Well, Finally!

I'm done with my mask. For a while I thought it would never be done. I didn't cover it with beads...mostly because I didn't have time, but also because it didn't seem to need it.

I've called it "Agea". My plan was to have a piece that looked like it could have been found under the sea, but I think the colors were just too bright for that, so I just went with what I had, and I'm actually pretty happy with it.

Behind the Mask Challenge

I was having fits with this project. It seemed to me that everyone was covering the mask and doing bead embroidery...something I'm not really good at. I knew what I wanted, but it wasn't coming together for me. I'm not used to doing pieces like this and felt like maybe it was a mistake to try.

Then it hit me. I do not have to embroider this piece. I scrapped the felt and painted the mask blue. The ridges are rope I covered in beads, and I wrapped the outer edge like a cabochon. I'll add the "petals" to the outer edge. I haven't decided on placement, yet, but I'm getting there. There will be more paint... this blue is a little too intense for me. After that, who knows? I have until May.

The challenge is sponsored by The Beadin Path. http://www.beadinpath.com/