tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83219926906566154632024-03-01T17:12:06.220-05:00Bead Inspireda2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-60192694233090155612014-06-20T23:05:00.000-04:002014-06-21T19:28:26.594-04:00June Beaded Bead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was looking for some bugle beads for another project and found these beautiful bugles. Until I saw these beads I wasn't sure what I was going to do for June. I started thinking about June, and how it is a month that represents both joy and sorrow, hence the two rows of bugle beads. Joy because there are many family birthdays in June. My father's birthday is June 7, my father-in-laws birthday is June 17th, and right in between is my son Jason's birthday on the 9th. Jason's due date was actually August 25th, I remember it after all these years. And I also remember how difficult a pregnancy I had and the realization that things weren't going well. Blue has always been a grounding color for me, it represents both the sky and the water. We were living in Florida at the time and had water from the Indian River and the ocean surrounding us.<br />
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My Bead Journal Bead for June is based on the Belted Bricky Balls from Dustin Wedekind's book <i>Getting Started with Seed Beads. </i>I was looking for some bugle beads for another project and found these beautiful bugles. Until I saw these beads I wasn't sure what I was going to do for June. <br />
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The smooth side of the bead represents joy, of Jason thriving, of life eventually settling down, of my other son's connection to Jason that continues to this day. But within that joy there is also sorrow. It wasn't easy to deal with all of the issues Jason experienced. It took many years for health and developmental issue to resolve. So the second half of the bead shows the bumpy ride.<br />
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And here is where June becomes even more difficult. Both of our father's had birthdays in June, but June is also a month in which my f-i-l died on his birthday, truly completing a full circle of life. He was buried the next day, which was on one of his son's birthday, and just 2 days before what would have been his 50th anniversary. It was like the emotional punches just kept coming.</div>
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At the same time, my father was dying from cancer. And he died six weeks after my f-i-l. My parents couldn't go to my f-i-l's funeral, but my mother in law came to my father's. How brave is that?<br />
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That summer was sixteen years ago. It's hard to believe it's been that long.<br />
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I used yellow thread, rather than a color that may have blended in, because I wanted to show that even in sorrow there is always sunshine. I used lime green charlottes in between the bugle beads and fuchsia beads on the outside simply because I like those colors together. And the gold beads at the top and bottom openings represent the value of life, both during happy and sad times.<br />
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As I'm writing this it is the yahrzeit of my father-in-law, the Jewish anniversary of his death. We light a candle to remember him and it burns for 24 hours. In a few weeks we will do it for my father. And just a few weeks ago we did it for my mother-in-law, who died three years after her husband.<br />
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Many of my bead journal pieces seem to end up being yin and yang images. I think a lot of life is like<br />
that, where you have one side there is another. They are not separate, they spin around each other and weave a tale. I am so appreciative that I can do this with beads. I think they represent me better than the words I am struggling with as I write this tonight.a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-48991176117756129522014-05-30T13:15:00.002-04:002014-05-30T13:15:49.376-04:00May Bead Journal Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the end of winter comes the breath of spring. From the dormant earth comes color - green, purple, yellow, orange, pink, red - colors of flowers pushing their way up through the ground and creating beautiful gardens and forests. Up up and up the colors reach until they hit the blue sky. My bead represents this process of renewal, from the brown earth, the colors of spring, and the blue sky. The earth and sky is made using size 11 seed beads and the color beads are dichroic triangles. I love the way that color just vibrates through the triangles when the light hits them.