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Ellygator β Urchin of Light
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Published: 2019-04-02 13:13:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 1838; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 4
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(2019), 3" x 4.5", Size 11 Delica beads (transparent garnet AB, transparent burgundy, transparent cobalt, transparent teal, transparent sea-foam, transparent light mauve), pink gold-fumed Magatama beads, Fireline
I beaded this sea urchin shape free-form starting at the broadest circumference with a set of 7 prominent and 7 smaller horns and then worked my way up adding new layers of horns but at the same time steadily decreasing my rows overall until I got a dome-shape. I then returned to my initial row and threaded downward using less layers so the bottom of the object remains open. When put on a small LED light for a pedestal the all-transparent beads make for a nice little lantern or night-light.
Incidentally the LED lights came two to a pack, so this little fella may get a companion...
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Thank you! I am still surprised how different it looks when it's lit vs. unlit.
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Elly, you are brilliant.Β When I first saw the image, I thought you had made a reversible sea urchin, but lo, you did even more!Β No doubt a full-size lantern version would be too much work/beads, but one does wonder!Β It is beautiful, and it's shocking how much the light changes the beads' color.
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Thank you! I had wanted to make something to be lit for the longest time, and when I had done a bracelet (the Ultraviolet) that had spines and a curved shape the idea of a sea urchin wasn't too far off. I usually don't put a lot of transparent beads into my pieces (they usually change color so much when worn patterns can become unpredictable), but this time I gathered all the ones I had together and it worked out really well and made for a cool gradient - lit or not. Thanks to LED lights staying cold it's no problem lighting this little critter. The light bulbs from years ago would have probably set the nylon threads on fire eventually! I guess one could go bigger - the spines give the bead matrix quite a bit of stiffness.
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Thank you! This one was a blast. I don't often use transparent beads, but now I know exactly what to do with the ones I've got left...
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You're very welcomeβ€οΈπ., how are you?.
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Hey, not bad! Discovering geometric beadwork definitely has been a fun revelation and really got me back into beading, which I love!
How are things with you?
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I am good,Β Thank you!.Β
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Good morning friend, wonderful.Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
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Thank you! This one was a really fun experiment.
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Glad you like it. Thank you!
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Thanks so much! I don't use transparent beads that often, but this was a good project for them.
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Thank you! Finally found a use for my transparent beads...
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Thank you! I was quite surprised how different the piece looks lit vs. unlit. It's quite a change.
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Thank you! Glad you like.
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Thanks so much! I'm really happy with it.
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Thank you! I am happy that it came out so organic looking. The freeform was fun, too!
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