Beading Babes November project Earthly Hues

Well I started Earthly Hues that can be found in Beadworks April/May 2010 magazine.  Earthly Hues is a Carole Ohl design, that I have to admit gave me a little bit of a fit when I first started it, but then I woke up to what I was doing wrong and it has been smooth sailing since.  I discovered that I did not order enough of the 3mm cube beads.  So I had to place another order to Fusion Beads last night (darn I know right!). I ended up getting more beads cause I just couldn't make an order for 10g of 3mm cube beads and nothing else! I got some 3mm drop beads and some long megatama beads.

This isn't a very good picture, sorry.

Just getting started (after I realized what I was doing wrong that is)

It goes along pretty fast.

I felt sorry for the little bronze colored seed beads so I'm going to use them on two of the 12mm beads.

Well this is as far as I have gotten so far.  In the last picture you can see where I made little piles of the 3mm cube beads and found out that I did not have enough to finish the necklace. I will work on it until they are gone then go to something else until the others come in the mail.

Happy beading Y'all,

Therese

November Beading Babes project

I am a member of the Beading Babes and this November we elected to do two beading projects.  Sleek in Silver the pattern is in the October/November Beadwork magazine and Earthly Hues which is in the April/May 2010 Beadwork magazine.
I have completted the Sleek in Silver necklace and have started the Earthly Hues necklace.  I do not want to post a picture of the completted necklace just yet, but I will show the progess of making it.

The beginning of one side

One side complete

 and the start of the other side.

This was an easy project and went fairly fast I was able to complete this necklace in one day. This necklace is a good project for a bead weaver beginner.  The instructions are well written and easy to follow. So if you are interested in joining in on the Beading Babes November projects there is still plenty of time.  Click on the Beading Babes badge on the right sidebar of my blog and it will take you to Releases by Rufydoof's blog where she tells you all about Beading Babes. 

Happy beading Y'all,

Therese

More Creations

Yesterday evening I was watching television, but I kept eyeing my bead table with the sack of beads containing the beads from Eclectica.  I just could not stand it any longer, so I went into my stash and pulled out a few items, came back and pulled the table up to me and started creating.  Before I knew it I had three pieces made.

This necklace is made with the frosted and purple pressed glass beads from Eclectica, 8mm purple swarovski pearls, 4mm silver tone base metal beads, and silver tone base metal daisy spacers.  The necklace is 20 inches long.

The bracelet is 81/2 inches long and is made with the double drilled holes translucent beads from Eclectica, 6 mm clear AB round glass beads, 4 mm purple bi-cone swarovski crystals, 4mm round copper beads, copper daisy spacers, and a box copper clasp.

This is just a fun little 7 inch bracelet made with 8 mm glass pearls, and wire wrapped Lucite flowers.  The toggle clasp is my first attempted at making my own clasp.

Since this is "Bead Table Wednesday", which I did join the group today on flickr, I would show the stuff that will become my future bead table.

I was telling my Mom the idea of making a work table on wheels so I can put it away when we have guest over to the house.  So she said I have something that would be perfect as a start to your table.  It was this metal cart. "Wow this is great Mom, I will get a piece of wood for the top and I should be good to go on my work table."  So off to Lowe's we go.

This is what I found for the top of my work table it is 30 inches wide and 6 foot long.  It is to long to just sit on top of the cart so I looked around and found this.

A top kitchen cabinet.  If you will notice in the picture of the metal cart there are some caster wheels, well those will go on the bottom of the cabinet. Now I just have to assemble it!

Here is what is on my little bead table today.

I love the cute motifs that Marcie Abney creates and her Arabic Motifs Cuff tutorial is featured in August/September Beadworks magazine, so I thought that I would give it a try.  I did not post this on flickr since it is not my own design.

Happy beading Y'all
Therese