My favorite from the latest batch of beads. See what’s on the table here at Bead Table Wednesday flickr group.
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Art Bead Scene August Challenge
The inspiration for the Art Bead Scene August Challenge is the art deco poster by Frederick Winthrop Ramsdell, American Crescent Cycles. Thought I’d give the idea of using some crescent shapes a spin for my challenge entry necklace. I decided to roll with bone shaped crescent pieces and then dug up an old tea tin. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Inspired By Nature Tiger Lilies Challenge
The challenge on this one was sculpting the tiger lily pendants and then connecting it all together. I had a little mishap with the clay malfunctioning, of course there was no designer error 😉 involved. A flower petal broke off when I tired to hammer a metal connection on the end. No worries, spare parts […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wednesday August 3, 2011-BTW
Yes mam, it is Wednesday again and time for Bead Table Wednesday. I’m trying to organize and consolidate some beads this week. Getting things moved from one work location to hopefully a permanent work location. In the meantime, I’m working on a few challenge ideas and hoping for some cooling temperatures so I can hook […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cookin’ Up Some “Bead Soup”
I just signed up for the Bead Soup Blog Party. I’ll be cookin’ up a special mix for my swap partner, who is as yet to be identified. You can read more about it  and sign up here at Lori Anderson’s blog. In the meantime, stay tuned for another challenge piece later this week.
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