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Adding rows

Had time to bead today!! Posted from WordPress for Android

Walking Stick…pattern progress

This is it, I’m happy with the colors and pattern. I will repeat this pattern to cover the blue felted area on the stick.

Well that did not go as planned! The original bead pattern, that I carefully drew on graph paper, is a failure. I got 3 rows of done, tried it out on the walking stick and decided ” I do not approve. ” So… after taking apart the offending beadwork I restarted sans pattern. I’m liking this ,only 4 rows in butContinue reading “New Pattern”

River Walk

Turned out to be a nice afternoon, went for a walk along the Chena River.

New WIP Beaded Walking Stick

While clearing undergrowth last spring I decided this piece of Diamond Willow was perfect for a bead project. It has been stripped of it’s bark, dried, lightly sanded, and has 3 coats of mineral oil. Now to start the beading. I drew a basic design on graph paper, picked out some of my favorite colorsContinue reading “New WIP Beaded Walking Stick”

“NEFERTARI”

WIP is now complete!! I found a great name, thanks to some ideas from readers. Nefertari – Most Beautiful -Egyptian This has been a fun project, thanks for following along. I already have the next project ready to start. I will begin gathering beads and trinkets tonight. The planContinue reading ““NEFERTARI””