Ice Resin and French Beaded Flowers

During our stay in France at the Chateau, two classes

 were presented by Debbie and Shea from A Gilded Life.

A bracelet using Ice Resin and a crworn decorated with French beaded flowers.

Seeing a package like this waiting for you at your spot in the studio was very exciting.

Inside were all the treasures to make the beaded crown and the bracelet.

I really thought that I would not be able to make the crown, or even a flower,

but I started and I enjoyed every moment.

These pictures were taken of the one Debbie made....

mine is still in progress.

Lizette spent an extra few hours in the studio, and she finished hers!

I am so jealous.... but instead, I got to do her woading!!



All our bracelets turned out beautiful.

I think it was somewhere during the bracelet making process that I was completely blinged!!

"BLINGED": when an addiction starts,

on anything that sparkles

and shines when the light reflects on it.



I think from the smiles you can see that
I was not the only one blinged beyond return!

Go check out Debbie & Shea's blog for even more Bling Inspiration...

A desk view....

This is what is on my studio table at the moment.

I am practising my beading skills..... and sometimes

learning the hard way, but that is the way you learn,

by making mistakes.

I am trying out all the colour combinations I can think of,

but as long as it sparkles, I am happy!

If you look closely, you will see the subtle colour variations.

During our next class you will also be learning

how to make these flowers and leaves.

In the meantime, good lighting, lots of hand cream and

stretching exercises will get me through the next few days.