Baroqu 2.0

The Baroqu earrings have been my first tutorial written and beading class given. But I soon saw the flaws and complication with the design and pattern. So back to beading.

This is what I came up with. I left off the Picot at the downside and changed the order of steps which makes the design easier to understand and also serves the stability.

Material for one pair of earrings:

1g 15° rocailles

3g 11° rocailles

30 bicones 6mm

50 bicones 4mm

2 fire-polished rounds 4mm (or bicones 4mm)

2 split rings, ear hooks, Fireline

Blommers

These were the first winners of my UfO raffle: Bloomers I started during my diploma thesis - back in 2011. At this time I didn’t have a sewing machine and hand-stitching all these seams for the cuffs let me loose motivation soon.

But now with the new/old sewing machine they were finished at three evenings. The pattern is called “Madeleine”; a free pattern from Colette Patterns. I extended the length of the leg so they end shortly above the knee.

UfO-Tombola

When you’re thinking of a flying saucer you might be disappointed. I will talk about something everyone know and experienced by themselves: Unfinished objects.

Especially in a creative household they are countless: half-sewn wests, bundles of beads and fireline, undone paperwork, half-written blog posts to name only a few. I try to store such project in sight which leads to a messy room and I have to clean around these UfOs.

Beginning of November I had enough and started the UfO raffle, a glass full with all these projects started or unloved (like paperwork). As there’s time I select two UfO and which of them can mobilize more motivation will be started. If I can’t complete it the UfO goes back into the raffle.

But as I finish I tear up the paper the UfO’s name was written on in a festive ceremony and put it in another glass with “projects”. These glass is full of ideas for upcoming large-scale projects. And if I’ve finished two UfO I’m allowed to start one of these new projects.

The first results of my UfO raffle you’ll see on this blog soon.