Show me a beader, and I'll show you a bent needle...
I can't believe the torture I put my needles through. A (non-beady) friend once asked me, quite curious, if I had to get my needles anywhere special. I asked why? she said "I've never seen one bent like that..." LOL!
Oh, of course, I've started playing again. Must be all the newly found space around me, as more and more of our prized possessions are packed away for safe moving. And I did just finish a piece for an anklet swap I participated in. I was inspired by Rachel Nelson Smith's "Ootheca Cuff". Sadly, though she is one of the best beadweavers I've seen come along in a very long time, I can't afford the asking price for miss Nelson's kits or patterns, they're quite dear ($190 for the kit? YOWZA!), so I had to reduce myself to studying a photo of her Ootheca design for a bit, and subsequently adapted the design to my own idea, surface embellishing two base rows of 4-bead RAW, embellishing alternate segments with Tubular Peyote and Lattice Weave.
I used bronze metalic iris beads in both 11/0 and 15/0, and some lovely bronzey freshwater pearls as accents.
I like it. Very substantial.
Doesn't feel flimsy at all.
I just hope my swap partner likes it as much as I liked making it. I'll be making more of these, but it won't be too fast, seeing as it took me a good 4 hours to finish. :/
Oh, of course, I've started playing again. Must be all the newly found space around me, as more and more of our prized possessions are packed away for safe moving. And I did just finish a piece for an anklet swap I participated in. I was inspired by Rachel Nelson Smith's "Ootheca Cuff". Sadly, though she is one of the best beadweavers I've seen come along in a very long time, I can't afford the asking price for miss Nelson's kits or patterns, they're quite dear ($190 for the kit? YOWZA!), so I had to reduce myself to studying a photo of her Ootheca design for a bit, and subsequently adapted the design to my own idea, surface embellishing two base rows of 4-bead RAW, embellishing alternate segments with Tubular Peyote and Lattice Weave.
I used bronze metalic iris beads in both 11/0 and 15/0, and some lovely bronzey freshwater pearls as accents.
I like it. Very substantial.
Doesn't feel flimsy at all.
I just hope my swap partner likes it as much as I liked making it. I'll be making more of these, but it won't be too fast, seeing as it took me a good 4 hours to finish. :/
Comments
I like the colors you used very much.
: )
Et bravo pour ton bracelet, il est superbe !xw
It is kind of like catching up on a show you have been tivoing for a month of sundays finding you blog again.
Gnat.
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I'm so sorry folks, we've been in the midst of moving of moving into our new house, and it's consumed my every moment!
Jenn, thank you so much, my partner contacted me as soon as she got it, and informed me that she hadn't taken it off since she got it. Yay!
M'kay, you're afraid of needles, but not phosgene? Hmmm... something ain't right there mister. ;)
And thank you. I'll have to make more of these.
Are you sick of it yet? :D
And thank you Christina. My partner liked the colors as well. Well, she picked them actually, LOL!
How many do you want, what size, and what colors?
Email me mister, and we'll work it out.
the anklet is gorgeous (and i've found a new fav blog! ;) )
I've had a look at your work, quite lovely!
J