Showing posts with label beads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beads. Show all posts

Saturday, December 8, 2012

French Bulldog, English Springer Spaniel, Weimeraner, Kitties, Corgies, Boxer, Puggle, Dalmation Handmade European Beads

Here are some special requests I had for Christmas.  I hope everyone loves their precious little gifts!  If you'd like your own special European (Pandora Style) bead contact me through my shop at http://nanjodogz.etsy.com


French Bulldog

English Springer Spaniel

Weimeraner

Kitties

Corgis

 Boxer and Puggle

Dalmation

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Nanjo Jewelry Supplies

Hi everyone, I have opened a new shop NanjoJewelrySupplies with all jewelry supplies . I try to pick out the most unique charms, beads, etc. I have just opened it so this is just the beginning of what you will see in my shop. As the shop grows you will see more and more beads, Swarovski crystals, European beads, etc. Please do stop by; they are all at very reasonable prices.

Thank you, Nancy






Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Greyhound Pandora European Style Bead Set, Floral Cubic Zirconia and Crystals Polymer Clay Dog Beads - 3 piece set

One hand-sculpted Greyhound dog bead with two commercial beads that makes up the three piece set. I have made the embellishments on the Greyhound bead to match the two commercial beads. The Greyhound is light golden brown and white and has a blue and green floral collar at the neck with a Swarovski crystal center. The back of the bead is in matching blue and green and has two Swarovski crystals on the back of the bead. The bead has silver metal core insert and is varnish sealed.

Size of handmade Greyhound bead is approximately:
13mm (1/2") side to side
20mm (3/4") nose to back of bead
The hole is 5mm.

Two floral commercial beads are approximately:
7mm x 14mm with a 4.5mm hole.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Chinese Crested in Roses Pandora European Style Beads, Polymer Clay Dogs- 3 piece set

One hand-sculpted Chinese Crested dog bead with two commercial beads that makes up the three piece set. I have made the embellishments on the Chinese Crested bead to match the two commercial beads. The Chinese Crested skin tone is grey and pink with white hair. She has tiny pink rosebuds in her hair and all around the bead. There is also a small paw print on the back of the bead. The bead has silver metal core insert and is varnish sealed.

Size of handmade Chinese Crested bead is approximately:
13mm (1/2") side to side
20mm (3/4") nose to back of bead
The hole is 5mm.

Two floral commercial beads are approximately:
8mm x 15mm with a 4.5mm hole.

The Chinese Crested bead is sculpted from polymer clay, tinted with color and varnish sealed for protection.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Boston Terrier with Ladybug Pandora Dog Charm Bangle Bracelet, Polymer Clay Dog


The silver tone bangle has an assortment of beads, three of which are handmade from polymer clay.

The handmade polymer clay beads start with the main center bead which is a Boston Terrier dog with a tiny pink ladybug friend who stopped by to give him a kiss right on his nose. The back of the bead is done in a very light golden brown color and has two pink daisies with green leaves. There are two matching handmade polymer clay round beads made in the same light golden brown color each with their own pink ladybug and pink daisy and green leaves surrounding the bead.

The bracelet starts out with the Boston Terrier centered between silver heart spacers beads on either side of the Boston Terrier, then on one side there is a pink glass faceted bead and on the other side is a light green glass faceted bead with silver heart spacer beads separating them from the last two handmade beads that match the back of Boston Terrier bead. The bangle ends with two silver plated clip lock beads each with two pink rhinestones to hold everything in place and keep all the beads centered so that they will not move around the bracelet. The bangle has ball ends that screw off to add or remove beads.

The size of the bracelet is 17 cm, but I also have it in a 19 cm which is a bit larger. As a reference I have a 6" wrist and this bracelet fits me perfect.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Beatrice the Polymer Clay Bookworm Bead

Beatrice is a little bookworm who loves nothing more than to read her books. She always has her nose in one book or another. Beatrice has her little pink book opened up to her favorite chapter -- she's even got a little charm for a bookmark to mark it so she can always open it up and go right to her favorite spot.

The entire bookworm bead is hand-sculpted from polymer clay. The book has a 'bookmark' with a little round bead charm centered with a pink heart that hangs down from the book. There is also a floral sticker on the outside of her book, you know like all the kids do. (The floral sticker may be located at a different spot on the book and may also be a different color than the one in the photos).

The approximate size of the bead is:
1" top to bottom
3/4" side to side

The bead is pierced vertically from top of head to bottom of bookworm.

The bead would be great to create something special for a teacher or a student. You can create something to add to a book bag for a student and for a teacher something to add to a key chain are just a few ideas.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Polymer Clay Dog Pandora Style / Troll Bead


One of my latest hand-sculpted Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog Pandora style bead. The King Charles lays on a black base, varnish sealed and has silver metal core insert.

Size is approximate:
3/4" side to side
3/4" nose to back of bead

The bead is sculpted from polymer clay and varnish sealed.
The hole is 5.2mm wide.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Two Dogs and a Cat Polymer Clay Pandora Beads


Here is a custom request I had for three beads, two dogs and a cat. I'm used to doing the dog beads, but the cat bead was not something I work on regularly so it was a bit of a challenge for me, but I think he turned out purrrty cute, what do you think?

