Ebb and Flow by Ellygator

(2011), 9\"x 4\", Size 15 seed beads (gilt-lined blush opal, transparent light blue iris, matte blue metallic iris), size 11 seed beads, (matte bone white, matte slate iris, transparent light blue iris), glass spiral, nylon thread.

For this bracelet I doubled up on the single wave pattern of

and finished the design with a clasp made from a re-purposed glass earring made by [link] The spiral is fixed by a bead-loop on one side and slides through a second loop on the other side to close the bracelet

Theblindbeader Featured By Owner Jan 22, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Awesome! I love this one it speaks to me of the sea and I am a fish star sign. That spiral is beautiful. Personally I might have tried to pick up that really dark blue in it on the bracelet a little more but then again I am half blind and beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. I would love to try this kind of thing. Maybe after I've done with my [link] I'll give a cuff a try. I am still new to beading and seeing all of these wonderful different things you can do with beads and stitches has me enthralled a'new. Thank you for showing and offering the patterns.

Ellygator Featured By Owner Jan 24, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow! Love your dragon. That will be one splendid piece when it's done! As for the bracelet. I'm glad you like it. I posted instructions and pattern for it in my etsy store under ellejewelry.

rainbowangst101 Featured By Owner Jan 17, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Just really takes my breath away. I love your choice for the opaque beads.. the spiral is such a fantastic contrast.

Ellygator Featured By Owner Jan 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! I had wanted to double up the ripple pattern for so long. The spiral was the perfect excuse...

joseyjou Featured By Owner Dec 23, 2011 General Artist

wonderfully made, and i love the movement it has, you really are just an incredibly talented artist.

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 28, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! I really enjoy the 3D effects one gets with two different sizes of beads...

Cayca Featured By Owner Dec 20, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

I've featured this piece here [link]

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 21, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! Lovely collection!

Cayca Featured By Owner Dec 22, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

You're welcome.

CarrieBea Featured By Owner Dec 20, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

This is incredible!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 21, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much!

TheHappyPinkEmo Featured By Owner Dec 18, 2011 Student General Artist

This is sooo awesome!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 21, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you, glad you like!

ArdenEllenNixon Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2011

(Blast, I hit the button too soon!)

The inner band of blue within the darker bands really ties the bracelet and the bright, bold clasp together.

ArdenEllenNixon Featured By Owner Dec 14, 2011

Here I am, catching up with your muse at last!

The earring really takes this piece to the refined realms of "Far Out," as the muted tones would have lent themselves nicely to any number of ornaments. I love how organic your sea slug bracelets are, and while that name doesn't sound flattering, I mean it to be! They are so organic and soft looking, as though they should be swimming along the bright towers of a coral reef.

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 15, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! I am glad you like the colors and combination. I just got totally taken in by the fabulous shape, precision and smoothness of the earrings. However, as a 44 year old business consultant I will not get myself into earlobe stretching, so wearing them as intended was totally out of the question. I gave one a home on a simple strung bead necklace for everyday wear and the other one just had to get the full treatment with the bracelet design.

PS.: I love sea-slugs, colorful, graceful and amazing creatures, and so I definitely take this as a compliment!

ArdenEllenNixon Featured By Owner Dec 15, 2011

I may have my share of tattoos (4), but I never understood lobe stretching or ear plugs in general. The Egyptians could get away with it (and had earrings worth it); tribal people can get away with it; in a modern setting, it just looks silly and a touch desperate. Tattoos, depending on placement, can generally be your little secret--ear lobes, not so much!

I'm glad you took the sea slub comment as the compliment it was intended to be. "Slug" is such a misleading term for the lovely sea variety!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 18, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Yep - I do hope the next trend is not lip-plugs and lip-stretching, or how about silver rings around your neck until you have the grace and beauty of a giraffe. Some practices for human embellishment over the ages and over the globe have not really been improvements at all...

rinamayo Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2011

WOW! ! ! ! I love your work! Do you have a pattern for this for sale?

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks! Actually if you'd like just the pattern, please note me with your email address, and I'll be happy to send you for free. If you need full instructions, it'll take me a little time to prep - $15 via paypal and I can send them too.

princess88alasse Featured By Owner Dec 7, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

i love this sea theme! well, both of them really, but anyway.... yeaaah... i'm not an ocean child, not at allllll /sarcasm

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Hee, hee, me neither. Yeah, right! Thank you!

SandFibers Featured By Owner Dec 7, 2011

wow. wow. wow.

Beaded magnificence!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! Herringbone is just the bomb!

SDLangille Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

I LOVE the innovative use of the earring as a clasp! You are so talented!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! I love her work and had to have it - but not at the cost of stretching my earlobes, so this seemed like a good compromise!

polarbear53 Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2011

You know I've added it to my favourites. Are you ever going to make something I DON'T like?? lol!!!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

I am very glad you like it! That's the main purpose of sharing art, I think - giving other people something to look at that they like.

NoBuddy-else Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2011

Wow, this one is just as beautiful as the last one and that spiral as a clasp adds a great touch to it!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! The spirals have so many subtle shades it was perfect to inspire a good color scheme!

NoBuddy-else Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011

Yes, but you do have a wonderful eye to "see" the perfect shades to match.

enenauta Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

That's so epic! amazing work

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much!

ElkStarRanchArtwork Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

This is really beautiful - I love the design and how the spiral works as the clasp for it!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! I love her glass-work, the shapes have an almost mathematical precision. No idea how she does it!

Kerya-Alexis Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2011

Beautiful structure and design and colours!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! I have wanted to double up that pattern forever, this was a good excuse!

dragondoodle Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I love the way you used the spiral as the "hook"

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! It fastens really easily - and it keeps closed. So it was a good experiment.

Peter-The-Knotter Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2011 Student Artisan Crafter

Without doubt one of the most beautiful and evocative pieces of knotting I have ever seen... it's organic and subtle, texturally attractive with a superb mixture of colours and focal bead! Bravissimo!

Peter.

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. I am really happy that all the different components pulled together so well.

EssiesJewels Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

wow elly... got a new favorite among your works.. clasp is supercute too what a lovely finish to this sexy textured cuff! totally droolworthy!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks so much! I like it when an experiment goes right!

gypsywhims Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2011 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Oh wow...so beautiful and luscious! That glass spiral is the perfect accent to the landscape of the seed beads. Super amazing design!

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! I had wondered about doubling up the original design. Seems that it worked!

aymnelgwady Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

wonderful

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 8, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Thank you! Glad you like! World media are not reporting that much out of Egypt any more. Are you and your family and friends okay?

aymnelgwady Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

thx for asking Elly , i am fine and the whole Egypt r fine ,, these days we have Parliamentary elections , phase 1 of 3 done , it will complete at the end of January. after that There will be a new constitution. then the Presidential elections. that's all .

Ellygator Featured By Owner Dec 9, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

This is wonderful! I am glad the people achieved freedom and that you and your family are all okay! I hope you will elect good leaders that are humble and not corrupt and willing to serve the people.

aymnelgwady Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

yes i will , at 14 Dec , ,,, thx a lot Elly , u don't imagine how much i am glad for your concern , u r really so kind .
i like ur works a lot , hope in the future we can make business together. how u marketing ur works? do u have a shop or booth or some sort of gallery ?

by the way, excuse me for my poor English