No. That's not a dead cat....It's just Mookie, in his usual place, when I work on the bed. He is under my lap tray. I have several, but he likes this one best, because it gives him a "cave" in which to sleep.I turned on Netflix, found a Korean series called "City Hunter" and went to work.
No I don't speak Korean, but I can read subtitles. I started watching this one yesterday and would recommend it to anybody that does speak Korean or can read subtitles. I only have 6 more episodes to go.
Anyway, I am afraid to go back into the workroom. I might get it messed up again. I already had the kumihimo braid box out....Than led to getting some beads out to surround pendants to hang on the braids. You know....One thing leads to another and another and another.....
These are all works in progress. As usual, I can't work on just one thing at a time. I am anxious to keep working on the King Tutankhamen pendant at the top of the photo. The other three n that side are stones. The one on the left is another resin pendant. Or it will be. I just got started on that one. I am doing a 3/2 bead back stitch on it.
After that row, I will start peyote stitch. The one in the photo to the left is a pendant that I did last night. I bought some square wire last week. I like the antique bronze color with the stone....Actually it is a piece of petrified dinosaur bone that I bought at the gem show last year.
I wasn't sure how the square wire would work out, but it is very soft and easy to work with. This wrap only took me about ten minutes. Almost instant dinosaur pendant.
Tessie is off somewhere doing whatever witches do on their days off. It is so quiet and peaceful that I didn't seek her out for photos. I am going back to the beads now.
See you tomorrow.
4 comments:
Casey, I just adore your pendants. What beautiful work you do! Tell me, what sort of glue do you use to glue those tiny little beads that you put around the pendants?
Lucille, the beads aren't glued. They are sewn.The cabochon is glued with E-6000 to backing. Then the beading starts, through the backing. The first row around is just a back stitch. You pick up three beads and lay them beside the stone, stitch through to the back and come up two beads back. Run the needle through those two beads and pick up three more. Repeat the process as far as it takes to go around. Then the rest is peyote stitch. Hard to explain here. Google it!LOL More than you wanted to know...
Beautiful work. Where did you find the flat wire?
Kathi, it's square wire, not technically flat. I got it at the local bead store. It is Beadsmith brand. Sold on line all over the place. It comes in a couple different gauges and colors.
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