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My new dragonfly

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By Tasteyg


My new dragonfly

Made from beads and wire. 8 inch wingspan



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amy
Amy
 

That is soooo pretty Tracy , you are clever , it looks difficult to make :o)

17 Mar, 2011

 

Thanks Amy. More time consuming then difficult. I made a frame with wire. Was able to bead the large beads for eyes and nose on the large gauge wire. But the smaller beads I strung seperatly and were added later with more wire :) Viola!

17 Mar, 2011

amy
Amy
 

Hmmm you make it sound easy but i'm sure it's not !!

17 Mar, 2011

 

It's really pretty!

18 Mar, 2011

 

It really wasn't hard Amy. It was a little dangerous, becuase the wire I used for the frame was a thick gauge and it's sharp. So you have to be careful not to cut yourself or poke your eye out. Gloves and googles were probably in order...but I like to live on the wild side ;)
Thanks Lulu :)

18 Mar, 2011

 

That's a very clever idea with a very pretty result. Well done you but it sounds too fiddly for me :)

19 Mar, 2011

 

Thank you. Making something like this is just not your cup of tea, huh Gee? I like fiddling w things like this.

19 Mar, 2011

 

I'd have beads all over the place, Tastey :) I used to do lots of knitting and crochet work (as well as macrame when it was all the rage) but problems with my wrists stopped all that some years ago. Now I just admire the skills of others :)

19 Mar, 2011

 

Oh, sorry to hear about your wrists Gee, that's awful. I have a friend that is a bead-amaniac and she's had issues w tendonitis. It's sad when you really enjoy doing something and then you no longer can!!! NO FAIR!!!

19 Mar, 2011



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