Cascade Meets Float!

What's the buzz? WELL. Danielle Wickes created a mash-up of two beadshop projects with amazing results! Cascade Necklace + Silk Float Away Necklace = AMAZING!

During this pandemic our supply chains have been affected, and we wanted to offer some in-stock right-now alternatives so you can make a Cascade Meets Float, too. Below, find two alternate color palettes plus a general recipe. And, as always...happy beading!

Cascade Meets Float Recipe
2 spools Regular C-Lon (2 colors!)
1 spool Compassion Suede or 3mm Deerskin Lace
2 Strands of Padres (2 colors!)
2 Strands 8mm and/or 6mm Stone Rounds
1 Strand Star Cuts or Stone Shape(not round)
1 Strand Pavers or a few BIG beads (try Czech Flowers, look through Tribal and Vintage Finds)
1 Strand Little Shadows
1 Metal Focal Bead
2 10-15mm Connector Hoops
1 Pkg Daisy Spacers or other Heishi
1 Pkg 7mm Jump Rings
1 Pkg Clamshell End Tips

Buzzed 1 (Like bees)
Buzz buzz buzz! The honeybees are in the swing of things this spring! Inspired in part by a Kate's Favorite I recently made for myself in black and gold, this necklace quickly took shape. The Black Little Shadows are so amazing--I am head over heels for them! The faceted onyx rounds made me think of honeycombs, and the Double Baule bead is representative of bees' wings. 
2 spools Regular C-Lon- Aurum and Charcoal
1 Pkg 3mm Deerskin Lace- Black
2 Strands of Padres- Ink Black and Spicy Mustard
2 Strands 8mm and/or 6mm Stone Rounds- 8mm Faceted Onyx and 6mm Onyx
1 Strand Star Cuts or Stone Shape- Sardonyx
A few BIG beads- 3 Hibiscus 21s in Dandelion Picasso
1 Strand Little Shadows- Black
1 Metal Focal Bead- Double Baule Bead in Antique Silver
2 10-15mm Connector Hoops- Small Hammertone Rings in Rhodium Plate
1 Pkg Daisy Spacers or other Heishi- Daisy Spacers in Antique Silver
1 Pkg 7mm Jump Rings- Bright Silver
1 Pkg Clamshell End Tips- Bright Silver

Buzzed 2 (Like caffeine)
Buzz buzz buzz! Tea or coffee? That's what's getting me through these long quarantine days! In shades of milky browns, this necklace is one of those ones you could wear with anything. I used Czech Dogwoods, thinking of tea leaves, and only one shade of Padres since they're a mix...separate the colors so you end up with a dark strand and a light strand to string! Add your accents and you're golden!
2 spools Regular C-Lon- Sable and Sepia
1 Pkg 3mm Deerskin Lace- Chocolate
2 Strands of Padres Cinnamon Spice (separate the colors so you'll have one strand of lights, one of darks)
2 Strands 8mm and/or 6mm Stone Rounds- Matte Wood Opalite 6mm Rounds and Matte White African Opal 8mm Rounds
1 Strand Star Cut- Matte Wood Opalite
A few BIG beads- Dogwood Leaves in Amber Mercury
1 Strand Little Shadows- Bright Brass
1 Metal Focal Bead- Organic Flat Circle in Antique Gold
2 10-15mm Connector Hoops- Mini Hoops in Antique Gold
1 Pkg Daisy Spacers or other Heishi- Daisy Spacers in Antique Gold
1 Pkg 7mm Jump Rings- Bright Gold
1 Pkg Clamshell End Tips- Bright Gold