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diana suggested using an artist bead and I chose 5 beads by Basha (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/bashabeads">https://www.etsy.com/shop/bashabeads</a>), which are a gorgeous olive with luminescent colors glimmering in the beads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now to add the large Basha bead and put all 12 core strands through the hole! That was a bit challenging and luckily it worked. Next up was fringe. I love fringe and had fun alternating strands of single drop beads with strands of clusters of beads. The cord just wanted to be fringed and I kept knotting until there was a </span><br />
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I found these pieces in some of my draft posts so I thought I would put them up. The top two bead embroidered pieces were made for a seaquilt that was raffled off to raise money for cancer in a walk that a friend was doing. Her daughter had cancer and she wanted to contribute in a tangible way. The quilt was absolutely gorgeous and although I bought a lot of tickets I didn't win it.</div>
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I don't believe I have posted this doll before, and I did find the photos in a draft post. This doll was made in memory of a friend of mine who killed herself about this time of year. She was a lovely and charming person, but she was haunted by growing up as a child of Holocaust survivors and suffered from anxiety and depression. A lot of people think that Christmas is the highest time of suicides, but in fact it is the beginning of spring. Just when winter starts to recede, when color starts popping up in the garden, when leaves start filling up trees, and a fresh and warm breeze blows, there are those who do not feel the joy of life re-emerging, of the energy of the season, of a lightness and laughter that comes with a sense of rejuvenation. They feel no hope, and without hope there is no reason to go on. What I write is simplistic, of course, but the captures the essence of why there is a higher suicide rate in spring. And for dear and gentle friend, the spring in which she found herself was too much for her to continue living. It was not a choice that she made, she did not wish her family to suffer from her death, for her children to grow up without her, for her husband to mourn his only love and to live out the rest of his life alone. <br />
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This doll reflects the joy that she spread in the world. The bright colors for when she was happy. The wings for how she protected and cared for others.<br />
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And here, remembering spring so as to never forget. And to remember, that when times were good, my friend's garden blossomed beautifully with a riot of colors.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started with a netted base on the wood ball in a pretty purple, just because I like the color.</span><br />
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My idea was to add rows of netting (a process in which the number of beads used increases on each row, creating the wavy look), that reflected my mood for the day. I used Matsuno beads, which are gorgeous colors, but kind of squarish beads. As much as I loved each color, seeing the colors next to each other the rows looked terrible, no flow of mood or color at all.<br />
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Trying to capture some of spring, the gray days, feeling blue about the weather, seeing green start to come out in the trees and grass.<br />
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Here you see a lot of gray, some matte, some transparent as if trying to let the light in. But in the end blackness won out, and although it's hard to see, there are 3 rows of netting on the last row, giving a heavier look on that row.<br />
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Because I was unhappy with how the bead looked and disappointed that I wasn't getting the flow and rhythm I was looking for, I decided not to finish the bead, and just filled in the empty spaces with more purple beads. If you look on the far right you will see some firepolish. That was an effort to see if I could get more light in the bead, hoping it would shine through and catch sunlight. But when I decided not to finish the bead I just left it alone.<br />
