My excuse is that I’ve been busy beading. The spiral “stem” for my Flowery Spring Vine ended up almost 36” long and I added the first flourish of tiny flowers and leaves before I realized the tubes of green seed beads I’d started the project with were just about empty.
I wasn't ready to incorporate another shade of green so went searching through my stash for the same colors in any sizes and finally found some in the bag ‘o beads from an unfinished bead embroidery project…which I was naturally obliged to complete or face another bead shortage in the future.
I had intended to sell the piece, but after three shortenings, it was still too large for anyone with a neck smaller than mine and I was anxious to move on…
Did I get right back to the viney necklace? Of course not!Once again fate intervened.
At the April meeting of the Western NY Polymer Clay Guild, Barb Peck shared some exciting Kato Liquid clay techniques and I ended up with a piece that I just HAD to bead into a pendant.
I'd just begun a rope for the pendant (a classy take on tubular herringbone) when I detoured again to fill my daughter’s request for some jet bead jewelry to go with a vintage necklace she’s wearing to a wedding at the end of May.
I'd just begun a rope for the pendant (a classy take on tubular herringbone) when I detoured again to fill my daughter’s request for some jet bead jewelry to go with a vintage necklace she’s wearing to a wedding at the end of May. Rachel is picky, so I made two bracelets and a few earring components for her to choose from.
Who knows where next the bead trail will lead me…back to the vine or off on another tangent? 
