And a UFO that is finally a FO

I started this cuff sooooo long ago, but ran out of beads. As the beads were sent to me in error I had no clue as to what size they were. I finally bit the bullet and bought both size 10 and size 8 delicas so I could finish.

It turns out they are size 10 :)

I added a sparkly little button as a clasp.

And a couple more...

These two 3 drop peyote cuffs are yet to be named and still need clasps, however they are worthy of being shown.

I am finally beading up a storm again....

After a fairly long hiatus, I think I have my mojo back!

I have been having a great time using my collection of 1.5/1.8mm cubes. And of course the weave of choice is peyote. However I went a little nuts and did random 3 drop and here are the results.

I have called this red one The Temptress, she is sexy and sultry and would go perfectly with that Little Black Dress!

Etsy Treasuries

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=85327

I have been having fun lately doing Treasuries on Etsy. Treasuries for me are a great way to look at items I normally wouldn't look at.

I pick a theme or a colour and go searching using that word or phrase. This treasury, the theme was "Clutching at Straws". I then went searching for straw coloured clutches and anything else straw coloured that fit.

Ever see something and it just tells you what it wants??

I saw these gorgeous freshwater pearls from http://www.silver-maille.com/ at the Sydney Bead &Gem Show last weekend and they just knew what they wanted me to do with them.

I had just prior to this purchase also bought stunning Czech Rondelles from http://www.cranberry.net.au/ that matched perfectly with these pearls.

All I needed was an equally gorgeous Sterling Silver Clasp and here you have it.

No beads!

So I finally finished a canvas wallhanging that I started in January.... not bad, only 8 months!

There is not one bead on it (unless you are willing to count a bead of glue????), of which I should really be ashamed. You see I have about 8 beading projects on the go at the moment and I haven't touched any of them in ages.

I just don't know where to start.

Hubby (who is my biggest supporter) says "just start at the beginning....." Uhhmmm, the beginning of what? I know what he means though.

Anyway, I am off topic.

My house has completely boring white walls. So over Christmas I bought a bunch of canvases with the plan of painting them bright and colourfully so that they would brighten up these walls.

I did okay until I got to this brown one. The plan was chocolate brown gold and hints of deep red. These are the colours of our bedroom. Anyway- it didn't work. So I painted the whole canvas chocolate brown and left it.

During a declutter of all my yarns the other day, I came across these gorgeous brown ones and this is the result.

My Favourite Piece

I made this cuff "Okeanos" without any planning whatsoever. I grabbed the cabs and the seedies and off I went.

I really love this cuff- the colours are soft and subtle, yet the piece makes a statement- well I think it does, anyway.

After I finished it, I went hunting for a name that would suit. It had to have soemthing to do with the ocean as I felt that the piece represented the ocean. I typed Ocean into Google and found "Okeanos" which is Greek for Ocean.

I entered this piece into my local show this year and it placed 3rd in the Woven Jewellery category. One of my other pieces took 1st.