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Cube Beads
By Sandy
Paluzzi
The Bead Peddler®
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The versatile cube bead lends itself to a variety of looks.
You'll see cube beads form many moods from classic
to elegant to earthy to funky to glitzy... In fact, the only
thing the jewelry on this page has in common is the cube bead.
First of all, let's take a look at several necklaces.
The necklace to the left is soft and romantic. I can
see this creation by
Amaia in candlelight
or sunlight.
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While this necklace by
Artisan Beads and Crafts
also uses cubes as stations, it has an entirely different feel
than the previous picture. Stringing icy crystals on
illusion wire leaves us with a minimalistic look.
This necklace could keep you looking cool on the hottest of
days. |
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Can't you just see this turquoise/copper necklace with jeans
or cords? Although the artist,
It Comes In Phases,
has played up the earthiness of this necklace in her
photo, I can also see it setting off earth tone business
attire in an office setting. |
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This last entry showcasing cubes as stations is
created by
Ageratum.
By keeping the cubes in proportion to the rounds and subtly
changing the color, she creates a timeless classic. |
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Bold Beads
turns things around and uses the cubes to construct the
necklace. Gold tone links serve as stations to separate
the cube beads in this trendy longer length necklace. |
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This necklace by
Kathy's Kreations is a
definite eye catcher. Graduated black cubes circle the
neck drawing the eye to the flowery centerpiece. |
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Lemon Grove brings her hand made graduated cubes front and
center. They grab all the attention as they're suspended
on a simple silver chain. |
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Here,
Cheriebeadle, also uses her cubes as the focus piece of
her jewelry. Instead of stringing the cubes on wire, she
turns them into dangly charms. This jewelry has a fun go
with everything look. |
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From
From Chaos With Love
created our final entrant in the necklace category.
Here, she uses a strand of cubes in her triple strand
necklace. Mixing colors and tones as well as shapes
lends a lot of depth to her design |
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Leanne Designs also uses her cube beads as an integral part
of the design. No one shape or color predominated in
this wooden memory wire bracelet which would work with ethnic
attire as well as casual wear. |
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Twinkle Sparkle
also has a well balanced piece. She uses wire wrapped
cubes spaced with large silver beads to encircle the wrist.
This bracelet is something I would wear over and over again. |
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This bracelet by
Live.Love.Bead is pure glitz. I particularly like the crystal
encrusted silver cube spacers surrounding some of the
Swarovski crystals. |
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Beaded Jewelry For You
uses some of the same design elements we saw in the previous
bracelet. But by turning her bracelet into a bangle, she
gets an entirely different, but equally pleasing, look. |
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And what can you say about a
bracelet that is just a solid sheet of pastel cubes?
Monkey Buns has woven a fantastic bracelet she likens to
an oil slick. To me, it is a cobblestone road leading to
a fairy land castle nestled in the rainbow forest. |
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Cube beads also hold their own when worn on the ears. A
simple bright colored cube dangling from a fishhook would definitely work.
But
Lovelasmuertas is not content with the ordinary.
She adds a leaf bead to two dangling cubes to provide
a lot of play around the ears. |
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ColorMeKelley Creations also lets her cubes dangle.
This time the earrings form a fluid line when the beads are
strung together with eyepins. The pastel shades add to
the flirtiness of these earrings. |
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JeweLyrie
chooses to string her cube bead instead of dangling it.
The addition of a copper strip to the onyx bead relieves the
severity of black. This pair of earrings could go
anywhere with anything on women of all age groups. |
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And last, but certainly not least,
{Sweeter than me} designs plays up the geometry of the
cube shape by dangling it from a triangular loop.
Whoever thought geometry could look so good? |
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