Off on another odyssey of beading
I use stiff felt for both the base and the back
with some thin card board in the middle for extra hold
and stability for the pinback
Sometimes i have a plan for these ladies
but most of the time I let the beads dictate the pattern
I try to organize my bead soup into base colors
when I have enough I make a doll
and plan ahead for more
I like to make a bunch of them all at once
stopping every few to cut out two forms and the middle
then mark and cut for the pin and glue that in is a pain
I want to be able to slap them together and go on to the next one
Especially when I have some creative juice flowing
And there is a different part of my brain that is good
at the manufacturing nit-picky administrivia bit of being a creative
That tends to interfere with my free flow of ideas part
I don't like getting those bits cross-wired
It throws off my Groove
I get a lot done when I'm in my groove
