Beaded elements

I would like to take all the credit about beading these but I had help. I'm glad they are done but I'm not sure about the way the look.

Cast element

As much as getting help making these links would have been wise, I think that casting them was a good idea. It took some time, building these trees because I shake and I hadn't built one since last year.

Display

It seems like I try to do one thing and the next doesn't work out, I'm worried about my display. Everyone seems to have everything under control but I'm lost.
Most of my jewellery has sold and the pieces that I have, are either test pieces or I don't think they will fight in with my end of the year display.
I'm currently working on a piece that has links that are an elaboration of the ones that I used in my Mafu nacklace. This necklace is different in every way, I'm even thinking of using one colour beads.

String

It has taken me some time to get the string that I use in beading my jewellery and that is one of the things that she (the beader) is using against me. She says that she's run out of string. Today I lent how to go to in order to get some information about my Mafu necklace, I'm hoping that all is well now.

Speechless

We all have our own coping mechanism and I'm afraid mine is just not knowing to say or being speechless and smiling it off. A lot of things haven't seem to be adding up in concern with my final hand in for my Btec, not only has Thenjiwe being giving me the run around with my necklace but today she just left without saying a word. I've sold most of my btec pieces and therefore hardly have anything to show, I still haven't got a final display. Luckly my elements cast for a new necklace and its clear that ill bead this one myself, so there goes my birthday celebration.

Beader

I'm producing a range of beaded jewellery and I haven't motioned the lady (Thenjiwe) that is beading for me. I think this is because I'm not pleased with the way she handled my order. It's been almost two weeks since I gave her my links and the last time I saw her, she had not started with anything.

Flower

What do you think?

New

I've been known for soldering jumprings, different wire shapes and beading around them, allowing the beads to add the finishing touch. This time I felt that I should something that's different, like doming the jumprings and someone brought to my attention that I put the domes together. Can't wait to see these beaded.

Plan on paper

This is helping me out to sort out the shield shape on my necklace and the colours.

Final colour

I must say that I've been putting off. Setting the rest of the colour sceem because I strongly believe that colour can make or break a piece. Here goes something, these are my colours and I have arranged them in a way that the yellow and orange beads in the center or not next to each other. Hope you see what I mean.
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Shield

In Zulu beadwork, one finds a lot of diamond shape pattern and it is said that, that shape represents the shield which is a sign of protection. I'm going to base my Mafu necklace on some of the colours that are in this necklace (intshebe) and will try and get Thenjiwe (the lady that will bead the Mafu discs for me) to bead the shape aswell.

Blue

I'm glad I've finished this necklace, it has taken me a while to complete.

Colour planning

This necklace isn't finished yet but I have to sort out the colours and I'm really having a hard time doing that.

Next

I wanted to do something that is different from what I was working on and something with more metal.

A cross

I like the way this looks.

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