Winter Sparkle Blog Hop is by Lisa Lodge from :http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/.

I am bit late in posting this but it's still the 22nd.
My apologies for being late.  
The colors I received were blues and clear crystals.
I had the snowflakes and I used the clear crystals on the central snowflake to provide a point of focus.   I still have the earrings to finish, probably tomorrow (added under the necklace).
Lisa put together wonderful kits and I really liked the one I received.  So here it is:  

and the other folks in the blog hop are:

Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life
Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation
Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations
Toltec Jewels, Jewel School Friends
Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Heather Richter, Desert Jewelry Designs
Ev Shelby, Raindrop Creations
Dolores Raml, CraftyD's Creations
Kim Dworak, Cianci Blue
Cassi Renee Paslick, Beads: Rolling Downhill
Annette Rivers, Mama Owl's Mess
Tammie Tusher Everly, TTE Designs
Marybeth Rich, A Few Words from within the Pines
Norbel Marolla, She Flies Again Jewelry
Karen Burg, KEB Designs
Karin Grosset Grange, Ginkgo et Coquelicot
Jasvanti Patel, Jewels by Jasvanti

Halloween is over - All Saint's Day for a bit longer.
This is a project that took awhile - but went faster once I got a new lens prescription. 
Delica's in 11 O's.  Pattern by Megan Baker.
I had to adapt it a bit because it's for a 10 year old with a 5" wrist, but I did allow for growing.

Beading the peyote stitch is one of the most relaxing forms of beading that I know even if the design is complex.

Enjoy your day.  

 

A reminder to myself for a good reason

from Beading Daily ... Make Your Beadwork More Spiritual

The one thing that Native American beadwork techniques and stitches have in common is the belief that the time spent doing them to create beautiful objects is a way to honor the spirit world. So, take a deep breath and relax before you sit down to bead. Light a candle and focus your intentions before you pick up your needle and beads, and most of all, remember to enjoy your journey. * * *  I so understand this and agree with it.  

 

   ... Visited my best friend and her hubby today.  He had been successfully treated for lung cancer and been given the all clear for the last 6 months ... Now they've just been told it has reoccurred and spread.  He going to do chemo again, not because he can beat the cancer but because it will buy him time to be with her.  

Not only are Beaders very creative they are also very generous. 

This time Heather Powers of Humblebead.com is gifting - - - 

http://www.humblebeads.com/blog/midnight-garden-bracelet-tutorial-giveaway

It's a really pretty bracelet - lovely colors. 

Her tutorial is also there on how to create it. 

The Beading Gem's Journal always has wonderful information.
Today is even better as she has a marvelous giveaway.

http://www.beadinggem.com/2013/08/onecklaces-50-name-or-monogram-jewelry.html#more

It's really nice of her to do this with Onecklaces.

So one of us will be the lucky one on 08-12.

Best of luck.

~cryssT

Bead Hoaders hop

Sorry for late posting but it's still the 20th.  My 97 year old Uncle was ill and passed away last night.  Not an excuse just part of the reason for the delayed posting. 

My thanks to Lori for this marvelous idea.
Getting some done is better than none.
The top one is for a co-worker who has a penchant for red and animal stripes.
The middle one is Raven stealing the Moon, the moon is MoP and Labradorite beads.
The bottom one, a friend gave me the focal and asked me to make her a necklace. 
So here are the pieces I managed to complete:

Micro-macrame

So I have a new interest - I want to learn micro-macrame because I think it would lend itself well to creating items for men.  That said - there's a great giveaway - the bracelet kit and the on-line class - I might be the lucky one.

http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/