Work in Progress Wednesday

This is the start of my bead journal for September.  The background is a dark blue velvet and in the photo it looks kind of grey.   A lot of light is needed to capture the holographic shine of the beads and therefore the rest is washed out.  I have used rather large elements to start off this design.  I don't usually and so I am a bit concerned that it won't turn out so well.  It is too soon to judge though.  Bring on the tiny beads!
I am linking to
https://www.quiltfabrication.com/
https://estheraliu.blogspot.com/
http://needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.com/