I have very mixed feelings about this piece. It’s made with vintage beading wire i bought on eBay. The steel wire is wrapped with a metallic foil of some sort that easily tears off on the edge of the glass beads and the crochet hook. Yet, i’m not at the point where i feel like making experimental crochet wire jewelry with gold wire or even gold plate on copper. (Or even silver.)
On the other hand, using the less precious, quasi-recycled metal appeals in the context of the recycled glass beads because, as i’ve had to admit to myself: they’re not very elegant beads. (From the Beads & Pieces order.)
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I also made some looped wire for filling in with acrylic paint to make the “stained glass” look earrings, and strung up the “coral” beads with black seed beads between. Christine liked the colors, so I gave her the necklace and a set of earrings; a second set of earrings i’ve made for the Harvest festival.