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Beading for a Cure: my necklace is up for auction!
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Learning bead crochet
I went to southern California last month to visit my friend Sylvia. We had a wonderful time together, and one of the things we did was bead. Specifically, Sylvia taught me bead crochet. I crocheted one bangle with slip stitch with 6s maybe 10 years ago, but that’s it. I have no other experience otherwise…
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Beading for a Cure auctions!
The auctions for Beading for a Cure began last week. It is an annual beading challenge dedicated to raising money for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association in honor of beader Layne Shilling, who lost her battle with colorectal cancer in November 2002. The basic idea is this: all beaders purchase the same kit of…
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Bead-around-the-world, group 4
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Bead-around-the-world, group 3
This third group of beaders from Bead-around-the world all wanted smaller beads. These are the my beads for Angela, Anke, and Inge. Angela’s bead is blue, and a combination of herringbone and peyote. Inge’s is orange, and right angle weave and netting. Anke’s is matte black and crystal, and right angle weave and peyote. All…