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Friday, 22 April 2016

S is for Silver


When you mention silver and beads, most people will automatically think of beads made out of silver.

I love using Silver in my glass beads.  I mostly work with silver wire or foil, but I do have an experiment on the go with silver shavings.


The first bead on the left on my bangle is one I made for myself early on with silver wire in, and the bead on the right uses silver foil to give that beautiful stone/organic effect to the background, it's one of my favourite beads to make!


You can also use the silver in the foreground of a pattern, above left I used silver foil to help make those galaxy type swirls... the bead on the right is silver simply encased in glass which is an effect I love in transparent glass.

For my regular readers, silver was the main "ingredient" in the glass bead set I made to go with my Elements Set by Alex Cramariuc.


Silver is definitely one of my favourite decorations to use as it's so versatile!

What silver effect do you prefer out of the ones I've shown here?
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10 comments:

  1. Tasha Duncan-Drake22 April 2016 at 10:59

    I love the effect in the first picture on the bangle - that is so very beautiful, but they are all stunning.
    Tasha
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    1. Mars22 April 2016 at 19:14

      Thanks Tasha, it's a special bead for me as it's the first bead I made... that made me go "Wow - I made that!" It's still one of my favourites :)

      Mars xx

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  2. Sophie Duncan22 April 2016 at 13:36

    Oh wow - that early bangle bead is just beautiful, but the silver in the transparent glass is just darling as well. You have a lot of talent :)
    Sophie
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    1. Mars22 April 2016 at 19:15

      I quite like silver in the darker purple glasses, I never seem to get tired of it!

      I enjoy exploring and trying new things, a lot of bead makers use silver, I tend to see it on the outside of the bead more than the inside but I like encasing silver.

      Mars xx

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  3. Unknown22 April 2016 at 16:49

    I love all of them but that last one is just gorgeous. Lovely work.

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    1. Mars22 April 2016 at 19:17

      Thanks Kathleen, I do have a thing for silver lol!

      Mars xx

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  4. Tracy23 April 2016 at 01:37

    I think that the second one is my favourite :) That is neat that they can all look so different, though!

    Tracy (Black Boots, Long Legs)

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    1. Mars23 April 2016 at 09:06

      It's amazing how many different effects you can get using silver, it's very versatile and I do love using it with Ivory (the 2nd bead) as I love that organic effect.

      Mars xx

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  5. SENCO Cat Herder23 April 2016 at 06:07

    The silver encased in glass is a clear favourite to me but I love the different looks you can create with it. Looking at your photos is a real treat :)
    Pempi
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    1. Mars23 April 2016 at 09:07

      Thank you, the silver in glass is a popular one, they're really pretty to look at when you're wearing them, and all slightly different :)

      Mars xx

      p.s. I don't think I've ever shown so many photos of my own beads lol!

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