KayZillaDesigns: unwanted

Unwanted Collection: Part 5 (Pink Earrings)

It is difficult to make earrings from the Unwanted glass beads, but these two pink beads were just meant to be. I paired them with some random unwanted purple glass beads that were entwined with wire, and spaced them with some amethyst beads.

The two beads are not symmetric, but that's part of what makes them unique.

You can find these earrings in the Etsy store!

Unwanted Collection: Part 4 (Spiral Cord Necklace)

Inspired by my coral hemp necklace, I created a similar necklace for the Unwanted Collection using the tiny glass beads used in the three Unwanted bracelets. Because the glass beads are heavy, I spaced them with some iridescent seed beads. I braided the cord with some lime nylon thread, and again used a button for the clasp.

SOLD!

fancy button clasp

Unwanted Collection: Part 3 (Black Feathers)

This necklace features more of the large unwanted beads, this time all in black. I made a pendant from black duck feathers by sticking them through a black bead and attaching them to a fixture to form a bead.

I absolutely adore this necklace, which will be in the Etsy store! I plan on making one for myself, but using black plastic beads since I used up all of the unwanted beads in this necklace.

Unwanted Collection: Part 2 (Big Bead Necklaces)

While most of the unwanted beads were tiny, I pulled out all of the big ones and separated them by color. I fashioned two complementary necklaces using the orange/brown beads and the blue/green beads. The blue/green necklace has been claimed by my sister, but the orange/brown one will be in the Etsy store!

I spaced them with matching small beads to keep them from slipping about the chain, since the holes in the large beads were quite large. Each bead is handmade, unique, and pretty!

Unwanted Collection: Part 1 (Bracelets)

A while ago my sister unloaded a giant vat of handmade glass beads onto my person. I finally got around to sifting through them, and realized they were quite vibrant and beautiful. I started crafting the "Unwanted Collection", named after the leftover/abandoned nature of the beads.

Here are three bracelets that I made with the unwanted beads. I attached four strands to a watch face to make a bracelet watch. Four more were attached to a resin-filled cabochon that I sent to my sister. A third piece was made by attaching three strands to a large clear glass bead to which I attached a real Fender guitar pick.

The guitar pick bracelet is available in the Etsy store.

The watch is SOLD!