A fun new pattern using beaded beads! I made the bracelet pattern into a necklace, with a couple of slight alterations, and strung a lovely heart pendant by Humblebeads. Plus, earrings of course! The bead pattern is a Vezsuzsi bracelet pattern she calls "Edgar", taught by Sandy Taylor at Bead Street. I chose to use peachy/pinks/maroon shades, with copper and silver interspersed using 11/0 and 15/0 seed beads. I also used bronze wire to wrap the pendant, so it's a mixed bag of colors for sure. Copper colored Czech O rings are inserted on either side of the 6mm pearls to enhance the color shade change to the 6mm fp. I'm liking this combo very well!
Beautiful blues and purples - what's a better combo? The gorgeous shades of blue in this bracelet really gave me something to cheer about. I started the pattern with what became the earrings - slightly lighter shades and I just felt like I needed more, so I switched a few bead shades and oh my - color is truly what makes the world go round. Can you see the drops interspersed on either side? Love that... I diverted slightly from the original Marcia Balonis' pattern aptly named "Dew Drops" and added a 2-hole pyramid in the center to give it some pop!! I also added a short strip of peyote on either end, with a bronze metal clasp. I really like these interlocking clasps - I just need to remember they take up some room, so sizing a bracelet is a bit more of a challenge.
Thanks Sandy for teaching this fun class at Bead Street! And, for all those sweet goodies from my fellow beaders. It was a wonderful Valentine's class! And, last but not least...Sharon...your unexpected thoughtfulness truly overwhelmed me. Thanks so much! Random acts of kindness...
These earrings came together so nicely. Especially after I spotted the large rounds at Bead Street. I kind of had a vision of the end result, and low and behold, here it is...Love the flower brass bead caps. They kind of finish the look.
Been a couple of weeks, as I've been unable to get to my blog, and also I've been in Montana visiting our son and daughter-in-law. We have a beautiful new granddaughter, so I was incredibly fortunate to spend some time with these great kids, my new girl, Lily, and her brother Noah, who is 3 this Sunday. Oh, it's so glorious to be a grandparent, and now to have a girl, well... need I say more? Two grandsons and a granddaughter, and life is good.
Here's my newest bracelet, a design by Vezsuzsi named "Rasmus" and taught by Sandy at Bead Street. I have truly been missing my beadin' friends, and excited to get back to it this weekend. This pattern used several two-hole beads, but the pyramids are my favs at the moment! I mixed up as many colors as I could think of on this one, and really love how it turned out. Lots of spring colors... purples, turquoise, the bright green pyramids, light purple 2-hole tiles, and multi-green 2-hole bricks. Orange 8/0 sbs, turquoise 11/0 sbs and purple 15/0 sbs complement the design. I added a magnet closure and peyote stitched it, to give it the final finish.
And, here's just a little peek at my darlins in MT...
