Beads From The Past
(Both History's and Mine)
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When I first started making beads, what I wanted
to most be able to make was a replica of a Viking Treasure Necklace. Here is my
final version. To read more about this necklace or to see a larger picture of
it, please click on the picture. I have now made a second Treasure necklace.
Check out the changes now that I've been at it for 22 years.
See details about Necklace 1
See details about Necklace 2
Here are some beads out of history I've re-created.
Click on the graphic to get a better look. These project was my first attempt at
bead making.
In 2004 I had the
very good fortune of visiting the Bead Museum in Washington DC a few
months before they closed and the beads there were sent back to the
donators. I took lots of picutres while I was there. If you want to see
those pictures, I have them on my Pinterest page. Just click on the
picture to visit. I strongly suggest you bookmark this page because your
browser may not bring you back after you visit Pinterest. The last time I checked, you could still get their
book with pictures and explanations of the bead trading patterns and all
that good stuff. See if you can score a copy for youself at
Amazon.
What do I think of the book? Not only did I get a copy for myself when I
was there, I have purchased 3 to hand out to honoured friends.
Here is a Paternoster that I made. A Paternoster is a
medieval form of the Rosary and was used to keep track of how many "Our Father"
prayers were said. This was a challenge for me because I was still new to making
beads and I had never tried to make any beads that were matched for size - and
this set required 50 of them! It was, however, an excellent task for
practiceing. I also made the luceted cord
that it's strung on.
And here is a very special bead that I made and
presented to Mrs. White, founder of the Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf
Children.
These beads were made with waterslide decals that I
made up myself. The single bead is on a luceted cord that I also made myself.
You can contact Kitty by emailing her at kay@listen-up.org.
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