The votes are in for the Etsy Beadweavers Bollywood Challenge!
You can see photos of the winner by clicking ---here---
This was the piece I voted for myself.
Congratulations to Marsha of Haute Ice Beadwork!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Bollywood!
The September Etsy Beadweavers Team Challenge is here! The theme for this month is Bollywood. I love this theme! The entries are truely amazing. To vote for your favorite, click on the link below:
---- Click here to see the entries and vote! ----
---- Click here to see the entries and vote! ----
Monday, September 6, 2010
From the Idea of Grapes to Beaded Grapes
I've been working on turning my grape vine inspiration into a project. I made my first attempt while camping. The colors are wrong because I did not have my green and purple beads with me, but what I was trying for was a good grape shape.
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...I wasn't happy with the result. The shape was more like an acorn than a grape. Also, it didn't have the light-filled glowing quality I wanted.
When I got back into town, I tried a different design. This time I had the correct colors. I like the shape of the grapes, and I like the way these grapes hang from the stem.
But them my son walked by and asked "What's that green thing?" I decided that having green and purple grapes on the same stem was too jarring.
I was still attached to the idea of portraying ripening grapes, so I decided to mix green and purple together in the same grape. The result was a little too confusing to the eye.
I tried adding more grapes, but that didn't really help. It was too hard to see the spherical shapes when the colors were mixed.
For the final design, I simplified to all purple grapes and added a grape leaf. It took me a couple of tries to get the grapes to hang right on the stem, but now I am happy with the result.
Maybe this bunch of grapes will become half of a set of earrings, or the center piece of a necklace.
......I wasn't happy with the result. The shape was more like an acorn than a grape. Also, it didn't have the light-filled glowing quality I wanted.
When I got back into town, I tried a different design. This time I had the correct colors. I like the shape of the grapes, and I like the way these grapes hang from the stem.But them my son walked by and asked "What's that green thing?" I decided that having green and purple grapes on the same stem was too jarring.
I was still attached to the idea of portraying ripening grapes, so I decided to mix green and purple together in the same grape. The result was a little too confusing to the eye.I tried adding more grapes, but that didn't really help. It was too hard to see the spherical shapes when the colors were mixed.
For the final design, I simplified to all purple grapes and added a grape leaf. It took me a couple of tries to get the grapes to hang right on the stem, but now I am happy with the result.Maybe this bunch of grapes will become half of a set of earrings, or the center piece of a necklace.
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