Well I have been struggling with
beaders block or lack of inspiration for awhile. I wanted to bead but just kept putting it off not knowing what I wanted to do. I look at a lot of blogs everyday and one of my favorites is
Beverly Ash Gilbert. I love her blog, of course for the beading, but also for the amazing posts about color and the wonderful photos she posts. Beverly has a book coming out in January - which I have
pre-ordered - called
BEADED COLORWAYS: Freeform Beadweaving Projects and Palettes. I can't wait to get my hands on this book but in the meantime I thought I would try my hand at making a bead soup and doing a
freeform netted bracelet.
This was just what the bead doctor ordered. Making the bead soup was such fun - combining different colors and types of beads - I was pretty
conservative on this first one. Beading the
freeform netted bracelet was the most fun I had beading in a LONG time. I also had just the right little button to use as a closure. I love the way this bracelet came out, it was a pleasure to make and I am wearing it now - this one is for me!!!!
Next I want to make a Christmas bead soup - I can see it already, reds, greens and golds - later today and then a beautiful Christmas bracelet for me to wear to some holiday parties - everyone will be so jealous!!!
Thank you
Beverly for getting me back on track - I am so glad to be excited about beading again.