Friday 30 August 2013

Beads


Inspiration comes from funny places. My kids have a huge pot of Hama beads, (well they are actually the cheaper version that IKEA offers in a huge pot) and they can spend hours working out little patterns on the spiky boards that come with them. When they are done, I cover them with baking parchment and go over it with the iron to melt the beads together. It's great fun, and also slightly frustrating, because sometimes after hours of fiddling with tiny beads, someone knocks them over by accident. I have been meaning to use the beads in a pattern collection. The patterns below are inspired by the beads after they have been ironed...


The little heart made out of beads is next to my bed. My little girl Olive made it for me...

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