The color palette of sunflowers, SO BEAUTIFUL, and even though it's still winter, this combination just seemed to be calling to me - it was my fall-back if you will. I started this lovely piece with the pendant, a Leela Beads design, in a class taught by Sandy Taylor. My first attempt was in purple/pink hues, but alas, I just wasn't feeling the "love" of the piece as I finished it, and that's pretty much my gauge. And, even though my husband gave me his usual oohs and aahs, I see scissors in that pendant's very near future! It just didn't come together, plus I missed a couple of steps in the pattern (which did make a difference!) because I was enjoying my beading sistahs and not paying close enough attention...I may even have been talking! Ha! So, here' the final... ta da... This pattern uses the new Chilli beads, mini superduos, a 14mm rivoli, 11.0 and 15.0 seed beads and I went with the larger drops - 3 or 4 mm work.
Plus, these adorable earrings of my JDreams design, using polka dot orange heart ceramic buttons as my centerpiece. Bo Hulley's artistry -- these hearts were shouting out "come get me" from my stash and I heard them!! I added some table cut czech glass and some wood! Really am excited about this combo.
I love the versatility of this double-sided beaded bead from my last post (Vezsuzsi). In this project I made it bigger than the original pattern, using 11/0 and 8/0 sb, along with 6 mm fp, and made it my focal, along with this wonderful pendant, from one of my favorite clay artists, Tracee Dock @ The Classic Bead. It is a wonderful spring/summer piece. And, I made darlin' bird earrings to match using the smaller beaded version from the original post. L O V E! (THIS DARLIN SET HAS SOLD!)
