I'm well chuffed because this week I finished my bracelet for the local bead group challenge set by Bead magazine. I'm calling it Woodland Glade. Its going to be published sometime next year. Seed beading with me usually involves a lot of unpicking and artistic resting (unfinished pieces get to hibernate until I get my second wind).
I remembered someone saying that a seed bead piece with netting base with surface embellishements was easy and quick. Well since I am seed bead challenged individual, this seemed to be the perfect answer to making up something completely new with the green & teal seeds and minty drops we all got handed out last month.I still have no absolutely idea what size seed beads they were, but they all seemed to fit with some leftover beads from an earring kit, so that went into the netting base which just made made it look even more gorgeously green, then embellished the edge with the minty drops. I created my carpet of grass using 4mm green firepolish beads stitched to stand proud.
It looked quite nice but still not quite enough. So when is enough embellishment enough? Until you can't stitch anymore beads on!! 
I really wanted lots of butterflies but since I didn't have any, several scattered green leaf and glass oddment beads and yet more mint drops PLUS one large plain button seemed like the perfect contrast to my encrusted bracelet. The closure is a peyote stitch made up with mint drops and green seeds. Fab effort for a non seedbeader I think, I am very proud of this!!
Wiredreamer
04/04/08 Update
Check this out, published in Bead April 2008..whoo hoo am famous now!!