New Year, New Challenge

Happy New Year - hope you had a lovely Christmas.

Last year was the quietest I've had on the blogging front

since I started this blog, so this year

 I hope to join in with a few more challenges.

  Well that sounds a bit like a new year's resolution

 and I always resolve never to make

any because I never keep them up!

Anyway, I'll start as I mean to go on and the first 

challenge I've joined in with is on the blog called

Operation Tackle That Bead Stash

"Take one painting that is well known, classical or modern,

 and make something inspired by it

What can I make?

Anything as long as it involves beads!"

The painting I chose is

'Self portrait with a straw hat'

by Vincent van Gogh

 

 

I took inspiration from this painting by using the same

colours - blue and yellow and a little red.

I made a simple handbag key finder

 The large flat bead in the centre is Aragonite

and the yellow faceted beads are Agate.

The red strap is leather.

(Absolutely no chance of not being able to find

your keys in your handbag with this flower

attached to them - it's quite heavy!)

Deadlines for entries is 31 January 

and there is a prize for one randomly selected

entrant.

Now, to find another challenge!

Thanks for looking :)