Sunday, March 29, 2015

Hematite Lanyard

This piece was created for a friend of mine.  It took me a couple of days to create, which involved shopping for hematite pieces, putting together the design, and the process of actually making the lanyard.  Hematite, however beautiful, is a heavy bead, so it took me a couple of tries to create a finished product that didn't drag weight.  


These are the materials used in the project: both large and small spacer beads, red crystals, grey and black Japanese seed beads and a selection of large and small hematite beads.


 I used two strands, instead of one, of beading cord in order to make the lanyard more sturdy.  


Personally, I think that the red crystal beads show off the round hematite beads perfectly.


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