So here's a lovely little number. Pink and purple hearts, made with delica beads.
I only have three colors of Delicas (two now, technically), and since Delica beads fit only with other Delica beads and my colors were pink, purple and green I didn't have a whole lot of options. Creating this bracelet used up the purple ones, but I'm not sure quite how I feel about pink and green together, so I don't quite know what I'm going to do with the remainder.
Certain people among you might say that I should buy more Delicas! But the truth is that I don't care for them. I've never really used them before (and I'm a bit vague on how I ended up with two of the three colors I have), but I approached this project with an open mind.
I liked that all the beads were the exact same size and cut, and fit together perfectly without bulges in any dimension, but that was pretty much the only thing I liked about them.
They are too small. I sewed and sewed and sewed and still had half a bracelet. My other heart bracelet(s) have eight hearts, this one has TEN to make up the same length. I'll have to jack the prices of my bracelets up even higher if I switch to delicas.
And then there's the fact that they are...inorganic. While beautiful, the bracelet has a slight sense of having been built with Legos; a bunch of perfect squares lined up perfectly with the separation between them hard to see. The Czech beads had a more oval shape, which can cause it's own problems, but that rounded space between the beads adds a certain natural feel and organic texture that the Delicas just don't have.
So I enjoyed making this bracelet (and it's beautiful) and I'll probably enjoy making whatever I make from my remaining green and pink Delicas, but in the meantime I don't think I'll be converting my bead collection over.
A fact for which my pocket-book thanks me.
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