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Petal possibilities
I’m looking for flowers to accompany the daisy I made, now attached to the correct white ultrasuede. Option one: sequin flower. The shape is good, but the size is small, and the pink flash of the ab finish is too much for this. Option two: petal beads plus the same center as the white daisy. …
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Small tanzanite pendant
Tanzanite is a pretty Swarovski color. Here’s a small right angle weave pendant, maybe 1″ long. Just for fun!
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Between the Beads — Reading African Beadwork
The Harn Museum of Art, in Gainesville, Florida, looks to have an amazing collection of African beadwork. They have beaded objects that are used in everyday life, and objects for ceremonial use. “These objects demonstrate ingenious strategies used to communicate ideas with beads. Some works express highly complex ideas through subtly configured colors and patterns,…
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Another daisy
I think this one is really pretty, definitely substantially different than the prior ones. It’s also bigger, at about 1″ across its face. I’m pleased at the shaping and cupping of the petals; that turned out really well. This is a temporary mount on ivory Ultrasuede, instead of white, so the petals aren’t on tight…
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Use the Muse
If you’re out of beadwork to browse on the web (ha!), here’s the entrants of the contest Scarlett Lanson runs, beading wunderkind of Beadwork. Here’s the A-M gallery, and the N-Z gallery. The participating beaders purchase a kit, which they use as little or as much of as they want — except for one mystery…