With the beaded beads that is so here's the picture.
They all turned out pretty good. A few threads here and there that need to be cut but I have to wait until I get a small pair of scissors to do that. I only have big ones.
That's going to be it for beaded beads for a while. My patience wore very thin doing the last 3 so I guess 15 was a bit too much. lol ! Even with these fairly easy to make ones. Still I love how they turned out and can't wait to use them in a piece of jewelry.
I had someone ask me not long ago why the dime in the picture. Well, with lampwork beads especially, the dime helps to show the actual size of the beads. With lampwork beads without a dime, lots of people have a hard time realizing what say 8 mm. is. So I just always used the dime to show size. There are alot of lampwork people, actually the majority of them that do not use dime shots for whatever reason. When I was selling, this was always very helpful. Right up front it gave the customer an idea the size of the bead in the photo along with the actual dimensions. In the long run, it saved both the customer and me from having to deal with unnecessary emails. And it worked. So, I still use dimes in shots even though I don't sell anymore. I take pictures of beads and jewelry with and without.
That's all for now. Just wanted to update the beaded beads. Thanks for coming by and I hope you come back again soon. :)
What is the facination with these little gems of whatever they are made of ? I'm not real sure but whatever it is, I LOVE THEM ! I love them all but of course my favorite is glass beads. Big and small. Right now, I'm playing with small. Yep. Since I still cannot be at the torch because of the derned pollen, I've been playing with seed beads again. I set aside the jewelry making for the moment and am concentrating on making beaded beads to use in jewelry making. I haven't quite decided what I'll end up making - a bracelet and earrings or a necklace and earrings. I just keep making the beaded beads. :)) It's been fun too. A bit frustrating at times and very time consuming. I forgot how time consuming it can be. Nevertheless, I'm trudging forward. There have been those moments I want to just forget it. I mean, I'm not selling this stuff so why let it get to me ? Then I settle myself down and keep on going. I WANT the beads for the piece I'm going to make. :) So onward and upward as it were. I am using this pattern and it's pretty simple really. http://www.beadinfinitum.com/Kits/SpinningTopInstructions.pdf There are other free beaded bead patterns out there but this is a great way to learn this technique. Gives you some idea what you're in for if you decide to go further with it.
So pictured just below is how far I've gotten up to this point. There are 10 using the 8mm round bead as the base bead. The bigger bead is an experiment. I wanted to see how this pattern looked with the bigger beads. I used a 10mm bead as the base bead, 8/0 is the turquoise color and 6/0 are the silver color. It was done very quickly so there are a few threads showing. It's not bad but the smaller ones are much nicer in comparison. I think if bigger size bead caps are used in a piece the bigger size would be ok. Just my opinion.
I'll keep with the smaller size. Who knows how many I'll end up with ! Geesh..........lol !
Thanks so much for coming by for a visit. I hope you come back again soon to see what else I can think of to do ! lol ! You just never know ! :)
