How is everyone doing with their pieces for Project 4?
I have made one pair of Paisley Drop earrings.
I have to admit I struggled with the pattern at the start. The use of the words "picot" really threw me as I have never heard that phrase being used in peyote so it took me a few goes to figure out what they were referring to.
After that little hurdle I didn't have any dramas with the pattern at all and these earrings really do come together quite quickly and nicely too I might add.
I found my second earring was much better than the first...not a big enough difference to unpick the first but I could see that my tension was better.
It's a really lovely pattern and I think I will be making more pairs in the future, if not for the reveal.
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I ordered my beads for the Ruffled Chain Bracelet but unfortunately the beads I received didn't quite exactly match the beads pictured on the supplier's website...therefore didn't match the crystal bicones I ordered...ughhh!
So I am back to the drawing board.
I have two sets of 8mm beads sitting in a shopping cart.
Completely different to my original choice.
My first colour choice was black, red, green and gold.
The beads that arrived were black, gold and an awful shade of purple.
My second choice are orange beads...my third multi coloured!
The new colour choices couldn't be further apart from each other let alone even further away from my original colour choice.
So I guess you could say I am in a bit of a conundrum as to what colourway I am going to go with.
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So....onto the Trellis Necklace.
I don't know if the moon is in a funny spot right now but it seems I am in a bit of a rut with my colour choice for this piece too.
I had a colourway in mind but I also have these colours in mind for another piece so I am trying to decide whether to do two pieces in the same colours or choose new beads for the Trellis Necklace.
This of course would involve me buying more beads...hmmmm....it's a tough decision!
Reflecting back on similar situations in the past buying new beads has always won the battle...but will they win this time?
Don't forget to post your progress on your blogs!
Happy Beading!
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7 comments:
Good to hear I'm not the only one waiting on beads for one of the next reveals. Where do you order beads from?
I made some paisley drops - so fun. I think I need to make about six more pair in a colorway to go with all my summer outfits. I also made a larger paisley from 11/0 beads as a little pendant. I have been wanting to make the ruffled cuff...now I have a good excuse to buy beads.
Ginger - it depends on what beads I am order. If it's seed beads then I generally order from Over the Rainbow or Cranberry. If I need a lot of Swarovski crystal or Czech FP beads then I will usually order them from the US.
Karyn
Ohhh Lois I like the sound of the earrings made with 11/0's. I'd love to see what they look like!
Karyn
Hi Karyn,
I have not started beading yet I was looking over my bead choices and reading the material lists again to make sure I had everything and that is when I noticed that the net beads for the Trellis rope are size 15 and I had picked out size 11 so now I have to find a 15 close to the color I had chose in size 11. So this afternoon when I get off from work I think I will get the earrings done and then I will start to feel better about everything eles.
Therese
I really liked the paisley as well. They worked up quickly and were so cute when finished. Karyn, I would love to see the black, red, green and gold colorway. I ended up using black, red and gold in the bracelet, which is not a combination I normally go to. I really liked the result and would love to see another color play into the combination.
Hey Karyn, Finally found time to look at where the beading babes is up to. Would love to have a go a Nancy Dale's rope (might be the perfect thing for my easter break!) Can I get the pattern from you?
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