ArtFire

With a base of turquoise, these hand-shaped tabular beads were decorated with deep brown-red, creamy ivory and a special frit blend which provides hints of purple. Lots of reaction going on among these colors!

The beads measure about 25mm x 23mm and are slightly over 7mm thick. I have presented my beads, along with six Karen Hill Tribe fine silver beads on a headpin I made from 18 gauge sterling silver wire and hung from ear wires I made from 20 gauge sterling. The earrings hang about 1 ½ inches from top to bottom. The earrings are about 2.25 inches long from top to bottom.

I used rare ASK and Effetre Italian glass along with a beautiful Val Cox frit for these beads. As with all my beads, these were digitally kiln annealed, meticulously cleaned and inspected closely.

Special orders are always welcome at Cracker Cottage Studio. If you're a jewelry artist interested in purchasing similar beads, I invite you to contact me.

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