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What's Happening in My Worldrairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-80230043943184516152019-09-12T13:42:00.003-04:002019-09-12T13:42:29.791-04:00rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-70427547856026319662019-09-12T13:42:00.001-04:002019-09-12T13:42:59.325-04:00Newest Project -Midnight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My second bead embroidery project before the embellishments are added. The cabochons are 6 glass buttons. Three of one kind and three of another. The center cab is oval black onyx. The embroidery base is like lacy stiffy. The beads are both matte and glossy black 11 delica. There are also size 15 rounds of each color. The back is black suede. The ribbon closure is new for me.<br />
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Yes I am doing more rings and there are some from before on my plate. The rings at about 10, 5 and 6 and a half on the plate all three have the same colored rivoli as the center. It is called Peacock eye and it is beautiful. The crystal takes on the colors or the surrounding beads and bicone crystals and look totally different. Love it!</div>
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Also on my plate is a decorating project to make a new piece of luggage match the rest. I decorate them all the same and they are certainly easy to pick out in a crowd of black luggage on a conveyor belt at the airport!</div>
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The day I was putting on the first coat in my cowgirl boots made me laugh. As cars passed and people rode by on bikes and walked by I realized the picture I was...Oh well the suitcase is ready to go to Vegas now!</div>
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<strong>I tried to do the bracelet with fringe on the top and the peyote band plan about two inches each side of the snap closure. It looked okay. The problem arose however when I wore it. You guessed it. It rotated around so all that was visible on my wrist was the plain black band and the decorated part was on the bottom of my wrist. Lots of work to be hidden.</strong><br />
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<strong> I probably should have made the white diamond a little larger on the underside but it matched the size of the other two white diamonds.</strong><br />
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<strong>The bracelet base was made in peyote stitch with matte black size 11 delicas and a bezelled acrylic cabachon. The fringe was created with size 15 matte black and white rounds. I used fireline in original for the white beads and fireline in crystal for the black so you see the contrast at the ends of each fringe. There are a few silver lined 15's on the bezel to accent the cab.</strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">A special thank you to my niece Amy for the thoughful gift of the cabachon.</span></strong> rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-36082028702940665912012-11-28T15:34:00.000-05:002012-11-28T17:05:42.836-05:00Rings done...Pendant Started!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Finished the two rings I was working on. Really like them both but one I like better than the other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which do you like the best? The peacock eye or the purple?</span><br />
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<strong>Started this first ring and did not have enough crystals to complete it...bought them today so it is being completed except for the band and I think I will save that to do at crafts on Tuesday.</strong></div>
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<strong>The rivoli looks blue in the picture however it is a purple blue and really looks more purple in real life. It needs its crystals and band but it won't be long.</strong></div>
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<strong>Bought another hand today to hold more rings...I love rings.</strong></div>
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<strong>Guess I needed someone to encourage me just a little. Thank you Carol for asking if I am still beading. I am indeed beading. I do not vary my work as much perhaps as I once did, but I still am plugging away.</strong><br />
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<strong>This particular fringed bracelet "Tiger Tiger" spent a year before I added the fringe around the cabachon. I never felt it was how I wanted it. I do now!</strong><br />
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<strong>In the last year and a half or so I have created about 30 crystal and beaded rings. The center of most have a Swarovski rivoli. The rest is 4mm Swarovski bicones and seed beads in 11 and 15</strong><br />
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<strong>The black and white flamingo bracelet is partially fringed on a peyote black base. The cabachon was a gift from Amy, my niece. She knows that my whole house is decorated in flamingos and I love them. </strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you again Carol for getting me busy blogging.</span></div>
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<strong>After much thought, I have decided that my favorite "fancy" bracelet is the fringed one. So I have decided that for sure the Cab bracelet should become the Brown Frnged Bracelet. It really needs a name but that will no doubt happen as the hours pile up. </strong><br />
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<div><strong>The cab is about an inch and a quarter in diameter. The 3/4 inch band is 12 beads wide. (#11's) The band is done in even number peyote stitch. The fringe is thirteen beads long.(#15's) There are three diagonal rows of fringe in each of four or five main colors (four for sure and I just may have to add a fifth color when I get done with four) that will alternate across the bracelet. There are approximately 8 fringes across in each of the three rows. It will be closed with a snap.</strong></div><br />
