i've worked myself into another mess

It looks good, Vicki. And there's nothing wrong with a necklace having some
weight. I'd go for cones, preferably very simple ones since there is so
much silver already and you don't want any style conflicts.

I like to make necklaces lighter at the back, so I probably would have cut
the braid from triple strands to double strands (decreasing one of the three
strand per inch). Of course, that still might have needed a cone at the end
too.

Tina


"vj" wrote in message
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i created this:
http://www.vickijean.com/images/virginia1.jpg

for a dear friend.
she's over the moon about it.
however
now that it's almost done, i've boxed myself in.
there are NINE strands on this one. not only do i have to find a
heavy clasp for it, i need to "tie" off all those ends!
i have some cones from Nicole, but they're heavy - and as heavy as
this already is, i'm not sure about adding even more weight to it.

ideas, anyone???????????

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Me too!! I was just about to ask.
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"vj" wrote in message
...
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from :

]What about making beaded cones to match? Those wouldn't weigh much.

ooooh - how????
that's a new one for me, but i'd love to know how.......


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On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:48:35 -0800, vj wrote:

i created this:
http://www.vickijean.com/images/virginia1.jpg

for a dear friend.
she's over the moon about it.
however
now that it's almost done, i've boxed myself in.
there are NINE strands on this one. not only do i have to find a
heavy clasp for it, i need to "tie" off all those ends!
i have some cones from Nicole, but they're heavy - and as heavy as
this already is, i'm not sure about adding even more weight to it.

ideas, anyone???????????


What about making beaded cones to match? Those wouldn't weigh much.

Lindsey

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:45:50 -0800, vj wrote:

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from :

]What about making beaded cones to match? Those wouldn't weigh much.

ooooh - how????
that's a new one for me, but i'd love to know how.......



Well, I made a tassel key chain awhile ago when I was playing around
with some brick stitch. Basically, it's a cone made with three drop
brick stitch with looped fringe coming up into the cone. I suppose
you could use a variety of stitches. Start with a brick stitch
trapezoid, then place the slanted ends together, then stitch those
sides together to form a cone. Changing the degree of slant
(standard, two drop, three drop, slow/fast increase/decrease) and the
width of the trapezoid would give you different shaped cones. It
looks neat and you can make it just the size you need to accomodate
the strands.

Here's a scan of what I'm talking about [note: this is my first time
using yahoo's photo album service, so if it didn't work please tell
me!]:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cra...bum?.dir=/9dc4

Lindsey

It says it's inaccessible.

Here's a scan of what I'm talking about [note: this is my first time
using yahoo's photo album service, so if it didn't work please tell
me!]:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cra...bum?.dir=/9dc4

Lindsey


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I have some very light wt. Bali silver cones(1-2g).
They are plain polished silver about 1" long, 6mm lg end and 3mm small end.
Let me know if you still want to use silver cones.
Armand Vine

On 30 Mar 2004 21:45:21 GMT, uppies (Dr. Sooz)
wrote:

It says it's inaccessible.

Here's a scan of what I'm talking about [note: this is my first time
using yahoo's photo album service, so if it didn't work please tell
me!]:
http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cra...bum?.dir=/9dc4

Lindsey


Does it work now? I set it to public view.

Lindsey

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:44:54 -0800, vj wrote:

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from :

]http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cra...bum?.dir=/9dc4

]Does it work now? I set it to public view.

yes, it does! that's gorgeous!!!!!!!

Thanks! It's more colorful in real life, the beads that look dark
grey are actually rainbow iris.

now, if i can just figure it out . . . **grin**
thank you!

I wish I could explain it better, it's not hard to do. The trickiest
part is stitching it together and keeping the threads shown to a
minimum.

Lindsey

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:48:35 -0800, vj wrote:

i created this:
http://www.vickijean.com/images/virginia1.jpg

there are NINE strands on this one. not only do i have to find a
heavy clasp for it, i need to "tie" off all those ends!
i have some cones from Nicole, but they're heavy - and as heavy as
this already is, i'm not sure about adding even more weight to it.

ideas, anyone???????????

I can't offer any advice, but HOLEE MAMA that is beautiful!

And what a beautiful mess you have made! )
It is very beautiful and easily seen. The person that wears
this work of art will draw plenty of positive attention!

Harry

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:48:35 -0800, vj wrote:

i created this:
http://www.vickijean.com/images/virginia1.jpg

for a dear friend.
she's over the moon about it.
however
now that it's almost done, i've boxed myself in.
there are NINE strands on this one. not only do i have to find a
heavy clasp for it, i need to "tie" off all those ends!
i have some cones from Nicole, but they're heavy - and as heavy as
this already is, i'm not sure about adding even more weight to it.

ideas, anyone???????????

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@vicki [SnuggleWench]
(Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com
(Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com
newest creations: http://www.vickijean.com/new.html
-----------
I have so many pet peeves that they now qualify as a herd!
- Janet P - RAM