Need help. UPDATED -- LOOK, LOOK! :-)) PIC IN LAST POST! :-))

KipperCat wrote

on Nov 1, 2009 7:48 PM

Hi Christine.  I read here some, but am not a frequent poster.  Did you ever see the bracelet worn before it was broken? Is it possible you're trying to get it  to look better than it did when new?  At any rate, would your friend be happy if you could remake the piece so that it looked nice, even if it didn't look like the original version? 

Just some thoughts... best of luck with it.

ChristineJ@18 wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 8:50 AM

 I never did see before it broke.  And I just have her description to go by.  I've literally tried 20 ways to do this, and the only way it seems to be round is when the petals are sticking straight up.  Which isn't right.  I showed that to her, and she said it wasn't right.  I also talked to a few people here, some craft-y people.  They heard where she got it, and said to just do the best I could because I was never going to be able to duplicate it.  So, I am waiting for one more person's feedback, and I will just do it the best I can.

ChristineJ@18 wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 6:04 PM

 I DID IT!  I DID IT!  Look!  I took a petal bead, passed a thread through the bottom, took a small yellow bead, passed the thread through it and then back through the top of the petal bead.  I then strung a white bead, and repeated for all the beads.  It looked really messy at first, but I straightened them out, passed another thread only through the yellow beads, and pulled tight!  And glued that puppy for all its life!!

SCB1 wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 7:03 PM

Please show us a picture now that you managed to get it all back together. We would love to see.

ChristineJ@18 wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 7:13 PM

 OOPS!  I was so excited, I thought I did!

Cat_P wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 7:53 PM

 Very nice!

LoisB@23 wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 8:44 PM

 Awsome! Congrats on succeeding at a VERY challanging project! Looks great.

Lois

Gyspy Mary wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 9:09 PM

 Beautiful! Thanks, for sharing the Photo too!

SCB1 wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 11:22 PM

thanks it looks good. I can see why you were so excited. It has been a real headache for you for a couple of days I also would be very ecxited.

Good job and I am sure it was a challenge not having seen it before it broke.

LYILHA wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 11:30 PM

YAY!!!  It turned out awesome!!!!

Kokopelli wrote

on Nov 2, 2009 11:38 PM

Yippiiiiiiiiieee! That looks great! Oh, and now I see the Chinese knots on the rest of the bracelet. I like it.

Chrystallinya wrote

on Nov 3, 2009 5:19 AM

 wow, it looks great! Very satisfying eh, when you finally get it to work!

JSmaz wrote

on Nov 3, 2009 7:32 AM

Nice job!  Congrats on getting it to work-that's such an awesome feeling.

ChristineJ@18 wrote

on Nov 3, 2009 8:03 AM

 Thanks!  I just hope I did it tight enough and it holds up.  I used nylon filament (fishing line, basically) and beadalon cord for the last step (for the yellow beads).  And I glued it to within an inch of its life!   Thanks.  It's a really nice feeling to have figured it out.  Even if it wasn't quite what it was before, I think it works anyway.