Discussion:
Help/inspiration please
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Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-01 12:04:40 UTC
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Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.

He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.

http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634-p.asp

My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.

Thank you ladies


Cheryl
Southern NH
Shirley Shone
2009-09-02 05:46:25 UTC
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Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.

The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.
He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.
http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634-p.asp
My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.
Thank you ladies
Cheryl
Southern NH
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***@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-02 11:44:20 UTC
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Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...

But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.

Thanks so much.

Cheryl
Post by Shirley Shone
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.
The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.
He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.
http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634-p.asp
My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.
Thank you ladies
Cheryl
Southern NH
Dwyn
2009-09-02 14:32:33 UTC
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Post by Cheryl Isaak
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...
But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.
Thanks so much.
Cheryl
Post by Shirley Shone
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.
The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.
He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.
http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634...
My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.
Thank you ladies
Cheryl
Southern NH
Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.

How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?
Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-02 18:36:08 UTC
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On 9/2/09 10:32 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...
But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.
Thanks so much.
Cheryl
Post by Shirley Shone
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.
The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.
He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.
http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634...
My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.
Thank you ladies
Cheryl
Southern NH
Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.
How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?
Ohh - there's a thought. I found some light grey silk cord in stash that
looks good, the right shade of green of leaf would be stunning.

Since this is a special friend, I might do a brown bag for storage and quilt
it with more leaves....
Dwyn
2009-09-03 12:49:57 UTC
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Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/2/09 10:32 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...
But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.
Thanks so much.
Cheryl
Post by Shirley Shone
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.
The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.
He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.
http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634...
My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.
Thank you ladies
Cheryl
Southern NH
Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.
How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?
Ohh - there's a thought. I found some light grey silk cord in stash that
looks good, the right shade of green of leaf would be stunning.
Since this is a special friend, I might do a brown bag for storage and quilt
it with more leaves....
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-03 16:45:54 UTC
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On 9/3/09 8:49 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/2/09 10:32 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Hi Shirley,
First - the link didn't work. Even thoughts on bead shape would help - I am
that lost...
But, I hadn't thought of using rat tail - a pearl gray would be nice and I
could do a lariat type chatelaine with a lobster claw to hold those owl
scissors she got for her birthday last year. A few accent beads in black or
a topaz for the eyes would work.
Thanks so much.
Cheryl
Post by Shirley Shone
Hi Cheryl,
Not being able to actually see it makes it hard for me to visualise.
The only thing I can suggest is to look in your beads or embroidery
floss and try colours against it. Something may shout at you. For a
scissors fob you could thread it on some leather thong or rat tail cord,
that comes in nice colours.
What colour are the eyes? maybe you can match them up.
Sorry I cannot help you more.
Hugs
Shirley
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ok -I have friend that loves owls and I found a owl bead that she'll love to
add to her owl themed stitching gadgets. So, I either want to make her a
scissor fob or chatelaine, but at am a total loss for what to pair with it
color wise.
He looks like this fellow, but in light grey not brown.
http://www.madcowbeads.com/cool-wise-old-owl-ceramic-bead-pendant-634...
My only productive thought is to use silver tone hardware but otherwise I'm
lost. I'm afraid using black would overpower the owl and whites and greys
strike me as BLAH.
Thank you ladies
Cheryl
Southern NH
Link didn't work for me either - so I just went to the site and
searched for him and he came up. He's a cutie.
How about combining him with some leaves in a dark green to make an
"environment" for him?
Ohh - there's a thought. I found some light grey silk cord in stash that
looks good, the right shade of green of leaf would be stunning.
Since this is a special friend, I might do a brown bag for storage and quilt
it with more leaves....
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Thank you...

Only certain friends get beaded or stitched gifts. The ones who appreciate
them.


I'll never give my sister anything beaded again. She'd be bitching about how
her work scissors would walk away - so I made a long beaded leash that would
clip to her desk drawer and the scissors. I think it is still sitting in her
bedroom because it was too nice for the office (she works at the transfer
station). It was plastic beads for a reason....

