Spring is finally here, well at least in my challenge piece
I have spent the past few weeks working on my entry for Etsy Beadweavers April Challenge "Spring around the corner" I started out with a Lily flower (see earlier post) but it turned out larger than I originally envisioned. I tried various ways to encorporate it into my design but the more I looked at the I realized that it was way to big (at least for me) to wear as a necklace. The Lily may reappear as a brooch or something as I still love the look of it. While I was walking each day I noticed that the crocuses and daffodils were starting to emerge and changed the focus of my design. I created a green netted necklace base using green 8/0 Czech seed beeds and 5 mm green bugle beads. The necklace base is like a green picket fence with the flowers emerging. I also noticed that the cherry blossom trees along my street were also starting to bud and flower and I realized that "Spring" was really just around the corner. The ...