Year of Clay - Put a Nice Face on it
Usually when you say “put a nice face on it” you’re talking about making the best of a not-so-hot situation but in this case I’m being literal: put a nice face (cane) on it (the bead).
The addition of a fancy or more complicated cane to a focal bead adds elements of interest you may not have space for on smaller, more tightly designed beads. Personally, I like to make little scenes or stories on the focal beads, setting up simple floral canes and more complex insect, face and animal canes as a part of a whole. These are the fronts of 4 recent ones:
The reverse of these beads have butterflies and other little details - you can see them in this flickr page.
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Elaine,
Those are so neat! I don’t know how you do it, but it must be a lot of fun.
Well thank you very much!
And yes, it’s a lot of fun
I love making beads, especially with the little extra quirkiness.
These girls all look so cute, hiding in the garden like that! And I love the way you added their hair Elaine, very Cool!