C
Heather
2009-09-03 21:43:16 UTC
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Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/3/09 8:49 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Thank you...
Only certain friends get beaded or stitched gifts. The ones who appreciate
them.
I'll never give my sister anything beaded again. She'd be bitching about how
her work scissors would walk away - so I made a long beaded leash that would
clip to her desk drawer and the scissors. I think it is still sitting in her
bedroom because it was too nice for the office (she works at the transfer
station). It was plastic beads for a reason....
I was going to trade my sister for yours.....but I wouldn't do that to you.
Mine has more money than Bill Gates, yet buys all of our Xmas gifts at
thrift shops, dollar stores and discount outlets.........in other words,
anywhere she can save a buck. It doesn't matter to her that the item is too
small, too ugly, wrong colour or wrong style.....and I have no clue why she
is so thoughtless.

Picture a slightly overweight woman with 3 chins trying on this gift......a
tight spandex turtleneck in what could only be called sh*t brindle brown.
Said woman tossed it back to her and told her to take it back......of course
she couldn't cuz discount store sales are final. LOL.

OTOH, she got mad at me when I went to the dollar store the next year and
bought all of her stuff there and wrapped it in newspaper.....ROFL!! Yelled
at me, in fact. Heh heh......I loved it. But she still didn't get the
hint.

Sisters.......take mine please!!

HF (of course, I don't know the overweight woman..cough....but we all get a
good giggle out of that Xmas)
Sterling
2009-09-04 02:04:10 UTC
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OMG! My sister does/did the same thing.

I have 4 other brothers and sisters, so buying xmas for all of them and their families would be too
much a burden on all of us when we were first starting out - so we put all names in a hat and drew
names. I don't know why, but my sister ALWAYS got my name. For 4 years, I asked for Isotoner
gloves, and what did I get from her?

#1 - knitted Mittens
#2 - cheap imitation bulky gloves
#3 - knitted Mitten gloves (each finger was a different color, with a covering that went over the
fingers to form mittens)
#4 - Cheap imitation bulky gloves that were so stiff, I couldn't make a fist

I finally got my isotoners from my hubby the year after.

My sister always bought people crap, from crap stores, for crap prices too. She still might... but
after the 5th or 6th xmas where we (hubby and I) got nothing but crap from my sister and hubby, I
said I wasn't doing it any longer and I was only buying for the kids!!

Are all sisters alike?

Sterling
Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/3/09 8:49 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Thank you...
Only certain friends get beaded or stitched gifts. The ones who appreciate
them.
I'll never give my sister anything beaded again. She'd be bitching about how
her work scissors would walk away - so I made a long beaded leash that would
clip to her desk drawer and the scissors. I think it is still sitting in her
bedroom because it was too nice for the office (she works at the transfer
station). It was plastic beads for a reason....
I was going to trade my sister for yours.....but I wouldn't do that to you. Mine has more money
than Bill Gates, yet buys all of our Xmas gifts at thrift shops, dollar stores and discount
outlets.........in other words, anywhere she can save a buck. It doesn't matter to her that the
item is too small, too ugly, wrong colour or wrong style.....and I have no clue why she is so
thoughtless.
Picture a slightly overweight woman with 3 chins trying on this gift......a tight spandex
turtleneck in what could only be called sh*t brindle brown. Said woman tossed it back to her and
told her to take it back......of course she couldn't cuz discount store sales are final. LOL.
OTOH, she got mad at me when I went to the dollar store the next year and bought all of her stuff
there and wrapped it in newspaper.....ROFL!! Yelled at me, in fact. Heh heh......I loved it.
But she still didn't get the hint.
Sisters.......take mine please!!
HF (of course, I don't know the overweight woman..cough....but we all get a good giggle out of
that Xmas)
Heather
2009-09-04 05:52:26 UTC
Permalink
LOL! I think yours and mine came from the same weird planet!! Forgot she
gave me your #2. And I have another one you don't want to know
about....ROFL!! Hubby considers himself very lucky that he is an only
child!!

