Art Bead needed

I've had this project sitting in the background for a couple of years now and have not come up with a focal bead(s) to finish what I see in my mind.




I love the colors in these birds by H.G.L Reichenbach. Several years ago I purchased 6 mm dotted black & white glass beads that when crocheted into a rope remind me of the rooster plumage.

What I have not been able to find is an Art bead or beads in the red, yellow and maybe blue colors that would compliment the crocheted rope.

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It needs to be big, bold and bright. It (or they), along with the black & white rope need to give one the feel of the rooster in colors.

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I could use one large center bead or a center bead and two slightly smaller beads in glass or polymer clay. Large holes (8 mm to 10 mm) would be a plus but are not necessary.

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Is anyone up to the challenge? I'd need digital submissions if you think you have something that would work.

Pattern & Color

This moth was waiting for me in the bathroom this morning.... What a beautiful pattern and colors. It reminds me of painted velvet. I never thought of using those colors together and will have to try it for a freeform bracelet sometime. I can see the blue fans running throughout the bracelet.

On the house front... I've been working on walls as it's been almost non-stop rain here in New Hampshire. I'm still having fun finding out what previous owners did. The Master bedroom yielded 3 layers of wall paper. The original green sprigged paper isn't too bad. I don't care for wall paper so it'll all come off, the walls patched and then painted.
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One of the back bedrooms is almost all painted. I was sort of surprised at how the colors played off of each other. Three walls are a soft gray and the back wall another color. I first tried the mustard color and really didn't like it with the blue and gray. I think the soft sage green will work as the windows on that wall will overlook lots of dark green leaves in the summer and fall colors just before we leave for Arizona.

I should have known I'd get color reflections as I use bead colors in combinations that play off of each other all the time. Not only colors, but finishes.

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We're supposed to have two days without rain, or at least a small chance of rain. That means I can get back outside and maybe get a little bit more done in the yard. I still have Iris and day lilies to move so that digging contractors don't kill them. I'm gradually cutting back brush to a yard line that is easy to care for and pleasing to the eye. It's fun to have my hands in the garden dirt again.

Beading to be done

I'll be teaching a series of bead crochet workshops in Fall River Mass this October and needed to get a bracelet sample done. Having more than half of my beads still packed away was a real handicap. However, I'm pleased with how the Snazzy Chain Bracelet came out. It's for rank bead crochet beginners, no tubes, no slip-stitch, no closures, just chain stitch with beads. That way one can get accustomed to the use of hook, thread and beads. It is a learning session that leaves the student with a finished piece that is very comfortable to wear.

Nice feeling to have beads rather than bricks in my hands.

Summer of Destruction

I think there is progress on the house remodel, but sometimes I wonder if the destruction will ever end so putting it back together will start. This is my Son taking down the chimney that was so badly cracked that it wouldn't survive. On the up side, all of the flooring has been delivered and I'm really happy with the bamboo.