Beads, Beads and More Beads

I got a beading loom way back in 2006. (Yes, there are some recessive artistic genes running in my veins. They remind me of their existence once in a while.) I got some pink and white beads and made MyGirl a very small bracelet. After that, the loom went into storage. And it has been in storage for a long, long time.

During one of my recent impromptu trips to National Bookstore, I chanced upon a book on beading. I contemplated the acquisition of the book, considered the idle loom, but concluded I wouldn't make anything if MyGirl wasn't interested.

Next time I went to National, I brought MyGirl with me. I showed her the book and asked whether she would be interested in doing some beading projects with me. Her face lit up and I had my answer.

We made a couple of small projects using the pink and white beads. Then we moved on to more challenging ones like the Scottie Dog (below). The Scottie Dog was a fairly "big" project. It needed more beads than we had ever used. MyGirl was quite excited when we started.

Here you can see the illustration on the book along with the finished work still on the loom.



The Scottie Dog close up.

After we finished that one, MyGirl wanted to do one with a crocodile design. Can you see the crocodile along with our other projects? MyGirl made this crocodile all by herself except for the parts when I had to untangle the knots she found herself in. Pretty good work for a seven-year old!

I figure that we can actually use cross-stitch designs with the loom. Given this, one day, I will embark on an ambitious project that will require me to connect several mini-projects together. In the meantime, the loom is back in storage but MyGirl knows she can use it any time she wants.