That means they cannot be copied and sold without my express permission.
I've worked hard developing my technique and designs and I would appreciate your respect for the originality of my work. It is a business for me -- not a lark.
That said, here is a picture demonstration of me creating one of my Double Serpentine Seed © necklaces.
Step 1: Add seed bead mixture to the wire and coil it
This is the most tedious of all the steps. To get the seed beads on to the wire, pour a 1/4 c. of the mixture into the hopper of your bead spinner. Make a crook (like a shepherd's crook) of the 24-gauge wire and dip it into the beads as you spin the device.
Centrifugal force will run the beads up the wire. As the wire fills, scoot them down and get more.
For the primary bead of this necklace, you will need approximately 12 feet of seeded wire.
When all the beads are on the wire, make a 6" single coil with the beads on the wire. Run the wire back through the single coiled bead, and coil it on itself again.
Step 2: Add complementary wire coils
For this set, I am using a large-diameter coil in pink and a small-diameter coil in the light green.
Coil first the large coil into the seeded double coil. Then coil the small coil into the coil.
Step 3: Assemble the necklace
The Serpentine Seed bead is the focal bead for this necklace, so add that to the 20-gauge stringing wire first. Then add accent beads to fill out the effect. Finish with 2 pink single coils, cut to size.
Make your hook and eye closure, and it's done.
Step 4: Wear it!
Your necklace is ready to wear.
Special Feature:
Because not all women are created the same size and with the same taste, I add a custom extender piece to each necklace that enables the necklace to be worn up to 2" longer, as needed. There are two eye-loops, an inch apart, that the wearer can choose.
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