Haute Couture Beading Contest

Good Quill Hunting is again doing a wearable art challenge inspired by a selection of haute couture creations. Yum!

I haven't officially convinced myself to join in the fun, but I'm very tempted. Hmmm, could be my own little 'Project Runway' challenge...... If anyone else is going to enter, I would love to know!

Bead it Forward

Jeanette Shanigan is once again putting her efforts and heart and soul into a breast cancer fundraising project. She is collecting beaded squares with a turtle theme which she will assemble into quilts and auction them off at the Bead & Button show. She has been quite successful in the past and I am happy I found out about this so I could contribute a few squares this year.

A small pebble is this turtle's shell.

I was thinking of how cancer patients have their good days and not so good days. This square represents the two sides of treatment. The sunny days and the gloomy days.

Here's a side view to show the turtle's shell is actually raised up.

I had some old shell beads that I found at an estate sale. They make perfect turtle shells. Her head is a vintage jet bead from an old estate sale necklace.

I surrounded the turtle in 3-cut beads in pearly white. It almost seems like she is resting on a comfy pillow. God knows cancer patients deserve to be pampered.

If you can, please consider making up a square or two. All the details can be found here. And if you are lucky enough to be attending the Bead & Button show, I hope you have the opportunity to get in on the bidding!

Ring a Ding Ding

What fun I'm having making these rings! I'll get them in my Etsy store as soon as I get someone to be my hand model. I'm thinking pictures of my 45-year-old hands aren't too pretty :)

This one is my favorite - 2 inches across and the drop beads along the edge are fun. You can 'close them up' or press them flat.

The side view helps show the texture. The yellow is made from a vintage shoe clip and is so cheery. I'm thinking the blue and brown one would be perfect with jeans.

It is now about 5:30 p.m. here in Lockport, NY, and it's still light out !! It makes such a difference! I am off to dinner with my friend Joan......enjoy your evening!