If you’ve ever thought I go over the top with my projects, you should have met me in college. I present as evidence the set of beaded accessories I made for a college dance in February of 1998. This dance was a traditional event at which the third-year women wore white, and I decided to accent with gold and deep red. I had a dark red capelet with my dress, which gave me a bit of a Little Red Riding Hood look, and a little beaded bag. I went all-out with jewelry, making a necklace, earrings, bracelet, and anklet, and beading my white Isotoner slippers. If instead of slippers I’d had furry boots, and a heavy cloak on top of it all, I could have fulfilled all my Snow Queen fantasies!
At the time I was interested in bead weaving, and the necklace, bracelet, and anklet are all more or less woven. The bag is sewn, but with a woven look, short spans of beads connecting zigzags of decorative cord to make a flat face. I lined it with leftover fabric from my dress (of course I made the dress).
My style nowadays is more reserved, even for dressy occasions, though the saying “once a costumer, always a costumer” certainly still applies. Have you even gone over the top decking yourself out?