Bead Soup!

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I have just finished all the motifs for the mirror magnets over 30 in total and all but two are stuck on.  It was very difficult photographing them but managed a few reasonable pictures in the end.  By tatting them I used up a lot of odd beads that have been lying around and also managed to reduce my 'bead soup' a little, although need to try harder with that problem!










I seem to have a lot of bead spillages and now have two containers full!








But they look so beautiful when all together.







This afternoon I read about the Aka tribe from a copy of the National Geographical Magazine, they  live in the northeast corner of India.  Apparently they have more than 26 words to describe beads.  Beyond being objects of adornment, beads are status symbols and currency.  Do you know what I could go with that idea!





Comments

  1. Jane EborallOctober 4, 2014 at 10:59 AM

    Perhaps you could try to pay your grocery bill with beads next time you shop? Pretty mirrors.

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 4, 2014 at 1:02 PM

      Think I might get locked up for trying that Jane!

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  2. God's KidOctober 4, 2014 at 11:08 AM

    Those are wonderful!!! :)

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 4, 2014 at 1:02 PM

      Thanks God's Kid they took time to make but well worth the effort

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  3. MaureenOctober 4, 2014 at 12:33 PM

    love that design! - and what you need to find is a Bead Mat - you can have all your beads on one, turn it upside down and they won't fall off. Brilliant invention.

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 4, 2014 at 1:08 PM

      Maureen it looks as if I need to buy one of those sticky mats, but I also need to be a lot more organised and tidy!

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  4. Madtatter80October 4, 2014 at 12:59 PM

    They look great and I bet that is tricky to take a picture of them for the post, many times I say that tatting and having a blog makes you become a photographer !
    those are beautiful beads!

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    1. Sally KersonOctober 4, 2014 at 1:10 PM

      True about becoming a photographer - never taken so many pictures since having a blog. The beads may be beautiful but I am always having accidents with them and gettting them off the floor!

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  5. MichelleOctober 4, 2014 at 1:12 PM

    Wow- aren't they lovely!!!

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  6. muskaanOctober 4, 2014 at 6:17 PM

    They look Lovely :-))
    Thanks for the trivia on beads, too !

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