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<strong>Harv already biked for 3 hours / 30 miles around Victoria Gardens. I imagine the neighbors think he is stalking them as he does the same ride 5 days a week. He has a pattern that takes him around the community streets 3 or 4 times a day. He came home and did the floors. He dusted yesterday. Yes you heard right. He is the house cleaner. I am the cook and laundress and other chores as they arise.</strong><br />
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<strong>We did not have any other obligations today so I decided that we should do something fun. I suggested the Outlet Malls in St. Augustine, the Pavillon Mall at Port Orange and the beach in Ponce. I Guess they did not attract Harv's attention as he did not answer and then laid down on the sofa and is softly snoring.</strong><br />
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<strong>The other possiblity is that Harv is tired and done for the day, I cannot help it if he leaves for his biking at 5:15 in the morning to avoid the worse of the heat. I guess his day is about over when I am thinking of doing something. </strong><br />
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<strong>Totally off the beading subject! Do you ever photograph your meals? Weird right? Well based on my FaceBook friends not as weird as I first thought. Others have posted meal pictures too. The other night I had made dinner salads for Harv and I with some grilled hot peppers for a little pizazz! Harv remarked that they were pretty as a picture and soooo!</strong><br />
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<strong>This beautiful Sandhill Crane is part of a family of 3. He/She liked the looks of this plant in the neighbors backyard so was eating bugs from it and throwing dirt everywhere to get to them. The males and females look identical so I do not know if this is Dad or Mom but the baby does not have the red on the head yet.</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Great Blue Heron stopped by to do some fishing recently and Harv caught him with his mouth full! He had quit a time of eating his meal and I wonder if perhaps "Stick" did not get some of it!</span></strong><br />
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<div><div>Lots has been happening in my world but... I have been lazy about writing.</div><div>I decided today that I was playing too many FB games and doing too little constuctively. So here I am.</div><div>Beading has taken a back burner at times but I continue to bead. Still doing my Russian Spiral bracelets, Freeform Peyote bracelets, and have done a few rings lately for the bling of it!</div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qv7C8ZROMBE/TjKynNXKGmI/AAAAAAAAA0E/MZMzvZhN11g/s1600/rings4%2B001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634762470465346146" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qv7C8ZROMBE/TjKynNXKGmI/AAAAAAAAA0E/MZMzvZhN11g/s400/rings4%2B001.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VcrwgMR0vrI/TjKyyxYGvHI/AAAAAAAAA0M/5zlGBa3sjh8/s1600/rings4%2B006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a> </div><div>This nugget ring was fun and I made another is blue coral for Jessica. I bezelled a marquis cut topaz and made it into a ring also. The stone came from an old ring of my mothers that the setting was distroyed somehow.</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VcrwgMR0vrI/TjKyyxYGvHI/AAAAAAAAA0M/5zlGBa3sjh8/s1600/rings4%2B006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634762669111557234" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VcrwgMR0vrI/TjKyyxYGvHI/AAAAAAAAA0M/5zlGBa3sjh8/s400/rings4%2B006.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div>Hope this means I am back to blogging again. See you soon!</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-18786128889304554022010-01-31T10:24:00.006-05:002010-02-02T15:42:56.503-05:00Beading to Bead MakingRuffles and Lace---<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/S2hrz05MN4I/AAAAAAAAAys/BM2dp4nP2m8/s1600-h/Beadmaking+024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/S2hrz05MN4I/AAAAAAAAAys/BM2dp4nP2m8/s400/Beadmaking+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433711488538523522" border="0" /></a><div>I have discovered a new craft. Once a week, several of the crafters where I live get together and try our hand at making beads out of crafting clay. Some of the people in the group have quite a bit of experience, not me. I have been enjoying trying different types. Some are hand formed, some are made in a mold and some are a combination of each. Play with Clay we call ourselves!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/S2hsTXS_J_I/AAAAAAAAAy0/4DqVw6NiO2k/s1600-h/Beadmaking+013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/S2hsTXS_J_I/AAAAAAAAAy0/4DqVw6NiO2k/s400/Beadmaking+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433712030349469682" border="0" /></a></div>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-62332418402841380252009-11-08T19:03:00.008-05:002009-12-01T09:16:22.308-05:00Long Time NO SEE but not NO SEED<strong>As you may have ascertained from the title, I have been beading but not blogging. I started a project in September as we traveled to PA for our annual Doctor visits. It has been taking a while and I have started a few in between projects when I needed a break.</strong> (I will blog them later)<br /><br /><div><div><div><strong>Let me start at the beginning. To explain the project I need to give a little background. I belong to a "Club" that is called the "Divas". I believe the best way to explain Divas is to say we are a little too young at heart to be Red Hatters. Although some of our members are also Red Hatters and love that too. Each month one of the members is Queen Diva and she is responsible for the activity. The Queen can decide if we are staying in the Clubhouse or venturing to another location. She is also responsible for a snack if we are not going out to lunch. If we go out for lunch the cost is not covered by the Queen. We wear pink clothes and pink boas and carry a pink and green decorated bag to tote our boas...they tend to get itchy and so we can put them away when necessary.