It all Started with a Bead...

This Bead in fact

Amber with greenish yellow, black and white dots.

This is not a pretty bead in my opinion. 

So I bought more not so pretty beads

to see if they would go with it.

Amber with grey bumpy dots. 

Another serious case of "What were you Thinkin'!"

I went to a "new to me".. bead store this Saturday.

Spent hours getting lost in all the variety of beads.

Places like that make my head swirl with ideas.

 I found these golden yellow wide leaves

I also picked up these two styles of black lampwork beads. 

One with flowers and one with circles and dots.

Using these with what I had in my stash. I made this toggle bracelet.

 After I was done I said to myself this reminds me of a Bumble bee.

I'll make another using these colors.

So with some of the left over lampwork beads, my bead stash

and bee charms I have.

I made this bracelet.

 The round pewter beads reminded me of a round beehive.

So I just had to use those.
And now I have a this Honey Bee bracelet.

I might have never worked with this color combination,

if it hadn't been for that one bead.

Honey Bee bracelet is now for sale in my blog shop.