December 27, 2009

What Creative Beaders Do

Getting together with Bev in New Orleans, or anywhere else, is just plain creative time and very good for the soul. At one point we were asked if our jaws were tired yet? We talked, yakked, and decided what we were going to try and do.
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Projects decided on and
...... of course we didn't have the beads or supplies we thought we needed.




Off to Michael's we went, looking for inexpensive, large hole beads for finger weaving on cord. Did I say inexpensive? Well, compared to Delicas or fancy crystals, they were cheap. Add the whole bunch up and .... ouch, did we really spend that much?




Next thing you do is drag out possible bead combinations, and more combinations. You spread things out and look at things again.

One of our male companions, in passing, was heard to mutter, "the bead room was cleaned up! This is the dining room as we ran out of flat, horizontal surfaces in the bead room. Somehow two beaders can make ten times the chaos of a lone beader.

I learned how to put a bevel around a Rivoli thinking to make a pair of earrings. It didn't come out quite right the first time, but waste not ...... it turned into a pendant with a bit of fringe embellishment to cover the goofed up portion. I can't stand to rip something out.


Bev learned the basics of finger weaving. She's not like me and has to rip things back out if she thinks it doesn't look right.
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Every beader has their own comfort level in how perfect they think things need to be.
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Inspiration can be everywhere. We saw a lot of possibilities as we played tourist in New Orleans.
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This beaded bangle, seen in a tourist store window has some possibilities. How about RAW woven bands of crystals interlaced?
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Or this parrot done in bead embroidery?




Now why does Blogger's Spell check keep telling me that "beader" is not a word? I know it is .... I am one, I was visiting one and what an excellent visit it was!
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Just 4 days left in 2009. This may be my last post of the year so, if I don't come back again until 2010 ......
have a joyously celebratory New Year's Eve and may 2010 treat you well.

3 comments:

  1. Beader is most definitely a word! ;) Have a happy new year! :D

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  2. How lucky you are!! I would love to meet Bev!! And I would love to spend time with other creative beaders! I feel so isolated here!!

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  3. What a mess we made and I loved every minute of it!! That man of mine is declaring my beadroom a war zone with all things I have out getting ready for the bead cruise.
    It was good spending time with you. I have missed that! Wish I had wings to fly to Tucson and go to the shows with you.
    Happy New Year!!

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