How Provence came to my windowsill...

From the feedback I've been getting it seems as though my beaded lavender plant is a hot favourite.  I suppose that makes sense just by virtue of the qualities lavender - it is a delight to our senses.

It is such a luxurious and versitile plant with a variety of uses from cooking in the kitchen to relaxing and sleeping in the bedroom .. and everywhere inbetween!  But best of all, lavender is just a pure feast to the eyes. Whether it be in the garden, in a pot or in a vase, the lavender flower is bursting with opulent purple coloured blooms and looks gorgeous.

Because of its popularity I thought I would share how I mimic the lavender plant with beads.  

The first thing is to choose which colours of beads and wire I want to use.  For lavendar the beads are strung onto the wire one-by-one and follow a counted and repeated pattern of colour.

Once the beads are strung into a specific pattern I bend and twist and loop the wire according to which part of the plant I am making.  Each whorl of lavender has a different colour combination and size to give each stem it's own character.

Once all the beads are shaped onto the wire they are ready to be assembled onto a much thicker "stem" wire which will support the bloom and the leaves.  From there I gather all the finishing bits and bobs that I'll need to complete the lavender plant.





I place, glue, bend, and sculpt each part into its place - put the pot on my windowsill .. 

  Et Voilà! 

Now every time I pass by I can look at it and think of the glorious, vibrant lavender cloaked hills of Provence. :)