Mookaite

Mookaite jasper is found only in Australia. From Mooka Creek in the Kennedy Ranges near Gascoyne Junction which is about 100 miles inland from the Western Australian coastal town of Carnarvon.

I introduced some mookaite jasper with ocean jasper rondelles and tea stained bone tube beads to create and interesting and colorful bracelet and necklace set.

NEW PICTURES!

Vintage Czech glass diamonds, with 'flame quartz' spacers



Another multistrand bracelet. Blues, purples & silver


Copper Byzantine chain maille with agate & goldstone spacers


A variety of bracelets. All kinds of stones from my stash!!


Maille, maille and more maille. The left side are two pair of Japanese
6-1 earrings, the middle is a box chain made with titanium and copper links,
and the right side is another example of Japanese 6-1, this time with
purple and blue anodized copper and aluminum links.


Dyed chalk turquoise barrels and dyed mother of pearl tabs


Whew! Botswana agate surrounded by dyed gray seed pearls,
seed beads and spotted 'E' beads. I worked on this labor of love for
almost two years!! When I saw the middle focal bead, I knew
I had to do something special with it. It just took awhile to get
to that point.

Photo Challenge!

I belong to a beading forum that is chock full of amazing and talented people. They give me such inspiration and encouragement with my beady endeavors.

Yesterday they posted a forum wide challenge. We are to take a picture we like, and make a piece based on the photo.

This is my photo:



Obbie & I went to Skyline Drive in Virginia last summer, and this was one of the views. It was just a great weekend, and when I see this pic, I'm always reminded of how Obbie was so amazed at the views.

I better get working!!