I've been making more petal beads. The photographs don't show off their depth very well so these are definite better-in-real-life beads.
I thought I'd try combining the petals with an implosion and ta-da! Petalplosions!
I love these. Yellow implosion centres, white layered petals and a touch of bright green for a bit of springtime zing.
All of the beads pictured are currently available as pairs over in my shop.
In non-bead news, I think I'm just about used to my varifocals now. I went and had a little frame adjustment which made a big difference so hurrah for that. I had to have a chipped and cracked tooth fixed with a composite filling on Thursday and now I'm getting used to a slightly new bite. I'm also getting over some kind of lurgy that I caught from Chris. It's most odd - just a really bad cough and a slightly sore throat with a general feeling of headachy worn-out-ness. Not really a cold, possibly mild Covid? Whatever, the cough is no longer making me sound like a honking goose so that's a bonus. Honestly, eyes, teeth, cough lurg... I'm falling apart here.
Anyway, I finished my green socks:
These are Summer Lee's August Colorwork Cuff Club pattern. They're knitted in Drops Nord in shades 10 and 01.
It's such a beautiful day here. It's fresh and a little chilly but the sun is shining, the bumble bees are bumbling about and the birds are chirping. Leaves are unfurling everywhere and the cherry trees are blossoming all over the place.
This is my favourite local tree. If you stand underneath it all you can hear are umpteen bees and pollinators buzzing amongst its flowers. It's so nice to just take a moment and listen to them going about their business.
I hope the sun is shining wherever you are. Have a lovely day and I'll speak to you soon.
