Kumihimo and Beads

I just started a more advanced kumihimo project.  This one has 16 strands. Four of the strands have beads. The tricky part is getting the tube to form without losing the beads on the interior. The colors remind me of ocean waves. I picked out two pendants to hang from it. I haven't decided which one to use yet. We shall see. One is a fused glass square with lines of various colored glass across it.  The other is a collage of items.  I think it's got a key, a ball, some rhinestones and more. 

I didn't even think to get a green pendant to go with the cord I just finished.

Queen of Hearts

I never could figure out what to make out of this plastic foam stuff and then this idea popped into my head when I got tired of taking the same old self-portrait. Sometimes you have to be your own cheerleader, or at least do something to make yourself smile.