progress on the bead work

finished another one of the tiles for the currently being worked on bead embroidery

the biggest challenge was how to attach the brass filigree piece somewhere other than in the middle (that part was easy -- a bronze crystal bead with a size 15 seed bead on top)

I settled on using loops of size 15 seed beads over some of the loops in the brass, so the filigree sits on top of the bead embroidery

the beading work has been started on the other tile that is this size, and I plan to make it look pretty much like this one




a while ago I lengthened this necklace -- or the original version of this necklace -- for my daughter

wouldn't you know it, shortly after that the original (and very old) material that the center was strung on broke

so here is the new version -- all restrung on a nylon covered steel cable, and a new heart shaped toggle clasp added in place of the holder hook and loop style

nice!


the fabrics I ordered for the next lap quilt have all arrived, so sometime in the near future I'll be cutting the blocks that will be the top in preparation for doing the applique

but first there is laundry to do and some errands to run today