My very first set of beads!!! Yey! I love these! These are my favourites of all the sets I did over these last two days! They are subtle yet funky! I will be keeping them myself and will make some jewellery for me from them!
Inspired by this I went on to also make this set yesterday too in the same way but using pink and purple cane work and a black background. I did not fully cover my bead this time and so you can see the background behind it.
This morning I decided that I wanted to try out my peal ex powders. I bought these as I want to do some faux stone work but thought I'd practice first. So, I made a bullseye cane and kneeded some blue/red pearl ex into the based bead which was white. I didn't want more rounds so I made squares. Not sure I like them. The pearl ex wasn't really as strong as I would like and they look like retro chewits to me.....well you live and learn!!
I had some bullseye can left so I reverted back to what went well yesterday and finished with some full milli rounds...
Here they all are waiting to be varnished...
All in all I am really pleased with my first attempts! I love the first set and the black and purple set! And its really relaxing rolling clay and painting the varnish! I need to work on my sizing, my centring and my holes but all in all.....good try!! :)Just two tips...
1) Never put your hand under the blade! It hurts!
2) Never put wet varnished beads on paper...they stick!!
Arrr well....as I said....we live and learn!
Think Pink....
I love this! It is so easy but effective! It funkys up chain maille! Fab!
Since this I have also done a necklace using 4 in 1 (Grrrrr...I hate that weave!) and a pair of earrings from the Dylan and Whyte book but they are still WIPs so will get them on as soon as they are finished!