Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Special Forces Warrior Foundation Challenge - week 2

wow!  There is a LOT about the kit components that i don't get.  The mix of colors - wait! the pinks don't match!  The nothing-but-crystal and pearl beads - what no stones? too girly! And they are all so different that i am stymied by how to combine them. 
My latest favorite technique is knotting so, naturally, i tried that.  mmmm...has potential but it doesn't excite me.  Good fallback technique if all else fails.  Simple stringing....oh wait! there's more i don't like!  I can't get a pleasing symmetrical pattern with these beads.  Melissa reminds me that it's a CHALLENGE.  Well, i'm feeling challenged alright!  And have you seen the company i'm keeping?  Yikes!  They're scary good!  Real beaders with vast repetoires of technique!  I want my contribution to bring in lots of auction dollars for the Craft Warrior Foundation, too!
Then inspiration strikes!  Not too long ago, i dangled a bunch of oddball glass beads from six inches of chain and added enough of a length of multi-strand seed beads to make a necklace.  Customers loved it!  That's what i'll do!  And it'll be great!  What do you think?