so i started breaking down some biker chain right away (left photo) as i knew bike would be involved. i then tumbled the links to get off the grease and gunk.
i put the chain in a barrel tumbler and they came out all nice and shiny like this:
i have decided to keep the them, yet the neckpiece and bracelet are for sale. check my new esty destash shop darliciousdestash for them as i am closing my regular etsy shop, so don't look there BUT do go here (there) for halfoffeverything (coupon code at checkout) to help me with my national boards.
you have now witnessed the end of a journey that was so much fun and challenging. i'm glad i came up with three fun items instead of the one as i had planned. i think i like my new end results better!
cheers and have fun blog hopping! and thanks hannah! and lori!
links to the other blogs participating on this reveal date. enjoy!
Alicia Marinache
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Amber Dawn Goldish
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Barb Solem
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Bev Breisinger
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Birgitta Lejonklou
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Breana Fry
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Brenda Sue Lansdowne
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Bridget Torres
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Carol Dee Myers
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Carolyn Chenault
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Cassi Paslick
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Cece Cormier
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Cheryl McCloud
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Cindy Wilson
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Crystal Thain
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Cynthia Riggs
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Dana Hickey
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Dana James
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Darlene Fortier
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Deana Hager
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Deanna Cox
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Deb Brooks
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Debra Behrends
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Denielle Hagerman
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http://www.somebeadsandotherthings.blogspot.com/
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Denise McCabe
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Diana Frey
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Diana Welte
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Dini Bruinsma
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DiYana Alcalde
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Dolores Raml
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Donna Millard
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Dot Lewallwn
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Duane Clark
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Dyanne Cantrell
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Eleanor Burian-Mohr
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Elisabeth Auld
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Elizabeth Owens Dwy
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Emily Greer
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Enikö Fabian
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Erin Grant
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Eva Kovacs
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Eva Sherman
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Gina Hockett
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Grace Rotenberg
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Gretchen Nation
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Hannah Rosner
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Heather Davis
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Heather Marston
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Heather Powers
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Ingrid McCue
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Jacqueline Marchant
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Jan Petek
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Janeen Sorensen
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Jane-Michael Stallings
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Jasvanti Patel
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Jayashree Paramesh
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Jayne Capps
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Jean Yates
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Jennifer Cameron
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Jennifer LaVite
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Joan Williams
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Jodie Marshall
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Judy Riggs
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Julie Anne Leggett
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Kat Barron Miller
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Kathy Lindemer
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Kim Hora
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Kim Houston
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Kim Sparks
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Krafty Max
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Kris Lanae Binsfeld
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Krista French
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http://expressyourfaith.webs.com/apps/blog/
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Kristen Stevens
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Kristi Harrison
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Kumi Fisher
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Laren Dee Barton
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Laura Bracken
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Laura Demoya
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Laurie Hanna
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Laurie Keefe-Cecere
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Lea Avroch
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Leanne Loftus
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Lee Anne Messerschmidt
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Leslie Schenkel
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Linda Anderson
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Linda Djokic
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Linda Murphy
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Linda Sadler
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Lisa Liddy
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Lisa Suver
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Liz DeLuca
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Liz Engriser
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Lola Surwillo
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Loretta Carstensen
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Lori Anderson
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Lori Bergmann
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Lori Bowring Michaud
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Lori Poppe
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Lori Schneider
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Lyn Foley
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Maddison Langford
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Magdalena Sikora
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Mallory Hoffman
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Marcella Austenfeld
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Marcy Lamberson
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Maria Clark
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Maria Rosa Sharrow
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Marianna Boylan
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Marie Covert
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Marti Conrad
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Mary Ellen Merrigan
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Mary Harding
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Molly Alexander
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Nan Emmett
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Niky Sayers
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Pam Chesbro
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Pam Farren
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Pam Sandy
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Pam Traub
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Pamela Gangler
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Patricia Buchanan
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Patricia Johnson
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Patty Miller
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Paula Hisel
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Peggy Gabrielson
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Perri Jackson
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Rachel Baron
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Rachel Stanley
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Rain Hannah
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Rana Wilson
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Renetha Stanziano
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Robin Reed
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Rochelle Brisson
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Rose Rushbrooke
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Ruth Szapa
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Sally Russick
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Sandi Volpe
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Sandra Pendragon
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Sandy Richardson
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Sarah Small
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Shannon Hicks
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Shari Replogle
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Sheila Daniels
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Sheila Davis
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Shiraz Biggie
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Shirley Moore
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Skylar Bre'z
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Staci Smith
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Stacie Florer
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Stacy Pomerleau
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Stephanie Weiss
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Sumi Rani
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Susan Sheehan
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Suzette Bentley
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Tamera Norris
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Tracy Choy
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Tracy Stillman
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Valerie Norton
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Vicki Holliday
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Earrings are incredible! I wish to have them, but I think that I can only dream about them :D
ReplyDeleteVery creative! Love what you did with your soup!
ReplyDeleteGina H
Great and fun pieces!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic pieces!Congrats!
ReplyDeleteGreat pieces! I love the use of the bike chain!
ReplyDeleteGreat jewelry! I love your funky style. The earring are soooo cool.
ReplyDeleteI’m in the third reveal. Can’t wait.
kathy
All I can say is I LOVE THE BIKE CHAIN!!!!!!!!!! INGENIOUS!
ReplyDeleteBike chain! Clever clever! Love all the designs!
