Turquoise Beading

Friday was a day for beading with turquoise.

First an ornament gown had been started in the Spring but left abandoned. The plan was to use some turquoise beads to accent the otherwise white and silver colour combination. The project was stopped when the overlapping tiers in what I thought would be turquoise did not match. So it wallowed in self pity until I located match turquoise seed beads.

The turquoise accent beads are of different colours. The top seed beads are more blue than turquoise so it is an unhappy ornament.

A few weeks ago I located some turquoise seed beads that match and the ornament is now happy and shining. And I am really liking the change. (Just as a post script, I had to walk around the house to get the sun to help me with the closeups for this ornament cover. Perhaps the neighbors wondered what I was up to as I hung the piece in different areas and checked the lighting.)

Everyone is satisfied.

Since all the turquoise beads were out I decided to make another wrap bracelet. This one is strung on tarnish resistant silver plated jewelry wire. The wire should allow this bracelet to wear longer and it also gives it more stability with the heavier turquoise beads.

The wrap bracelet and ornament making is coming to a close with these two items. There are so many different things to do with beads I need to branch out. In fact I will be taking a class in mid-August to learn a new skill. There will be other things to show in the future.

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