…and we’re back!
Happy Tuesday. I’m headed back to work today after FIVE days off. Five days in which every plan I had fell apart due to weather, apathy, and a myriad of other things. So I spent most of my five days here at home. After this much time away from people I fully expect to be crouched under my desk an hour from now, hissing at people while I slorp my yogurt.
So while I wait for my Proactiv mask to finish it’s work I wanted to show you the beady creations I made. (click on each pic to see it larger)
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- Concentric
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- Helvetica
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- Wire wrapped bangle
The first one (named “Concentric” for obvious reasons) arrived because I saw 2 strands of beads in Michaels last week - gray “Os” and black round flat beads. I thought “ME PUT ONE BEAD INSIDE OTHER AND MAKE PRETTY THING!” So I did.
The second one I’m pretty meh about. I wanted to see how to get three strands situated inside those cone endings. I crimped three strands around one loop and pulled them into the cone. It’s plain but functional, so I named it after the movie I was watching at the time, Helvetica. (LOVED the movie, by the way - my favorite line was by the aging hippie who blamed Helvetica for the Vietnam and Iraq wars.)
And the third one came because I saw a post on Craftster and thought “ME WRAP WIRE AROUND BEADS AND MAKE PRETTY THING!” So I did.
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In diet news, I’m the SAME WEIGHT I was when I left work last Wednesday, which makes me so happy!
And the WeatherPixie is going away after all these years…the site’s been down for weeks and although I was patient I’m tired of the blank spot in my sidebar. RIP, WeatherPixie
And that’s all. I’m going to go and crack the cement off of my face. Enjoy your day!
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Stupid Beading Tricks: donut beads and wirework
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- Kiwi-Strawberry necklace
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- Kiwi-strawberry closeup
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- Chain necklace
I meandered into JoAnn Fabric on my day off this past Monday for the nefarious purpose of looking at beads. People, I don’t need any more beads.
Guess what I found? Cool beads! So I made a necklace. Instead of dangling the donut bead like a pendant, I looped each side of the necklace through it. I was inspired by this post on Craftster back in February.
Because of the color scheme and because I’m overdosing in fruit and vegetables lately, I’m calling it my Kiwi-strawberry necklace. But..I have nothing to wear this with. I may put it away in case the economy gets worse and I have to make a living hawking my wares. Or I may buy a top.
For the second one, I was messing around with craft wire (I want to say 18 or 16 gauge) and my round nose pliers. I had the blue and purple caged beads already (the title of this post was so close to being “I know why the caged bead sings.” You’re welcome.) but I didn’t know of an easy way to connect them with the usual beading wire and crimping. Inspired by a billion craft sites on the web, I cut the wire to 1/2″ lengths and made double-looped link. I connected the caged beads to the links, and voilà ! A length of beaded chain too long to be a bracelet and two short to be a necklace.
No biggie…I cut some chain and added it to the ends along with a clasp and voilà ! a necklace that I’m pretty jazzed about and will most likely wear to work today. I need to find a huge spool of plain ol’ copper wire to play with. Home Depot doesn’t carry plain wire that I need, believe it or not.
Anyway, a sad day ahead at work, as the people who took the buyouts offered at the paper are working their last day today. Plus, three more non-buyout employees on the news side are working their last day today. Take from that what you want to.
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend, and remember why we have off on Monday and the guys and girls who are “over there” right now.
Links I love:
Gilbert & Frech. I buy beads from them via eBay.
Craftster. The enthusiasm for hand-crafted items on this site is contagious!
PS: 10.5 lbs lost!
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