rainy days and some days

I'm wondering how anyone could deny climate changes, given the scope of changing weather across the country and around the world. I feel a little like New England has changed places with Washington state and Oregon. Lots of rain, mild weather and not a lot of sunshine. Tomorrow will be the only nice day of the week? Sigh.....I will continue to bead and wish for summer to really arrive and stay for more than a day or so. 

If I sound whiny, I suppose I am. Sorry. I will move on to brighter things. 

A wedding a little under a year away and I am experimenting with beaded flowers. Tried the wire and beads and found it not as satisfying as peyote and brick stitch. A lovely little daffodil blossom has emerged and a tiny lily of the valley. I am very happy with this craft. I hope to have an entire spring bouquet for the bride by next March. Lots of color and light in weight. Overall, a very gratifying project. 

Beaded flowers work wonderful as small embellishment for my felted bags too. Low profile flowers can be sewn easily onto the felted product and give dimension to the piece but are secure enough to survive casual use on an everyday bag. Be sure to take the time to secure the blooms with extra stitching. The thread disappears in the felting and it is a neat contrast in mediums. 

An ott-lite is a godsend in the evenings and I bask in the glow of mine every night. Keeps the colors true and I get no surprises the next morning in daylight. 

I will try to load some photos soon so everyone can see them. 

I wonder if I can bead knit some? hm....later.....