Check out my Delicious Donut Lariat, which was the featured free beading project on BeadingDaily.com last Friday. It's also the online companion project to my column in the June/July 2009 issue of Beadwork. The leafy tendrils on the etched-shell donut from Lillypilly were the inspiration for this long, lean design. Download the free instructions and learn to create a simple peyote bail with matte hematite size 11 seed beads and how to turn a donut into a focal clasp. The finished necklace is 25" (adjustable).
For faster stringing of this multistrand necklace, use a seed-bead spinning tool and curved big-eye needle when working the strands. To wear the lariat, place the donut at the base of your neck with the seed-bead “vines” hanging downward in the front.
1 comments:
Splendid design, Katie, what a great look!
--Dave
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