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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…
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And two more blogs
Here you go: Beadedbear (Sig Wynne-Evans) La Bella Joya
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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…
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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…
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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…