Beads of Courage

Tonight I made a few butterflies for beads of courage. I received an email from a fellow lampworker that butterflies were needed for a ceremony at Standford Hospital in a couple of weeks. It's a little saddening making these beads since they're given to the parents who lost their children to cancer but I hope that they're a sweet reminder of their little angels.

Seed Bead Bug

I started playing with seed beads this year and really enjoy them! Seed beads are not new to me but the way I am using them is. In the past I used them so string necklaces or to fill the large hole beads to keep them from wobbling around when I wire wrapped them. Now I am teaching myself (with the help of books and magazines of course) how to weave them into rich and beautiful ropes that I use on necklaces.

I made this bracelet and a friend of mine bought it the next day I finished it. I will take more pictures of the other bracelets I made.