Recently, Kelli at The Hole Bead Shop generously offered up some special challenge kits as a fundraiser for Andrew Thornton.
I only know of Andrew by way of sporadic visits to his blog, but from what I have read there and on other pages/blogs on the web, I understand he recently battled cancer. The resulting treatment(s) left him with a mountain of medical bills.
He is obviously a great guy - there was a call sent out by many of his friends and acquaintances to help defray his medical costs and people answered, not just any people. Special people - BEADER people!
Now me? I'm a sucker for kits, I enjoy a challenge and love to help out if I can. Win, win, win!
The kit is beautiful, the colors are exquisite and there are lots and lots of wonderful Lucite flowers/leaves - way more than I could ever use on one piece.
And, as you can see, the accompanying beads are prefect. I added some vintage sequins in 2 different colors/sizes and a size 15/0 pale salmon colored seed bead to my kit.
I decided on a soft cuff type of bracelet for the kit. The base I beaded on is brown stiffened felt by Nicole Campanella. I've been using her stuff for several years and I love it for my bead embroidery.
It is backed with chocolate colored Ultrasuede for a comfortable feel against the wrist when worn.
It measures 7 3/4 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide.
If you know me or have followed my blog for any length of time you know I am not set up to sell my bead work. I would like to offer this up for sale, with the proceeds going to Andrew's medical fund. As soon as I figure out how I might do that - I'll post that information here.
6 comments:
What a lovely cuff! I am in awe.....
Analisa
Beautiful cuff from a beautiful person.
Wow, this is absolutely beautiful! I love it.
If you are considering auctioning this piece off for Andrew, a good solution might be to post the work with a closing time, and each commenter comments with a bid until the closing time. The winner can send their payment directly to Andrew, and you can send the work to the winner. Just a thought, and you should definitely contact Andrew first, of course, to iron out any wrinkles.
Thanks all for your comments and Laurel for your suggestion. I have not yet come to any conclusions on what I'll do, but will certainly post here when I figure it out.
Thanks again!
Beautiful beadwork!!!!!!!
Oh my this is exquisite. Absolutely gorgeous - the colour combination is stunning... I am drooling!
Karyn
Australia
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