Beaded Flower

I have had a hankering to try some beading so I bought a book and read how it should be done. I decided to have a practice run I made a stylised flower with my favourite colours green and pink. I made up the design as I went along I know it show's but you have to start somewhere! The centre of the flower is a gorgeous green shell button. The beading is a bit iffy at the start but got a bit better by the time I finished. Rather than waste the practice piece I cut around the circle shape then used some glue around the edge to keep the material from fraying, cut out a round nestability shape and backed the beading on to it. I used some Blonde Moments paper on the front of the note book some green ribbon as a stem and leaves and knotted pink ribbon down the wire. I think I will keep practicing with the beading and see how it goes, once you get going it is really very relaxing not unlike sitting doing some cross stitch.