</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>I volunteered to be Queen for December. I am dressing in a long large pink dress...Mrs. Diva Claus. Instead of the members bringing a gift for exchange I am supplying the gifts for each member. They must however buy their gift for $5 which I will donate to our Relay For Life Team. Each gift will be wrapped differently in different size boxes and bags. However, each will be a pink beaded bracelet created by me with a Diva charm. Each of the bracelets will be a little different with a different combination of pink beads. The beads are size 11's and 15's in different combinations. The Diva Charm is attached a little differently, too. At present I have 14 completed bracelets. I am about 1/3 finished with number 15. I have decided that I will continue to make the bracelets so new members, as they join, may purchase one. The price will always be donated to Cancer charities.</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#ff99ff;">Bracelets in Progress- </span></strong></div><div><strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SxUgtIkAINI/AAAAAAAAAx8/Q4ZNGln6iCc/s1600/DivaBracelets+079.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410266487120208082" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SxUgtIkAINI/AAAAAAAAAx8/Q4ZNGln6iCc/s400/DivaBracelets+079.JPG" /></a></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">A little closer look!</span></strong></div><div><strong><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410266480009329170" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SxUgsuEouhI/AAAAAAAAAx0/l24NUE_YFBI/s400/DivaBracelets+087.JPG" /></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>When the members arrive at the December meeting they will get a number. According to their number they will have the chance to select their gift. During the selection process if a member wants a gift already selected she may take it and the person she took from will select another from under the tree. Once everyone has selected their package we will open the gifts at the same time. Each bracelet is about the same. There is a slight difference in size. Once everyone has opened their gift we will have an opportunity to trade. Anyone wanting to trade will have to negotiate to trade with another Diva.</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">Already for Wrapping</span></strong></div><div><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SxUgtawq7tI/AAAAAAAAAyE/mINcl84SfJ8/s1600/DivaBracelets+085.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410266492005183186" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SxUgtawq7tI/AAAAAAAAAyE/mINcl84SfJ8/s400/DivaBracelets+085.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I am hoping that it works like I have it envisioned. </strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"><strong>All wrapped and ready to take to the Party!</strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfzbN4JxiPdBYsuSjApoTw31B5XvffvGVWKgazEFNNBSRQJxBeJL763R7d0YwmSn9njeKRQc9FjCoJ50pJANdJxRxepVHsv2fRnSRBis4dyucTKfvdeL1m1Y0HhglmJ6vf_t_8GIT_w3k/s1600/DivaBracelets+089.JPG"></a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfzbN4JxiPdBYsuSjApoTw31B5XvffvGVWKgazEFNNBSRQJxBeJL763R7d0YwmSn9njeKRQc9FjCoJ50pJANdJxRxepVHsv2fRnSRBis4dyucTKfvdeL1m1Y0HhglmJ6vf_t_8GIT_w3k/s1600/DivaBracelets+089.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410266473438443618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfzbN4JxiPdBYsuSjApoTw31B5XvffvGVWKgazEFNNBSRQJxBeJL763R7d0YwmSn9njeKRQc9FjCoJ50pJANdJxRxepVHsv2fRnSRBis4dyucTKfvdeL1m1Y0HhglmJ6vf_t_8GIT_w3k/s400/DivaBracelets+089.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>I will let you know if they liked them and if it worked like I expected- or NOT!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div><strong></strong></div></div></div>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-84009950726166971472009-08-23T05:55:00.008-04:002009-08-23T11:41:54.610-04:00Flamethrower Revisited...new additions.<strong>Well I have been so darn busy enjoying my new community that I have not paused for even a minute, in more than a month, to update this blog. Florida is truly a wonderful place to call home. However it does keep us busy.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>The Flamethrower bracelet that I finished some time ago has generated much interest as it must appear to be of some kind of material that would be soft so people who venture a touch are somewhat surprised to feel the glass bead feel. The weight is also a bit of a surprise to me too.</strong><br /><br /><strong>The bracelet really needed a go-along touch and a necklace would have taken way to long to create and been overwhelming also. So the earrings have been a thought since the bracelet was completed. Exactly how to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">create</span> them was the reason they did not get started before now. To be honest I was about over fringe for awhile! I had drawn up three different designs and none of them seemed to be what I really wanted. A few days ago I got the base color size 11's out and started to play with them. The base ended up being a rectangle of 19 rows by 10 beads a row of even peyote. The sterling silver earring wire was hung unto a corner at the red end so the earrings would hang on an angle and hopefully display the fringe colors to the best advantage. </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SpEUeHAnCvI/AAAAAAAAAxE/NGezXJ1w1ek/s1600-h/august22-2009+021.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373098337939950322" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SpEUeHAnCvI/AAAAAAAAAxE/NGezXJ1w1ek/s400/august22-2009+021.JPG" /></a><br />The second earring base is not complete in this picture.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SpEUeuNeqyI/AAAAAAAAAxM/7UujoBjrgeE/s1600-h/august22-2009+023.