
• Flower bead, 10mm × 14mm, 1.5mm hole
• 2 spacers, 8mm × 12mm, 2mm hole

*Photo by Katy Lancaster and Grant Taylor

Mothers Day Pendant

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May 152010
 

In late March I spent about three evenings working with implosion pendants.  Something I had only done before with borocilicate glass.  I was taking a strong liking to it, deciding that implosions would be my main focus for the next few months.  My goal was simple. I would practice the basic principles of implosion pendants and excel into creating more complicated patterns.  I hung one of these early prototypes on a beaded sterling silver chain and gave it to my Mom as a Mothers day gift.

In early April I learned that Jason and I are going to be a Mom and Dad! I have never felt so excited in my entire life. So I began to research making glass beads while pregnant. I couldn’t really find any information worth anything. So I am taking a time out.

Sunny Side up Beads

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Feb 252010
 

Set of 17 Moretti glass beads decorated with dot patterns.

Dimensions:
·Orange beads 7mm × 10mm
·Yellow beads 8mm × 10.5mm
·Ivory beads with topaz bumps 10mm × 12mm
·1.5mm holes

Lemon Drop Glass Beads

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Oct 142009
 

Set of 5 yellow glass beads with 2mm holes.

With white as the base color I gently rolled the bead through yellow frit. Not knowing what the actual effect would be, I decided to gently heat the last few applications of frit without completely melting in the powder. Pulling them from the kiln the next morning I found that the result was a shiny, sticky, and sparkly looking texture that held a candy-like appeal.