just bead it

Sometimes I get a bee in my bonnet to bead something, even though I know next to nothing about beading. I was inspired by crafty Cara, a member of our crafty group. Okay, so the truth is I just copied one of her designs.
Here I am trying to figure out what to do:

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I am a big fan of the TV tray, if you can’t tell.
And here’s the completed necklace!
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I quite like it! Now I just need to get into Cara’s jewelry box to find more designs to rip off …

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11 Responses to just bead it

  1. Amy in AZ says:

    AwEsOmE!
    Great job you beadin’ queen– love your color scheme too!

  2. Julia says:

    Brilliant! I love those colors.

  3. debbie says:

    pretty – i like dangling beads around the neck….

  4. Silvia says:

    Yummy necklace, it looks like hard candy! I must bow to your beading prowess and your many pliers, I buy beads and then never ever ever use them.

  5. Jan says:

    Very nice! I love how you get inspired to try something and jump right in.

  6. amanda says:

    It looks great. I love that it looks like hard red candies adorning your neck :O)

  7. Kim says:

    Beautiful!
    Have you visited Shipwreck Beads in Lacey? It is the Costco of beads. It made even a non-crafty person (me) start beading.
    I have friends in the bay area who actually devote many of their 3-day work holidays to a DRIVE to Shipwreck.
    http://www.shipwreckbeads.com/

  8. mtb says:

    (OT)
    I thought you would like to know I tried your hersey bar frosting and it was
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    The frosting saved our tongues because the chili powder sort of kicked in
    after about the third bite.
    Sill lovin your blog.

  9. Stella says:

    Hi Mariko, you and I have the same approach to beading. I like it once in a while but then I don’t get into it. My last excuse was that the lighting in the winter is just too bad to see those teeny tiny beads & wires. The necklace is very pretty!

  10. Gina says:

    You are so crafty and cute! I love your spirit of crafting adventure.

  11. sasha says:

    ya know, for someone who claims that they don’t know how to bead you sure did a great job.

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