This is my new work, "the Iris Fairy" collar. The legend says, there was a beautiful goddess of rainbow - Iris. She walked on the rainbow, and where the rainbow fell, the flowers grew - and people called them irises.
I used rivoli Swarovski, Japanese beads, a beautiful charoite cabochon, and a metallic fairy pendant - a gift from the fellow beader)

A simple pattern, but I like it) I saw a very beautiful rose tatoo, and decided to make a pattern from it)

Another Monday and another pattern))

I did my best to win in the Haute Couture Beading contest, but I guess I'll be lucky next time) Still I'm glad that my compatriot Olga Haserodt (now she lives in Germany but she was born in Russia) won - her work was very beautiful and original. By the way, I was very surprised that there was only 1 winner and so many prizes just for him - couldn't they make some honourable mention prizes?.. There were so many beautiful noticeable works, that were worth it.
A couple days ago I've finished a new collar. I'm not sure how to name it, my fantasy wanished:) I just call it "The Ruby Flower".

Collar "Lotus from the Pandora Planet"

I think, this is the best work I have ever made. The "Avatar" is a very beautiful movie, and it inspired me to create this work. The flower is of my own design, like the one in the collar "Amethyst lotus".

If only..

I started to think about my future... What will happen to me in couple of years? And in 5, 10, 20? I don't know anything about my future profession.. Of course, you may think that if I study to be an English and German teacher, I will definitely become a teacher. But I guess I've made a wrong choise when I entered this department.. What to do.. I can't leave it, because I have to study for one more year only, but I don't want to be a simple teacher.. I think I'm not ready for this job and I'll never be ready.. It's too complicated, noisy because of children, and nervous.. I always wanted to travel a lot, but I have a problem with my back - two years ago my spine was broken in a car crash.. For now it is all right, but it still hurts sometimes, when I have to sit or stand still for a long time, or to work in the garden.. If only I had such a job, that fitted me perfectly, but the problem is that I'm not sure what do I want to do after all.. Of course, I want to have a lot of time for my hobby, and to have a family with a loving husband, a couple of children and a big parrot.. But to be a simple housewife is not my choise also... I can't sit at home all the time, I need to have fun, to travel.. And nobody can give me a good piece of advice..
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I'm sick now, and have a couple of days to have a rest from my studies at the university, and of course, to bead something. As a result, I beaded a collar "Amethyst lotus" and started a new one, inspired by the "Avatar" movie. In these collars I used a new flower created all by myself, without any schemes, however I'm not sure whether someone has already made the similar before.. Anyway, here it is, "Amethyst lotus".

New pendants

Finally my practise at school is over. The children are so noisy and naughty! I'm tired of them. But now I have more than a month of free time - I can bead as much as I want. And here are my new works:
1. Pendant "Strawberry flowers"2. Pendant "Amethyst eyelashes"