How can one be so blessed..... Part Deux.....

and then there was more....

Rare Picture jasper with Blue

Don't you just love that hematite.....looks like bubbles

I've come to the conclusion that not only do I enjoy cabbing but I need to learn the names of the slabs I am working with.

How can one be so blessed....an Estate Sale with Rocks and Tools and more tools, Oh My!

Cannot tell you how excited we were to learn of an Estate Sale in Port St. Lucie.  An Rock Hound from
California and living in Port St. Lucie recently passed and his son and daughter in law were wonderful about
telling the Club of an upcoming Estate Sale with tons of rock, tools and books.  Needless to say Deborah had just had major surgery but she was up for going on Saturday and Sunday and Monday.  Goodness, did Deborah, Genny and I strike it at this sale and Deborah ended up buying the cabbing machines, Dop pots,
and just all kinds of wonderful tools to set up her own shop when she has mended fully.  Needless to say,
the treasures are unbelievable and they let Deborah and her daughter come back on Monday to pick up all
the unclaimed rock to share with friends.  Boy did I luck out with some vintage Bead and Button magazines to boot.

" Can it get any better than this? "

Azurite

Current Bracelet Projects

Genny Smith turned me on to a lovely new pattern, "The Flat Russian Spiral"  is Genny's interpetation.
Of course, the pattern is worse than Lay's Potato Chips.  You can't make just one.... and I have two more
on the board...

Then Jennifer posted a Pinterest piece that she loved and of course, I had to make it just for her....
My love of Vintaj Brass made this project a charm to make, " No Pun Intended "....

A lovely " 5 Strand Bracelet " with Chain, Fire Polish and Pearls.

So, speaking of Pinterest.  At first when all the ladies were raving about Pinterest, I was just saying
" Yeah! Yeah! " and not paying attention,  I was so wrong.

It has become my visual encyclopedia and stimulates the senses whenever I have one of those, " I don't know what to do ".  I believe I am so set in my ways at times I do not realize the value of Blogging or Pinterest, but I am now a believer.  Posts of the Bead Embroiderer's that I admire have their photographs available for Pinterest and it has become a virtual storage of delightful patterns, techniques and true inspiration.   And the colors.....yes, those are on Pinterest as well.

I should design a lovely " Ode to Pinterest "......

Time is Flying......" way too fast"........... Beaded Art Dolls

I am going to have to start Blogging on the IPAD to keep up with all the lovely treasures going on right now.....OK! Where did I leave off?  As always, I have been hopping being in Two Beaded Art Doll Round Robins.  Haven't figured out how I did that, but, " It's all good".

I completed my section of the Dian " ELess " Giraffes for the " My Favoite Things " Group.  Are they not
just adorable.  She had requested Primary colors in the tradition of the " Primary Cows in Chicago ".

I had the neck portion of these two little darlings.

Then I had to complete my lovely " Tiny Treasure Doll " for our Beaded Art Doll Group.  These are wonderful theme dolls that fit into Altoid tins that are decorated to match the Doll.  My exchange friend was Sherry Groves.

This project was actually a very fun project.

Sherry Grove

Today at 11:29 AM

GOT MY TURTLE!! Catherine - he is absolutely lovely!!! love the fabric decorations!!! I was at the beach when the package arrived - so your theme was PERFECT!!!

Also, mine to you was ready to mail Saturday....I stopped in VA on way home from the beach, showed it to my friend Lori - and the tin had RUSTED?!!!!

So I'm rushing to get another tin done....I am sorry for the delay! I DO have pics of your treasure and hope you'll thoroughly enjoy it. It should go out in tomorrow's. mail.....though this new tin is giving me problems, for a different reason!! UGH!

Sherry

I have two more dolls I am completing the next two weeks and photo's will upload.  I have been thinking about how much the Beaded Art Dolls have taken my Bead Embroidery to new levels.  My stitch process has expanded to stitches I would have never used.  

Changing my Blog Around.......

Well, you know those artist types......they just keep changing things around just to see how it appears.
The dark backround from my previous blog layout was too dark and I really, really, really love to see
color in all of it's glorious form.  I love the clean, crisp layout of  Marcia DeCosters " Mad Design" site, her colors are vibrant and stimulating...... more changes to come.

                                                            " What no smiley faces? "

Bead Hoarders Blog Hop

SO... today is the day for Lori Andersons " Bead Hoarder's Blog Hop".  As always, Lori has tantilized our imagination after our Bead Soup Blog Party for one additional Blog Hop for all of those Bead Hoarder's out there........  Way to go Lori!

It was a tad difficult to contemplate " Bead Hoarding " as a Bead Embroider.  But as I positively adore working in Vintaj Brass, I gave it a go:

The first piece is a lovely Sea Design from sunny Florida, using Vintaj Brass and a few odd's and end beads I have had stashed in the closet.  Sea Blue of course.

