Snowflakes

It all started with snowflakes - my current iteration of beading I mean. While I have been beading most of my life, but didn't begin working with seed beads so obsessively until about 12 years ago, when I saw a beaded snoflake on the cover of a magazine and had a hankering to try to make one like it. Little did I know at the time that would lead to hundreds of snowflakes, flowers, creatures, jewelry and objects to be woven from seed beads and nylon thread. So snowflakes have a special place in my heart. Not much snow where we live, so it's always seemed fascinating and magical. Plus, I was inspired by Wilson Bentley's microscopic photographs of snow crystals - they are stunningly beautiful - check them out! Pictured here are 3 tiny snowflakes of mine, part of a collection that can be found in my webshop at https://www.amazon.com/handmade/Bead-Spy-Studio.

Into the West...

Durango, Colorado is a quaint, old-fashioned western town, nestled near the train tracks, and the main drag (appropriately: Main Ave.) is filled with charming shops and restaurants. There is a great bead shop here - Beads and Beyond, right in the heart of downtown Durango. You will find a great selection of of colorful beads and jewelry making supplies, as well as a selection of regional

art, gift objects and even incense!

Beads and Beyond

840 Main Ave.

Durango, Colorado 81301

970-247-1204

beadsdurango.com

Found him!

So I finally found the completed snake I mentioned in the last post - naturally this happened when I was searching for something else entirely :) He was a bit of challenge to make due to figuring out how to make the coils, but now that I think I've got that down I am having fun making more like him.

I'll try to keep him from slinking off this time.