I'm always looking at other art and crafts as a source of inspiration. Recently, I found this lovely blog by Mary Corbet, which offers free patterns, videos and tips & tricks. I love beautiful needlework and wish that I had the patience to learn it, but instead, I buy it, receive it as gifts (that's what my sis used to do for me), or admire it from afar.
But meanwhile, I'll use some of the lovely patterns as inspiration. I think this one is made for beads. It's a great exercise in stringer control, layering dots and surface embellishment. You could even take it a step further and make the leaves and flowers in murrine. If you already tend to use these patterns, let us know your sources, if you don't mind sharing. Google is my usual first stop.
See you tomorrow!
