Beading for a Cure 2010

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I hope you've had a chance to check out the gallery for the BFAC (Beading For A Cure) auctions on Ebay and even better if you've been able to bid on any of the wonderful items! There is an amazing array of bead art up for grabs at very reasonable prices.


As mentioned in an earlier post - I received my kit for next year and instantly fell in love with all the beads. All participant's have their kits now so we can reveal the beads as well as our plans for them.



Would you look at these colors??? Some of my absolute favorites (especially the Rose Montees)! Heaven... I'm in heaven. My immediate thoughts on this was a water theme ... hmmmmm, mermaid doll? Within the first day after receiving the beads, I checked my fabric stash. I have such a small sampling, but managed to find the perfect compliment to the beads. I thought I must be headed in the right direction, it was all coming together in my mind and with my components.



I had visions of the perfect mermaid doll, but I'm not so great at making forms and even worse at making faces. I talked to my friend Monica about using my fabric to make me a doll form, the DH designed a pattern for me, I picked out a face for the doll, and then...

I got impatient at the thought of waiting... I wanted to get started. Waiting an hour, let alone days just didn't sit well with me. I started looking at various cabs I had on hand, and the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to make something different for the event this year. Funny how that happens.



I dug out some really neat vintage glass cabs, the one pictured above is from the 1940's, there will be 3 of these on the finished piece, my photos can't capture the beautiful colors and sparkle in these cabs.



I also added some vintage clear light green glass tear drop shaped cabs that are beveled around the outside and because you can see through to the fabric, it looks like a little swimming pools to me. And the sequins... vintage as well, purchased from a woman who sold off her grandmother/great aunt's beads and sequins that had been packed away for many years. They are nice in that the colors do not rub off like I have found with some of the newer sequins.



In pouring through my stash, I found a dichroic cab made by on old friend (Noel) from a Yahoo doll group I belonged to a few years ago. Another case where it looked perfect with the bead kit and the fabric, so it HAD to be added!

So my project it almost finished, but I'm only showing small pieces of it for now. I have had a couple of challenging weeks at work - and since I run to beads as my outlet for stress, I've been beading most evenings for several hours. Ah... sweet relief!