This piece was inspired by a article in Stringing, and it just took off with Charms and Vintaj Brass pieces.  My first go with my new Bail Pliers.

Secondly,

A Five Strand RAW ( Right Angle Weave ) piece.  This bracelet was due to a miss order where I ended up with ( 300 ) Three Hundred 4mm Bicones of the wrong color..... LOL!  I just could not send them back, so TaDa......a five strand bracelet that sit's charmingly on the wrist.  

And Lastly,

I had recieved a charming crucifix as a gift and had just ordered a lovely rosary chain.....  I could not be happier.

I hope you'll pour some coffee, pull up your footstool and enjoy visiting the following " Bead Hoarders" as they WOW you with their newest treasures for their Hoarded Stash.  Thank you Lori for allowing us to play

with our beads and I look forward to our next adventure.

                                                                 THE PARTICIPANTS

1.  Lori Anderson, Pretty Things

2. Nancy Dale, NEDBeads
3. Roxanne Mendoza, Roxi Designs
4.  Melissa Trudinger, beadrecipes
5.  Rana Lea, Rana Lea Designs
6.  Leah Tees, My Beady Little Eyes
7.  Rita Avila, Jewel School Friends
8.  Linda Anderson, From the Bead Board
9.  Sharon Palac, Sharon's Jewelry Garden
10.  Erin Guest, Renlish


11.  Joan Williams, lilruby jewelry
12. Diane Hawkey, Diane Hawkey
13.  Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation
14.  Sue Kennedy, SueBeads
15.  Lisa Cone, Inspired Adornments
16.  Kari Asbury, Hippie Chick Design
17.  Nichole Byers, Nichole Byers
18.  Lori Jean Poppe, Adventures in Creativity
19.  Linda Landig, Linda's Bead Blog and Meanderings
20.  Lori Schneider, Bead Addict


21.  Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me
22. Cece Cormier, The Beading Yogini
23.  Niki Sayers, Silver Nik Nats
24.  Elsie Deliz-Fonseca, Eliz-Eliz and All That Craft
25.  Amber Dawn, Inventive Soul
26.  Heather Powers, Humblebeads
27.  Sarah Goode, Pookledo
28.  Monique Urquhart, A Half-Baked Notion
29.  JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions
30.  Cheri Reed, Creative Designs by Cheri


31.  Robyn, Museiddity
32.  Catherine King, Catherine's Musings
33.  Jacquie, Bead Gypsy
34.  Janet McDonald, Singing Woods
35. Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreations
36.  Tanty Sri Hartanti, TJewellicious by Tanti
37.  Hannah Rosner, Good River Valley
38.  Rochelle Brisson, A Creative Chelle
39.  Nelly May, Smelly Nelly
40.  Skylar Bre'z, Brising Beads


41.  Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool
42.  Christie Murrow, Charis Designs
43.  Leanne Loftus, First Impression Design
44.  Valerie Norton, Hot Art
45.  Judy Riggs, Rigglettes
46.  Crystal Thain, Here Bead Dragons
47.  Terry Carter,  Tapping Flamingo
48.  Sue, Mid-Life Great Expectations
49.  Nan Smith, Wired Nan
50.  Miranda Ackerley, MirandAck Arts


51.  Marie Covert, Creating Interest
52.  D'Arsie Manzella, This Here Now, Mamacita
53.  Stephanie Haussler, Pixybug Designs
54.  Lori Bergmann, Lori Bergmann Design
55.  Johanna Nunez, The Lovely One Design
56.  Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs
57.  Becky Pancake, Becky Pancake Bead Designs
58.  Alicia Marinache, All the Pretty Things
59.  Debbie Rasmussen, A Little of This, A Little of That
60.  Nat, Grubbi Ceramics


61.  Marjorie Savill Linthwaite, Bennu Bird Rising
62.  Cheryl McCloud, One Thing Leads to Another
63.  Heather Otto, The Crafthopper
64.  Candida Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
65.  Tracie Dean, Dean Designs
66.  JuLee Wolfe, The Polymer Penguin
67.  Ginger Bishop, Lil Mummy Likes
68.  Karen Mitchell, Over the Moon Design
69.  Jeannie Dukic, Jeannie's Blog
70.  Dini Bruinsma, Angaza by Changes


71.  Birgitta Lejonklou, Create With Spirit
72.  Shalini Austin, Jewellery by Shalini
73.  Jayne Capps, Mama's Got to Doodle
74.  Ile Ruzza, Ilenia's Unique Beaded Jewelry
75.  Jackie Marchant, Fiddledeedee Jewelry
76.  Annita Wilson, AW Jewelry 
77.  Sherri Stokey, Knot Just Macrame
78.  Hannah Trost, PZ Designs
79.  Linda Inhelder, Must Haves Jewelry
80.  Miri Agassi, Beadwork


