First of all ladies..... to a wonderfully prosperous 2015 ! Happy New Years !
I finally had a moment to sit and blog, catch up with everyone as December is still a blur. There
was so much beading and chainmailling going on, company lunches, family gatherings that I was
unable to sit peacefully and blog. Additionally the four fur babies were not used to us being home
so much and they were very, " I need a hug Mom! ". I always like to take a few moments and
think about everything that happened in during the year and that is when I realized...... Wow! My 2014 was non-stop. I moved from my home state of 58 years.....I started a new job......I am getting used to a totally different environment ( laid-back ) compare to the Non Stop " Balls to the Walls"..... of Florida and Construction. I do find myself having to step back when doing business here in Western North Carolina, take a deep breath and quote the following mantra - " It's all good ".
My only sorrow is I miss the beading buddies of Port St. Lucie. We were a very dynamic group and I do miss that dynamic. I am blessed that I will still see some of them at the Retreats scheduled for 2015 or I will just drive and drag them up here to enjoy the beauty.
On to beady things....... our 2015 Resolutions.
Mine will encompass the next step in my beadyness. ( My own word, thank you ).
1. Becoming highly proficient as a photographer. I can see evening technical school in my future.
2. The Website : " Raven's Call Designs ". I have found the Raven is my personal totem so I am working around this lovely bird.
3. Learning one new technique each month.
4. Self Esteem- I really am a very good Bead Embroiderer. Why do I have issues with that?
5. Compassion - take it to the next level.
6. Learning to design my own patterns and embroidery designs.
I think that will be a good start to 2015.
We started a new " Beaded Art Doll " Round Robin - " Mini Beanie Babies " for something fun to do over the holiday's.
I worked on Aryd'ell's pink pig first and what a divine treasure. I just love that pig and I did the pig butt!
I continued to make Skull Bursts and Bird Skulls and have become quite proficient in making my own chains for the pendants. I you have time visit the Chain Maille Face Book Group. What a great group of people and such inspiration. I just love " Jodey Savitt Hathaway" and have found some great metal treasure's from her. And of course, my teacher Gen Smith posts all the time. For Chainers.....it's a treat. My brother Don is taking up the chaining cause for Wallet Chains ( Harley Rider ). This could become a family affair.
I finally made the 3-strand Helms Weave in Bright Aluminum. I always drooled on Sue Harney's
( Mid Southeast Bead Retreat ) 3 strand and I was determined I was making one for myself. I'll need to do a close up of the weave joints but " It's Mine.....all Mine ".
And finally ordered Square Rings...... Just made the sweetest little Byzantine and I'll photo this weekend along with the Christmas gifts that were made.
Two Embroidery pieces on the board but I will wait to do a sneak peak. Lot's of Crazy Lace Agate.
And then finally, my surprise ending to 2014:
I had submitted an application to " The Battle of the Beadsmith's 2015 " with the personal understanding that I did not expect to make the cut. I mean it is a Worldwide Battle of some of the greatest Bead Embroiderers ever known. Legends actually.
Today's list on Facebook ' The Battle of the Beadsmith " page: I'm on it. GULP!
AUSTRALIA:
- Neva Brown
- Patrick Duggan
- Melissa Ingram
- Catriona Starpins
- Noel Wyres
- Mel Wiegard
- Wendy Hatton
- Maryanne Villalba
AUSTRIA:
- Svetlana Hackl
- Enikö Fabian
BELGIUM:
- Anna Fjellborg
- Josane demuylder
- RITA VELLEMANS
BULGARIA:
- Albena Petkova
- Yana Cvetkova
- Aset Tsoloeva
