I was so proud to finally finish this creation, it's the reason I started this blog. Back in February, I took Stephanie Sersich's class on how to make Spiny Knotted bracelets. About a month or two later, I ran across a very cool tutorial by Dara Spiotto who wrote a blog on The Beadin' Path's website on how to drill sea glass. With the knowledge shared by those two inspiring people, I was off and running; I wanted to make a spiny knotted bracelet using drilled sea glass. It would be like wearing the beach on my wrist! What a thought during the very long, cold winter and the spring that dragged on and on and just wouldn't turn into summer. I had jars upon jars of sea glass from collecting over the years. Perfect minute pieces I couldn't pass up no matter how small, through pieces that needed to be tossed back for Mother Nature to cook a bit longer.
So off to the Home Depots and Lowe's stores to pick out a Dremel, then off to find diamond tipped bits. July 21, I have finally finished. All of the sea glass, sea bricks, a piece of pottery and 2 stones are my finds off the beaches of Maine. I took apart a necklace long ago and that's where the tiny little cowry shells are from and they're matched up with some weather-worn Maine periwinkle shells that have holes in them already (drilling shells is not good for the lungs according to Dara). I suspect the tiny white cowries are from the Philippines, which would be very appropriate since that is where half of my heritage is from. My dad was born there. Last but not least are 3 lampworked sea urchin beads I made from a suggestion from my friend Mattie. Her grandmother owns the Sea Urchin Gift Shop on Isle Au Haut, Maine and they now carry rings and earrings by me.
Hope you enjoy this photo of my bracelet. It is truly one of a kind. I don't think I can make anything like it again. Perhaps a spiny knotted necklace to go with it in the future. Drilling sea glass takes a very long time. I suspect I'm just being timid with my Dremel and not putting it to it's full use.
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4 comments:
Awesome start to a blog page and I love the bracelet; especially the urchin lampworked beads. I never get on the computer at night myself, so I don't know if I'll ever blog, but if I do, I'll let you know and you can tell me how to start!
Michelle :-)
Cindy this is fabulous, gorgeous, awesome (like you!). The picture is so clean and I read your whole story.
Just amazing how talented you are!
Heyyy Skidgie, lovin' the shoutout almost as much as the new 'vacation made' bracelet! It's totally kickin some coastal maine summer butt..
hi cindy, i'm a friend of cindy cook's and she recommended i check you out! i also make jewelry but haven't gotten up the nerve to sell on etsy. GOOD FOR YOU!!! i love your sea urchin beads and what you did with your bracelet. i'd love to see a picture of you wearing it though!
regards,
sandra mccann
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