Today I am participating in the Winter Sparkle blog hop hosted by Lisa at Pine Ridge Treasures.
Let me show you what Lisa sent me to work with:
That is a lot of beads. Great colors, and exactly what I would associate with winter sparkle. I have to be honest. I live in Wisconsin, and we have had a very cold winter and quite enough snow now thank you very much. So I had a bit of a hard time thinking about winter in a good way. But I really liked those beads, so that helped a lot. I created a bracelet, using all the leaves, a lot of the crystals and the metal cylinders. I tied the beads onto the chain with c-Lon cord to add a bit of texture.
I hope you like what I made, please go and see what the other participants did with their beads!
You did a nice job with your mix, I love a good 'cha-cha' style bracelet. Congrats on trying a new technique, you have far more patience than I do :-D
ReplyDeleteLook forward to seeing the finished second bracelet. Your first piece is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your leaf bracelet and the extra texture you gave it by tying the beads on. Good for you for trying a new technique. You macrame bracelet looks like it will be perfect . . . I particularly admire your patience to make it long enough to go around twice as that will help to balance the size of the beads. I look forward to seeing your finished masterpiece.
ReplyDeleteLove the added texture you gave the bracelet by using the c-Lon. Kudos to tackling a new technique with the micro macrame- it's off to a lovely start! Christie
ReplyDeleteThose leaf beads always thwart me. What a brilliant solution for hanging them, and what a lovely result.
ReplyDeleteLove the bracelet, Kim! It is neat how you attached the leaves with the thread. The micro macrame looks really interesting. Is it difficult to learn? Maybe I'll have a look at the tutorials. Looking forward to seeing your finished bracelet. Thanks for being in the hop!
ReplyDeleteVery sparkly indeed, Kim... and winter is the perfect time to learn new techniques :)
ReplyDeleteGreat bracelet that you finished and can't wait to see the macrame one when it is completed.
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I love the color palette, and the bracelet turned out lovely.
ReplyDeleteLove that gorgeous leaf bracelet, you're doing a really great job trying a new technique. Can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteThe necklace is so beautiful, great use of the beads you received.
ReplyDeleteStunning bracelet! Great job on the micro macramé! I'd love to learn that!
ReplyDeleteHey! Good for you for learning micro macrame! I'm glad you're enjoying the tutorial - be sure to give me a holler if you run into questions.
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