One of the best ways to chase away winter blues is with comfort foods. Not only are they usually a good way to warm up from within, but filling foods appease those hibernation instincts that make you want to pull a blanket over your head at the first sign of snow.
I was very excited to get a chance to try out some Tila seed beads from Artbeads.com, but I didn’t want to get too carried away at first. I convinced myself to keep it simple and try using them with techniques I like. So, I added some of these beauties to rows of herringbone weave in warm chocolately shades of brown and beige.
I used three shades of brown seed beads for the base - dark beige, terracotta, and red brown. Instead of using just white Tilas for the marshmallows, I also added some in dark beige, to match some of the creamy beadwork rows, and help all of the elements blend together.
I would like to thank Artbeads.com for providing the beads used in this piece. Inspirational Beading has not received paid compensation for including Artbeads.com products or reviews in this blog post. I have shared my honest opinions about the products used in this design.
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That is gorgeous! I love the colors (I love latte so go figure) you really captured a good cup!
ReplyDeleteUm, I'd like a cup of that hot cocoa Mortira!!! :) That bracelet looks just delicious! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteHope your weekend is wonderful!
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This is absolutely and wonderfully creative, I love the flow of the hot chocolate and the floating marshmallows. Lip smacking good!
ReplyDeleteW O N D E R F U L ^_^
ReplyDeletemakes me want to run to Starbucks! i just took a bracelet class and she taugh us the Herringbone..now for me to get busy and practice it!!
ReplyDeleteI have all three of those seed bead colors in my collection. Whenever I pick up the dark beige, I think it looks icky, at least in the tube, and I wonder why I ever bought it. Now you've given me some color matching ideas! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAs to your bracelet -- it does look delicious. I've got one color of Tilas, and I believe they're called "caramel", with great swirls of color. Caramel latte, anyone? I read this post at the perfect time -- late on Sunday morning...
Very pretty!!!!!!
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