The Stitch For June

Well I finally decided on the stitch I was going to do for my June's personal challenge.  The stitch I chose is the Right Angle Weave stitch.  The RAW has always been a pain for me until today when I finally had an Aha moment.  After making the first four beads and running the needle back through two beads and you pick up three more, this next step has always been the confusing step for me, whichever direction the thread is exiting the bead you will run your needle into that bead in the opposite direction. Once I made that Aha connection with the stitch it went along smoothly.

Now I just have to add two more rows and I can move onto the next step in making my bracelet.

Happy beading Y'all
Therese

Big Bead Give Away

Lori Anderson has returned home from the Bead & Button Show with a tone of treasure that she is sharing with nine lucky people.  For a chance to win go visit her blog here and read about her adventure then leave a comment for a chance to win the following items.


















Can't you just imagine all the possibilities with this wonderful treasure that Lori is giving away to a lucky few!

Happy beading Y'all
Therese

Mid Month Challenge - Mystery by the Indigo Girls

This was a fun challenge to do.  I love an opportunity to push my creativity, thank you Jacinta for providing this venue.

The challenge was to listen to or read the lyrics to the song "Mystery" by the Indigo Girls and create a piece from the inspiration you got from the song.

After listening to the lyrics of this song I knew just what items form my stash I was going to use.  It was not until I got them all together on my work table that the vision of the finished necklace came to me.  So I got busy bringing my vision to life.  I'm very pleased with my necklace.

I got my inspiration from the following lines in the song:

"Yours was a twisted blind sided highway

No matter which road you took then"

This line is represented by the strand of 4mm Hematite beads that weave back and forth throughout the necklace.

"My heart the red sun, your heart the moon clouded"

This line is represented by the red Coral chips (the red sun) and the clear 6mm fire polished Czech glass beads (like the moon clouded).

"I go crazy on a night like tonight"

This line is represented by the 6mm Hematite bead (they are dark like the night).

"But you like the taste of danger

It shines like sugar on your lips"

The 6mm fire polished Czech glass beads also represent this line.

Like I said above, this was a fun challenge, and I'm looking forward to doing more challenges.

Happy beading Y'all

Therese

Components

The last part of May I purchased three tutorials from Marcie Abney's La Bella Joya Etsy shop.  I had been wanting to give these pendants a try but wanted to get my other projects done first.  So Tuesday night while I sat and listened to "The Voice" I got started on the first tutorial "Bead Woven Medallion".  I liked the way it turned out.

The gem stones are Carnelian. I added a second bail because I have an idea for a piece for which this medallion is going to be the focal. The final piece will be revealed on the 29th of this month for a blog hop challenge.

The second tutorial of Marcie's is the "Carnaval Pendant" although I think the piece I did is pretty, I must have pulled the thread to tight because it is wavy.

The piece is also very light, the next one I will use heavier gem stones. I also need to use a smaller beading needle and Fireline instead of Wildfire thread.  I broke two seed beads, but I was too far into the piece to start over and this is mine anyway.

Saturday I will be posting the Mid Month blog hop challenge that Jamberry's Song is sponsoring. Looking forward to seeing what everyone has created.

Happy beading Y'all
Therese

Two New Bracelets

Well I finished the two bracelets that I had on my "Wednesday Bead Table" post.  The spiral rope bracelet was a fun bracelet to make and went together quickly. 

This fun bracelet is made with size 8 light lavender seed beads for the core beads. Pretty little lentil beads in blue and lavender hues.  4mm purple died Howlite beads and 4 mm aqua Czech glass beads.  Silver plated bead caps and clasp to finish the bracelet.

If you remember I told you about the Lucite flower beads that I purchased from Delphine's Flower and Bead Shop.  I had all these ideas going through my head but just could not seem to get the flowers to cooperate with my ideas.  Well yesterday my muse whispered in my ear and told me just what the rose wanted to become, so I obliged.  This bracelet is made with size 8 green and light green seed beads in two drop peyote stitched cuff.  I centered the rose and leaves on the cuff and trimmed the bracelet with size 11 light green seed beads and 3mm jonquil colored sawrovski crystals.  The clasp is a sterling silver filled slide.
Now I need to decide what stitch I'm going to do for my June personal challenge.  Hmm, what to do, what to do?

Happy beading Y'all
Therese

A Little Something!

Well it's Thursday and it's going to be an extremely hot day in Central Alabama.  I'm talking record breaking heat, temperatures in the high 90's and low 100's with heat indexes between 105 and 110.  The worst of it all is that my central air decided that it does not want to work anymore, UGH!!!! Fortunately there is someone coming out this morning to see if they can get it going again.  In the mean time lots of cold iced coffee, water, and freezer pops.

On another note, a coworker of mine just had a baby girl in March and she asked me last week if I could make her baby girl an anklet with her birthstone color and butterflies.  Of course I said yes, then I thought to myself how am I going to make an anklet small enough to fit an infant's ankle?  This is what I came up with:

I asked my coworker why butterflies and her response was that she is passing down a tradition in her family of giving a talisman, so she gave her daughter the butterfly.

Hope everyone finds a way to stay cool on these hot late spring days!

Happy beading Y'all
Therese

Bead Table Wednesday

This is my first "Bead Table Wednesday" not because I keep missing them like Shirley as she stated in her "1st Bead Table Wednesday" blog post, but because I just found out about "Bead Table Wednesday" last week. I'm still unable to post comments so I will say it in my blog post what I would have put in a comment.  Shirley, I like the pink and white spiral that you are making and glad that you did not give up even if it would have taken more than 7 tries before the Aha moment. Looking forward to seeing the finished piece.  Jacinta, I love the key holes and keys, I can almost envision what you might do with them and can not wait to see if we may have been on the same creative brainwave. 
OK now onto my table.

I'm making a spiral rope bracelet out of the lovely small lentil beads, 4mm purple stone beads, 4mm aqua Czech fire polished glass beads, and size 8 lavender seed beads that I got from my LBS last week.  The next project waiting in the wings is the Lucite flowers I purchased from Delphine's Flower and Bead Shop.  The other items are pretty much staples that are always on my table.  Oh and the pink pendant above my scissors is a repair job for my purse's zipper I must have pulled on it a little too hard one day while zipping my purse shut and it came off in my hand, glad it was for me and not someone else. I'm on my off days tomorrow through Saturday so I will have time to get my bracelet done and at least start the other one.

Happy beading Y'all
Therese