Diane dared us to!
She double-dared us!
Then she enabled us by sending us doodads!
Isn’t she a special lady?
She sent me two 1/2 inch doodads with eight petals. I thought about it a little bit, then found some thread and beads that worked well together and gave it a try.
My first try is made in Lizbeth #662, Turquoise Lt in size 20 with matching seed beads.
You can’t see it in this picture but it didn’t want to lay flat, it was three dimensional. Because of the length of the chains on the outside round every other leg was raised. It looked pretty cool but made it a real bear to photograph.
I liked the result well enough that I thought I’d try it again but shorten up the chains a bit.
My second try is made in Lizbeth #638, Christmas Green and silver seed beads.
The reflection off the silver beads and the doodad really made this hard to capture with a picture. And the darker thread made finding a good background hard, too. The picture doesn’t show just how striking the green thread set off the silver beads and center. In person this looks much, much better!
Thank you, Diane, for sending me the doodads, and for daring me to use them! These are #5 in my current 25 Motif Challenge.
p.s I have posted the pattern on the Pattern Page if you’re interested.
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”
Dale Carnegie
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