Supply list:
hollow coffee stirrers, straws etc
bits of fabric
glue
irridecent paint, glitter glue, etc
string, yarn, fabric shreds etc
Here's a nice picture of the process. You can see the unused fabric scraps on the right, a bunch of rolled beads on the bottom left, and the clear plate has the paint and a sponge.
Jo uses a pattern, seen here, to help her tear her fabric into 2 inch by 1 inch bits.
I just approximate and even do some triangles and other shapes when the mood hits.
How To:
1) Cut the stirrers down to about 1" pieces
2) Cut or tear fabric into about 1" by 2" pieces
3) put a dab of glue on the end of a piece of fabric
4) place stirrer on glue and roll fabric up til only 1/4" is left
5) put a dab of glue on fabric just before the end to hold it together and roll the last 1/4 inch
repeat
repeat
repeat
6) daub on small bits of irridecent paint onto the fabric beads. This *really* makes a difference
7) wind and tie bits of string, yarn, or tiny fabric strips around the beads
And Ta-Da!
These are going right home and getting glued on some more Inchies to send off to Sacred Path Book and Arts.
The SpirARTuality reflection question for today is:
Imagine your life is a string of beads. Attach an event in your life to each bead, and list those events. What does your life-as-beads look like? Pearls? Diamonds? Fabric beads? Muliti-strand seed beads? A maccaroni necklace?
2 comments:
I like your reflection question, and think I'll take some time to answer it for myself.
I wanted to tell you about my niece's "Bravery Beads" When Becca (4) was diagnosed with Leukemia, the Child Life department started her bravery beads. They gave her a large necklace (string) and some beads to put on it. They have very specific beads for each thing that happened to her. One for every time she was sedated, one for each IV chemo treatment. A big one for surgery, etc.
Becca liked her necklace, and she could tell me about some of the beads. What was really meaningful to me was when my sister (Becca's mom) showed me the necklace and used the beads to tell the story. Some beads brought tears to hear eyes. Sometimes she would group a large section of beads and explain, "this all happened in one day". I think it was even more meaningful to my sister. A very visual telling of their story.
Love your blog H! And I'm tagging you with the Seven Things Meme :) come to my blog at www.daharadreaming.com/blog to see what the details are!
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