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373098348462910242" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SpEUeuNeqyI/AAAAAAAAAxM/7UujoBjrgeE/s400/august22-2009+023.JPG" /></a><br />There are 7 more rows to be added in darker and darker reds.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0_QX0X5ZkKcG6ewxafuXTX5uBbx90iC17OlXgPFX8lNufMO01eYQFM1BvDoecwh7E7bSY9HbSkDt4dIz_e9YLwTLznHNoML_Q4h2YwCEEovyujHAXS5aeE3BrzLBzGxcX-_u8sHruBUQ/s1600-h/august22-2009+024.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373098357118329842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0_QX0X5ZkKcG6ewxafuXTX5uBbx90iC17OlXgPFX8lNufMO01eYQFM1BvDoecwh7E7bSY9HbSkDt4dIz_e9YLwTLznHNoML_Q4h2YwCEEovyujHAXS5aeE3BrzLBzGxcX-_u8sHruBUQ/s400/august22-2009+024.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><strong>The first earring has been completed and now to try it on. I am about half afraid to try it for fear I will not like it. Since I generally wear a moderate gold hoop, these are going to be over the top for me. If they do not hang right I know I will not wear them. Yes, I will be very disappointed! Wish me luck...</strong> <div><div><strong></strong> </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SpFi9gAiu_I/AAAAAAAAAxk/bznmhsO77cE/s1600-h/closeupofearring.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 386px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373184639133465586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SpFi9gAiu_I/AAAAAAAAAxk/bznmhsO77cE/s400/closeupofearring.JPG" /></a><br /><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Done!</strong></div></div>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-48466950398440180182009-07-11T17:09:00.006-04:002009-07-11T17:50:06.835-04:00A Gift for Shari<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Some people you meet you like right away. It is especially easy when that person does kind things for others. The first kindness was a gift for Harv. The second was for our community. She makes it a point to make us smile and enjoy ourselves. And it is always a pleasure to see her with her parents, the love is obvious. This is Shari and Shari collects elephants. And Deb makes bracelets...as gifts for people that she admires...but never with an animal within!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMQ1rlGiA4iLp8X8SlkrYln-UirAZiv4fS_aCcA7_dC5uRWaSEF7tF2yhadS5bOSjZhHXICakS1ZpKnhKkZXh6L_rsUaFC2TYhqw1T3xN0Ew2hZpzxgpH5R3swtsQaoT-F9SkmUF5apDf/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMQ1rlGiA4iLp8X8SlkrYln-UirAZiv4fS_aCcA7_dC5uRWaSEF7tF2yhadS5bOSjZhHXICakS1ZpKnhKkZXh6L_rsUaFC2TYhqw1T3xN0Ew2hZpzxgpH5R3swtsQaoT-F9SkmUF5apDf/s400/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357318856403972258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >And so I start and restart and restart yet again. Darn that part that sticks out on the back leg...pretend it is a kneecap and move on!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkEW7_uivI/AAAAAAAAAwM/11QtS9JhO9g/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkEW7_uivI/AAAAAAAAAwM/11QtS9JhO9g/s400/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357318023842532082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >See there is a stick out place on the picture I was working from...however it was created as a crochet pattern and bead weaving is just a bit different.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkBEbOvmII/AAAAAAAAAwE/UMAOab9UAq8/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkBEbOvmII/AAAAAAAAAwE/UMAOab9UAq8/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357314407274616962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Miss elephant is done...well as done as she is going to be...now what?<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF2p-Cyvckyr1ojmXKwqRM6COhDqLkQJ7Ek4DuoGCgT1cVYBlDwDb6BeunlB4lVJL_s8IHXyBZ7fDhVmmvuZEqt0qsea3SqHrHt5f9mu3m5kFLjGVgDtBU6fOMsYGl6SiZ2oVT-rSMGCK/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF2p-Cyvckyr1ojmXKwqRM6COhDqLkQJ7Ek4DuoGCgT1cVYBlDwDb6BeunlB4lVJL_s8IHXyBZ7fDhVmmvuZEqt0qsea3SqHrHt5f9mu3m5kFLjGVgDtBU6fOMsYGl6SiZ2oVT-rSMGCK/s400/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357314401029416114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkBD250_UI/AAAAAAAAAv0/VVngexGU-4U/s1600-h/7-11-09+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkBD250_UI/AAAAAAAAAv0/VVngexGU-4U/s400/7-11-09+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357314397523213634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The indented area is because I shifted from the black 11 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Delicas</span> to a 15 round bead. It worked well as I did not want the back of the bracelet to be as wide. I tried other options and ripped ripped and ripped some more.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkBDVGC91I/AAAAAAAAAvs/IZkqGRyViEQ/s1600-h/7-11-09+013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SlkBDVGC91I/AAAAAAAAAvs/IZkqGRyViEQ/s400/7-11-09+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357314388447655762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The closure is a black snap that I found at my Mothers last summer. Smaller than the ones on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Flamethrower</span> bracelet but also vintage.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kh7-9e762YG-EROyj0hbZLpRPk7ShVkvZRiy5HvOCLNxqdqq6IvCwpE4H-2wpC9EzbDdN7YhcsZAN-1soiv7bnlunDV-dcmS-pyEVUofKT-6C22StzRaGOoKj2OwDhs46Xh6Pb4xJ_PP/s1600-h/7-11-09+015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Kh7-9e762YG-EROyj0hbZLpRPk7ShVkvZRiy5HvOCLNxqdqq6IvCwpE4H-2wpC9EzbDdN7YhcsZAN-1soiv7bnlunDV-dcmS-pyEVUofKT-6C22StzRaGOoKj2OwDhs46Xh6Pb4xJ_PP/s400/7-11-09+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357314381395121762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Viola! Finished! It is not the most perfect elephant, but it sure is a one of a kind gift. Thanks Shari for being such a neat person!</span> (Oh I will leave it on your doorstep before I leave for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Las</span> Vegas!)rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-67623794916729532252009-06-13T20:42:00.004-04:002009-06-13T20:59:49.134-04:00New and Different!