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Orange earrings

I realized a while ago that I had no all-orange earrings. I wear orange, so I’m not quite sure how this happened! Time to remedy this shortcoming in my jewelry.

These are orange rubber o-rings, with four different colors of orange beads brick stitched around the ring. I have three different orange beading threads (!), and picked the orange that matched the rings most exactly. They are 2″ from the top of the hook to the bottom of the beadwork.

I didn’t edit the images as I usually do, tweaking the color and taking out the background (I still lightened it a little) – I’m still working on my photography. Most prior blog photos are taken on white paper on my work surface with two Ott-lights above the beadwork. The purple tint in this one is from Reveal light bulbs on either side of my homemade light tent. I have different light fixtures and bulbs ordered. I’m hoping to be able to make a better light tent, and with the better light, be able to more easily get consistent, good photos.

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Again, maybe.  The medallions are to be incorporated with this; I believe I have an idea

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BFAC 2011, step 2

Spot’s getting bigger! The thread tails are hidden underneath the beadwork, not woven in. I have to take care of that before moving on. Working with doubled thread, for increased ability to hold a structure, makes this take even longer and less appealing to do. I am hoping I’ll talk myself into doing this tonight.

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BFAC 2011, step 1

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A desert scene

I recently mailed a gift for a friend. I spent the most time on the desert scene below, creating prickly pear cacti in a sandy desert scene. I was inspired by Joanne Bast, and her mastery of brick stitch. I do use brick stitch, but not as she does to create scenes. This is comparatively quite simple:  I created an outline of the cactus paddle in brick, and then filled it in. I tried to create the right angle weave background of sand in the same plane as the cacti, but it blended too much. Mounting the cacti on the right angle weave background was much better.

The mix of beads for sand includes Japanese 15s, Czech and Japanese 11s, and French 10s. The cacti are a matte ab Czech, and the blooms are a gorgeous transparent French 14. French seed beads are no longer being manufactured, and I love it when I can find a use which highlights their beauty.

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