Surviving Winter Doldrums part 3

Yay!! I just finished the design - "Winter Doldrums" that I posted as my first Blog entry, at the first of year. I know I am pretty slow at finishing things -(Too Many projects all going at once!) But every once in a while, I do finish something!

I especially had fun coming up with a necklace that went with all the bold color, without being too heavy. I ended up with this design, that is a modified RAW.

The main things I had to keep in mind when I designed this was to try and keep the elements balanced between shape and colour. I also wanted something very spring - summery to get me out of my winter funk. Of course it took me until Spring to finish it; but everytime I looked over at my bead board, I had bright cheery beads and shapes to cheer me up.

Here's a better view of a bracelet I posted in an earlier post. I will be teaching a class on this bracelet in April. Please email or leave a comment, if you have any questions about the class. The class is offered at Bedford Academy of the Arts in Bedford, Virginia. The class is titled "Intermediate Right Angle Weave."

RAW Bracelet

This bracelet is from an article I read in Bead and button in December, 2007. It's RAW with elongated picots.

RAW Leaf neckalace

This is one of my fav necklaces. I based it on a pattern in Bead work, March 2007 "Putting on the Ritz."

I think I like this variation even better than the original. I just wish I had more of the vintage leaves I used. That's the thing about using vintage - It's great stuff, but a really limited resource.

This piece grabs a lot of attention and compliments.

RAW "V-neck" Necklace

Here's a design I came up with in RAW. I wanted something that looked nice with a deep v-neck shirt or sweater. It also sets off a jewel neck well.

Here's a right angle weave bracelet I did this past Spring (2007). I think the leaf clasp really sets off the pearls. I like RAW because it works up so fast.