Beadweaving is such a versatile medium. I love that I can take all different colors and textures of beads and combine them in different ways to make all sorts of different creations.

I have a great time creating patterns (using either BeadTool or BeadCreatorPro), and I'm constantly amazed at what happens when I switch the colors in a particular pattern. Just check out these four different beadwoven cuffs, all created from the same design!

Four very different looks, and all from a single design.

Beadweaving is such fun because I get to try out all different types of designs and patterns. Now that I have some software (BeadTool and BeadCreatorPro) to create the patterns, I'm going crazy with them!

It's not my first pattern by any means, but I really love the way this zebra pattern turned out. Not content with just black and white (you know, that's been done!), I decided that my zebra would have some wild colors. I fully intended to list this in my Etsy shop, but a close friend of mine saw it and wanted to purchase it. I just couldn't let her buy it, but I did give it to her as a gift. She loves it, and it went perfectly with the outfit she chose to wear with it!

There will be more... I have all sorts of ideas for animal patterns, and I can't wait to get started. But first, I have to place a big bead order. :-)