Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek - Set of 10

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Sandy Creek, loose setThis set uses the some of the newest Moretti/Effetre colors: opal yellow and transparent and opaque lavender.

The tan beads are made with a base of opaque opal yellow that has been rolled in silver foil, which was then topped with transparent lavender. The silver was then burned off, leaving little dots of silver "sand."

The small tan beads measure 7mm x 11mm.  The transparent lavender with poked lavender dots are 6.5mm x 11mm, and the transparent lavender with TL dots measure 7mm x 11mm.

The focal bead is made similarly to the small tan beads, with a swirl of transparent lavender on top of the silver. You can see that the combination of the opal yellow, silver and transparent lavender results in a dark amber brown.  Neat, huh?  The bead from which the focal bead suspends, is the same opal yellow base but with some white and intense black, melted into a spider-web surface decoration.

I've included some 6mm Light Colorado Topaz Swarovski® crystals and antique gold-finish pewter heishe spacers to finish the set.