So following on from the very exciting parcel from Denmark holding
my cherished Chess Lock I have to tell you about another very special bead that
has had a very long journey. The bead went from Trollbead HQ in Denmark to Rome
to Holland and then to me (thank you very much special Troll Fairy!)
This bead (that is amazing) is part of a limited edition
collection of Unique beads called Small and Beautiful. There have been 800 kits
of 6 beads created, and there are about 27 beads in the collection. Check out
this post for a really cohesive list of the beads, with photographs, thanks
Leann!
The reason this bead had to make such a long journey was because
there was only one retailer in the UK selling these beads and due to their
popularity the site crashed!
So... Without further ado here is my Small and Beautiful Peacock
Bead!
This bead really appealed to me as it reminds me of my mum
who collected Peacock feathers from Fiji when we went to visit family in 1996. It
also reminds me of visiting my grandparents who have Peacock feathers in their
house.
The beads are much very small (and you can now get some
called Big and Beautiful with a Unique core which are normal sized) I tried to
find a few beads which were standard sized so you could get an idea of the size
so here it is with Amazonite and Blue Agate.
The colours are amazing, I love beads that have lots of
colours and details in them; it means that closer you look the more details you
can see. I'm afraid the pictures don't do it much justice.
Here's a side view, I think that lots of these S&Bs have internal bubbles in them, but I don't notice it much when I'm wearing it:
I wanted to showcase my Peacock bead and was in a bit of a
rush as I was going to see my family in Birmingham so I picked a few beads and grabbed
my leather bracelet and this is what I created. I spaced out the beads with
small silvers so that the Peacock doesn’t look too small.
I never wear my leather untwisted so I had to tuck it around
itself to keep it tight.
I hope you like it!
xx
