Sparkle A-Bridged

Cindy of beadlady.biz fame had these marvelous copper penny 11o beads (#481), and I wanted to test their finish as to stability. Another Stacked Sparkle form bracelet was called forth, but put a 3 bead bridge over and between the crystals, as well as alternating a single bead with the 3 beads called for, in the final step of the pattern. These are the very outside beads. Having 3 beads in every space made it ruffle up, but alternating with a single bead lets it lie flat.

The 8 mm magnetic copper clasp came from Flamingo Beads in Florida, and are super strong.

Oops! She's a Puzzle

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I can't believe I never posted pics of the finished Mask, from The Beadin' Path's challenge of 08!I guess Kurt's mom getting sick, then finding out she had cancer, the MRSA from installing the port for chemo, etc, just derailed me. I had my nose to various grindstones, and it just slipped by. Here are some pics to enjoy. I do not regret any moment spent beading it.

Wonder what these will be?

These are ready to work with..

These two dimensional beads were what started the whole idea.

Thanks to Genny, of New Bel fame, I now have these lovelies to play with- she came up with and shared her pattern. Whatever will they be, and what will the final product look like? Stay tuned for developments! Hint: the next step involves Sharon Solly's RAW around a bangle technique.

Here are 2 of the WT swap pieces!

These went to Bev Moon in TN!

When you need to laugh so hard...

that you p your pants, check out http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ .
The first time I ran into her site, I stayed up to 4 in the morning, laughing and crying! Did I need it? YES! Did I scare all the animals so they ran into the bedroom and hid from the perceived source of insanity? YES! Did my DH come out to see what the heck I was laughing at, then stay up from 2-3am laughing along with me? YES!!
Was it worth it? HELL YES!
And it was, and still is healing...laughter truly is the best medicine.

PEARL SPARKLE

A varation of the Stacked Sparkle by Michele Skobel in the April 10 Bead & Button Magazine, I wanted something with a little less bling, so added glass pearls and matte 15o to the mix. Also am not a big fan of metal clasps, so did up a toggle and loop of the same beads.

I really like the results! Hope you do, too.