Saturday, January 14, 2012

Snowflake

I received this kit in plenty of time, I allotted time to create the piece.  Then real life continued on.  I had the flu just after Christmas and humdinger of a cold on NYE.  I still have residuals (courtesy of asthma).  A nagging cough and wheeze and sinus stuff that you don't want the details of.  So on the 13th, I set down and finished the piece. The 14th, I took pictures and true to everything else that interfered in its completion, the cameras wouldn't cooperate.  My cell phone camera died, my husband's new Kodak wouldn't share and the old Kodak took four tries to get the connection to work.  /sigh.

That said - the piece is complete, I'm posting it now because Michelle doesn't mind and I'm not staying up till midnight.

It's sweet, I like it and it's going to a friend who grew up where it never snows (and I mean never) and has only seen snow occasionally in the last four years. 
Enjoy


and here's the other blogs (if I did this corretly).

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Why is this - Here Bead Dragons?

Welcome 2012

i will post from time to time on my beading -
sometimes simple, sometimes complex
but i can tell you this -

those of us who beads are Dragons


we love to play with jewels
horde them, guard them
& always love to have more of them

yeah, sounds like Dragon to me

Saturday, December 17, 2011

By Request

Last year a co-worker asked me to make her a name lanyard.  This year she asks if I can change it to a necklace because she wants to wear it more.  The pictures tell all.


Saturday, November 19, 2011

Beads from Beautifully Broken Me

http://beautifullybrokenme.blogspot.com/

As you can see she is offering a gorgeous set of beads and a wonderful findings. 
Someone will be lucky - we'll just have to wait until Nov 23. 

Sunday, November 6, 2011

"First Friday Giveaway - KB Glassworks Geode"

The Softflexgirl is giving away :  http://softflexgirl.blogspot.com/

It is a gorgeous Geode.  There are lots of wonderful folks in beading doing the nicest of things.
Whether or not I am the lucky one - everyone should have a chance to see and/or win this.

So practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Bead Giveaway by Laurel Moon

and what a wonderful giveaway it is:


Leah Fairbanks has beautiful lampwork.  The Leaf Iris Vessel is gorgeous.


Doesn't matter if I'm the lucky one or not - Beauty should be shared.



Tuesday, October 4, 2011

A great giveaway - maybe a fouraway

Over at http://e-workshops.blogspot.com/2011/09/launch-giveaway.html which is Riki's great site, she is holding a giveway - not just one, but one of four wonderful items can be won.  whether I'm lucky enough to win or not - it's even better to see the wonderful things she has created.

And speaking of creating things, this was a little item did based on a contest kit from Wonders of the World Bead Shop.   It's choker length, the better to have the glass dragonfly balanced.