Last week, I saw this incredible necklace on my etsy friend Tresijas' Flickr photostream.
Tresijas has been working with damaged vinyl records to create some incredible pieces lately. I just really really had to have this one, which she so wonderfully titled Hot Asphalt. We decided on a trade. Tresijas picked one of my triangle pendants, but this left her on the "short side" of the deal, so I told her I would make it up to her. She has three little girls, but only two are old enough to appreciate these (made in their favorite colors!), my Tuesday's Triangles for this week:
Another trade, this time with my Bead Art Originals colleague Dee of Malodora, has had me working on a custom version of my Bargello Hearts design. Dee chose pink and olive.
This piece has been fraught with frustration for me since the onset and so my pet name for it has become Bargello from HELLo. First, it took some time to get the right olive beads; those in my (rather extensive) delica stash were all too dark or too harsh for the pinks. Then, it took me more than twice as long as it should have to do the actual beading because I had to frog stitch (rip it!) as much as I had to stitch. And I would always find my mistakes an inch or two AFTER making them. Some mistakes can be fixed "inline" without unbeading; these could not.
And then, as the parting insult, I wove in my final thread, ready to make the closure...only to find that I had mismeasured and stopped a half inch short of where I needed to be. LOL
But this has been worth it! I received my part of this trade a month ago (I am never this late!!! but Dee has been incredibly patient and knew there were a few other things on my plate that came first!) and LOVE IT! I want you to know this is the only charm bracelet I own; THAT's how much I love this wild and crazy piece.
May your Wednesdays be as perfect as Wednesdays can be :D Be well and get going!
This piece has been fraught with frustration for me since the onset and so my pet name for it has become Bargello from HELLo. First, it took some time to get the right olive beads; those in my (rather extensive) delica stash were all too dark or too harsh for the pinks. Then, it took me more than twice as long as it should have to do the actual beading because I had to frog stitch (rip it!) as much as I had to stitch. And I would always find my mistakes an inch or two AFTER making them. Some mistakes can be fixed "inline" without unbeading; these could not.
And then, as the parting insult, I wove in my final thread, ready to make the closure...only to find that I had mismeasured and stopped a half inch short of where I needed to be. LOL
But this has been worth it! I received my part of this trade a month ago (I am never this late!!! but Dee has been incredibly patient and knew there were a few other things on my plate that came first!) and LOVE IT! I want you to know this is the only charm bracelet I own; THAT's how much I love this wild and crazy piece.
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Hmmmmmmm. This trading thing sounds like a very good deal!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely pictures, Carol. I almost feel like it is already on my wrist. Soooo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful bracelet for a beautiful bracelet! Nicely done-- both of you!
ReplyDeleteI love the pink and olive...soft but with a little sass!
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