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Beads by L'hox - quality hand crafted Jewelry
Welcome to Beads by L'hox.
So it all started with Pinterest. If you haven't been there, you will love that website. I love creating and seem to have had in the past, a sort of A.D.D. of hobbies. I would try one craft for a few days, maybe a week and then find something new that interested me.
Since leaving less of a carbon footprint on this earth for my grandchildren (that I hope to have someday) and the future generations was very important to me. I started looking at things you could make out of magazines. You see I had received a whole bunch of free magazines subscriptions and they were really stacking up. But I couldn't bring myself to just throw them away.
The magazine crafts led to this lens: Top Ten Crafts made from Magazine Pages. But once I made my first paper magazine beads, and saw the beautiful designs and colors that each bead has...how unique each one was, I had to make something out of them.
Ten necklaces, two pair of earrings and two bracelets later...combined with the inspiration of the beautiful quality glass, crystal and semi precious stone beads and a ton of jewelry making supplies that I have purchased I knew I had to open a Etsy Shop.
Each and every piece I have created I love and would love to wear. This inspired me to want to share them with others.
I hope you enjoy the designer jewelry created by "Beads by L'hox".
June Creations of Beads by L'hox
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Teal Shell and Copper Wire - Necklace with Fish Earrings to match
This is part of my personal collection. Designed to compliment my new blouse.
Jewelry designer: Beads by L'hox
Agate with glass shell and copper necklace - By Beads by L'hox
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Beads by L'hox is beautiful unique jewelry created by artist and designer Linda Hoxie. She uses upcycled beads handcrafted and rolled from magazine pages, high quality glass beads, gemstones and wearable art beads designed from Polymer clay.
Tree of life in copper and soft baby blue painted glass beads - By Beads by L'hox
Orange and Blue Necklace for the boise state bronco fan
Beads by L'hox presents:
A necklace created for the sports fan, whether you are a Boise State Broncos, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Tigers, Florida Gators, Illinois Fighting Illini, New York Knicks, New York Mets, San Diego Chargers, or Syracuse Fan, you will love this Orange and Blue Egyptian styled necklace.
These gorgeous necklace with Brightly Colored Orange and Blue in these handrolled paper beads designed by 'Beads by L'hox' (upcycled and handcrafted from carefully selected magazine pages) - Combined with (new) glass beads gives this necklace a feminine Egyptian feel and shows your team spirit.
Paper beads are hand selected for the white colors from magazines, carefully colored pattern with bright orange and blue and then handrolled by the designer. They are then coated with 2-4 coats of clear acrylic or water sealer. This helps protect your beads from moisture. It gives them more durability but also a beautiful shine. It does not however make them waterproof and you should avoid dropping them in water as the insides of the paper beads have no protective coating.
The necklace is a little less than 18" long, the draped beads hang a little less than 2" down from the necklace.
Tree of Life with pink crystals and pink heart pendant - Beads by L'hox
Tree of life with Green glass beads with shell pendant - Beads By L'hox
Check this necklace out in my Etsy Shop: Beads by L hox
Weeping Willow wire wrapped pendant - By Linda Hoxie
Welcome my friends - A little about the beads
Welcome to Beads by L'hox.
Crafts have always been fun.
Handcrafted paper beads of quality, hand chosen colors and patterns mixed with high quality glass beads, semi precious stones and shells to create beautiful and unique jewelry that is absolutely one of a kind.
Paper beads are hand selected for the colors and pattern from magazine pages and then handrolled by the designer. They are then coated with 2-4 coats of clear acrylic or water sealer. This helps protect your beads from moisture. It gives them more durability but also a beautiful shine. It does not however make them waterproof and you should avoid dropping them in water as the insides of the paper beads have no protective coating.
Copper tree of life with hues of blues, purples and greens - By Linda Hoxie
My Etsy Shop - Beads by L'hox
- Designer Beads by L'hox by BeadsByLhox on Etsy
Handcrafted paper beads of quality, handchosen colors and patterns mixed with high quality glass beads, semi precious stones and shells to create beautiful and unique jewelry that is absolutely one of a kind.
Check this necklace out in my Etsy Shop: Beads by L hox
Check this necklace out in my Etsy Shop: Beads by L hox
Check this necklace out in my Etsy Shop: Beads by L hox
Check this necklace out in my Etsy Shop: Beads by L hox
Copper wire with shell and cultured pearl necklace - Designed By Beads by L'hox
I hope you enjoyed your stay, please drop a note below so that I know you were here.
There will be more jewelry listed soon!
I appreciate your patronage.
Linda
Thank you for stopping by
Your jewelery is beautiful. So glad you were at the Christmas Craft Show in Emmett.
- Author
@anonymous: Thank you so much Sherri. The best part about the whole show was meeting all of you wonderful people!
I love those red heart shaped beads!
I would suggest a three stnard clasp. Cut the piece from the loom,leaving plenty of thread with which to work, separate the threads into three sections (3-4-3) tie a knot in each section as close to your beads as possible and run each section through a crimp bead and a ring on your clasp then back through the crimp. Having done that run each individual thread back through the beads your work securing with a few half hitch knots and trimming the ends. Crimp the crimp beads and secure your original knot with a bit of clear nail polish or glue. Voila, your beautiful new bracelet is ready to wear!You may also use a clam bead cover before you tie the initial knot. If you are unfamiliar with these, it is a hinged bead through which you run your thread then tie the knot. Using this you would skip the crimp, I find a seed bead helpful to secure the knots, then run the threads back through your bead cover and finish as above gluing before closing the cover, then use the hook attached to the bead cover to attach to your clasp. The only problem with this method is that hook on the bead, as it is not a closed loop if there's a great deal of weight to your piece or you catch it on something it can detach itself. (you may still use a crimp if you like, for extra security, just thread it on before the bead cover and follow through as above crimping upon completion!)