Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Inspired by Opals - Beaded Textile Bangle Bracelet No. 57 Felted Wool Silk

https://www.etsy.com/listing/452050852/
I love opals, and I adore artwork that looks like opals, art that is almost white but has subtle colors, to make it not just white. Yesterday, I was pouring over some white-ish polymer clay art by Richelle of Shipwreck Dandy.  (Photos used with permission.)
 https://www.etsy.com/listing/271466460/
https://www.etsy.com/listing/270330619/
Aren't they pretty? Drooling over these babies, I was inspired to make something like that, art that appears to have an inner glow, but I don't have any polymer clay. I do have wool and silk, however, in a nice array of colors. So, I made this bangle bracelet.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/452050852/
Silk and some sparkle fiber give it a nice luminosity. You can't tell from the photos, but it shimmers. Felt is a perfect base for some bead embroidery. So I added some real opals beads and seed beads in one spot.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/452050852/
There are also some Swarovski crystals and more seed beads.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/452050852/
I'm actually quite tickled that the finished piece met my vision. 

These pieces are for sale.  Click on the photos to go to the listings.  Thanks for looking!

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