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.
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. :)
