New Year

January is the 1st month and while this piece was completed in late December (the 22nd) it is the first one i have to post for 2011. so i'm off to a great start (well, better than last year).

Delica's, size 11, even count peyote. depending on the light it flashes pink or purple.

sorry it's been so long. enjoy these as i probably won't post until after the New Year. then to see if i can be a bit more consistent. these are all pieces that were gifts or orders.

Eyeglass holder:

The Use the Muse i did not complete on time to enter:

Name Tag Lanyard - the beads may be big but are very lightweight:

Bookmark - it's hard to see but these are shoes and the center beads are ruby colored.

A bead bracelet swap - she wanted fall colors.


and this is probably in a previous blog - Flit - a Use the Muse entry - asymmetrical and except for one line, it's continuous wire.

Enjoy your Holidays.

aaargh !

here it is August and i realize i haven't posted since December. since this blog is mostly for my pleasure - then it's ok. lots went on and i have items created. guess i best get the pictures taken and posted. fair is in less than a month but i have most of my pieces finished.

Use the Muse 3

wonderful contest and i have great fun in completing a piece. am hoping to get my beading area sorted up and running by the 1st of the year [2010]. given all that's gone on this summer i'm happy to have this one completed. so enjoy.

Heart of the Ocean giveaway

Scarlett has the most beautiful gem on display in her blog http://www.thebeadersmuse.com/journal/2009/12/16/heart-of-the-ocean-giveaway.html - so here's my goals: our Interstate Fair is in September 2010 and my goal is to have 8 different items for entry. one will be the Use the Muse III that i completed. another goal is to learn a new stitch and make a minimum of 5 items of that stitch so that i truly get the hang of it. lastly (for the moment) my main goal is to enter all upcoming Use the Muse contests so that i can 1) receive the beautiful items and 2) improve my ability to create unique jewelry from those items.

use the Muse 3 and tech challenged

far be it from me to get it right the first time and if DOS were still the only way to access computers, i would be playing checkers.

i recently entered Use the Muse 3 - you'll see the piece in a couple days but i'm trying to get another part of Scarlett's contests done correctly.

SO :

i had a great time creating my Muse 1, it was simple yet elegant. i missed entering the Muse 2 because we were in process of moving. my Muse 3 really showed progression in my concepts of what makes a beaded bracelet and i even had asymmetry in my creation. looking back over the 3 contests i have improved my technique and a good part of that has been entering the Muse contests and looking at others fine craft work. my favorite part is receiving the package to see what the Muse is and revelling in the beauty of the all the beads.

enough for tonight.

daughter of friends of ours graduated from high school last week. so i created this for her. she's petite, has dark hair (subject to change) and cute. hope she likes it. i like it. Swarovski's are so wonderful.