When I make my Big Beads, I also slice off some flat disks, because I love to play with them as individual beads, too. Here’s the whole necklace:
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More Subtle Than Usual
I’m back to making my big beads. This time, I decided to force myself to try an unusual and more subtle palette than I usually choose. I like it more than I thought I would, but I think the contrast could be a little better. The gold clay sparkles more than I expected.
Industrial Chic
Although the core of my beading life is making and using my original polymer clay beads, sometimes a girl just has to string. There are so many truly interesting components out there — like the Industrial Chic line — that I can’t ignore them. This necklace uses pieces I collected from a variety of craft stores. It was fun to collect the pieces — and it was fun to put them together.
Pretty In Pink
I went to the Madison Bead Show a few weeks ago with $30 in my purse. That seemed a like a reasonable, if tight, budget, but I’d forgotten that you pay $7 to get in! I prowled the market carefully, trying to figure out the best way to spend my remaining cash.
Mostly, I spent it on seed beads, but I had to have this pink flower bead, crafted by Tanya McGuire. Isn’t it awesome? I had to start making it into a bracelet the minute I got home. It was a very fun piece to work on.
I had to pass up a lot of lovely beads. But at least I rode my bike. Otherwise, I’d been out another $6!
And The Big Beads Roll On.
Here they are in pink, black and white. I’m just loveing these!
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Big Blue Beads
You know me: I can’t resist inserting color.
Big and Bold
These are my new passion. They are big — with the beads ranging up to 1 inch in diameter — and bold. I love the high contrast of the colors and the more subtle texture of the beads. I did not roll them to a flat surface; instead, the slices lie on top of the bead itself.
I’m not sure where I got the idea for using cane slices as bead caps, but I’m thinking it might be a Donna Kato innovation. If so, thanks, Donna. It is an intriguing idea and I’m sure I’ll go further with it!
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