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Published: 2010-01-09 21:06:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 5697; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 118
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I made this tree for a friend and former co-worker of mine, Laura. She'll be having her first baby soon (a boy) and decided that instead of a really baby-ish theme for his nursery, she wanted something he could enjoy as he gets older, too... trees!Laura wanted to incorporate green, blue, and yellow beads, so that's what I did. There's somewhere around a dozen different colors in this beautiful blend. I wanted the tree to look grown-up, but have fun touches as well, so I put a little owl in one of the branches and two little turtle beads by the roots. This is also the first time I've had more than one color of wire. I used "brown" and "gun metal."
I would love to hear any comments and feedback you have for me!
Branches/Owl: [link]
Roots/Turtles: [link]
To learn more about this tree, read its blog entry! [link]
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Comments: 32
Very nice form and the two colors I do that a lot, you should not hold back in color mixing some times you will be surprised at the results it could make the whole piece come alive OR look bad BUT you'll never know till you try most of the greatest things are found by accident have fun. Stephen.B
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Thanks so much! When my friend asked for the leaves to be blue, green, and yellow, I wasn't sure how I would pull that off and keep it looking natural, but I like how it turned out!
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This is so beautiful. 
Plus, the turtles were a great touch.
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I love the turtles! Did you see the owl?
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The beads I use in my jewelry are even smaller, if you can believe it.
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Very pretty. 
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awwwww>3< i love the turtles<3<3
it's really awesome, i wish i could make mine like that!!!
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I'm so glad you like it!
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hehe
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I use E-6000. 
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I could just look at it for hours and hours..beautiful
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Coming from you, I am flattered beyond belief! I've always loved your work as well.
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Thanks! I thought the colors of the turtles matched the tree nicely.
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I've been planning on mixing wire on a tree soon, but hadn't gotten round to it. I was delaying because my brain kept asking if it'd look like a candy cane.
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Good photos make such a big difference. I'm still improving mine!
I think the key to mixing wire is making sure that the colors aren't too far apart.
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Thanks for the tip. The great thing about wire trees is there are some many things to try!
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oh I know... it's so exciting! I still have so many tricks up my sleeve. It's just a matter of having the time to use them all!
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I know, right? I found them at my local bead shop. Be prepared to see little creatures like this from time to time. They have little cats that I want to use for something...
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Oh cool!! I can't wait!! I wish we had local crafty stores around here... out in the sticks we don't have anything
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Where do you get your beads? I order a lot from Fire Mountain, and they're really good.
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well I had actually got my beads from my mom who has been collecting them over the years.. she makes jewelry.. I will have to check that place out.. as I am going to need some more soon
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Definitely. I find fun stuff at jewelry stores.
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I'm sure I would to.. if we had some around here... unless I drive an hour.. I have to get my materials offline
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I only just recently thought of mixing wire colors. This tree has a little too much contrast in wire color, but it's still a nice effect. I hope Laura likes it as much as you do!
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I think it perfect and I'm sure she will too!!
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