I didn't have a picture of what i really wanted to show; it's overcast...so here's an apple (...made by me!)
Yeah, this' what I do on my own. My polymer clay 'skills' are laughably bad so I like to make complicated bead work! And since I am keeping with the food-inspired theme I'll only show food-themed bead work. I got this design from ... a book I can't quite remember, the title's all in Japanese so I'll have to find it out and update this post later. I changed around the base beads; the original used bicones but I chose round glass and seed beads, added a leaf and modified the stem so it has added tension pulling on the bottom of the apple to keep the shape. I then hung it on a sterling bracelet. Not a complicated piece, really. Short and easy.
This 'un was a little trickier. It's a watch with a beaded 'cage' around it to make it resemble a watermelon. I got this design from another Japanese bead book, but I didn't have any of the sizes of beads, couldn't find a watch the size the recipe used and had a devil of a time making it fit. I just rounded up a bunch of substitutions and hoped they worked out.
And it did but there's a flaw to the basic design that I didn't notice
when I saw it in the book: when the watch goes dead you can either tear
the bead work up or have a necklace made from a non-functioning watch. Meh, it was a fun exercise at any rate. Everything was made in right-angle weave with #2 nylon filament. I don't get much chance to do bead stuff now days so I really enjoy it when I do get to.
Yeah, this' what I do on my own. My polymer clay 'skills' are laughably bad so I like to make complicated bead work! And since I am keeping with the food-inspired theme I'll only show food-themed bead work. I got this design from ... a book I can't quite remember, the title's all in Japanese so I'll have to find it out and update this post later. I changed around the base beads; the original used bicones but I chose round glass and seed beads, added a leaf and modified the stem so it has added tension pulling on the bottom of the apple to keep the shape. I then hung it on a sterling bracelet. Not a complicated piece, really. Short and easy.
This 'un was a little trickier. It's a watch with a beaded 'cage' around it to make it resemble a watermelon. I got this design from another Japanese bead book, but I didn't have any of the sizes of beads, couldn't find a watch the size the recipe used and had a devil of a time making it fit. I just rounded up a bunch of substitutions and hoped they worked out. 
And it did but there's a flaw to the basic design that I didn't notice
when I saw it in the book: when the watch goes dead you can either tear
the bead work up or have a necklace made from a non-functioning watch. Meh, it was a fun exercise at any rate. Everything was made in right-angle weave with #2 nylon filament. I don't get much chance to do bead stuff now days so I really enjoy it when I do get to.
Oh, no. Your skills aren't laughably bad. You don't even know how epically awesome they are! You're one of my first shops that I found and I'll never forget "The Menu". :) Keep em coming! You're part of my inspiration to make my own food! :)
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