Bud Heavy

So a while back I made seven beaded buds as seeds for a project I ended up not liking. The last few days I've been trying to figure out what to do with them. Some of them I simply finished into tiny flowers with stems, like these:


But after finishing two of them I found myself bored, and wondering if perhaps I was staying too inside the box with my thinking. What else could a rose be, other than a rose?

And that's when I realized how fun rings are, like the first photo in this post. At first I tried to do the ring with silver wire, but I found it uncomfortable to wear. So I tried another with a beaded band and really liked it. (I'd already done the one with wire and my daughter stole it, I stole it back to take pictures but she may not let me keep it to sell!)

Then Birdiee of Bonne-Vie posted about her latest material desires, one of which was a fabulous thin-banded headband. I could picture a bud on a band so clearly! So I made this:
And next, a bracelet. After that I think I'm done with buds for a little while. I don't want to get burnt out on the concept.