Showing posts with label chainmaille. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chainmaille. Show all posts

Friday, August 13, 2010

Ladykiller Lava


A while ago I had a dream about a vague design involving black lava spears, ruby red glass and chainmail. (It also involved Iron Man hanging naked from a helicopter doing something heroic, but let's not get distracted, shall we? Besides, it was from really far away so you can't really see anything in terms of nudity.) When I woke up I set to work figuring out the exact design, and this is what turned out. Slinky silver chainmail 'flames' set off by red glass drops and showcasing the inverted teardrop shape of the black lava beads. I love these beads, and have only a few of them left. Got two strands of them at a bead shop a few years ago, and haven't been able to find them since. Someday...

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

lucky thirteen!


DeviantArt user Jayetta has woven copper jumprings into a clever setting for a genuine jade cabochon. someday I hope to be able to do something half as clever!