81.  Hope Smitherman, Crafty Hope
82.  Dyanne Cantrell, Dee-Liteful Jewelry Creations
83.  Susan Bowie, Susan Nelson Bowie
84.  Megan Milliken, MaeMaeMills
85.  Menka Gupta, Menka's Jewelry
86.  Ambra Gostoli, Chic and Frog
87.  Lori Lochner, Bloghner
88.  Gerda Jurimae, Gerda's Crafts Blog
89.  Susan, Mistheword
90.  MaryLou Holvenstot, MaryLou's time2cre8


91.  Mary Shannon Hicks, falling into the sky
92.  Karin King, The Sparklie Things Blog
93.  Christa Murphy, Adventures of One Beady Woman
94.  Jenny Davie-Reazor, Jenny Davies-Reazor
95.  Donetta Farrington, Simply Gorgeous
96.  Mallory Hoffman, Rosebud 101 - For the Love of Beads
97.  Danielle Kelley, Imbue the Muse
98.  Kym Hunter, Kym Hunter Designs
99.  Dolores Rami, CraftyD's Creations
100.  Marcia Dunne, 13 Alternatives


101.  Marlene Cupo, Amazing Designs
102.  Emma Todd, A Polymer Penchant
103.  Wendy Holder, Jewelry by WendyLea
104.  Michelle Escano, The Cabby Crafter
105.  Louise Glazier, Lily and Jasmine Treasures
106.  Dana Hickey, Wind Dancer Studios
107.  Lennis Carter, windbent
108.  Anne Betenson, Crystal River Beads
109.  Audrey Belanger,  Dreams of an Absolution
110.  Lisa Stukel, Carefree Jewelry by Lisa


111.  Janine Lucas, Travel Stories
112.  Claire Lockwood, Something to Do With Your Hands
113.  Kathy Engstrom, Catherine's Dreams
114.  Paula Hisel, Simply Beadiful
115.  Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams
116.  Mischelle Fanucchi, Micheladas Musings
117.  Kim, Cianci Blue
118.  Linda Sadler, Ida Louise Jewelry
119.  Karen, Spokalulu
120.  Jennifer LaVite, Dry Gulch Bead and Jewelry


121.  Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations
122.  Karen Martinez, Fairies Market
123.  Robin Reed, Artistry HCBD
124.  Amy Bright, LABweorc
125.  Jasvanti Patel, Jewels by Jasvanti
126.  Tammie Everly, TTE Designs
127.  Karin Slaton, Backstory Beads
128.  Natalie Moten, Running Out of Thread
129.  Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Sharyl's Jewelry & Reflections
130.  Jenny Kyrlach, Wonder and Whimsy


131.  LiliKrist, Handmade by LilK
132.  Jessica Klaaren, The Truth Space
133.  Cynthia Abner, Created Treasures
134.  Beth Emery, Stories by Indigo Heart
135.  Heather Davis, Blissful Garden Beads
136.  Jeanne, Gems by Jeanne Marie
137.  Sandi Volpe, Sandi Volpe
138.  Laren Dee Barton, Laren Dee Designs
139.  Steph, Confessions of a Bead Hoarder
140.  Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations


141.  B. R. Kuhlman, Mixed Mayhem
142.  Patty Miller, Cabari Beads
143.  Elizabeth Bunn, Elizabeth Beads
144.  Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things
145.  Lizzie Clarke, The Need to Bead
146.  Christina Miles, Wings 'n' Scales
147.  Patricia, The Color of Dreams
148.  Marde Lowe, Fancimar
149.  Ev Shelby, Raindrop Creations
150.  Sarah Small, By Salla


151.  Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs
152.  Laurie Vyselaar, Lefthand Jewelry
153.  Pam Traub, Klassy Joolz
154.  Lisa Harrison, Daisy Meadow Studio
155.  Anzia Parks, Anzi-Panzi's Work Shoppe
156.  Ingrid, Lilisgems Handcrafted Jewelry Inspirations
157.  Andra Weber, Andra's Joyful Journey
158.  Kelly Hosford Patterson, The Traveling Side Show
159.  Adlinah Kamsir, Dreamstruck Designs
160.  Marci, That Nothing Be Wasted


161.  Kris Lanae Binsfield,  Cherish Designs
162.  Stephanie Perry, Mustard Bead
163.  Birgit Klughardt, Gites Beads
164.  Inge von Roos, Inge's Blog
165.  Rebecca Sirevaag, Becca's Place
166.  Sandy Markley, Gypsy Spirit Designs
167.  Elena Adams, Lena's Beady Blog

My Favorite Things.....Gwen's Garden Angle

My Favorite Things Yahoo Beading Round Robin.....

And with all of the other items mailing on the 15th, here is Gwen's Beaded Garden Angel just before she
flew off to Arizona......

As everyone knows, I just love orange....but I believe on the next angel that comes through, I'll develop a different technique.......