I am thrilled with the items I received. Just awesome. I am so in love with the Mirage Beads. They are sooo much fun. I have the idea in my head what I am going to do for this piece, lets just hope that my fingers can translate it!
Le me show you what I got! (naturally the tootsie roll is gone, they sent me 2!!!!. I am smacking on one of them rightnow, so if I am hard to understand, I am sorry, I am typing with my mouth full)
Mirage Daisy Ray Bead
Dyed Coral 4 x 7 Tube Bead (Green and shiney and ooooohhh sooooo purty!!!)
Copper, Double Spiral Bead
Dyed Coral 4mm Round Bead
Magnesite, 15x20mm Nugget Bead
Magnesite, 13x18 Puffed Rectangle Bead
Sterling Silver French Hooks
What a haul!!!!
Now the method behind the madness. Why did I choose these beads.
Dyed Magnesite has a turquoise look to it, so for the casual shopper, the turquoise color is what they are looking for, but the underlying purpose to magnesite is the properties it has.
(From "Love is in the earth, a kaleidoscope of crystals" - by Melody)
Magnesite provides for the fruition of unrecognized thoughts and ideas. It can assist in visualization and imagery, and in promoting dynamic, revolutionary ideas.
Coral facilitates intuition, imagination and visualization.
Copper is said to be the bestower of good, bringing benefit to the user.
I am thinking of adding amethyst also.
Amethyst allows flexibility in decision making - so I don't over think the piece.
I am making this piece as part of the blogger challenge therefore, I need it to be a representation of me as a designer. I am using this as a study in bringing my thoughts, my imagination to the surface as a tangible item. We'll see how it goes :)