Showing posts with label Millefiori beads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Millefiori beads. Show all posts

2010-09-25

Pink Lady. Millefiori Fringe Bracelet and Earrings Set




To create the Pink Lady I've used Millefiori polymer clay beads (handmade by me), cute clay roses topped up with very small Swarovski bicones, Pink China Rhodonite round beads, Freshwater pearls, Czech Glass Satin Hearts and Swarovski crystals.





The Bracelet is finished off the Sterling Silver S-clasp and also I've attached a beautiful Karen Hill Tribe Fine Silver Heart Charm. The findings are Tibetan silver, some of them are Sterling.
The length of the Earrings is 2 3/8 inches or 6cm from the top of the ear-wire. The ear-wires are Sterling silver.


Fresh and flirty, this sweet Set will certainly bring a lot of compliments!

 With Love,

2010-09-24

Violet Lady. Millefiori Beads

 

Millefiori is known as a glasswork technique which produces distinctive decorative patterns on glassware. Translated from Italian, the word Millefiori means Thousand Flowers because the cross-cut slices, combined together, look like a field of blooming flowers.



This technique is one of the most popular polymer clay techniques used by polymer clay artists over the all world.
To make Millefiori beads, at first you need to create polymer clay canes. The canes are created by pressing sheets and rods of colors together to create images. Then with a sliced cane you can cover a desired surface.

Here I've used four different canes - flowers and butterfly.

 


The Bracelet and Earrings Set is made of Millefiori beads, handmade by me; plenty of Swarovski Crystals - rondelles and bicones; Czech glass hearts, Czech Satin glass rounds, pressed glass flowers and Mauve Freshwater Pearls. All metal parts are Copper.


Enjoy!