After a dry spell of not much beading, I have had a burst of creative energy. One of the items I put together is a runner up item for the Pink Artist drawing. It is a colorful little pin, I started with a beautiful dichroic piece by Mango Tango, glued it to a piece of pellon, and started beading around it. The glass is 3 layers, so I opted for a stacked stitch around the edge rather than peyote. The stack consists of an olive colored size 8/0 bead followed by a magenta colored size 11/0 true cut and a size 15/0 light olive bead. I added an ultrasuede backing, sewing it to the base with more of the size 8/0 olive beads. It is finished off with a pointed edge stitch (found in the book - Beaded Cabochons by Jamie Cloud Eakin) using the magenta size 11/0 true cuts and a size 15/0 bright blue bead. Lots of color and sparkle packed into a small 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 square.
So... have you purchased YOUR chances to win?
6 comments:
Great pin, Grace. What a nice addition to the prize pool. There are going to be some lucky people in that drawing.
Isn't the article in ADQ wonderful? I heard we also got a mention in Artful Blogging. Too cool.
Arline
Beautiful pin. You do wonderful bead work. No, I haven't bought my tickets yet. I've got the link on both my blogs now. Guess I'd better get over for tickets.
Did you see that Dot discontinued her blog? I tried to see her etsy shop but if I got it right, it's empty too. It is Dotsdolls, isn't it?
It is so good to see you creating beautiful things and posting about them, too. Finally snagged a copy of Art Doll Quarterly today and was blown away by the great job they did on the article.
Kathy V in NM
Wasn't the debut of 'Love Squared' in ADQ outrageous! The photographs were outstanding and the article was beautifully written! I haven't sent off my donation yet but it certainly is on my to do list! I can't imagine being lucky enough to win her either...but we can dream!!! ;-)
Your pin for the PA drawing is just beautiful! Someone is going to be a very lucky winner of your pin Grace!
~Lisa ;-)
What a lovely pin -- someone will be very pleased to receive it. Your beading is just fantastic.
Hi all... glad you like the pin.
I agree Arline - some lucky people indeed, there is some great stuff up for grabs! The article in ADQ is wonderful. I did find a copy of Artful Blogging as well, they said some really nice things about the project.
Freebird - I did see Dottie closed her blog, it's sad to see it happen, but I understand how one might feel they need space. Dot has so many admirers and a full time job, it can be a tricky balance at times. Her Etsy store is still open - last time I checked anyway. I hope she continues to create!
KV, Lisa, Jackie - thank you all so much
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