A day later........

I spend last evening on just two seams... I had put a pink bead in the middle of the scallops of the lace yesterday but it wasn't bold or "dotty" enough to balance the pink dots in the white ribbon... Then I found these pink shell rounds in my bead stuff that were perfect...next I beaded around the scallops and added ribbon buds...

I used one of Carole's templates to make the scalloped green line below and then proceeded to pretty much bury it in leaves and yellow buds...

I'm wanting each seam to be a part of a flower garden for Ritva... I can tell that seam making is going to be a compromise for me no matter what my intentions... I always aspired to do lovely abstract seams like Jo Newsham but it's not likely to happen...

Today's tip: I always check out the "junky" jewelry at the thrift store and often find necklaces and bracelets made with dyed shell rounds...very crudely made. Both the color and texture are very irregular but I love using them... They are perfect for CQ... And if I find white ones I can dye them myself... They are always cheap, cheap, cheap... This is something very useful that might be easily overlooked..