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjRJPsSlvcI/AAAAAAAAAgE/zAolww4EHaY/s1600-h/New+and+different+bracelet+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjRJPsSlvcI/AAAAAAAAAgE/zAolww4EHaY/s400/New+and+different+bracelet+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346979191531617730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Well this is a little different for me and has been sitting around waiting to be finished since forever. I did the Cellini Spiral months ago but did not want the whole bracelet in it.<br />http://www.tarnhelm.com/NeedForBeads/Cellini.htm However I was stumped about what I did want to do. I simply changed to my standby Russian Spiral. I used only the smaller two sized beads. The 11 and 15 and it made the bracelet more flexible. The bead at the end is a piece of turquoise that my sister in law gave me when her daughter made her a super necklace. The loop was a little large so I modified it to be arrow shaped and that seems to help. The first time I wear it I will know if I really did correct to too large opening.<br /><br />I now only have one long time on deck project and it is with square <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Swarovski</span> crystals and tiny gold beads that I am making into peyote rings to hold the open square crystals. I think it will have to be a gift as I would need one more crystal to make it large enough for my wrist.<br /><br />It will have to be someone very special as it takes forever to make the darn rings.<br /><br />Now for the fun stuff...My daughter Jessica and her kind husband Michael and baby boy Jay took me kayaking with them today. I absolutely had a ball. What a great couple to include the old lady and I am the one that make the baby cry...awe. How fortunate that they have 3 kayaks. I do recall that Michael mentioned that he needs to sell one of the kayaks...could that be a hint????<br /></span>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-12885492496852445602009-06-09T20:53:00.016-04:002009-06-10T22:14:18.204-04:00Pics and Tips for Russian Sprial Pattern!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjBlSW8sztI/AAAAAAAAAfk/O6k6Qjzm9Q8/s1600-h/russianspiralfinal+005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjBlSW8sztI/AAAAAAAAAfk/O6k6Qjzm9Q8/s400/russianspiralfinal+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345884123761004242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">So You want to learn the simple weaving that makes Russian Spiral both easy and beautiful. I will try to help with a few pictures and some tips</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> that I have gathered in the last year or so. These are the tips that hel</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">p me. You will come up with some of your own as each of us have a little </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">different technique o</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">f putting needle to beads to create this pa</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ttern.</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">(Click on the pictures for a closer look!)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35fgKYWrmvsf4jJdOM8pmsxuS9XywyMXBksll-Uej2rv39aQrxE7EUbgUAduXlxlbwuc84pL1o51guPFcA_emaJOhQkV58z-Q3XKCdz_iJTd1Q83qqGnVkZJlZrrhhpHW6BU2-dEN3OPb/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35fgKYWrmvsf4jJdOM8pmsxuS9XywyMXBksll-Uej2rv39aQrxE7EUbgUAduXlxlbwuc84pL1o51guPFcA_emaJOhQkV58z-Q3XKCdz_iJTd1Q83qqGnVkZJlZrrhhpHW6BU2-dEN3OPb/s400/Russiansprialpattern+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345498728830370194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >First decide on the color and combination of sizes you wish to use. I would recommend that you start with two distinctively different colors as well as two different sizes. The smaller size should be the two beads</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > in a group that calls for one large and two small repeated throughout the length of the bracelet or necklace. My selection here is larger lighter </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >green and smaller darker. They are 11/0 for the large and 15/0 for the small. You may wish to start with an 8 for the large and 11 for the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >small if you think it will be easier for you to see where to insert the needle as</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >well as a faster finish!</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">I always suggest that you use a good glass bead so</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> the</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> sizes</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> are more likely uniform and the f</span><span style="font-style: italic;">inal product is worthy of the time you will spend.</span>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8Gxu0-O1I/AAAAAAAAAds/4bV9khnQFBc/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8Gxu0-O1I/AAAAAAAAAds/4bV9khnQFBc/s400/Russiansprialpattern+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345498734165637970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I am using 4# Fireline fishing line and I get mine at a sporting good store rather than a bead store as the product is the same and the price is about half! I start by threading a #10 or 12 needle. I use one light (11) and two dark green (15) beads three times on the thread. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z6CcwWqI/AAAAAAAAAfU/XACnvS8MZ6o/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z6CcwWqI/AAAAAAAAAfU/XACnvS8MZ6o/s400/Russiansprialpattern+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345660505081010850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I leave about a 10 inch to 12 inch tail of thread ( to attach my finding when I am finished) and tie a knot to form a circle. