New Beadwork

Dark blue triangle beads (they look black here), dark blue transparent 8s and 11s; labradorite briolette (couldn't get the blue fire to show up!), black faceted drops with AB coating. In real life, the sparkle and blue fire off this piece is awesome. Got it done just in time to wear it to the local home and garden show, where I gave a talk on starting seeds!

Things what I've been doing

The curtains in Colin's guest bedroom are up. Civil War reproduction fabric, lined with white. Rings sewn across the top. Tie backs are off white cotton that matches the flowers in the fabric, then a piece of burgundy grosgrain ribbon that matches the background, then a tube of the fabric sewn down flat.

I've also finished the kitchen ones, but they aren't up yet. He needs help putting the curtain rod up, then I'll have to pull up the strings in the header tape to make the right size pleat-y things.

Also, my first attempt at designing a necklace. Pale pink pearl seedbeads (main color) and fuchsia metallic seeds (accent) with black glass bicones on the dangles and loops. Netted top band and then just loops and dangles below.

And obligatory kitty pic spam: Bart, Colin's cat, who does not approve of the activity in the guest bedroom.

New things

I just finished this bracelet: #8 silver lined purple seed beads for the zigzag, #6 matte seeds for the triangles, vintage bead for the clasp.

This next is not actually new- I made it almost two years ago. But I never took pictures, and I gave it to a friend. I finally remembered to take a pic on Saturday. It's cut from an old barrel, the rust ground off and then painted.

Actual content! Beading!

In a sudden burst of creativity (and refusal to work without let up on the taxes), I made this bracelet:

It's 4mm dark gray pearls, surrounded by metallic silver seed beads and then a picot on each edge of clear AB seed beads. Even though I haven't made anything in quite awhile, I had no trouble and I had a breakthrough- I finally was satisfied with how I wove thread tails back into the bead work so I didn't feel compelled to make ugly knots in them. I did still glue the ends, though- don't trust myself that much yet.