Beads!

Something new...again!! Beads! I dug into the clay like I mentioned. I made some beads. Yes, I'm a bead newbie. I know it. The picture says it all. But I'm trying it. Those are just the few I made earlier this afternoon. I also made a heart pendant and a piece of cake pendant. They are in the picture, too. I still need to sand all the pieces before I fire them. They are definitely far from being perfect! I sure did have fun with the clay, though. So much that I continued making more things after dinner tonight. I made a set of beads with texture from a button, I made a few with daisies in them, and a few plain beads that I plan to turn in to ladybug beads.

My tweenage daughter mentioned to me the other day that she and her friends could never find a 3 way Best Friends necklace. They all seem to be split into 2 pieces. I decided I would make them the 3 piece Best Friends necklace/pendants they have been wanting. I tried to make the typical heart, but I didn't like the way it cut into thirds. So, I tossed that one. The next one I made was more of a rectangle. I wrote Best Friends Forever going from top to bottom. So one girl gets Best, one gets Friends, and the other gets Forever. On the back of each I wrote 2 of their names and drew a little daisy. They look really cute. When they are completely dry, I'll clean them up and then fire them. Then I'll do a dark purple as an underglaze then a really light purple or maybe light pink glaze. If they turn out like I think they will, I'll post the picture!! If not, I'll start over. :) I've never glazed anything before, so this will be a new experience for me. I'm very excited about it!