BBA Monthly Challenge :: May Flowers

This month Sharla of the Beaded Tail has challenged the BBA team to "create something with flowers and let your imagination bloom!"

I confess that this Spring has been start and stop. One day it is miserably cold, and a few days later it feels like July. I think my flowers in the yard are equally confused! Their blooms open up to the spring rains, and the hot days wilt them. 

This year I've been feeling like the colors are washed out, and decided to do a piece in muted colors. I took inspiration from my yard. 

I've been wanting to use some new beads that most people call "dragon scales." If you line them all up in a row they do look a bit like scales. If you click on the link you'll see an example of a bracelet made this way. 

But I wanted to try something different. I did a double cross over which created a cluster that locks in place, which I think resembles a lotus flower. I also used a few faceted yellow glass beads from Znetshows. I like how the white makes the pale yellow stand out like my flowering dogwood or my double bloom daffodils. I do like how this pattern turned out. I just might have to try it in other colors!