new charms...

... per a request.

Not '70's Macrame

Posted because somebody asked about it...

... Groo 25th Anniv. stuff...

For the Groo Crew, supporting Groop(ers/ies), and general fans....

I'll continue to make them until I run out of necessary supplies (probably the "O" beads...) or time, and will be bringing them to CCI (a.k.a., "Groofest").

Beads on the ends: Sergio-- "Rufferto" (at least, it's a dog); Mark-- a Chinese rip-off of Garfeild; Stan-- a rabbit; Tom-- picture jasper; Gordon-- Botswana agate (because it's orange); GG-- an almond; Carolyn-- a small, gray animal with a pointy nose; Sharon-- a cherry blossom (blue, because the pink one didn't look good with orange); two general "fan" versions.

... a necklace...

... earrings...

More new charms...

"Old Stuff"-- pictoral amulet bags and purses

At the San Diego County Fair:

The Pogo Purse won a 3d place ribbon for "original design"; my bead crocheted flash drive holder got an Honorable Mention; a crocheted evening jacket got a 1st place ribbon, and a "magic ball" amchine-knit afghan/car blanket got a 3d place ribbon.

More new stuff...

charms

new bracelets

Pogo Purse

This is what I made with the Pogo Portrait.... The purse is made with some sort of blanket fabric; it needs a lining, but that will have to wait until I get it back from the Fair. I may add some more dangly bits to it, too....

More new stuff.... necklaces & chokers

Tuxedo Cat: Onyx fan, pressed glass, seed beads, glass button.
Hidden Lagoon: Chinese lampwork, fire polished glass, onyx, Bali silver.Wimsy: Artisan lampwork (sorry-- I forget whose), pressed glass, vermeil & GF, seed beads, glass button.
HOT!: Artisan lampwork (don't know this artist, either), pressed glass, GF, seed beads, glass button.
Bumblebee: Artisan lampwork (Mike Poole of Tillerman Beads, UK), pressed glass, seed beads, glass button.

Cabochon Brooch

Vintage German (?) cabochon center; 11/0 and 15/0 seed beads; Lacey's Stiff Stuff; Ultrasuede; pin finding; Fireline; Hypotube cement.

A few beads....

These are most of my beads.... Kinda mixed in with garden stuff and such at the moment, but then, they are out on the patio....

Pogo-- almost done

Pogo Portrait Progress....

About 3/4 of the portrait is beaded.... Need to figure out something to back/mount it.

Pogo's Progress, 2

I think there are about 50 rows done... I keep losing count because my eyes kind of cross and things get blurry.... If you want to try, the way to do it is to count diagonally from the bottom (left side).

Things got delayed because I had to order more "string" (Fireline)online... that which was available locally was almost black in color, instead of light gray like the reel I started with. I'm now using white-- still have a color change line in the semitransparaent beads, but not as bad as the black line the other was making.

Happy New Year! And Pogo....

Finally started my "art project"-- a peyote stitch portrait of Pogo, from a drawing by Walt Kelly (with permission from his daughter, Carolyn). Looks like it'll be ~5 1/2" wide. Originally, I planned to do this with 15/0 beads and make it an amulet bag, but I couldn't get enough of the colors I wanted-- like multiple shades of gray.... I'm using 11/0s, which means it's "too big" for an amulet bag, and at this point, I'm not sure how it will be presented/mounted/whatever. Hanging "tapestry"? Framed? Sewn to something wearable or an accessory?

After a couple of false starts, and breaking up a couple of dog spats, I finished 17 rows (of ~124). Three hours of beading... ~ 5 yards of Fireline....

I'll post a picture when I have 30 or so rows done.

Maneki-neko

These are a few of my collection of about 40 or so "beconing cats"-- the bottom two "families" and the top left kitty are New Years decorations. The top right "fat cat" is a very popular new version-- s/he comes in many sizes and colors.

And how does this relate to anything about beading or crafts? Well, it's in answer to a question by a fellow beader... and Yahoo wouldn't let me post on the group.