I really like making hollow lentil beads I think they make great pendants and earrings except for one thing...no matter how carefully I trim and sand the beads the seam in the side still shows a little and it bothers me. So I have been working on different ways to design aroud the seam to make it less noticable.
I have made polymer clay bezels they work nicely but still not exactly what I wanted.
I have wire wrapped them that works great because of the channel the joint creates and the wire covers that really well but still not exactly what I wanted.
So last night I was messing with some of my seed beads and I created after much trial and error this bead net bezel in the photo and lo and behold it does everything I want it to do.....no visible seam in bead showing and I think the beads really enhance the pretty polymer bead. The pendant is reversible because the bead and bezel are just as pretty on the other side. I will be using the bezel a lot now for my lentils. I can leave it basic and conservative like this one but it also has a lot of possibility for further embellishment for those times when I feel like going overboard.
I am so glad I didn't give up and kept trying because I met the challenge and am happy with the outcome.
2 comments:
WOWZERS!
Just amazing what you did there!
And the colors in the clay are mesmerizing!
Ok i have to admit a little jealousy here at how great that came out!
aw that is so sweet thank you for your kind compliment.
I think using a pearl clay base for the ink and alcohol really made a difference the sparkle shows through the sheer layers of ink.
It was a fun experiment.
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