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.
Here's a color variation on the Thorny Twig (Preciosa) design from an earlier post using the wonderful new Chilli beads . I do love color, which you already know... and these colors shout S P R I N G! And, the button - isn't it a great final addition? Can't even say where I might have gotten it, but when I saw it, I knew immediately it was the finishing touch for this piece. And, then I added Czech dragon scale beads around the loop for interest.
