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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Vintage lace style necklace

Last month, before the excitement of the Manor House Hotel, me and wonderful mum did a class at The Bead Shop Nottingham.  It was a beadweaving project using half Tila beads along with seed beads and Swarovski bicones.

Normally the word "vintage" in a title puts me off, but this time I went with it. The necklace was called "vintage style lace necklace".  I used black seed beads, jet bicones and the half Tilas are a lovely black but with shimmery iridescence on them.

I have to pat it all down flat when I put it on, I just couldn't get it to sit right in this photo!

It only took a couple of hours to make and I bought some copper beads so I can make another version in copper.

I had never worked with half Tilas before, I didn't even know they exist. Tilas are a square bead with 2 holes running through parallel.  half Tilas are the same, but they are half size so are rectangular.  I do love all these shaped beads that are coming out.


I had some time left at the end, so I whipped up a matching bracelet!  
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12 comments:

  1. Flickenstichlerin21 October 2014 at 14:09

    Oh how lovely, what great color combinations. I love both of them, modern and vintage style works welll with the beads.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  2. Anna21 October 2014 at 14:44

    Beautiful !
    Anna

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  3. Christine Altmiller21 October 2014 at 14:51

    I really like this in its simplicity ~ great style and wonderful color choices. And if it can be made fairly fast, all the better!

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  4. Sarah in Stitches21 October 2014 at 15:36

    So pretty! Love the colors :D

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  5. Renee21 October 2014 at 15:50

    These turned out lovely! I absolutely love the Tila beads. Beautiful work!

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  6. Sheryl21 October 2014 at 16:47

    Love vintage jewellery. This is necklace is splendid.

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  7. Rachel21 October 2014 at 17:46

    "Vintage" is a word that covers - or possibly inspires! - a multitude of sins, isn't it! I suspect the shaped beads are a relatively new thing, but regardless, this has turned out very well...

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  8. Second Chance Tan21 October 2014 at 19:06

    Wow, that's lovely. It looks like something they would wear on Downtown Abbey! xxx

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  9. Jane22 October 2014 at 06:52

    very pretty

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  10. margaret22 October 2014 at 07:54

    very pretty and love the colour choice of the beads you have used to create this

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  11. Christine22 October 2014 at 08:41

    Very pretty

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  12. Anonymous26 October 2014 at 17:10

    ohhh this is soooo pretty.. and i must gothic looking too.. ;)

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