Beading and Viking Knit

I recently found some pictures of some of my early jewelry-making, and thought I would post them here. (Some of them may have been posted in earlier years.) I had actually forgotten having made some of these, and looking at the pictures gives me the "beading itch" again.

carved fish, beaded as pendants

I used deer hide on the back, leaving the carved figures revealed.

Candyland bracelet

Czek star button bracelet (detail)

Gilded Limes bracelet with vintage button closure.

Hands Down - bracelet (detail)

Modern Camouflage bracelet with vintage button closure.
I believe this may have been based on a pattern by SandFibers (Carol Dean Sharpe)

Cute little pendant built around a rubber O-ring.

Shades of Copper bracelet
also a SandFibers pattern (the tube-shaped closure, which was new to me)

Steampunk Necklace
I sold this several years ago, and wish I still had it.

Another Steampunk Pendant that I sold ... what was I thinking?

What can I say? I was really into Steampunk for a while.
I still like it, just haven't made any in a long time.

Strawberry Limeade, with rolled bead closure.

Viking Knit Necklace and Bracelet Set
The necklace has a globe-shaped locket and the bracelet has a flying pig. I made this set for my mother in 2009.

Detail of locket on Viking Knit necklace

Detail of Flying Pig charm on Viking Knit bracelet.

Now I feel like doing some more Viking Knit ... it really turns out beautifully, and I'm sure I still have some sterling silver wire ... hmmmm ...

Time and Tide

Time and tide wait for no man ... and this pendant couldn't wait any longer to be made. Incorporating the inner works of a vintage watch, a polymer clay moon face given to me by Judith Skinner, and various beads, stitched onto a leather backing, the pendant is 2-1/4" wide at the widest point, by 2-3/4" tall, including the beaded bale. I haven't had time to make a proper necklace for it yet, but it still looks great on the antiqued ball-and-chain one where it temporarily resides.
Click on the image to embiggen it! (borrowed that word from Rice Freeman-Zachary, thanks Rice!)