The 40 Bead Challenge is still in full swing here. I'm having so much fun doing it that I will participate in the second challenge that is now in progress on LE.
My progress - coming along nicely. I'm half way to the finish now and have learned so much already. :) Sticking by the rules completely and totally is a bit hard but doable. The one I'm having real trouble with is getting a consistent size. Adding dots and more dots sure can increase the overall size but I already knew that ! lol ! Some of my challenge beads are focal size ! lol ! Starting smaller would of been a good thing ! lol ! Oh well, I'll continue to plug along.
The first photo below is of Day 2. Beads 10 - 15 right to left in that order. lol ! Yeah, I did it backwards. Anyway, I am thrilled with how these turned out. Better than expected actually. Something else I learned - patience is key. And I have to say it - I enjoy using a full rod of glass to lay down all of the dots. Not only is it easier for me but I am learning better heat control. You can't make tiny dots with a full rod of glass without heat control. :)
Photo #2 is Day 3. BIG SIGH. Beads 16 - 21, left to right in order. I am sooooo disappointed with several of those beads. #'s 16,17 and 19 I used a different glass manufacturers black and it bled into the white. UGH. So upset because now I'll have to redo those beads. sigh. The others turned out fine. All were quite time consuming so double whammy. I am happy with the patterns overall though so that's good. Still, what a waste. :( Onward and upward as it were. I'll redo those 3 when I get to the end of the challenge.
Ok, so that's my fly by posting ! lol ! It only took about 20 minutes. lol !
Thanks so much for coming by ! I hope you come back again to see my progress with the 40 Bead Challenge !
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