I've made this card for the challenges at Less Is More and CAS-ual Fridays. LIM set the sketch and CF set the colour pallet.
I've made this card for the challenges at Less Is More and CAS-ual Fridays. LIM set the sketch and CF set the colour pallet.
Hello, Happy Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday ! As promised a picture of last Wednesdays 'work' finished off. Post and more photos here . This week I'm showing off the beaded ATC I made... Tricky to photograph so your getting one with flash and one without... It was all parcelled up and sent off to Queen of Desks Julia . Here is a basic of how it was made... (lots of waffle about wefts and warps!) I use a flexible beading needle. It is mainly 'eye' so it is very easy to thread. And delica beads which are more regular and accurate than the better known seed bead. They are slightly more rectangular than round so they line up better. Thread your needle with the weft thread. (The cross ways thread that weaves back and forth.) Pick up the beads... Pass the needlefull of beads underneath the warp (tight length ways) threads on the loom... ...and push each bead u...
This is really pretty... what lovely beads... very original take on the sketch too!
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Chrissie
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Love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat take on our sketch
Very inventive
Thanks very much
mandi
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What a pretty card - love how you have used beads - nice to see something more unusual
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use beads, love the different patterns you've created :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteVery cool design! The beads are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBlingtastic! xxx
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A really unique card..... love the strings of beads....must have taken a lot of patienec to thread them all on!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining in the fun at CASual Fridays this week :0)
Jenny x
So clever to use beads and this must have taken a long time! Thanks so much for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteThis is really pretty Laura. Thanks for dropping by my blog. It's a shame you missed the swap this time. I plan on hosting another in October to celebrate my one year wedding & blogging anniversary. Don't miss out! Love Katie xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Laura,love the colours and the simple elegance of the card...
ReplyDeleteMandy x
This is oh so pretty! I love the beads, great card. Thanks for visiting my blog, Shirley x
ReplyDeleteHi Laura, I love the way you've used the beads on your card.
ReplyDeleteAileen x
Very pretty! Love mixed-media on a card.
ReplyDeleteLove all that beading - stunning.
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