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I feel that this is a true bead journal piece. I had an idea but the beads took over. I thought the colors were pretty but they didn't look pretty together, instead they really reflected my kind of down-in-the-dump mood over the month. A lot was going on in April that we/I had no control over, and it was a very long month after a very long and cold winter.</div>
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The beads in the first photo were put together to make a bead mix (or bead soup) to make the necklace I am wearing below. But where, you ask, did I get the idea? A friend of mine, Erin Siegel has this necklace as the cover page for jewelry stringing spring 2014. As soon as I saw the necklace I loved the vibrancy of the colors and the simplicity of showing off the glass beads. I already had a set of beads similar to the ones in her necklace, so I was thrilled to find a way to use them. Often, as beaders, we buy things knowing we like them and will one day use them, but we don't always know what they will be used for or when that day will be. The necklace is made on Irish waxed linen cord, not pictured. So for me, the inspiration for this necklace comes from friends and color and the happiness of using beads I already have. Thanks, Erin!</div>
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a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-66229089724037462862014-04-21T19:39:00.003-04:002014-04-21T19:39:43.507-04:00March Bead Journal Project<br style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">March for me represents water. I'm a Pisces and I feel like water is my home. When I am in water I am at peace. My bead for this month represents water, and particularly Bead Cruise 2014. I started the bead while on the cruise. I brought a mix of size 11 seed beads and a mix of drop beads. That's it. There are probably 3 layers of beading on the wooden bead. Lots of things you can't see, like swirls and ruffles and wave caps, but it's all in there.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.479999542236328px;">This first photo is of my favorite beach, Wingaersheek Beach, in Gloucester, Mass. We spent our childhood going to this beach. There is a story that my father was once offered a plot of land when he got out of the army but he was young and it seemed expensive at the time. If only....! We were fortunate to have friends who had a house on the private side of the beach and that is where we went. This is the path leading to the beach, just seeing it evokes so many memories.</span><br />
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In February I visited my mother in Arizona. The visit was to help celebrate her 78th birthday and to attend a wedding shower for my nephew's fiance (now wife). I was inspired by the cacti in her backyard and chose a palette that reflected the colors. I thought I was going to create a nature-looking bead, so you can imagine how surprised I was when the bead turned out to look like a cake, a very fancy one. I guess I had celebrations on my mind. The bead was freeform using peyote and netting stitches.</div>
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For my bead journaling I am using a 1" diameter wood ball and beading around it. For January I have chosen the theme of snow, because this year our winter in Michigan broke all records for snow, and it was amazingly cold as well. Interestingly, because it was so cold, the sky was often blue, which is unusual for our winters. Usually it is gray and depressing. What was depressing about this winter was how unbearably long it was and how it actually hurt to go outside because of the cold.</div>
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<br />a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-81827899341400295372014-02-05T20:04:00.001-05:002014-04-20T12:40:30.496-04:00Renewing BlogI am going to start blogging again. The impetus for this is to join some challenges that require a blog. I've done challenges in the past and have found that they motivate me to push my bead work beyond where it is, to use new materials and colors, and just to have fun. <br />
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Since my last post I have continued beading. I still prefer seed bead weaving and I mainly make jewelry. I also like color, nice and bright!<br />
