Murphy's Beads - A Rainbow of Beaded Creations by Sabina Anderson

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October 11, 2009

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Peyote bezeled Agatha slices ~ front and back

Since the Agatha slices are transparent, I decided to bead the whole back side, so there won't be any clothes color showing up.

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francesca on October 11, 2009 12:54 PM

Si vede già il capolavoro che sta venendo fuori dalle tue mani e dalle tue fantasie ,sono curiosa e impaziente di vederlo pian piano prendere forma . Complimenti e che pazienza !

Saby on October 11, 2009 7:31 PM

Grazie Francesca! :-)
Anch'io sono curiosa di vedere che cosa uscirá fuori! Potrebbe essere un "capolavoro", come dici tu, ma anche un totale disastro. Tra il dire e il fare... ;-)
Baci

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September 27, 2009

Spiral Rope Necklace with Blue Aqua Terra Jasper Pendant

Aqua Terra Jasper, or Impression Jasper is one of my new favorite stones. I love the colors and the patterns! Yummy!

The necklace is a simple spiral rope beaded with size 11/0 Delicas, Japanese 11/0 seed beads and Czech SS plated true cut 11/0s.
The pendant's bezel and bail are beaded in peyote stitch with size 11/0 Delicas and embellished with a fresh water pearl, size 11/0 and 15/0 Japanese seed beads, Czech SS plated true cut 11/0s and Charlottes. Turkish Sterling Silver heart w/harro...

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Kathryn Turnbull on October 5, 2009 4:05 AM

Such beautiful colours and thank you for the links too. I love the necklace. xxs to your lovely cat.
Very best wishes.

Saby on October 6, 2009 12:38 AM

Thank you so much, Kathryn! :-)
Bubi's sending you happy purrs. ;-)

francolf on October 2, 2009 3:05 AM

veramente fantastico ,adoro questa pietra che ha dei colori stupendi ,complimenti .
Francesca

Saby on October 2, 2009 12:03 PM

Grazie mille Francesca! :-)
Saby

frany on September 30, 2009 6:01 AM

coucou ma tite Saby ce collier est superbe superbe superbe !!!!! gros bisous

Saby on October 2, 2009 1:32 AM

Merci beaucoup ma chére Frany! :-)
Gros bisous a toi

Ellen Chasse on September 28, 2009 2:27 PM

You are a wonder indeed Mz Saby, this is exceptional!!

Saby on September 28, 2009 10:01 PM

Haha, the infamous wonder Murph! ;-)

You're too sweet, Ellen! Thank you! :-)

Hugs

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September 27, 2009

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Spiral Rope Necklace with Blue Aqua Terra Jasper Pendant/details

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September 21, 2009

3D RAW Necklace with Green Brecciated Jasper Cabochon

Here's my first 3D RAW (right angle weave) necklace.

The Green Brecciated Jasper cabochon is embellished with brick stitched leaves and Czech pressed glass flowers.

I learnt how to make the 3D rope from Pivoine's tutorial and the 3D RAW cabochon's bezel from Coco's (Bagousenfollie) tutorial. Thank you so much for the wonderful tutos!

Pivoine et Coco merci beaucoup pour partager votre trés beau tutos! :-)

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mamie mimi on October 6, 2009 2:34 PM

Bonsoir Savy,
Superbe bijou, j'aime beaucoup les couleurs que tu emploies et je viens de découvrir ton site et je ne découvre que de très belles choses : beauté, couleurs ... Merci de me faire rêver. bisous de mamie mimi

Saby on October 6, 2009 7:03 PM

Merci beaucoup Mamie Mimi! Bienvenue sur mon site! :-)
Bisous,
Saby

Kathryn Turnbull on September 26, 2009 6:29 AM

Thank you so much for sharing your lovely beadwork.

Best wishes and kind regards, Kathryn.

Saby on September 26, 2009 12:24 PM

Dear Kathryn,

Thank you so much for visiting and for your kind comment about my beadwork! :-)

Kind regards,
Saby

Pivoine on September 22, 2009 12:47 PM

Magnifique création!

