A Time to Stitch

Hello, everyone!  Happy New Year!  It's so nice to have you visit with me today.  The holidays are over, all the decorations are put away and now we can breathe slowly and get back to creating wonderful projects!  I know that's what I'm hoping to do.  I actually got back to beading this week so that I could finish the project for this round of A Time to Stitch!  This blog hop is sponsored by Therese and Christine.  It's always a lot of fun and it often spurs me on to try something I've been putting off doing.  The idea behind it is to try a stitch that you haven't used before.  This time that idea was changed up a bit.  This time we were supposed to use a word chart, a picture chart or graft.  I like working with word charts because I knit and use word charts all the time.  I decided to use a pattern designed by Eridhan Creations.  The pattern I chose was one called Twisted Triangle.  I love peyote stitched triangles and I had never done one based on June Huber's idea of using different sized beads to create a "twist".  Here is what my pendant looks like.

I chose neutral colors so the "twist" would be the focus of the piece.  I didn't know what I wanted to do for a necklace because I didn't want something that was going to be too busy.  I decided to make my own chain out of wire and the bronze fire polished beads that are in the center of each side.  But, the holidays brought the entire thing to a standstill and I didn't have time to get all the links made by today.  I do have some finished.

 

 

 

I'll link them together with jump rings and attach them to the triangle.  I'll post a picture of the finished necklace when it's all put together.

 

 

Thanks to Christine and Therese for hosting this hop.  It's always a lot of fun and I always make some thing that I've been wanting to do!  Below is a list of all the participants.  Be sure to check out their blogs and see what they have created.

 

 

1-Therese Frank  (Host)    

2-Christine Altmiller  (Host)

3-Cynthia Machata

4-Samantha Wescott

5-Karin Slaton

6-Wendy

7-LizE

8-Dagi (Kokopelli)

9-Lola

10-Paula

11-Karin G.

12-Becky Pancake

13-Ana Cravidao

14-Alenka

15-Debbie (Kepi)

16-Nelly May

17-LiliKrist

18-Sally Russick

19-Maryanne (you are here)

20-Kim

21-Amy

 

 

Thank you for visiting me today.  I hope you have a great day and find some time to create!

The Beginning of an Idea...Triangles~Part 2

This design is one I had loved for a long time.  It was created by Heather Collins of Dreamweavers Studio.  I love all of Heather's patterns but because I love to work triangles I decided to buy this one first.  Let me say that it is a great pattern to use.  Very clear directions, and it included earrings  and a pendant.  And, I have to tell you that Heather's colors are fabulous!  Anyway, having just completed the first triangle bezel that I talked about last time, I thought it would be fun to make Heather's version.  The bezel I did with my beading group was open in the back.  You weave two triangles, sandwich the rivoli between them and zip them closed.  This pattern has you weave a flat triangle base and then construct the bezel on the base by weaving peyote stitch up from one row of beads.  I love the look.  It gives the pendant a dimension that I think is really cool.  The pattern gives you directions for a triangle frame also.  It's an open peyote triangle which you can construct in two sizes, one for the pendant and a smaller one for the earrings.  Heather gives you a variety of ideas for putting the bezel and frame together.  I did something a little different than hers.  As you can see is the picture above, I peyoted a small bail and attached the frame to it with 4mm bicones.  I then attached the bezelled triangle to the frame with another 4mm.  I like the articulated pendant because it has some movement.  I strung it on a copper silk cord which is a simple finish allowing the pendant to take center stage.



I tried to get a close-up that would show the dimension of the bezel.  The colors were determined by the rivoli I had.  The pattern calls for a 12mm rivoli and I had a hyacinth  12mm.  So, I picked fall colors I love and have used before in my Autumn Confetti jacket.  Orange, burgundy, gold and copper is a combination I think expresses the richness of the season.  Well, I think it worked just as well in beads as it did in the jacket!

But, all these triangle bezels started ideas for variations of triangles spinning around in my head.  I've been working on triangles off and on for a couple of weeks now.  So, you'll have to stay tuned to see what I'm coming up with!

Thank you for visiting today.  I hope you take the long weekend to spend time creating something wonderful!



Transformation

I'm in the process of taking this necklace and remaking it.  I love the peyote stitched triangles, but I've never been happy with the necklace.  I put it together quickly in order to wear it to an event, but I was never happy with it.  So, it's being transformed!  Stay tuned...