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I will post pictures soon of my recent bead work. For now, I just wanted to get started.a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-74414821106100214582012-01-14T20:22:00.002-05:002012-01-15T19:40:19.282-05:00Snowflake Bead Challenge Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53b6_KMC9WpAhdTUpCA8iFf2MWvoJqL5l-4R056hDWI-0xHRSFNIf4pG37Pj1WwCxZOJPvqDZP1r5lT2o3OqfSlOooT34y49k5i48u-mZ4gIH5Bb5ooIxR7guTedLc4SzsXs0RKQJe80/s1600/pendant+2+full+size.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53b6_KMC9WpAhdTUpCA8iFf2MWvoJqL5l-4R056hDWI-0xHRSFNIf4pG37Pj1WwCxZOJPvqDZP1r5lT2o3OqfSlOooT34y49k5i48u-mZ4gIH5Bb5ooIxR7guTedLc4SzsXs0RKQJe80/s640/pendant+2+full+size.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
I made a second piece for the challenge. The first piece I made, in the previous post, was influenced by the winter weather of Michigan, using cool colors. My second piece was influenced by the warm weather and colors of Arizona. I unexpectedly spent some time there after my mother fell while hiking and broke her knee cap. After surgery and a short stay in a skilled care facility, I went to help her transition to home.<br />
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This pendant is inspired by a class I took with my friend Barb Klann, based on using mixed metals and a beaded bail. These colors are probably my favorite, lime green and turquoise. I incorporated some of the beads in the challenge with additional Czech firepolish and some metal pieces.<br />
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<strong>Secret Snowflake Participants</strong><br />
Please visit the blogs of all the jewelry designers who participated!<br />
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<ul><li>Alice (<a href="http://www.alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/">Alice Dreaming</a>)</li>
<li>Chris (<a href="http://beadjewelry.net/">beadjewelry.net</a>)</li>
<li>Christa (<a href="http://adventuresofwonebeadywoman.blogspot.com/">Adventures of One Beady Woman</a>)</li>
<li>Crystal (<a href="http://beaddragons.blogspot.com/">Here Bead Dragons</a>)</li>
<li>Cynthia (<a href="http://cynthsblog.blogspot.com/">Cynth's Blog</a>)<br />
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<li>Dawn (<a href="http://www.grayclouds.net/dg/blog/">Morning Glory Beading</a>)</li>
<li>Donetta (<a href="http://www.simplygorgeous-donetta.blogspot.com/">Simply Gorgeous</a>)</li>
<li>Erin A.</li>
<li>Jennifer (<a href="http://jenniferjw.blogspot.com/">JenniferJW</a>)</li>
<li>Jennifer (<a href="http://vanbeads.blogspot.com/">Jewelry, Art and Life</a>)<br />
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<li>Kari W. - Coming soon!</li>
<li>Kate (<a href="http://katerichbourg.blogspot.com/">We Can Make That at Home</a>)</li>
<li>Kay (<a href="http://palmcoastart.blogspot.com/">Palm Coast Art</a>)</li>
<li>Linda (<a href="http://www.lindysdesigns.blogspot.com/">Lindy's Designs</a>)</li>
<li>Lisa C. (<a href="http://abeadaday.blogspot.com/">A Bead a Day</a>)<br />
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<li>Lisa (<a href="http://inspiredadornments.blogspot.com/">Inspired Adornments</a>)</li>
<li>Mary (<a href="http://mlhjewelrydesigns.com/">MLH Designs</a>)</li>
<li>Michelle (<a href="http://www.michellemach.com/blog/">Beads & Books</a>) - YOU ARE HERE</li>
<li>Michelle B. (<a href="http://reverieandrevival.blogspot.com/">Reverie & Revival</a>)</li>
<li>Millie (<a href="http://ammjewelry.blogspot.com/">AMM Jewelry</a>)<br />
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<li>Norma (<a href="http://moonlitfantaseas.blogspot.com/">Moonlit Fantasies</a>)</li>
<li>Pam (<a href="http://crazycreativecorner.blogspot.com/">The Crazier Sister</a>)</li>
<li>Pamela - Designs pictured on this page</li>
<li>Rebecca J. - Designs pictured on this page</li>
<li>Renetha (<a href="http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/">Lamplight Crafts</a>)</li>
<li>Rosemarie (<a href="http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com/">Gem Rose Designs</a>)<br />
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<li>Shannon (<a href="http://uptwnsh-fallingintothesky.blogspot.com/">Falling into the Sky</a>)</li>
<li>Susan (<a href="http://www.beadinspired.blogspot.com/">Bead Inspired</a>)</li>
<li>Therese (<a href="http://www.theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/">Therese's Treasures</a>)</li>
<li>Therese (<a href="http://domesticgoddessenterprises.blogspot.com/">Domestic Goddess Enterprises</a>)</li>
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The ceramic pieces are hung from a peyote triangle bail.<br />
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The strap is a 3 unit herringbone. Since the colors are shiny, it was very hard to photograph. What I want to show here is that there is an area of alternating colors in a block pattern, separated by a Czech firepolish beads.<br />
