It's been a while since I last checked in here! More beads have come and gone, and still they keep on coming. Heading into winter we have fewer markets to attend, so the pressure to have items made for sale reduces, and a bit of free time now comes into play - time to make beads!
Most recent beads include silver glass pieces, and a small but growing collection of critters. A parcel containing an eclectic collection of beads was sent off recently for Beads of Courage, a donation to be shared with kids and their families who are surviving medical treatments for a variety of illnesses. It's a great way to encourage those less fortunate than my own family. When I first heard of Beads of Courage I wondered what good beads would possibly do for a kid who was sick. That was before I met the mother of one such child while I was at a market day in Green Island just before Christmas last year. This mum made it very clear to me that those beads are treasured items, and that those that were 'earned' as positive milestones were very much looked forward to eg Purple Hearts. With that encouragement in mind, I intend to keep doing beads that will be suitable to send, as the demand far outstrips the supply since there are not many bead makers here in NZ.
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| Silver glass bead - love the colour! |
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| This one has a very funny story behind it - sad I don't have permission to share it! |
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| Big hole bead selection |
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| Sparkly big hole bead |
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| Sparkly big hole bead |
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| 2 sides of the same bead |
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| Copper leaf gives a gorgeous effect! |
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| 2 sides of Silver glass bead - just love this one! |
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| Ladybird, large |
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| Pink silver glass heart |
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| Pink and red heart |
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| Pink silver glass heart |
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| Silver glass fushia pink heart |
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| Pink heart made for an order |
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| Deep teal silver glass bead |
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| Ok, so I like ladybird beads! |
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| Silver swirled bead |
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| More green silver glass |
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| And then there are the tutorial inspired beads! This one from a Sarah Hornik tutorial |
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| Other side |
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| Yes, more little ladybirds! |
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| Inspired by beads by Donna Millard |
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| Another Donna Millard inspired bead |
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| Sold |
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| Sold |
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| Ocean bead |
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| Large shard decorated bead |
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| Other side |
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| Purple Heart for Beads of Courage |
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| Prototype butterfly - I intend to work more with this design for Beads of Courage |
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| Turtle beads made for Silas Edenfield, a courageous young man whose earthly life ended earlier this week, due to childhood cancer. I hope he got to see them before he passed away. |
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| Frogs are always fun |
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| Bracelet made to order. |