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Mohawk Babies Polymer Clay Beads


This Mohawk baby is one cool little guy with a lot of attitude. He is definitely into punk. He hangs out at night with all of the rest of his clubbing friends, they love to listen to music and party in the mosh pit. These adorable Mohawk baby beads are available in my shop.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Harlequin Great Dane Polymer Clay Dog Beads


Two Harlequin Great Dane Beads, Sunny and Caliber. I recently made these for a custom request from their mommy -- two favorite Great Dane pups.

Friday, November 13, 2009

A Gift for My Sis

So tomorrow is my sister's birthday and she's had a rough year so I thought I'd so something really special for her. I made her a charm bracelet that features all of her six children, three of the human kind and three furry ones. I made three dog beads for each of her dogs and since I'm not very good at making humans out of polymer clay I only did one bead of her son in polymer clay because he's easily identifiable, for the other sons I did something different -- and I figure it is a charm bracelet so the more varying types of charms the better. Here's the bracelet with a short explanation:


The entire bracelet


Close up, I'll explain the main charms I made. The first charm from the left depicts her son, he was easy to do in polymer clay because he always has his hair pushed forward and in his eyes -- this must be something new, I'm not sure if it's only around our neighborhood or not, but it seems to be the hairstyle for the boys. The second one I made is her dog Edie, she's her oldest dog, a wonderful Golden Retriever. The third is a heart with her son's name on it, Mike. The fourth is her other dog, Payton named after Walter Payton (actually her son brought this dog home) which was a surprise to her, but she fell in love and kept him (kids). He is a Sheltie/Akita mix or at least that's what they told him he was :)

The next charm is a small photo frame with her son's picture. The next one is a G, which is her first initial and the last one I made was of her other Golden Retriever, Spud, the wonder dog! I added a couple of other clay hearts and various things. I hope she loves it. And BTW she never reads my blog, I don't even think she'd know how to find it if she wanted to, so I don't have to worry about ruining the surprise. Have a nice weekend everyone.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Custom Dog Beads

Here are a couple of recent requests I had for custom beads ordered to look like their pets. I absolutely love to do custom orders, because each dog is so different with their own personality! Hope you like them.





Friday, September 4, 2009

Pomeranian Dog Bead


I recently added this Pomeranian bead to my shop. The bead is hand-sculpted from polymer clay and highlighted in acrylic paints.

Size is approximate:
1" vertical (top to bottom)
3/4" horizontal (side to side)
3/4" front to back of head

The bead is pierced vertically from top of head to bottom.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Lilly The French Bulldog

Lilly was a custom bead I recently did for someone. I was thrilled when she sent along the photo of the bracelet she made with the bead because it's always interesting to me to see what people have done with my beads. I love the way her bracelet came out and as you can see in the middle photo I think Lilly the French Bulldog likes it too!





Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Otis and his Owl Bead Set



Otis loves owls especially this little owl that looks just like him, they have become fast friends.

Otis and his owl are both hand-sculpted from polymer clay. They are done in matching colors of orange, green and purple. Otis is also embellished with a green heart on his belly, purple shoes, a shock of green hair and an orange Swarovski crystal on the side of his pants. This is a set of two beads, both pierced vertically from head to bottom.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Punk Kid Beads - Mohawk Blue


Mohawk Blue Punk Kid Head Beads

So every once in a while I like to make other critter and kitschy beads. I love to create dogs, but this is my second love making these little punk kid beads and critter beads. I call this punk kid Mohawk Blue, well because of his blue Mohawk of course. I have made a full sized bead and two smaller head beads to match.


Punk Kid Mohawk Blue Bead

Monday, November 10, 2008

Bonny and her Butterfly Bead Set


Bonnie and Butterfly Punk Kids Bead Set
Bonny loves butterflies, she loves to try and catch them and play with them. She has on her own T-Shirt with a butterfly on the front and comes with her very own butterfly friend. Bonny and her butterfly are both hand-sculpted from polymer clay. They are matching colors of green and pink. Bonny is also embellished with a butterfly T-Shirt on her tummy, a pink Swarovski crystal on the side of her head and a cute braid with pink pony tail holder. This is a set of two beads, both pierced vertically from head to bottom. Sizes are approximate: Bonnie: 1-1/8" tall x 1/2" wide around Butterfly friend: 4/8" tall x 3/4" nose to tail

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Boston Terrier Pandora Style Bead


I had a request to do a Pandora style bead, which I honestly have to say I never heard of before, until the customer explained to me what she wanted. Then I understood what type of bead she was talking about, I gave it a try and this is the result. I think this little BT came out quite cute! What do you think?

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Jewels for Halloween


Spiders and Pumpkins Halloween Watch
Here are a couple of great pieces for the Halloween lover in all of us. The jewelry in this shop is beautiful, made with high quality materials including lovely glass beads, Swarovski crystals and the best in sterling findings. I especially love this watch and these earrings for Halloween. If you want to check out more great jewelry pieces head on over to estanciadesigns, she has great use of color in her designs and her pieces are drool worthy -- if I wasn't sticking to a Halloween theme this week I could fill this post up with tons of images from her lovely jewelry collection!

Steaming Black Cauldron and Witches Hat Earrings

Afghan Hound Cameo

Afghan Hound Cameo
Afghan Hound etched into clay and set in brass setting

Greyhound in Profile Etched Pendant

Greyhound in Profile Etched Pendant
Greyhound in Profile Etched Pendant

Greyhound

Greyhound
Etched in Pink

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