Bead Table Wednesday

This all started with  a free pattern from Bead & Button...  I thought that the Peyote rivets were really neat so tracked down the 2 hole black bakelight connectors....

They come from A Grain of Sand, beware!, there are lots of neat things there!

The original bracelet is all bakelight components... I made my own ring and my own 'rounds'... I 'finished' the top piece yesterday and really don't think that I want to continue the bracelet as 'advertised'  because that would put the bakelight 2 hole connectors on the sides of my very tiny wrist... so I guess I have the makings of two nearly identical bracelets.. I can use my ring as part of my closure and make a few more frosted purple 'beads'

Bead Table Wednesday (BTW)

I just got my copy of Jean Power's Geometric Beadwork in the mail late last week  this is a combination of her star bead and a triangular bead 'link'. 

Think the rest of the chain should alternate round and triangular  beaded links..... Not sure about colour since I know I don't have nearly enough of the purple beads and I have no clue where I bought them!

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Well I'm home after 3 weeks in the southern US...

 Iris from the Swan Lake Iris Festival, Sumter SC

 My Pendant from the stone setting class at William Holland NC

Flamingos at the Columbia SC zoo

Almost wordless Wednesday

Gallery Gate with my Clematis.

Saturday Flowers

#3 Is an Iris

These panels can be found in the Kitchen at Mahogany Manor a B&B in Uptown Saint John

Happy Valentine's Day 2010

This is what I was inspired to make for Valentine's 2010... When I was in grade 2 everything I coloured was purple and red... I still think those two colours look great together!




And if you really love this piece it is for sale on etsy!

Wordless Wednesday

These are growing wild just up the road.....