Sometimes I just can't get my act together.
I'm making a cuff bracelet as a thank you for one of my husband's co-workers. Lately, the only time I have to bead is in the evening. I prefer to bead in the morning or during the daylight hours, but I'll take what I can get these days!
I thought I had a good design laid out and had chosen my color story while the natural light was still available. Considering its just blacks/grays/clears, it wasn't that complicated. I looked for different finishes on the beads: some matte, some shiny, some metallic and some clear. Easy Peasy.
And then it just wasn't working, so I ripped it out and started again.
Everything was going along great. I was happier with my second attempt and decided I was going to keep it simple and fill in the background with silver lined clear seeds. But I didn't have those seeds on my table. It was about 8:30 p.m. or so when I pulled the beads from my stash and started 'finishing' the bracelet base.
I'm hoping the third try is the charm. Isn't that what they always say? I hope it is. I'm really get tired of snip snip snipping all those threads........
I'm making a cuff bracelet as a thank you for one of my husband's co-workers. Lately, the only time I have to bead is in the evening. I prefer to bead in the morning or during the daylight hours, but I'll take what I can get these days!
I thought I had a good design laid out and had chosen my color story while the natural light was still available. Considering its just blacks/grays/clears, it wasn't that complicated. I looked for different finishes on the beads: some matte, some shiny, some metallic and some clear. Easy Peasy.
And then it just wasn't working, so I ripped it out and started again.
Everything was going along great. I was happier with my second attempt and decided I was going to keep it simple and fill in the background with silver lined clear seeds. But I didn't have those seeds on my table. It was about 8:30 p.m. or so when I pulled the beads from my stash and started 'finishing' the bracelet base.
I looked at it today in the daylight and UGH.
What the??!
Why do these silver lined beads look so beige?
Oh, that's because they are!
Oh boy.
~ Bead Happy and Often ~
Getting No Where Fast
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March 03, 2011
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