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Beaded snakes and other stuff
| The Twins |
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| Bead crochet snake necklaces |
About 6 years ago I took a class in Balkan Beaded Crochet from a wonderful teacher named Miriam Milgram. Hooked
on the technique, I developed a pattern for a snake that measures about 32" long and can be worn as a necklace. The
snakes are made with size 11 or 12 beads and cotton crochet thread.
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| detail of green snakes |
The bead crochet rattlesnake below was my second necklace pattern and I am currently refining the pattern
for the beaded snake bracelet. Since then I have made two more rattlesnakes in different colors and am currently
working on a snake that may measure 12' when finished.
| The Rattler Family |
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| Bead crochet rattlesnake necklace and bracelet |
| The Rattler Family |
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| Visions of Sugar Plums |
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| strung necklace of beaded beads and lampwork flower bead |
I bought the lampwork bead by Nancy Pilgrim a number of years ago and couldn't figure out what to do with it. Inspired
by Carol Wilcox Wells' beaded beads, I figured out my own using crystals and fire-polished beads. The green
beads are antique pressed beads that I picked up at a flea market. The necklace turned out to be rather heavy so I added
a counterwight of beads in the back. For some reason, the finished necklace reminded me of children's sparkly
dreams at Christmas, thus the name.
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| Why is Everybody Always picking on Me? |
At the left is my latest project, a 15' 6" snake with 7 derogatory sayings about snakes like "lower than a snake's belly"
written on its belly. The piece is called "Why is Everybody Always Picking on Me?". The snake is done with size
8/0 beads and took me about 400 hours over a little more than a year to make.
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