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I run the needle through the next small bead to the knot and carefully pull the thread through. Careful not to tangle the thread as I have about 2 to 3 yards on the needle and it is single strand sewing/weaving.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8GyOlwS3I/AAAAAAAAAd8/DiylP_2l040/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8GyOlwS3I/AAAAAAAAAd8/DiylP_2l040/s400/Russiansprialpattern+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345498742691744626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >We are ready to weave now. If you are right handed you will work from right to left or counterclockwise with the needle. If you are left handed you will work from left to right or clockwise. Place one large and two small beads on the needle and insert the needle in the fir</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >st small bead beside the large to your left on the circle of nine beads.. It will take a little manipulating of the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >needle and bead to get it inserted. As y</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >ou add the three beads each time you will insert the needle in the next </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >sm</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >all beside large </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >working around the circle. After you work the first three groups you will have a spiral that is flat. Continue to do another </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >ro</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >u</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >nd</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > in the flat as that will help keep your place make certain you are working only in the outter most round and adding the three beads and ins</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >er</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >ting the needle into the first of the two small beads beside the larger working left.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-iIDbPQUXg14yS0ZqEu8WgOOg0iXP8GshTMRXU2b8f_S5GUmUC_HeWk0d13CPicqO8NENG_DoAKKkegg4zjZfd8owtO1Shl9zPMSY9vdiWtB25Tm3puli5W8J5Mb_ONYFr_OgcHxz4-m/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-iIDbPQUXg14yS0ZqEu8WgOOg0iXP8GshTMRXU2b8f_S5GUmUC_HeWk0d13CPicqO8NENG_DoAKKkegg4zjZfd8owtO1Shl9zPMSY9vdiWtB25Tm3puli5W8J5Mb_ONYFr_OgcHxz4-m/s400/Russiansprialpattern+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345498743308482466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I hold the work between my thumb and index finger to keep it flat as I draw the thread through carefully...tangles do happen and take some patience and two needles to get undone sometimes.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z5VDqOWI/AAAAAAAAAe8/VCRejMg7xs4/s1600-h/russianspiral2+008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z5VDqOWI/AAAAAAAAAe8/VCRejMg7xs4/s400/russianspiral2+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345660492896156002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When I have a total of 27 beads added in a flat spiral, I am ready to tighten up the work and bring it into a tube of woven work. I hold the tail end of the thread around my little left hand finger and start to tighten up and draw the beads around to form the spiral tubular look. It takes a little work to align them so that there are three large as you look down on the third round of beads. I tend to squeeze them with my thumb and index and roll the beads back and forth to help alig</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">n </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">them...confused? It makes more sense when you are doing it tha</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">n </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">reading honest!</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8QqpNUYyI/AAAAAAAAAe0/pnOZl7cNXZI/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8QqpNUYyI/AAAAAAAAAe0/pnOZl7cNXZI/s400/Russiansprialpattern+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345509607514333986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Notice the three large beads visible on the top round.<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8PEqYxnRI/AAAAAAAAAeU/WvRb-H9u8ms/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+027.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8PEqYxnRI/AAAAAAAAAeU/WvRb-H9u8ms/s400/Russiansprialpattern+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345507855484165394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >It makes for a finer product if you keep your work tight. I do the rolling of the beads as I apply pressure to the end of the thread to continually tighten up my work. As you bead this pattern it will get better each time until is it all very uniform and snug and lovely!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8PFHY0SSI/AAAAAAAAAec/JkDI8uZ9zt8/s1600-h/Russiansprialpattern+028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si8PFHY0SSI/AAAAAAAAAec/JkDI8uZ9zt8/s400/Russiansprialpattern+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345507863268968738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >It is time for the boring part of continually adding the thre</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >e beads and weaving them in as you build your bracelet.