red bead - wire wrap

i re-wrapped with some beads--red beads for my journal since i was low on the blue ones i used for maralena's! mmm red. these are beads coated with something that makes them look different colors depending on the light.

i used a silver beading wire ('the beadery' craft wire), 24 ga. the only thing annoying about this wire is that it is silvery but dirty. silver, how i love thee.

first 3 - maralena's journal

i have been working on maralena's journal, slowly but surely. i started with some pen drawings, and then added color in layers afterward. this is a labor intensive process, and requires several layers of gesso, so it takes a while! you really have to run your hand down the page to appreciate the yumminess!





i have about six or seven more sets of pages with the first layer of gesso down on them. i'm working on the third coat on the next set after those pictured here. i may go up to five. the color blue is really working for me this week, as you can see!

i will soon have my hands on the journal maralena started for me, so i will have to kick it into high gear to get hers to her for the month! it will be fun working on her beginnings for me, and i am sure she will be entertained with my beginnings for her, though i have to admit, it takes a while to get over petting the pages before you can work on them...

(posted by nicci.)