Cheers....Heather
Post by Sterling
OMG! My sister does/did the same thing.
I have 4 other brothers and sisters, so buying xmas for all of them and
their families would be too much a burden on all of us when we were first
starting out - so we put all names in a hat and drew names. I don't know
why, but my sister ALWAYS got my name. For 4 years, I asked for Isotoner
gloves, and what did I get from her?
#1 - knitted Mittens
#2 - cheap imitation bulky gloves
#3 - knitted Mitten gloves (each finger was a different color, with a
covering that went over the fingers to form mittens)
#4 - Cheap imitation bulky gloves that were so stiff, I couldn't make a fist
I finally got my isotoners from my hubby the year after.
My sister always bought people crap, from crap stores, for crap prices
too. She still might... but after the 5th or 6th xmas where we (hubby and
I) got nothing but crap from my sister and hubby, I said I wasn't doing it
any longer and I was only buying for the kids!!
Are all sisters alike?
Sterling
Post by Heather
Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/3/09 8:49 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Thank you...
Only certain friends get beaded or stitched gifts. The ones who appreciate
them.
I'll never give my sister anything beaded again. She'd be bitching about how
her work scissors would walk away - so I made a long beaded leash that would
clip to her desk drawer and the scissors. I think it is still sitting in her
bedroom because it was too nice for the office (she works at the transfer
station). It was plastic beads for a reason....
I was going to trade my sister for yours.....but I wouldn't do that to
you. Mine has more money than Bill Gates, yet buys all of our Xmas gifts
at thrift shops, dollar stores and discount outlets.........in other
words, anywhere she can save a buck. It doesn't matter to her that the
item is too small, too ugly, wrong colour or wrong style.....and I have
no clue why she is so thoughtless.
Picture a slightly overweight woman with 3 chins trying on this
gift......a tight spandex turtleneck in what could only be called sh*t
brindle brown. Said woman tossed it back to her and told her to take it
back......of course she couldn't cuz discount store sales are final.
LOL.
OTOH, she got mad at me when I went to the dollar store the next year and
bought all of her stuff there and wrapped it in newspaper.....ROFL!!
Yelled at me, in fact. Heh heh......I loved it. But she still didn't get
the hint.
Sisters.......take mine please!!
HF (of course, I don't know the overweight woman..cough....but we all get
a good giggle out of that Xmas)
Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-04 16:04:49 UTC
Permalink
I ask for garden stuff for a reason, if doesn't last, it can go in the
compost pile!

