Today's jewelry

[firecat]

This bracelet is going to be a base for a beaded ivy vine. But I liked it by itself so much that I wanted to scan it before I put the leaves on. This time the scan shows some of the brightness of the silver-lined red beads. This is made of peyote stitch and net stitch. It was supposed to have a criss-cross pattern, but I had trouble following the pattern so it's broken in a lot of places. I think it looks good that way, fortunately - it gives a sort of organic randomness effect.

Comments

[grumpywitch.livejournal.com]

I like the randomness. It's a very pretty piece.

I keep looking at my beads but I just can't get myself motivated. Oh well. I guess I'll just enjoy admiring other folks work.

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[firecat]

Thanks!

The whole bead thing kind of took me by the throat. If you had told me five years ago that I'd be working with seed beads, I would have laughed you out of the room.