Cascading Rivers

I love artisan lampwork and Krista and Karl of 5 Fish Designs are favorites of mine. I bought these gorgeous beads last year and it took me a while to design around them. The borosilicate beads are spectacular! I accented the beads with 1.5 inch cascades of Swarovski crystals.

Enjoy! Michelle

Granulated pendant

My first attempt at granulation and tube setting a gemstone.

A bit primitive looking and the scan shows a myriad of flaws, but it good enough to encourage me to continue on this course. =)

The pendant is Argetium sterling, the granulation is fine silver, the 3/16" tube for the setting, and the bail are sterling, with a 4 mm garnet.

Next up: filigree earrings.