C
Post by Sterling
OMG! My sister does/did the same thing.
I have 4 other brothers and sisters, so buying xmas for all of them and their
families would be too
much a burden on all of us when we were first starting out - so we put all
names in a hat and drew
names. I don't know why, but my sister ALWAYS got my name. For 4 years, I
asked for Isotoner
gloves, and what did I get from her?
#1 - knitted Mittens
#2 - cheap imitation bulky gloves
#3 - knitted Mitten gloves (each finger was a different color, with a covering
that went over the
fingers to form mittens)
#4 - Cheap imitation bulky gloves that were so stiff, I couldn't make a fist
I finally got my isotoners from my hubby the year after.
My sister always bought people crap, from crap stores, for crap prices too.
She still might... but
after the 5th or 6th xmas where we (hubby and I) got nothing but crap from my
sister and hubby, I
said I wasn't doing it any longer and I was only buying for the kids!!
Are all sisters alike?
Sterling
Post by Heather
Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/3/09 8:49 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Thank you...
Only certain friends get beaded or stitched gifts. The ones who appreciate
them.
I'll never give my sister anything beaded again. She'd be bitching about how
her work scissors would walk away - so I made a long beaded leash that would
clip to her desk drawer and the scissors. I think it is still sitting in her
bedroom because it was too nice for the office (she works at the transfer
station). It was plastic beads for a reason....
I was going to trade my sister for yours.....but I wouldn't do that to you.
Mine has more money
than Bill Gates, yet buys all of our Xmas gifts at thrift shops, dollar
stores and discount
outlets.........in other words, anywhere she can save a buck. It doesn't
matter to her that the
item is too small, too ugly, wrong colour or wrong style.....and I have no
clue why she is so
thoughtless.
Picture a slightly overweight woman with 3 chins trying on this gift......a tight spandex
turtleneck in what could only be called sh*t brindle brown. Said woman tossed
it back to her and
told her to take it back......of course she couldn't cuz discount store sales
are final. LOL.
OTOH, she got mad at me when I went to the dollar store the next year and
bought all of her stuff
there and wrapped it in newspaper.....ROFL!! Yelled at me, in fact. Heh
heh......I loved it.
But she still didn't get the hint.
Sisters.......take mine please!!
HF (of course, I don't know the overweight woman..cough....but we all get a
good giggle out of
that Xmas)
Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-04 16:03:47 UTC
Permalink
Post by Heather
Post by Cheryl Isaak
On 9/3/09 8:49 AM, in article
Post by Dwyn
Your friend is very lucky indeed to have you for a friend! ;-)
Thank you...
Only certain friends get beaded or stitched gifts. The ones who appreciate
them.
I'll never give my sister anything beaded again. She'd be bitching about how
her work scissors would walk away - so I made a long beaded leash that would
clip to her desk drawer and the scissors. I think it is still sitting in her
bedroom because it was too nice for the office (she works at the transfer
station). It was plastic beads for a reason....
I was going to trade my sister for yours.....but I wouldn't do that to you.
Mine has more money than Bill Gates, yet buys all of our Xmas gifts at
thrift shops, dollar stores and discount outlets.........in other words,
anywhere she can save a buck. It doesn't matter to her that the item is too
small, too ugly, wrong colour or wrong style.....and I have no clue why she
is so thoughtless.
Picture a slightly overweight woman with 3 chins trying on this gift......a
tight spandex turtleneck in what could only be called sh*t brindle brown.
Said woman tossed it back to her and told her to take it back......of course
she couldn't cuz discount store sales are final. LOL.
OTOH, she got mad at me when I went to the dollar store the next year and
bought all of her stuff there and wrapped it in newspaper.....ROFL!! Yelled
at me, in fact. Heh heh......I loved it. But she still didn't get the
hint.
Sisters.......take mine please!!
HF (of course, I don't know the overweight woman..cough....but we all get a
good giggle out of that Xmas)
Ah - sisters, they are a pip sometimes. But I'll keep mine, I know her bad
habits already.

and we still laugh about the year I received a green pepper and salt from a
cousin's wife (now ex). Inside the box was the tag from the year before - it
was from my sister to the cousin.


C
Sterling
2009-09-04 23:42:01 UTC
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Geeezzzz, if they were handing out prizes for really crappy presents, you won hands down! A single
green pepper and salt... omg!

Sterling
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ah - sisters, they are a pip sometimes. But I'll keep mine, I know her bad
habits already.
and we still laugh about the year I received a green pepper and salt from a
cousin's wife (now ex). Inside the box was the tag from the year before - it
was from my sister to the cousin.
C
Cheryl Isaak
2009-09-05 11:22:21 UTC
Permalink
Well, it did smell funny! Like the cat whizzed on the box...

C
Post by Sterling
Geeezzzz, if they were handing out prizes for really crappy presents, you won
hands down! A single
green pepper and salt... omg!
Sterling
Post by Cheryl Isaak
Ah - sisters, they are a pip sometimes. But I'll keep mine, I know her bad
habits already.
and we still laugh about the year I received a green pepper and salt from a
cousin's wife (now ex). Inside the box was the tag from the year before - it
was from my sister to the cousin.
C
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