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Sylvia sent me these. Wow. Es war einmal eine Perle (It was once a bead – I think!) Perlenreich Beaded beads – what a great way to explore color combos and new techniques. I want to do more of them.
A beady trade, part 3
Okay, I tried another version. The beads at the corners are pearl white ab charlottes, instead of size 11 Japanese seeds. I think I like this version where the corners aren’t as distinctive. I have a yellow cast to this on the charlottes — yes, they are pearl white. When I tried to fix it…
A beady trade, part 2
So, I sent some pictures of possible bead combos to Sylvia (an opportunity to look at my beads, great fun!). I made a small sample of one combination that she liked, and sent her a photograph. This might be more to her liking.
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I love my feed reader. I can glance at many more things than if I were to scan them individually. I know I lose some of the formatting, and the design of the webpage, but that’s a compromise I’m willing to make. When I add someone to my feed reader, I try to add them…
A beady trade
My friend Sylvia made me a gorgeous bead crochet necklace. Bead crochet is something I’ve done a couple of times with size 8 beads, and while I understand the basics of a very simple rope with slip stitch, I find it difficult. My tension is very tight, and I don’t get a lovely supple rope…