Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
Its that time again where we run and run in hopes of finishing Christmas goodies, shopping ,
wrapping , decorating, entertaining, and enjoying one another's company. Managed to get the tree
decorated , all the Christmas cookie jars out, put lights outside for the first time :) , still working on making fudge and my favorite ham rolls.
Buger 2011 Christmas Tree
progress on my first collar for the Etsy Bead Embroidery Guild ( EBEG team) first Bead Fest 'Winter Wonderland' , WOW , that was a tongue twister to say, photo below shows the suede backing after its glued and is being stitched with size 8 seed beads , I chose a tarnished brown color to finish the edging of the piece, after all the white I was completely and utterly in need of some color, I had to fight my urge to use a completely outragious color! That in itself was quite trying. I haven't decided if I like this piece as much as others but am doing a few things I have never done, for instance, the collar. I still have the clasp to do , my thoughts are not clear as to if I will use a metal clasp or some variation that I come up with. Possibly another petrified wood to compliment the focal?
My thoughts have started from a bare tree branch covered with snow, then the tarnished angel feeling came about while doing the frosted cubes and gold triangles, following with the cream seed beads I found I wanted more color, but fought the urge and finished with pearl white, awhhh...
now comes the finally in this bead embroidered collar, I need to get beading to finish by the deadline !
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
Happy New Year's !! Welcome 2012!! I am starting the year off right . I managed to finish and list the bead embroidery collar I made for the EBEG Bead Fest challenge ;) The theme chosen, Winter Wonderland. The entries are all beautiful and creative of course. I am glad to have joined in the fun , may I present ....
