So Many UFOs

posted: Saturday, 22 May 2021

20+ years of beading means I have many, many bags & boxes like this one full of small samples and unfinished projects (or even finished ones which have somehow worked their way in there).

I've been going through and organising all my finished beadwork and, now that's done, I'm tackling all these bags & boxes seeing what is salvageable, and what pieces I haven't finished yet but can still see the potential in.

It's been really nice to look at these pieces and make time-lines where I can see how the smallest scrap of an idea, and an experiment, journeyed through many iterations to a final finished project.

I can also remember beading almost all of these and that's been a real journey down memory Lane as I think back to those times.

In this one photo I can see some of the early samples which led to 'Geometric Secret', 'Iskra Box', 'Caldera Bangle', 'Heroine Necklace', 'Cosmic Beaded Beads' plus my Star necklaces and Triangle necklaces & bangles.

Now my job is to work out what to keep, what to add to my more organised 'Samples' files and what to throw away...