Snowflakes to Celtic Crosses

Robin, of We Got The Bead online store (check her out folks, she is awesome and new stuff came in!), created this snowflake pattern, then posted it free on Beaddreamz yahoogroup ( come join us, if you haven't already!).

I made one, then changed the stitches, added some beads here and there, and came up with the white Celtic Cross.

Wanted one that was more Medieval looking, so did the one in ruby and gold- and love the results.

Doncha just love how the mind takes one thing, and goes down a different avenue??

Ruby and Frost Earrings

These were adapted from a photo of some done by another

beader, who had used the pattern that came with the Bead

Calendar. I don't have the calendar, but it looked easy enough

to figure out!

Funny thing is, the pattern had it as a two needle piece, but

mine used a single needle, making less unwieldy to create.

I did not have enough 5mm to use on the outside, so used more

4mm.

Happy Holidays!