Something Different It's been really hot lately in Northern Michigan. It reminded me of the sizzling hot summer days back in the Philippines. And for the first time in my 2 years of being a Michigander, I complained about the weather.
I was irritated I got too lazy. I wanted to create something, but I didn't want to do any scrapbooking or card making, crochet or cross stitch. I wanted something different to take my mind off the heat.
So I decided to make some bead projects.
Every now and then, I would buy beading magazines, not just for myself but also for my sister. She's actually the one who loves to bead. In Bead and Button magazine, there was a pattern for bead balls called Blooming Beaded Beads. That's different. So I decided to give it a shot.
At first, I was just trying to follow the illustration and I was ending up nowhere. I looked at the clock and almost 2 hours have passed and I still haven't finished a darn ball. My back was aching and I was getting more irritated. It made me remember why I wasn't so fond of beading in the first place.
After taking a breather, I realized that I really should read the instructions, step by step. Only then did my bead ball started to look like a ball. After my first ball, I decided to make more. When I was almost done, I wanted to put something inside before I closed it up. I couldn't find one, so I tried putting in the first ball. It worked perfectly.
The next day, I wanted to make more. So I made another ball. It was easier the third time, and faster. And so I decided to make another one, this time experimenting with a different kind of bead. Halfway through, I thought it could work as a mushroom or something. And using the Herringbone Tubular stitch, I made the stem. Now looking at the photos, I'm trying to decide if it's a mushroom or a tree. Haha!
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That concluded my short beading frenzy.
