Finished: The Dryad Is In

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The Dryad Is In: Olive jade serpentine pendant. Green and brown mix seed beads on French wire. Green Toho triangles, freshwater pearls and dyed green shell beads on jewelry wire. Brass cones and a gold-plate hook and eye clasp.

Man, this looks almost nothing like my original thought, but I'm really happy with it. It was a pain, mostly in figuring out the best way to get the various strands to twist and retain the twist. I ended up restringing the shell beads on thicker jewelry wire so they didn't spin quite so easily, and that helped a lot.

Comments

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Oooh. I love it.

[shiny-omg.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[stephdub.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's gorgeous. Nicely done!

[shiny-omg.livejournal.com]

Thanks much!

[annienau08.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this one might be my favorite. So, so pretty.

[shiny-omg.livejournal.com]

I'm very happy with how it turned out. Thanks!

[audrich.livejournal.com]

OH YES. Now, I don't really go for green, but this is *gorgeous*

The twists are spot-on, and I take your tip about thicker wire, thanks x

[shiny-omg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if you have a bead with a wide hole, I find the thicker jewelry wire helps.

Thanks Aud!

[supplyship.livejournal.com]

Simply gorgeous, Julie. Has Trout already snapped it up? I know how she loves green ;)

[shiny-omg.livejournal.com]

*grins* Thanks much!

*cracks up at your icon*

[synecdochic]

Ohhh, man, that's lovely. I never think to do the twisted multiple-rope design, and yet I always love it so much when I see others do it!

[shiny_omg]

Thanks! It was a huge pain, since I did the seed beads on thin french wire so they'd hold the twist, and man, getting it all to stay together was maddening. It has a droopy spot I was never able to fix.