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…
And two more blogs
Here you go: Beadedbear (Sig Wynne-Evans) La Bella Joya
Vintage Italian seeds and silver “coral”
The hazard of putting supplies away is that you find things with which to play! I purchased this silver-plated bead from Rings & Things that looks like a coral branch perhaps two months ago, because it appealed to me — no intended purpose. It was in a pile to put away (yes, it can take…
Jo Wood at the Grand Hand
I just saw Jo Wood’s work on display for the Minnesota Botanical show, on now through August 30th at the Grand Hand in St. Paul, MN. I didn’t bring a camera (I haven’t asked if it’s allowed), but let me describe the seven pieces that were there. The Iris Triptych is three panels perhaps 4…
Daisies 1, 2, 3….
So this earlier post is my first attempt at playing with daisies. I like the look, but it needs to be attached to something for strength. It makes more sense to just create the daisies on a backing, rather than a two-step process where I make the daisies and then attach them. So! Here’s the…