UFO ( Unfinished Objects )
UFO's ( Unfinished Objects )...... how many of us have trays stacked five high? With three stacks?
I have come to the opinion that our creativity know's NO BOUNDS and therefore we start too project
hop as a new idea blooms during our busy day. So it was interesting to come across this Beading
Daily article
Is It Time to Finish a Few Beading Projects?
"If a cluttered desk is a sign
of a cluttered mind, of what, then is an empty desk a sign?" ~Albert
Einstein
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When I've run out of storage bags for
my UFOs, it's time to start finishing my beading projects.
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I think Einstein was on to something
when he said that. When it comes to seed bead patterns, I always have five or
six beading projects going at the same time. (Actually, it's more like seven,
or eight, or...) When I run out of room on my desk, I start stacking my bead
trays. When the stack of bead trays starts to tilt precariously, I start
spreading out to the dining room table, my photo table, and even on the seat of
the armchairs in the living room.
Sure, it's easy to start a dozen
seed bead patterns at a time. They're just so PRETTY! And I get kind of a rush
at the beginning of a new beading project, kind of the same way I get that
adrenaline rush at the beginning of a road trip. But finishing all these
beading projects? Well, sometimes that's a little more difficult. If you've got
a bag full of beautiful UFOs in your bead stash, you know exactly what I mean.
Fortunately, there are some things
that motivate me to finish my beading projects. Do any of these apply to you?
2. I want an excuse to buy more
beads. If I know that I'm going on a
bead-buying trip or heading to a bead show, I'll ramp up my beading in the
weeks before the trip. This way, I can tell myself that, oh, shucks, I just
used up the last of my 3mm round fire polished beads, so I had better stock up
on more!
3. The forecast is calling for snow
every day this week. The weather definitely has an effect
on my ability to finish my seed bead patterns. Winters up here in the
Adirondack mountains can be very long and very cold, so when the forecast calls
for five straight days of snow showers and temperatures hovering just above
freezing, I take that as a sign to curl up in front of the wood stove and get
to work on my beading projects.
4. I've run out of bead trays and
bags for storing my half-finished beading projects. I think one of the reasons why I buy so many bead trays and
plastic bags is so that I don't have to finish all my beading projects at once.
But once in a while, I find that every single last Bead On It Board and
Designer's Workpad that I own is filled with a beading project. I suppose I
could always squeeze two or three projects in together on a single bead tray,
but I just don't know if those beads would play nicely together. And when I
find that I've used up the last of the gallon-size plastic storage bags, well,
then I know it's time to start finishing up a couple of these seed bead
patterns so that I can -- what else? -- start a new one!
5. There's a new outfit in my closet
and no jewelry to match it. I'm
a frequent visitor to my local resale and thrift shops, mainly because I love
to buy new clothes. Another motivator for me to finish up a seed bead pattern
is when I find a gorgeous new dress, sweater, or blouse and just have to have a
new necklace or pair of beaded earrings to match it!
