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Sunday, 7 December 2014

How a mistake can be a design element

A while ago I made a little dragonfly pendent from Swarovski elements and crystals.  I needed a necklace to hang it on and decided to attempt the Russian Spiral  from Seed Bead Stitching by Beth Stone.

I messed it up.  The design uses size 8/0 and size 11/0 seed beads.  Size 8/0 is the larger bead.  I got them confused and so my spiral turned out larger, and less spirally...  I noticed about a third of the way in, so thought I'd have a go at doing it the right way round to make a kind of focal point.

I really like it!  I prefer the smaller spiral, both the way it looks and the colours (I know they're the same colours, but the white stands out more in this central part), but overall I like the change between the chunkier spiral and the more delicate one.

My only issue now is that I don't have any clothes that gold goes with!  Why did I choose that colour scheme?

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13 comments:

  1. Pamela7 December 2014 at 08:08

    It turned out great! I think these colors will go with anything.

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  2. Christine7 December 2014 at 09:57

    That is really pretty!

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  3. Sarah in Stitches7 December 2014 at 10:29

    It's lovely! Great job :D

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  4. Melody7 December 2014 at 10:31

    the result looks very beautiful

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  5. Rachel7 December 2014 at 11:30

    Gold goes with everything!

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  6. Shirlee Fassell7 December 2014 at 12:17

    It's lovely! Your " mistake" suits your dragonfly. It will look nice on any dark solid color.

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  7. Flickenstichlerin7 December 2014 at 13:40

    Lovely neclace, it looks good with the smaller spiral.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  8. Christine Altmiller7 December 2014 at 14:33

    What a great "mistake"! It really looks like you did it all on purpose to properly support that fantastic dragonfly :-)

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  9. Sandra :)7 December 2014 at 14:34

    A perfect design decision!

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  10. Una7 December 2014 at 17:27

    I love the chunky effect. It was a happy mistake.

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  11. CeLynn7 December 2014 at 21:02

    Maybe you have a friend (or your mum) that you have not yet made a Christmas gift for...I agree the "flaw" turned out to be a beautiful design element!

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  12. Jane8 December 2014 at 06:16

    Looks good, maybe it's an excuse to buy a new outfit

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  13. margaret8 December 2014 at 07:45

    your mistake has worked so well and shows off the dragonfly well, maybe you choose these colours so you could buy something new to wear it with

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