As you can tell by the title of this post I am currently obsessed with imperfection. I found tons of irregular, misshapen, tarnished gunmetal beads in my stash. I believe these were inexpensive beads I bought many years ago from a local big box store when I first started beading. I kept the beads but in the back of my mind I was never planning to use them, because who has time to pick through the bunch trying to find the perfect ones? Looking for a challenge and armed with a positive attitude and a desire to create something organic I put them to use, and voila!
I was able to use the irregular beads along with some metal beads and buttons and create the designs below. I also discovered a really fun technique. After making a wide cuff style bracelet, I folded it in half, sewed it up, adding beads where needed to create this texturelicious bangle. Love it! and of course I'm obsessed - for a while anyway. Moral of this story - never throw away any beads.
I was able to use the irregular beads along with some metal beads and buttons and create the designs below. I also discovered a really fun technique. After making a wide cuff style bracelet, I folded it in half, sewed it up, adding beads where needed to create this texturelicious bangle. Love it! and of course I'm obsessed - for a while anyway. Moral of this story - never throw away any beads.
