My New Mantra.....

MY NEW MANTRA.......

" It's Time for Mental Yoga.......BEAD ON!"

The Beading Babe Challenge by Helena Tang-Lim.

                            BEADING BABES- Bring Beaders Together.................

For Project No: Five ( 5 ) of the Beading Babes..... Here are the details: Purchase Helena's Four Leaf Clover Cuff pattern at the full price of US $12.00 via her online store. Done...... On the reveal date please share your pictures of your completed pieces (or if you didn't get to finish the piece show that you have made a start). Then simply email Helena a link to your blog or Facebook page to receive 50% of the value of the tutorial back. MANEK LADY Four Leaf Clover Cuff.pdf (1.19 MB) ~ Download link will expire in 2 days

I hope you will enjoy making one of my designs and look forward to your continued support.

If you have any questions, do let me know.
 

Happy Beading!
Helena Tang-Lim | The Manek Lady
email : helena@manek-manek.com

And then of course...today working on a Bead Babe Challenge by Helena Tang-Lim.  The reveal is June 24th  Sunday and most of the ladies are working on Helena's Echo's of Nefertiti that was in Bead and Button.....I love this pattern, looking forward to the reveal.

Beadreamz Yahoo Group Loom Challenge

Began my Beadreamz Yahoo Group Loom Challenge Piece.  I set up my Don Pearce Loom and decided I would make an Amulet Bag called " Ravens Call ".  I had come across a wonderful Raven Piece by Mary Hipple aka Kodiak on ETSY and I love Raven's and feel it's time for Raven's Call.  I am short on time with the pieces to be uploaded by May 15th....But you know its the Challenge that I love.

First photo's of the loom set.  And I ordered two Black Bone Feathers for the side drops.  Let see how Raven's Call develop's.

Ladies of the Evening Bead Gathering

This past week I started a wonderful event for the Ladies around Port St. Lucie.  Every other Wednesday we meet at my Condo's Clubhouse and just bead and enjoy each others company.  Genny Smith post's it on the Florida Bead Retreat Yahoo Group and at Beads and Baubles.  Out first meeting was this Wednesday the 2nd of May and I was so surprised at how many ladies came.  We had a full house with ten to begin  Since most of us are teachers it is nice to just sit and catch up and enjoy our fabulous talent.

Student Extraordinaire

Catherine Russell finished her newest Beaded Cuff and wished to bring it to Beads and Baubles for photographing while I was teaching in Ft. Pierce:  Spectacular and she modeled both creations with hugs.  I was her mentor and had helped her develop her courage to Bead Embroider.  I was over whelmed with her

Catherine Russell...Student Extraordinaire

Mint and Peace Cuff.  First Cuff 

compliments but look at her color combinations.  Just outstanding.  She is an artist in her own right....... Next Class....Beaded Collars.   Visions of Sherry Serafini will be dancing in our heads.

Still Deficient in Blogging.

Still deficient in Blogging.  Making sure I start taking the IPAD to work so when I have a moments break at work I can catch up with all of the wonderful Beady things that happen over the weekend and during the week.

Hummm, so let us start with Ernie....he is the first Bird arrival from the Yahoo Group Bead Bird 1 Round Robin.  Ernie belongs to Ruth Osbourne in Dewey, AZ.  Since he was my first, I spent time in contemplation and then he just came alive.  I ended up doing his BUTT Feathers as I started laughingly calling the process. I was amazed in how he developed and even though it took me a week or so to get used to the curved needles, I am hooked when it comes to using them on 3-Dimensional forms.  I used the John James #10 curved and I am now a fan.  Ernie will be heading off to Deej tomorrow so she can complete a piece and I just received my second RR piece which is Dian's Bird.  Ruth Osbourne did her first.  Photo's to follow

So many beads.....so little time

Amazing the amount of beading you can fit into small breaks and what time you have during the evening..... do others have amazing shortcut's on finding time for multiple projects?

In my amazing effort to catch up with all of the amazing beading things that have happened over the past month, let us start with 4/7/2012.  I had been requested to hold a Workshop at my house for the local Chapter of NAWIC ( National Association of Women In Construction ) Tri-County Chapter.  Their President Lisa Seavy also works at Gerelco and love's to make jewelry.  They wanted to do Wire Wrapping and I thought it was a perfect environment.  So we had a morning early afternoon workshop and showed the ladies how to work and maneuver Wire.  They did fabulous and each participant left with two bracelets and a pair of earrings....  AWESOME JOB Ladies....

Then my wonderful Bead Embroiderer Catherine Russell was feeling insecure on putting her new cuff on a Brass Blank so she headed over when she found out I had students here.....
Her creation and use of colors are outstanding.  And once I showed her how easy it was to use a Brass Blank....she was on a roll.