I have recently decided that I am completely left-brained at this time in my life. Logic and order have to prevail. I guess that's why I'm not feeling so creative. But I do love making the beaded beads, which appeals to my left-brain of pattern and order. I also love creating these compound enameled beads - there is something very logical and mechanical about the steps you go through to make these beads! I'm listing some in my etsy shop today - I hope you'll take a look and maybe buy some!
The AE Theme Challenge this month is Repurpose chosen by Lesley. Great subject, and I wish I had more time to work on it. The day job kind of takes away my creative energy at times, and this month is no exception! However I did manage to do a few things! The first thing I thought of for the theme was something I had been thinking about for a long time. I remembered I had this magazine that repurposed those desiccant containers you get in pill bottles into beaded beads. I set out to find that magazine in my stash. I'm glad I found it, because it was actually driving me nuts as to where it was. Here are some photos of me in the process of making some of these beads. So the first one I made, I liked ok. But noticed on the end that you could see the white container through the ends. So I got a sharpie out for the next one, and colored the ends so they didn't look so white. Then I made a few more of these beads, and quite honestly, I was done with...
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