Hand Beaded Buttercup Yellow, Silver and Gold Christmas Bauble
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead one Christmas bauble for a select group of friends every year.
I have a friend who, like me, has no need for anything at Christmas, and yet I want to give him something worthy of his friendship. It then struck me that I could bead some Christmas baubles in varying shades and colour combinations, as he is as fond of Christmas as I am.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the central star which is 8mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. The silver sequins are held in place with silver pins. The gold and buttercup yellow sequins are pinned with gold. I always leave the stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in. Star sequins are notorious for getting caught on clothes, which then bend the points.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.
Hand Beaded Buttercup Yellow, Silver and Gold Christmas Bauble
This Christmas bauble was hand beaded with sequins and pins by me. I have a Christmas tradition. I bead one Christmas bauble for a select group of friends every year.
I have a friend who, like me, has no need for anything at Christmas, and yet I want to give him something worthy of his friendship. It then struck me that I could bead some Christmas baubles in varying shades and colour combinations, as he is as fond of Christmas as I am.
Each bauble is 15 centimetres in diameter and contain hundreds of sequins, varying in number depending upon the complexity of the pattern and the type of sequins I use. Most sequins in this bauble are 5mm in diameter, except the central star which is 8mm. Depending upon the colour of the sequin, I will use either a gold or a silver pin to attach it to the bauble. The silver sequins are held in place with silver pins. The gold and buttercup yellow sequins are pinned with gold. I always leave the stars until last, allowing a gap in the sequin chain to pin them in. Star sequins are notorious for getting caught on clothes, which then bend the points.
These baubles are smaller than some others I do, and because it is a simple pattern which starts from the inside and is worked outwards in ever larger circles, each bauble takes approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours per side.
It is however, a labour of love which I do to pass the time throughout the year.