The size of the online beading world
is very, very small! I was on a flight yesterday, sitting next to a gentleman reading a book. We exchanged hellos, then he read, and I napped and then beaded (picture in a later entry). While we were waiting to deplane, he commented on my beading, and sounded a bit knowledgeable. He said he knew…
Herringbone and memory wire bracelet
I have seen many wonderful bracelets in blogs (often Hungarian) that make some sort of beaded rope, and then string them on bracelet-sized memory wire. Here’s one that I saw, by Ande. Mixing sizes of beads in herringbone makes it a different texture, not the slinky-smooth especially evident if you use the size 10 Miyuki…
Zillion bead pickup
So. I pull a fliptop of red 8s out of my storage, and the cap gets stuck on the metal bracket. I think I’ll start with a broom, see if that will cure my floor’s chickenpox! We’ve all done something like this, right?!
Zulu wire art
Here’s a TED (Technology, Education, and Design) talk I just watched, and you may enjoy it as well. It’s on Zulu wire art, and there’s some beautiful examples and an inspiring story. The video is less than 3 minutes long.
Another blue ring
I didn’t cut up the old one, I have a few of these inexpensive blue lapis cabs! I haven’t submitted instructions for any article proposals for a while, and thought I’d give it a try with this ring. Practices have changed in the last couple of years; instructions need to be completed for the proposal…