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z5oo5tfI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fktvGFvUbMw/s1600-h/russianspiral2+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z5oo5tfI/AAAAAAAAAfE/fktvGFvUbMw/s400/russianspiral2+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345660498152633842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Where did that end come from and why did I not photograph the process and the stages. Stupid that is why. I forgot and well what can I say? However I do both ends exactly the same so when I finish off the bracelet I will do the step by step of attaching the findings. (fasteners)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z57wiXxI/AAAAAAAAAfM/-OYHFWOfAc0/s1600-h/russianspiral2+010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Si-Z57wiXxI/AAAAAAAAAfM/-OYHFWOfAc0/s400/russianspiral2+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345660503284932370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A quick comment about the SS Flamingo that is attach</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ed. We are the Flamingo House and thus my signature charm</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >When the bracelet reaches approximately 6 1/2 inches long I make my final round. The final round I do as one large and one small only three times. That is 6 instead of 9 beads for the final round. I snug the up tightly and insert the needle through a few more beads in the round and knot it securely.<br /><br />.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjBlTPw07yI/AAAAAAAAAf8/-h3MEz3id9k/s1600-h/russianspiralfinal+002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjBlTPw07yI/AAAAAAAAAf8/-h3MEz3id9k/s400/russianspiralfinal+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345884139012026146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Next step is the same as I did for the attached toggle. I start with a large bead, a small, a second large and a second small. Then I run the needle through a quarter inch of French Wire. (French wire is available in gold tones and silver tones in real or not metals. It is really a coil of thin metal that is a protection for the thread so the findings do not wear on it.)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjBlS1DNt0I/AAAAAAAAAf0/PI7ePcbbVUg/s1600-h/russianspiralfinal+003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SjBlS1DNt0I/AAAAAAAAAf0/PI7ePcbbVUg/s400/russianspiralfinal+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345884131841390402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I finally add the lope end of the finding in this case a heart shape in sterling silver, then I thread the needle through the small bead again. I add the second leg of the holding by adding another large bead, another small bead, and a final large bead...four beads each side of the leg if you count the shared small one right before the French Wire was added.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVxM5Dn2Pc0R-RBeJAg1tFTtPtjBAtc4SV8ajlJoh1T0EKtCzpSoE-0mhBdM3-jALcG5qFtRLlk7rU428JETDGObwy38N02WuEKTDQ1CSy-t4p4hXaPfWytml7iIErhXSVC-aH8fAPbIu/s1600-h/russianspiralfinal+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVxM5Dn2Pc0R-RBeJAg1tFTtPtjBAtc4SV8ajlJoh1T0EKtCzpSoE-0mhBdM3-jALcG5qFtRLlk7rU428JETDGObwy38N02WuEKTDQ1CSy-t4p4hXaPfWytml7iIErhXSVC-aH8fAPbIu/s400/russianspiralfinal+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345884130278496034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I knot this leg to the top of the bracelet on the opposite side from the first leg. I then run the needle through 4 or 5 small beads down the bracelet and knot again. I do that again so there are about 3 holding knots. I then run the thread a few more beads down and then trim off the thread and I am DONE!</span>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-2730453925299638952009-06-05T10:41:00.004-04:002009-06-05T11:17:09.839-04:00Flamethrower Final Edition...I think!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Sik1Zl30fOI/AAAAAAAAAdc/T5IPAf8tCxA/s1600-h/final+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/Sik1Zl30fOI/AAAAAAAAAdc/T5IPAf8tCxA/s400/final+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343861146631044322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >How long did I work on that bracelet and why did it take so darn long you ask? Well, it was a lot of beads to sew together. It probably took between 50 and 70 hours. And I do have a life you know...kind of!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SikxVkA7MMI/AAAAAAAAAc8/lNjYTOzKwDQ/s1600-h/flamethrowerfinal+010.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SikxVkA7MMI/AAAAAAAAAc8/lNjYTOzKwDQ/s400/flamethrowerfinal+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343856679366373570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SikxWLKe2YI/AAAAAAAAAdE/_Hzc3VSpBDs/s1600-h/flamethrowerfinal+008.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SikxWLKe2YI/AAAAAAAAAdE/_Hzc3VSpBDs/s400/flamethrowerfinal+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343856689875442050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >The snaps were part of the "finds" from my parents house last summer. I am thinking that Mother used the other two on something years ago...the price was 10 cents for the pack!</span>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-44483630933180120432009-05-20T13:16:00.002-04:002009-05-20T13:54:16.620-04:00Rain Rain Go Away - Enough Already<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I know, I know, we need the rain! I am so spoiled by the sunshine. When it is not here I complain.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The rain</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >brought some welcomed guests to our pond</span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >They had not been here in a long time. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">I took the picture through the bedroom window as I did not want to disturb them</span></span>.<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br />The Wood Storks</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8mg2-4TI/AAAAAAAAAb8/VblluwY4cT0/s1600-h/DSC02349.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8mg2-4TI/AAAAAAAAAb8/VblluwY4cT0/s400/DSC02349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958090694123826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >In the last week we have had some other feathered visitors. We have been hearing them call "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bob White</span>" for weeks and have seen a pair about a block from our house. I do not think this is the same pair we had seen but who can tell. They were busy eating near the back door.