ReplyDeleteVery unique and clever! The earrings do it for me.
ReplyDeleteBike parts?!! SO original!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it Darlene! Thanks for being my blog hop partner!
ReplyDeletelove yours as well! fun, fun and thanks to you too!
DeleteLoving the earrings :) It's also nice to see I'm not the only one who start out this way and then nope lol Thank you for sharing that!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work !
ReplyDeleteI'm on the 3rd reveal, I'm partecipating for the 3rd time on BSBP, I'm visiting all blogs...
ReplyDeletereally creative works, I love how you combine things :)
ciao dall'Italia
i love how you used the bike chain in your piece. way cool
ReplyDeletevery creative necklace!
ReplyDeletegreat soup & beautiful designs! Very creative! I'm somehow drawn to the earrings. I love how the delicate shiny pearls balance out the hand forged copper. Oh, who am I kidding?? I love the bracelet too! lol! great job!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!!
ReplyDeleteSo very creative! I'm always impressed with people who think outside the jewelry box!
ReplyDeleteCool Stuff!!! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you used the bike chain-very creative! Great necklace.
ReplyDeleteLinda
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I would never have thought about using bike chain in a million years ! WOW !
ReplyDeletewow...a lot of work!!! wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteLove love love the bike chain!!!!
ReplyDeleteReally like what you did, great job!
ReplyDeleteWow!! I LOVE your work. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully edgy pieces. I can see why you want to keep the earrings for yourself. I also like your recycling attitude.
ReplyDeleteWow - would never have thought to take apart a bike chain! People who upcycle like that amaze me! Very edgy and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBike chain? Very cool Darlene! And I love how you showed how you made it! Very fun designs!
ReplyDeleteJan
Love your great funny designs ♥
ReplyDeletevery unique. I wouldn't have thought of it, but somehow, the chain works...great job!! ~KM http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2013/03/7th-bead-soup-blog-party-reveal-33113.html
ReplyDeleteI've never even thought of using bike chain for jewelry...but your design rocks! I love all the pieces you created!
ReplyDeleteWoW! Very creative! This is one cool necklace! Your pieces are very unique.
ReplyDeleteNow that is what I call COOL. Very nice. I would certainly wear it.
ReplyDeleteLove the bicycle chain!
ReplyDeleteI love your necklace with the bike chain. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteJust love your use of bike chain links...what a clever idea.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Diana
Here you are! Love the earrings, a stroke of genius and I love how you've made your own chain to work with the striking lampwork, love it.
ReplyDeleteLove love love the earrings! Enjoyed seeing the work in progress photos too!
ReplyDeletewow! this is sooooo up my alley.. my hubby has been deconstruction man tearing apart adding machines and such for parts.. I'll gonna have to find some bike chain. I love that first necklace! ( I love the copper forged earrings also) great job!
ReplyDeletegreat pieces - I love the inventive use of bike chain as links =)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun necklace for that lampwork focal! Love the bike gears!
ReplyDeletevery innovative pieces. love them! ~diana
ReplyDeleteWhat a great set of designs! I love the bike chain piece! Beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteYour designs are amazing! I love the bike chain links. Very clever!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the bike chain! It compliments the focal perfectly. The other pieces are beautifully unique as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat an extraordinary piece, your bike chain :0) Love it!
ReplyDeleteVery creative! I love the earrings.
ReplyDeleteYour pieces are so incredibly cool! I just love what you did with the bicycle chain,,so cool you shared the how to's also.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the earrings and can see why you would keep them. I also like what you did with the bicycle chain parts. Very cool necklace.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely creative!! Wow, the use of the bike chain...cool! You should be getting a lot of sweet comments...nicely done! Beautiful creations!
ReplyDeleteThe chain is awesome and I love the necklace you made with it. Love the earrings too, all very nice pieces! great job!
ReplyDeleteThe use of the bike chain is awesome! Your pieces are wonderfully unique -- I'm so glad to have gotten to see your work through this hop!
ReplyDeleteYou are a very creative jeweler! Your use of the bike chain was a pleasant surprise! And the beads are gorgeous! Your end result is a one-of-a-kind piece of art. Thank you for sharing your technique and talents!
ReplyDeleteVery creative! :)
ReplyDeleteSo creative!
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your blog and the bits of info about the bike chain ! Very creative
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the chain! I really like the necklace!
ReplyDeleteVery unusual and creative jewelry!
ReplyDeleteThese pieces are delightful! Very innovative and creative! ...I may be a little behind on my hopping, but I am so, so glad I came across your creations. :D
ReplyDeleteLove how you mix re-cycled metals in to your pieces. The earrings are really playful and funky.
ReplyDeleteThe addition of the bike chain makes the lampwork bead look like a funky spark plug. I love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your pieces!
ReplyDeleteYep - LOVE the earrings!
ReplyDeleteVery cool and ARtsy!!! Love how different and unique they are! Great Job!!! Have a Blessed Day!!
ReplyDeleteVery creative pieces! Well done!
ReplyDeleteVery original designs!
ReplyDeleteInteresting and so original! Love it!
ReplyDeleteSuch inventive use of chain, lovely jewellery.
ReplyDeleteI really, really like your style. The use of the bicycle chain was genius! (As my hubs and I sit here discussing what a cool idea it was) My favorites are those earrings though, they're so unique and have so much interest to them. FABULOUS work!!
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