Archive for the 'Story Beads' Category
“My Life in Colors”
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Storybead Necklace
Commissioned Piece
Sterling Silver, Labradorite
Topaz Swarovki Crystals
Tiny Glass Beads
“A Treasured Life”
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“A Treasured Life” – Commissioned piece
Story Bead Necklace
Sterling Silver, Native Made Bali Silver, Peyote Stitched Glass Beads
AB Swarovski Crystals , (AB is Aurora Borealis- the brightest of all
The Garden
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Removable Story Bead
Colorful flowers and green foliage are
surrounded by sterling beads which represent the sparkling sunshine.
Bordered by the earth, the strong root holds the Swarovski Crystal in place, as our roots keep us grounded.
Necklace – 25 1/2″ long
Peyote beaded
tiny glass beads,
Siam Swarovski Crystal
Shell woven necklace
Sterling Silver Clasp
Story Bead can slide off to be put on other necklaces or bracelets.
Greta
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Story Bead Necklace & Earrings
This piece was commissioned by a mother for her daughter upon college graduation
There are seven story beads within the necklace that represent different times in “Greta’s” life. They were made into a sterling silver and green garnet necklace. The exact items are hard to see in the photo…..but all items mentioned are in the necklace and the tag attached to the necklace read as follows:
Bead 1: Begin with the birthday bead and a flower for a girl. (as you look at the picture – the top bead on the left-see 16- part of her birth date)
Bead 2: A yellow heart (thus your heart of gold). Three 4-legged animals following each other….always seeming to follow you. The journey continues as it should. Faith
Bead 3: A Red Cross-your nursing career, your little Honda that got you where you needed to be, with a yellow sun & blue sky.
Bead 4: The white house you were born at, with a door & window to let others into your
life. There is a tree, blue sky, flowers, and a butterfly.
Bead 5: The sunny bead reflects the high school years, the little red car that took the
crooked roads, through the danger years that makes one invincible to limits or harm.
Around the back a flash of silver – that is the car key that was so often lost!
Bead 6: The red apple for the grade school years, Applefest, the magic of the carnival.
The other side portrays a little person with long braids and a purple shirt; a sweet memory
of you as a child.
Bead 7: The last bead is to reflect on your life in college. A gray cat named Oliver,
Flowers, the colors of your growth. Around the top is your friends, holding hands in a circle, helping each other make their way in life. It is not a lone journey this life of yours. Each event & interaction with others chart your course. However, it is your choice to live either with joy or pain. I hope you choose joy, as that is what you have brought me.
Made of: Sterling Silver, Green Garnet – “Grounding”, increased health, fidelity and
imagination. Smokey Quartz – Breaks bad habits, relieves headaches. Swarovski Crystals, Seed Beads
Birthday
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A commissioned piece, the following text explains all the things beaded into the piece:
The flowers represent the birthday month of everyone in your family. As you go along left to right, see your black boots and your dog…then comes the Black Hills with the sun shining down. The pink flower represents you are a cancer survivor. The block of various colors represent the different friendships in your life. You’ll find your children in the lake, cherries and a white gull representing Door County, which is a special place to you. The crescent moon and stars are a constant beauty of life. I hope this piece reflects the important and the meaningful to you. May this feel close to your heart every time you wear it. KW