Saby on September 23, 2009 7:19 PM

Merci beaucoup, Anneta! :-)

Bisous

coco006 on September 22, 2009 1:14 AM

very very beautiful necklace ! congratulations !

Saby on September 22, 2009 8:15 AM

Merci beaucoup, Coco! :-)

Bisous

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September 21, 2009

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3D RAW Necklace with Green Brecciated Jasper Cabochon details

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francolf on October 2, 2009 3:10 AM

veramente bellisimo anche questo ciondolo ,è di una delicatezza e raffinatezza infinita . Oggi grazie a l'ile aux perles ho scoperto il tuo blog e mi sa che verrò spesso a vedere i tuoi lavori .
Francesca

Saby on October 2, 2009 11:59 AM

Ciao Francesca,
Ti ringrazio molto per la visita e per i tuoi gentili commenti! :-)
Saby

Jen Kuhns on September 30, 2009 1:05 PM

Just gorgeous! You do wonderful work!

Saby on October 2, 2009 1:19 AM

Hi Jen! Good to see you here! :-)
Thank you so much for your comment!

coco006 on September 22, 2009 1:10 AM

It is a very beautiful necklace
you very well knew how to emphasize the cabochon
superbe !! bravo !
Thank you for your visit on my blog http://bagousenfollie06.skyrock.com/

kisss from Nice

Saby on September 22, 2009 8:05 AM

Thank you so much Coco! :-)
Your bezeling technique is wonderful!

Bisous

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August 30, 2009

Just a bunch of beaded bottles...

A bunch of beaded bottles

Since one of my friends thought that it would have been nice to see a photo of all my bottles together, here's a pic of the bottles that are still in my possession.
Here you go, Jenny! :-)
Sorry about the lousy pics and display...methink I'm a better beader than photographer. ;-)

There are a few more bottles, that I already gave away, in my Bottles and Vases Photo Album and on my Old Website (click on the Bottles button)

The Daffodil pattern on the largest bottle originally came as a...

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coco006 on September 22, 2009 1:15 AM

hooooo superbe collection ! congratulations !

Saby on September 22, 2009 8:11 AM

Thank you so much Coco! :-)

Bisous

Mia Johns on September 4, 2009 5:55 PM

Wow looks like you have been bussy they look lovely though. I am glad your doing some thing.
Miss you

Saby on September 5, 2009 6:56 AM

Hey Sweetie Pie!
Thanks, but I haven't been busy with beading lately (read previous post). Many of those bottles are older ones, I just took them out to take a group picture. ;-)
I haven't touched my beads in almost 3 weeks. I hope to be able to get going with it again soon...if things get better.

Love you!

JennyWren on August 30, 2009 12:06 PM

Beautiful! Gorgeous! Stunning!!! *applause* Don't be too hard on your photographic skills, Saby; you did a great job on this.

Saby on August 31, 2009 4:25 AM

Thank you so much, Jenny! You're way too sweet and kind! :-)

I do have the equipment to take better pictures (light tent and right lights), but need to make a revolution in my house to find a steady setting for it. It's taking way too long to get everything out each time I want to take just a couple of pics, so I always end up taking them with just one light (not a good one either) and a piece of soft cardboard as a background, but sometimes, like in this case, it is too small.
Photoshop helps in lightening the pics, but it's not quite the same....especially because I can't even use it too well. LOL
I'm going to see if I can cut out the edges of this photo....I might be able to do that...hopefully. ;-)

Okey, I managed to cut the edges to another pic I took yesterday which had even a worse framing, but a little better focus on the bottom bottles.
I think it looks better than before. :-)

Wish I had more patience to study, but I want it all good and done yesterday! LOL

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August 29, 2009

Beaded Bottle # 19

Hi Everyone!

Sorry it's been taking me this long to post something new, but as Murphy's law has it:

If many things can go wrong, they will all go wrong at the same time and the knowledge of Murphy's law is no help in any situation!

