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Laura is an instructor and sells her jewelry at The Bead Lounge in Longmont, Colorado. Every year they host a Day Of The Dead Celebration and gallery competition. Here’s a look at the beaded entries by Laura this year. Paper roses and a bony skull testify to ephemeral life’s beauty!
The jaunty gent features a glass skull made by MAD Margie. Lots of little beads–and a feather in his hat– went into the creation of this wearable art twosome.
Tags: beads, Day of the Dead, fused Glass, jewelry, skulls, wearable-art
Day of the Dead Necklace 2, originally uploaded by landsglory.
Laura started with colorful vintage ceramic beads and added carved bone skull beads and precious metal clay (PMC) to create this vivid necklace for the Day of the Dead celebration. It’s her second entry in the competition at Nomad Designs, a bead store located in Boulder Colorado.
The large carved bone skull has a PMC hood or niche festooned with stars and her trademark colorful patina makaes the fine silver shine with color.
The smaller skull beads are nestled in their own PMC settings and makeup the bottom of the beaded tassel. Laura links it all together with patinated wire.
Tags: beads, bone, Boulder, ceramic, Day of the Dead, necklace, PMC, skulls, vintage, wearable-art
This necklace is titled “I won’t go out without my hat”, and it is made with beads of Czech glass and cow bone as well as a Precious Metal Clay pendant. The pendant features a skull with jaunty feathered hat and bowtie, and ruby eyes. Cubic Zirconia add even more sparkle to the mix, and the patina on the fine silver metal pendant gives a rainbow of colors.
This is one of two necklaces that Laura has made for the “Day of the Dead” contest at Nomad Designs in Boulder Colorado.
Tags: beads, Boulder, cubic zirconia, Day of the Dead, jewelry, PMC, Precious-Metal-Clay, silver, wearable-art
