Having been so absorbed with Renulek's doilies for nearly two months it was time to ease off and try some different tatting. Strangely enough though I rather enjoyed not having to bother with beads and the freedom of not using them was quite liberating! But I have so many beads and therefore it is not possible to abandon them for ever.
I made these two button eggs, the pattern is on the right hand side bar of this blog.
With all the best will in the world I am always clumsily knocking over beads or find them around the house. After spillages many can go back to their original container, but some have been major mishaps when beads of all colours have got mixed up. My solution has been to put them altogether in one container, a rainbow of colours. For these Easter eggs I just picked up that container and choose beads at random, which was fun and eventually hope to reduce the 'spillage container' over the next few weeks by making more.
I made these two button eggs, the pattern is on the right hand side bar of this blog.
Ah your eggs are a gentle reminder that Easter is round the corner they are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteA spillage container sounds like a great idea! I think I'll get something and do that as well. These are such cute Easter Eggs. I like the buttons, because a little magnet could be glued to the button and with another magnet it would make a very pretty brooch.
ReplyDeleteI think that's called 'bead soup'. Very pretty Easter eggs.
ReplyDeleteWonderful tatting with beads!
ReplyDeleteGreat Easter Eggs!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThe green one makes me think you could do the same with Christmas trees(just thinking ahead a little). :)
what you need, Sally, is the little sticky mat the bead shop gave me when they were having a special on them; it's got little bumps all over it, and you just tip out your beads and they stay put! - even when you turn it upside down. It was very useful when I was doing wedding tatting using Swarovski crystals - too precious to lose even one of those!
ReplyDeleteNever seen those mats Maureen, sound magic. I now tip out what I need into the caps that come with votive candles, so they are contained in a small area, but of course often knock them over!
DeleteOh Jane what a lovely word 'bead soup'
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ReplyDeletethe orange one really appeals to me. I like the sparkle of the random colored beads. WTG!
ReplyDeleteThose are really cute eggs! And the all sorts beads look just great.
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