Just finished this cute little bear. Had to start it over as some of the colors weren't contrasting right, so I had to pick new ones. Took about 3 hours, has 6 colors and measures about 2 1/2 inches by 2 inches. I am going to turn it into a necklace when I get a chance, but would make an adorable pin as well. But I haven't bought the pin backs that I picked out yet, so haven't gotten that far. No wordcharts for these, but on this one you can work up in brick or odd count peyote. Pattern/Kit coming next week. 7-11-17
Just got around to turning this into a necklace. Made it a little different with a black chain instead of the usual gold or silver, with coordinating swarovski beads.
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I haven't made any of these type of patterns (brick stitch) in quite a long while. But I like that I can bead them up relatively fast. I haven't figured out what I want to do with these, but they will either end up as a pendant necklace or a keychain. My first one was a cat of course. My second one was modeled after my Molly dog, and I beaded it up in odd-count peyote. It is not easy doing black dogs, but this turned out really nice, and a good, sweet example of the breed. Others I might make: Beagle, Chihuahua, Chick, Corgi, dolphin, Elephant, English Bulldog, penguin, pig, tiger, bunny, and another colorful cat. They are fun, simple projects that one could do in an afternoon. I beaded up the dachshund in under 2 hours. :) I believe the cat took around 2 hours as well. I highly recommend the fireline thread. I did the cat with c-lon thread and it kept knotting, etc, which made it more frustrating than it needed to be. I hardly sell any of my beaded items. I know I would if I ever went to shows, but that just doesn't happen.
Anyway, I sell a couple of my items a year. I just sold a panda bracelet, then I sold another about 2 weeks later, which for me, doesn't happen very often. So I beaded another one up, took me two days and about 7-8 hours. I like 2-drop peyote, seems to bead up quicker, but perhaps not by much. Next I am going to make either a dragon, rose, or butterflies bracelet. I even have an adorable rubber ducky bracelet that I want to make. Kinda quirky, but so cute. Of course, I need to finish my peacock first. Which is coming along nicely, just started on its wings, so yip-yip.. |
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