Featured :: ZnetShows Sea Glass

This piece came together quickly. I was playing around with bezeling the outside of a piece of blue sea glass and then added a second and saw a focal coming together.

I think for me, when Bill of ZnetShows sent me a stash of sea glass I immediately saw how a few pieces here and there could be added to patterns. I've shied away from using the mother-load in any one piece. But that also means that the projects will just keep rolling out over the next few days, to a week. Dare I say 2 weeks? I'm not sure yet as I'm still working my way through it all.

Ok, back to the piece here. The inspiration was silver. I really love how silver can bring out a richness to deep blues. 

I found this gorgeous bail at a recent bead show. And yes it is a little heavy, and yes they weigh the silver which means this was a bit of a splurge.  But I love it. I added my own hammered charm and a few large silver beads. Just enough silver to play off the blues. 

The spiral is a Russian Spiral done with all the same size beads. What this means is that it has more of a webbing look and feel. I threaded the spiral over light blue cord and used a couple basting stitches to keep the spiral in place. Honestly, this piece came together inside of 2 hours. And I just love it's Boho Zen feel. Check out my teenage daughter sporting it with a denim shirt and lace top.