Canada:
- Milena Stoilova
- Pauline Peskoff
- Milla Hope
Costa Rica:
- vaneska joias
CZECH REPUBLIC:
- Nela Kábelová
- Lucie Luuthien
- Ringaile Radojevic
- Alena Heinrichová
- Zuzana Hampelová Valešová
- Monika Kašparová
- Lea Paličková
- Dita Koksová
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
- Edgar Lopez
ESTONIA:
- Katrin Põdra
FRANCE:
- Lakota Taylor
- EWA MACHNIK
- Barbara Steger
- Vaiana SIMONET
GERMANY:
- Kris empting-obenland
- Swetlana Fuchs
- Olga Haserodt
- Nadine Zanner
- Elena Markovski
- Natalie von Oldenburg
- Nadya Gerber
HONG KONG:
- Clara Lai
HUNGARY:
- Eva Csizmadia Lajosne
- Eva Dobos
- Margit Vogel
- Bita-Simon Erika
- Böbe Ikotics
- Gaburiné Kelemen Beáta
- Anett Pulai-Morvai
- Edit Peng
- Zsuzsanna Lázár (Káli Gopika)
- Erzsébet Kis Jakab
IRELAND:
- Grazyna Walczak
- Katalin Appadoo
ISRAEL:
- Isabella Lam
- Svetlana Dubinsky
ITALY:
- Monica Vinci
- Mariaconcetta Gaetani
- eliana maniero
- annalisa esposito
- Serena Di Mercione
- Tiziana Messina
- Luana Proni
- Jolanda Violante
- Giuseppe Buraschi
- Rossella Seghezzi
- Ilenia Ruzza
- Stefania Iucci
- JELENA SAVELJEVA
- Daniela Presutti
- Arianna Raffa
- Graziella Malara
- sabrina Milardi
- Maria Curridori
- Laura Giusti
- Cira Troilo
Kazakhstan:
- Alexandra Volkova (nickname Aliaska-strange),
LATVIA:
- Alla Molotkova
LITHUANIA:
- Dovilė Vasiliauskaitė-GataBell
- Rasa Vilcinskaite
MALTA:
- Joanne Zammit
NETHERLANDS:
- Monique de Boer
- Bonita Hendriks
- Kim Jansen
- Esther Wijma
- Elly Budding
- Neeltje Meerman
NEW ZEALAND:
- Leanne Gray
POLAND:
- AGNIESZKA RODO
- Elena Orłowska
- EWelina Kuzawińska-Tymosiak
- Grazyna Anton
- Joanna Młodkowska-Brach
ROMANIA:
- Alina Emandi
- Mohjazi Mirela
- Arona Haryo
- Andra Marasteanu
- Roxana Bacila
- Andrea Zelenak
- Camelia Oszlanszky
- Ioana Csiki Sava
RUSSIA:
- Maria Vukolova
- Kurtova Anna
- Nadezda Vinogradova
- Albina Lapina
- Ksenia Krutikova
- Anastasiya Ivantsova(Kylakova)
- Sidina Irina Viktorovna
- Anna Kurzina
- Svetlana Ivanova
- Anastasia Klimanova
- Alena Kalinina
- Natalia Luzik
SINGAPORE:
- Margon vandongen
SLOVAKIA:
- Erika Sándor
- Emese Kovácsová
- Zuzana Hake
SLOVENIA:
- Apollinariya Koprivnik
SOUTH AFRICA:
- Sarah Louise Gordon
SPAIN:
- GALINA NEDELCHEVA
- LOLI GARCÍA TIRADO
- Ana María Pozo Reyes
- Tanya Ivanova
SWEDEN:
- Kristina Kristiansson
- Nausikaa Dahllöf
- Maria Nyberg
- Anna Lindell
- Veronica Jonsson
- Misan Tejre
- Fia Vindh
- Iha Vahlberg Orre
- Christina Glasell
- Margareta Gustavsson
- Carin Riese
- Charina Qvarfordt
- Tiina Lilja
- Kerstin Kallin
SWITZERLAND:
- Natalija Bekic
- Fiby Kreutzer
UKRAINE:
- Tatiyana Kobets
- Elena Holovchenko
- Marina Korobka
United Kingdom:
- Nicole Stanley
- Olga Mulyarova
- Rebecca Williams
- Tracey Gwilliams
- Lynn Davy
- Dee Wingrove-Smith
- Katie Dean
- Marilyn Norman
- Vicky Roberts
- Dianne Cracknell
- Jenny Argyle
- Sarah Tucker
- Dee Elgie
- Jennifer Airs
- Agnieszka Buczkowska
USA:
- Kate Tracton
- Kassie Shaw
- Janice Cuozzo
- Jamie Reynolds
- Christina Neit
- Patty Parker
- Angela Plager
- Diana Yum-Bucher
- Anna Perelman
- Shirley McManus
- Ann Recotta
- Therese Magnani
- Tammy Norton
- Coral Tuttle Egelund
- Nikki Messal
- Becky Griffith
- Sharayah Sheldon
- Barbara A Conrad
- Anna Hobgood
- Carmen Smith
- Jennifer Shibona
- Kathy Benson
- Jean Upton
- Terri Richards
- Sharon Edelman
- Tatyana Fedorikhina
- Betty Cox
- Jeanne Evans
- Catherine King ( Little ole me )
- Lynn Parpard
- Christine Maj
- Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
- Teressa Dyer
- Elena Orłowska
- Tina Odembo Hobbs
- Beth Dewey
- Lynn Hedgecock
- Mickey Parker
- Sheryl Stephens
- Dot Lewallen
- Iryna Shlapakova
- Raven Pena
- Pauline Kuzemchik
- Hannah Rosner
- Naan Pocen
- Jody Young
- Ileana munteanu
A very large gulp as the reality sets in.
