Featuring exquisite hand-beaded cabochon pins by Susan R. DuLaney.
A cabochon is a gemstone or other object that has a flat back and a smooth, usually polished, domed face. Cabochons can be stone — perhaps jasper or agate; shell, like mother of pearl or abalone; or a man-made material such as glass or resin.
Hand beading forms a decorative frame for the cabochon and each bead is handsewn to a reinforced backing. One row of beads forms a bezel that secures the cabochon. Additional edging rows — in a variety of colors, textures and stitch patterns — complete the piece with spectacular results!
Nature supplies a vast array of unique materials; the seed bead pallette is endless; combinations are unlimited. The resulting jewelry is truly one-of-a-kind. Similar pieces may be created, but never duplicated.
Here is a sample pin…
Elephant Hair Jasper
Pictured is a 30mm x 40mm Elephant Hair Jasper oval pin.
The cabochon is surrounded with 2mm gold-color glass beads. The remainder are all seed beads: the bezel is metallic green and the three edge rows are golden bronze finished with a copper picot.
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