Bead-around-the-world start
I’m participating in a project, hosted by Angelica, a beader in Germany, called “Bead-around-the-world.” Its blog is here, and the basic premise is this: each person makes a starting beaded bead, and then the rest of the participants make a bead to complement it. Each beader gives her size and color preferences, and at the…
Blogs again!
There are so many great beady bloggers…. Piky73 Daniellart Sharon Erwine
Sig Wynne-Evans’ tassel contest
Sig Wynne-Evans is hosting a contest, with prizes from her shop, Out on a Whim, ArtBeads, and Amazing Porcelain. Make one of her tassels, using one of her kits — or her instructions and your own beads — and you could win a prize! Projects are due by February 11th. Here’s the full list of…
Palawan bracelet, continued
Now, to make a bar for the toggle. I would prefer the loop on a diagonal, so it looks less like a buckle, but the mechanics on getting that to work was more difficult.
Nebraska State Historical Society collections online
The Nebraska State Historical Society announced that they’ve put images of more than 2,400 of their Native American artifacts online. I did a quick search of the database, entering “beaded” in the title field of the advanced search option, and retrieved 725 records. I’d love to be able to zoom in closer, but it’s still…