I picked up these dyed fuchsia stones while we were in Rome and have been dying to do something with them. I need to make another "Leaves Between" Bangle after the green version sold at the Okemos Art Walk this past weekend and I figured, why not try it with this fuchsia stone with some tans?
As it was coming together I keep looking through my bead stash to find something that will work better for it. Hrm. This is what I started with:
As the project grew I was trying to stick to brown, tan, black, with fuchsia accents. It continued to not work at all like I had planned. My friend Abigail helped give me some suggestions: take out the black, add more brown, different sized/shaped beads.... I was determined to finish it while we were in the Upper Peninsula this weekend visiting friends. But alas. Sunday is when I decided it was best to stop beading on it. I would put it on my wrist, crinkle my nose and pick something else to add. Normally more is more to me (bigger, better, more bling, more visual excitement), but I guess sometimes more is worse. Even the bead pile is unhealthy looking!
At the end of this exercise in "lets try something completely different than my norm," I decided that sticking to similar color tones is part of what is making these bangles work for me. Maybe if I used a dark brown base, or a black base of the same tone as the fuchsia stone it would blend together and be less of an eyesore. This will go into the "UFO" (UnFinished Objects) pile until I get the patience to take it apart to re-use it's pieces. I'm moving on to a new piece that won't be so frustrating!
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