I won't go into details because I'm trying to keep this site and blog as a pleasant haven.
I just hope that things are going to get better 'cause after 5 months of constant worries and things going wrong, this beader really needs a positive turn!

Here's an...

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Dulcey on August 30, 2009 12:10 AM

I love how this looks! Very floral-feeling. Nice gradation of colors too, I have a hard time doing that.

I hope things get easier, take care.

Dulcey

Saby on August 30, 2009 8:56 AM

Thank you so much , Dulcey! :-)

Yes, I really hope that things are going to get easier and most importantly that Bubi's going to get better soon. The worry has been killing me.

Have you tried to make gradations using bead mixes of the same shades with different finishes, like the bead soups I posted before the large rainbow bottle?
I think it is easier than when you do it with single colors, unless you have just the right gradations in single colors and finishes, like I happened to have for the smaller rainbow bottles.

Ellen Chasse on August 29, 2009 2:25 PM

Ahh Saby ~ ((((HUG))))
I'm sending some long distance hugs your way & letting you know you can call me if you need to talk to someone..
I think this year has been a hard one for more than a few folk.. I too have been having ups & downs & it sure is tough to smile thru it all all the time but I try ;)

I do love your new bottle but then it's green so how can I not..

Saby on August 29, 2009 6:54 PM

Awww Ellen! How did I know this message was from you, even before checking it out? ;-)
Thank you so much for being such a dear friend to me!
I'm so sorry you've been having a though time too...Sigh! :-(
I wish you were not so far away from me...
I'm going to email you tomorrow...need to get a little sleep now 'cause I'm exausted.

Huge hugs back at ya! :-)

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August 29, 2009

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Beaded Bottle # 19

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August 29, 2009

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Beaded Bottle # 19

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July 26, 2009

Beaded Bottle # 18

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Mia Johns on August 10, 2009 10:06 PM

Wow that is beautiful.

Saby on August 11, 2009 4:04 AM

Hey Sweetie Pie! :-)

Thank you bunches!

Sorry I missed you in chat... I was too tired and fell asleep.
I hope to get online earlier tonight.

Love you!
Hugs & smooches,
Mom

Victoria on August 10, 2009 8:33 PM

Hi Saby
Your work is always stunning. You amaze me all the time with your artwork. Thanks for taking a peek at my blog and your comment. Very sweet of you.

I hadn't notice too many participants on the Bead Art forum for the last few months. Is everyone away or what's happening?
Bead On!

Saby on August 11, 2009 3:57 AM

Hi Victoria,
Thank you so much for your comment! :-)
I love checking out your work!

The Bead Art forum seems to be pretty much dead. Sigh! :-(
Apparently most people got into Blogs and Facebook, but a few of the Bead Art members (including me) are still posting on Beki's (Whimbeads) forum: All About Beads. Hope to see you there too!

Hugs,
Saby

frany on August 7, 2009 3:58 AM

Hi Saby... How are you little girl hihihi???
your work is really fabulous I love it !
bisous
frany

Saby on August 9, 2009 12:50 AM

Hi Frany,

Merci beaucoup ma chére! :-)
Little girl? Moi? Hahahaha what a joke! ;-)
I'm still alive...more or less....hmmmm
I hope everything's ok with you.
Bisous

Leisa on July 27, 2009 10:30 AM

Beautiful! I've been sitting here looking thru your site and everything is just amazing Murph. Your beading never fails to leave me speechless. I'm trying to get back into beading and this gives me inspiration. Now where is that kick in the arse that I need? Lots of hugs and kisses to your papa from us.

Saby on July 27, 2009 6:48 PM

Hi Leisa! It's so good to hear from you! :-)
Thank you so much for stopping by and for the compliments. I'm so glad to hear that you feel inspired to get back to beading. Where to start? Just get some bottles from the Vet and get out your beads! ;-)
I hope you're all doing well!

Lots of hugs and kisses from us,

Murph

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