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Bob White Quail</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N31y_sF9bvW8nk0jwQ4CrnT0Q0b8ta05UB4KRwD6rVIUTPIzJhe6n8h09w5wzmvRn-K_OkhIylW8S-08hDzKTcNUdUqXhVl20uGYGJik843oUmGArSMvRHXg4X_wv5IJdd7-RSN5puZP/s1600-h/DSC02330.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5N31y_sF9bvW8nk0jwQ4CrnT0Q0b8ta05UB4KRwD6rVIUTPIzJhe6n8h09w5wzmvRn-K_OkhIylW8S-08hDzKTcNUdUqXhVl20uGYGJik843oUmGArSMvRHXg4X_wv5IJdd7-RSN5puZP/s400/DSC02330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958104273940818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Now these visitors kind of worried us. We checked each others pulses and they were fine. It was a hot day and both had a drink from the pond and a rest under the maple tree and then flew away. Not before he checked to see if she was interested in him. She said "No"!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >Turkey Vultures</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8m4pHEVI/AAAAAAAAAcE/GnNvUEXKRPQ/s1600-h/DSC02343.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8m4pHEVI/AAAAAAAAAcE/GnNvUEXKRPQ/s400/DSC02343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958097078391122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Did you think with all this bird watching I was not beading? Well you are partially right. I do lots when I go to Arts and Crafts at the Club on Tuesday mornings, but not so much at home or it would be done by now.<br /><br />I did do a darling white Russian Spiral bracelet for a friend. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >That meant not working on the Flamethrower. (May rename it "Sunset" what do you think?)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8nczDAxI/AAAAAAAAAcU/8ndxpbjGwYQ/s1600-h/DSC02338.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8nczDAxI/AAAAAAAAAcU/8ndxpbjGwYQ/s400/DSC02338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958106783744786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The needle below shows a mistake that I found on Monday night. I am not sure if I will tear out and repair or forget it as it is almost impossible to find.</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >One of fringes caught two others. I cannot tell if the thread caught around the two or if I actually ran the needle through beads.</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >What would you do????</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8nqTz2tI/AAAAAAAAAcc/udGAUYc93DE/s1600-h/DSC02341.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/ShQ8nqTz2tI/AAAAAAAAAcc/udGAUYc93DE/s400/DSC02341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337958110410824402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Hope your day is a sunny one no matter what the weather!</span>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-64382142868766329322009-04-29T20:03:00.007-04:002009-04-29T22:23:25.587-04:00Fringe Fringe and More Fringe!<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:130%;">The fringe is going to take forever but it is growing on me! Each fringe has 13 size 15/0 beads. I am using two colors for each peyote base color.<br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtPBKk-pI/AAAAAAAAAbk/cjqGdZ4mrCw/s1600-h/4-28-09+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330271001259604626" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtPBKk-pI/AAAAAAAAAbk/cjqGdZ4mrCw/s400/4-28-09+012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>As I begin the 5th color of fringe.</strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">On to fringe color number six...orange.</span></strong><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtPWaaCjI/AAAAAAAAAbs/VuEiL86zFwQ/s1600-h/4-28-09+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330271006963141170" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtPWaaCjI/AAAAAAAAAbs/VuEiL86zFwQ/s400/4-28-09+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtPliVm6I/AAAAAAAAAb0/-CAYZG4M6F4/s1600-h/4-28-09+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330271011022936994" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtPliVm6I/AAAAAAAAAb0/-CAYZG4M6F4/s400/4-28-09+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />This close up gives a little feel for how many fringe sections there are already. Worked on the orange at Arts and Crafts at the Club on Tuesday. It is almost time to start the next color.</span></span><br /><br /><p><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:130%;">Speaking of color...could I ever create something in beads to rival my favorite orchid in full bloom?<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtO8pWV0I/AAAAAAAAAbc/H9ofzjLzWng/s1600-h/4-28-09+006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330271000046491458" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SfjtO8pWV0I/AAAAAAAAAbc/H9ofzjLzWng/s400/4-28-09+006.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Double clicking on any picture should enlarge it. Enjoy.</p>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-935233997488652694.post-74943714538310878672009-04-14T21:38:00.004-04:002009-04-14T22:09:18.052-04:00Flamethrower and More<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SeVBCchxpkI/AAAAAAAAAbU/4-iunoELFhQ/s1600-h/DSC02300.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SeVBCchxpkI/AAAAAAAAAbU/4-iunoELFhQ/s400/DSC02300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324733644708881986" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">The sun's flame in the sky is more beautiful than anything I can create.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></strong></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SeVBCD_XE0I/AAAAAAAAAbM/sBtNZMP5pmE/s1600-h/DSC02304.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_5svRKdSMJjs/SeVBCD_XE0I/AAAAAAAAAbM/sBtNZMP5pmE/s400/DSC02304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324733638122083138" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><br />However I continue to try!</strong></span></div>rairiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441072749757590508noreply@blogger.com5