Existence
The Call: Magic Bracelet — Cheryl
A year or two ago, I embarked on learning peyote stitch by creating a bracelet with black and blue-green seed beads. I was happy with the stitch and the results, but I wasn’t sure how I’d finish the base I had created, and I put it aside. Until recently, I had essentially forgotten about its existence.
I was happy to rediscover the unfinished piece a couple of weeks ago when I dug out my beading supplies to create a Rosary. My sons, (surprisingly!) were even happier to rediscover it. Sam noticed the cuff in a silver bowl on my desk, picked it up and was immediately enthralled. Everyday, he comes into my studio, drapes the bracelet over his wrist, curls it around his fingers, folds it, smushes it, and caresses it. But that’s not the funniest part. The most amusing thing is the fact that all three of his brothers do exactly the same thing, but his two sisters barely even notice the handmade bling.
The Response: Turn, Turn, Turn — Jessica
All things have their season, and in their times all things pass under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
That’s funny that your girls seem to ignore it. I think I’d be right in there with your boys smooshing it up! It’s lovely but the mesh texture must be so fun to feel move between your fingers! Lovely!
Oh, the light on those leaves, and the all the colors in them! Gorgeous.