Growing

March 4, 2010 Melissa
Tags: beads, learn, seed beading

When I first started beading a little over 2 years ago & joined the beading forum & met the amazing talented women(& a few men) I was in such awe. I thought to bead was simply string a few beads & job done. I had no clue just how many mediums there were to beading. I was immediately drawn to seed beading. The first pieces I saw with seed beads really took my breath away. About 6months later I made my first seed beaded piece, a bracelet & then a cab. I have alot of beads-well to me I don’t have that many, hubby thinks I have heaps & they’re never ending. But as I delve more into the world of seedbeads I realize what a teeny tiny stash I really have. Theres so many different kinds of threads needed, thread conditioner, needle sizes, fabrics & this has not even begun with the seed beads themselves, which come in many different forms, the colors are well… theres so many, thousands.

Sometime this month hopefully I will be buying myself 3new books, all on these little critter beads. One is all about bead embroidery, because although I’ve made cabs & I have done alot of different stitches in ropes this is something I’m yet to try & it really calls me. I love how such small beads make a masterpiece & I can’t wait. I want to grow as much as possible with my beading & most importantly I hope to never stop learning new techniques so that I can constantly grow with my beads.