I have some new stock! Because why say heck, when you can wear heck, in glorious embroidery! https://www.reeshasbeads.co.uk
When Andre was growing up, he never thought it odd that his heart didn’t beat with a dull drumbeat pulse but instead ‘ticked’ a crisp and precise ‘tock’ through his veins.
For all he knew, this was how all hearts worked. Ticking along in perfect metronomic time, causing all other clocks in the vicinity to match its beat. He just assumed that’s why we’d made clocks like that. What other conclusion was he supposed to reach?
It wasn’t until he was a teenager that this assumption was quite thoroughly deconstructed, as he fainted in class and had to go into hospital. When the doctor put her stethoscope to his chest she heard, instead of the usual lub-dub of thumping meat, a steady metallic sound of perfectly kept time.
The doctor said to Andre:
“Um, your chest appears to be ticking?”
To which Andre replied:
“Oh no, is it not keeping good time? I’ve always been regular before.”
The doctor wasn’t quite sure what to say to that. So she sent him to get an x-ray instead.
The results were … surprising.
There, drawn out in negative, was a timepiece growing out of his heart and nestled beneath the clockface of his ribs.
This caused much consternation from the assembled doctors, not to mention Andre’s parent. They had always done their best to take care of him and thought they’d done a damn good job all things considered, so this really was a bit much.
It was only Andre who seemed sanguine about the situation. After all, he’d managed perfectly well so far with a clock in his heart. What could he really be expected to do about the situation?
Given the hubbub, they sent Andre for a second x-ray. Then a third. Then a fourth. As well as numerous other tests.
The fainting, it turned out, was not related to the heart, but a simple result of low blood sugar.
Much more interesting was what the subsequent x-rays revealed: Andre’s heart was *counting down*.
There was a great deal of speculation about what it might be counting down *to*. Perhaps to his death? Grim, but possible. To some important event? Who knows. Perhaps a time bomb? Well, we can’t rule anything out.
Andre didn’t let it bother him too much. His clockwork heart had never steered him wrong, after all, so he was content to trust it to take care of itself, oiled by his blood and powered by his strength.
Then, one day, it finally counted all the way down…
He was walking down the street on the way to the library. It was a nice day, so he had just bought an ice cream with a single chocolate flake. It would keep him cool till he got to the library’s calming air-conditioned oasis.
Then he heard a ringing out. It was coming from his chest.
An alarm was going off.
Not only that, but he could hear another alarm going off nearby.
He walked in the direction of the other alarm and it took him up to a house on a nearby side street.
He knocked on the door.
It was opened by a man with a thin angular face, dainty spectacles on his nose and leaves in his hair. Behind him, the hallway stretched on into the distance, the knotted wooden floor lit by a strange dappled light from heavy crystal chandeliers.
He looked at Andre. Andre stared back.
Their hearts rang their alarm in harmony.
“Would you like my flake?” Said Andre.
“Very much.” Said the man with leaves in his hair.
[This story was inspired by this gorgeous piece of jewelry by the amazing @reeshasbeads https://www.reeshasbeads.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/heart-shaped-bead-embroidery-brooch-with-paris-cabochon
Oh gosh. A wonderful friend of mine wrote a story inspired by one of my brooches. GOSH
Had to keep this #necklace cause I loved it too much to sell it! You ever made something you just couldn’t part with?
#beading #beadembroidery #irridescent #ooak #craftersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/ByW_9bwnQnh/?igshid=11mgrstkewx87
I am dead proud of this piece, it’s a technique called triangular peyote stitch, that I really should play around more with. Also, it’s RAINBOW and it’s pride month, and unlike some major corporations, I, and all my employees (bwim me, and myself) are both fully suportive of LGBTA+ Rights, and also, pansexual. So I’m allowed to advertise rainbow jewellery during pride :P
GOSH AND GOLLY I HAVE NEGLECTED THIS TUMBLR! But exciting stuff is happening. I have a new website. And better pictures. And more stock. And a sale section! Come see my new shiny home :)
Snow White! One of my fave creations ever, not gonna lie.
Also whoops sent this to the wrong blog....
Inspired by the infamous Ginny Weasley, this autumnal beaded necklace is sure to cast a spell on anyone who sees it (I really should stick to making jewellery, not puns...)
So, I have an Etsy Store now! How exciting! Click the pic to check it out :D Also this new piece is caled Medusa, I designed it all myself and I am super proud of it!
It is finished! This piece took 6 hours, and boasts 62 swarovski crystals. It is astonishingly sparkly and I am so pleased with it.
Started work on the Galaxy necklace :D
Started work on that commission!
The centre piece for the galaxy necklace came it's so sparkly! :D
More commissions! This is for a friend who wants something stately and regal for when their LARP character need to put on their "serious buisness" face. That is the characters coat of arms. It's gonna be blinging :) also I'm finally going to have an excuse to play with those lovely resin roses!
Working on a St Petersburg stitch bracelet on my (finally) tidy desk. Pill boxes are the *best* way to store small beads, FYI.
A friend has commissioned me to make a science/space themed necklace. These are my vague first designs, I’m very excited, can you tell?
Replicate the mysterious potential of the Ood's secondary brain by simply buying and wearing this pendant. Allegations that Reesha's Beads developed this technology in collaboration with Ood Operations have not been verified. "Can cast Psionic Chorus 1/day."
Whether Yahztee, Backgammon, or Dungeons and Dragons is your game of choice, this delightful hand flower's secret probability manipulators will surely bring you victory. +7 to LUCK