It appears that most of my recent posts have shown products that required some hammering. Not wanting to seem in a rut, I used a needle and fishing line (Fireline) to secure the beads for the pendant I just completed. I enjoy doing bead embroidery, but haven’t found that the cuff bracelets commonly made with this technique sell as quickly as I would like; therefore, I’m using the technique to make more pendants than bracelets. A photo of a cross pendant completed with bead embroidery was in an earlier post. I tried to think Spring in choosing the colors for this pendant. Although it’s difficult to tell in this picture, the light colored beads are yellow which is supposed to be the “hot” color for Spring and Summer. I used cobalt blue seed beads around the turquoise cabs and a white pearl for the center. This piece is backed with green ultra suede and I put a piece of copper sheeting between the pendant layers so it wouldn’t bend. I may use dark blue and yellow in the neck strand before marketing this piece.