... Layne's Legacy - Beading For a Cure auctions to begin. March is National Colorectal Cancer Month. The first round of beaded items will be listed at eBay (user name: beadingforacure ) around 3pm ET this Sunday, March 7.
Nine pieces of beaded art will be listed this Sunday, including my Woodland Waterfalls set.
Thanks for supporting this effort to raise funds for the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association in the name of Layne Shilling, who lost her battle with colorectal cancer in November 2002.
Whatcha doing? My latest creative endeavor was completing a project for Layne’s Legacy – Beading for a Cure by the July 15 deadline. When my hands weren’t busy beading, my mind was occupied with decisions on incorporating one of each supplied bead type into a design to be auctioned off next spring. The kit included seed beads (one tube of 8/0s, one tube each of four 11/0s, one tube of 15/0s, 10/0 triangles, #3 twist bugle beads, 11/0 hex beads), Swarovski crystals (20 3mm jonquil, 20 4mm erinite, 20 4mm indicolite, 2 each of 2 sizes of rose montees), all supplied by Bead Storm , and a lampwork bead made by Laurie B. Smith. I added round black freshwater pearls to the mix. Project titles kept leaning toward ocean themes (down to the sea, deep blue sea, etc.), but as I was finishing the set, Woodland Waterfalls seemed most appropriate.
Woodland Waterfalls Set
A spiral net rope necklace, woven of silver-lined celery-green 8/0 beads throughout and 11/0 beads in sections gradually changing from one color to the next (light pink-lined olivine, silver-lined rainbow light sapphire, silver-lined light grey green, and metallic iris black purple), fastened with a bright sterling silver Bali toggle clasp (attached with tubular and flat peyote in 15/0 rainbow ice-blue 15/0 seed beads).
The removable pendant features Laurie B. Smith’s lampwork bead on a peyote bail with ice-blue 15/0 seed bead edging; star-shaped circular peyote beadcaps; and multiple dangles of seed beads; hex, twisted bugle, and triangle beads; Swarovski crystal bicones and rose montees; and black freshwater pearls.
The dangles are repeated in matching earrings hanging from tubular peyote bead caps made of rainbow ice-blue 15/0 seed beads attached to bright sterling silver Bali earpieces with heavy sterling silver solid jump rings.
Now to catch up with other projects and chores . . .
The Beading for a Cure auctions at eBay have resumed. Nine creations, originally scheduled for auction the week of April 5, have been re-listed for auction this week. Included are pieces by Karin Salomon, Annette Holbert, Nancy Simel, Vampi Choy, Beki Haley, Karen Linhart, Jan Atherton, and Julie Ethier, and my piece, Chili Lime Tango.
Chili Lime Tango, my 2009 BFAC project (photo by AJ Reardon)
Layne's Legacy - Beading For A Cure is a non-profit 510(c)3 registered charity founded in honor of Layne Shilling, a beader who lost her battle with colorectal cancer in November 2002. Each year, participants purchase an identical kit containing a variety of beads. At least one of each bead must be used in the finished project and the bead artist can only add one other type of bead to the project. The completed projects are then auctioned off on eBay each March. Resulting proceeds are donated to the National Colorectal Cancer Research Association in Layne's name.
