Wheelies

These beaded beads are called Wheelies and are from the book Beadweaving Beyond the Basics by Kassie Shaw.  Kassie introduces the concept of FRAW (faux right angle weave), which really makes right angle weave go so much faster.  I love the idea and have now done a few projects from the book. 

The book shows these little cuties as earrings, which are very darling.  The only con I have with these earrings is that I can really see the thread that I am not crazy about.  I don't know if my size 8's were too small to fill in the spaces.  It's definitely not a tension thing - I couldn't pull it any tighter.   Nevertheless, they are still very cute!

  Side View

 Front side and back side.  The center bead pops up in the front.