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Thank you, Michelle, for hosting this challenge. I love the ceramic snowflakes (it's snowing out as I write this), and all the fringe beads, which I didn't really take advantage of using. Yet. I look forward to seeing everyone else's creations on their blogs!a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-89636142085974359252011-12-19T13:48:00.001-05:002011-12-19T13:48:47.478-05:00Beading on Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCIvWs0Q682dxLyWiOi9D0aa6O_RecKjaAIJfA38VgLBT3xAwEU6uMcfFhuuvqb8QJ2ZvlGy2K9hzbvKXPfikBMoezHLhtQRdFdM2uj4muOuqNtJwqkgmgs0qpFp8wTxD3DhoxhaBBqo/s1600/rug+at+hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCIvWs0Q682dxLyWiOi9D0aa6O_RecKjaAIJfA38VgLBT3xAwEU6uMcfFhuuvqb8QJ2ZvlGy2K9hzbvKXPfikBMoezHLhtQRdFdM2uj4muOuqNtJwqkgmgs0qpFp8wTxD3DhoxhaBBqo/s640/rug+at+hotel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> My husband had a conference in Orlando and since it was at a nice hotel and the weather was supposed to be sunny and warm, I accompanied him. Of course, the weather was a bit cool and we only had one day of sun. However, I saw my friend Kathie who drove up from Sarasota and we had a great lunch at a Lebanese restaurant and then went to a very funky bead store called Dear Prudence. We got lots of ideas for bead projects there. Above is a picture of one of the rugs in the hotel. Although not my usual color palette, I liked the design.<br />
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Next year the conference is in Maui. Tempting....a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-71131871493377827852011-12-05T12:00:00.000-05:002011-12-05T12:00:59.648-05:00Snowflake Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_Or0SkhXK6ymj0RX8VWmC5TxyWQjWS3KPhSUCeRbjKvXA_ljR3Vu68bbXmgWbRvXEqisGZQjhaGTx8hyphenhyphenBIzs7T19m1dgqrWvPdsFvxJ3oXXufckDfphG6gr51sWKL30B8qXTftv7biE/s1600/blog+hop+ideas+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_Or0SkhXK6ymj0RX8VWmC5TxyWQjWS3KPhSUCeRbjKvXA_ljR3Vu68bbXmgWbRvXEqisGZQjhaGTx8hyphenhyphenBIzs7T19m1dgqrWvPdsFvxJ3oXXufckDfphG6gr51sWKL30B8qXTftv7biE/s640/blog+hop+ideas+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> I have been thinking about the challenge and what I want to make. Yesterday I started getting some beads together to see what I like. I have my bead box all set with my needles and scissors and other tools. <br />
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Today is a good day to spend a few hours working on the challenge. It's raining here and doesn't look very inviting to go out. So the beads and I have a date!a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-26799565184963142612011-12-01T15:22:00.001-05:002011-12-01T15:29:03.457-05:00Blog Hop and Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50IUorM6BwKvmPz3TT9JvhSgKAQdZbrbXhRUD6uGJ_6-w3bTmlPPOtmObDC0v23ggOukj2LUt7sXtUAitDPryGvfSxlFVR_yTtAoWTg6fks232JXlMGdHKahuO6afSrN2xM6VPMFkgWU/s1600/bead+hop+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50IUorM6BwKvmPz3TT9JvhSgKAQdZbrbXhRUD6uGJ_6-w3bTmlPPOtmObDC0v23ggOukj2LUt7sXtUAitDPryGvfSxlFVR_yTtAoWTg6fks232JXlMGdHKahuO6afSrN2xM6VPMFkgWU/s640/bead+hop+cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I am participating in a Blog Hop and Secret Snowflake Challenge hosted by <a href="http://www.michellemach.com/blog">Michelle Mach</a>. I always love challenges, but the bead hop is new. A certain number of kits were available for the challenge and Michelle will post the final project(s) with the blogs they are on, so you can go blog surfing and see what everyone has created.<br />
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I was attracted to the colors of these beads, all the shades of blue, a few white ones, plus the beautiful handmade beads. What's nice about this challenge is that you can do anything you want! You can make one project, several projects, not use all the beads, add any beads you want, make jewelry or not. I have several ideas floating in my mind, we shall see where they go.a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-9799884582242932972011-10-21T17:56:00.002-04:002011-10-23T17:43:01.589-04:00Bead Retreat 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvtOGLgqozr0aTtdmpKd-EHmymD-wQr-nOKqyzl2XF8cZyM59vHmvEfSaK0b06N45kpRXgClw-bi2dTi4Rqv36HhOaMs84FRq3irHw51lI-zlosKrDCRbl4EeXBn8hPUSHj3hkkqQV9g/s1600/Donna+opening+bracelets+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvtOGLgqozr0aTtdmpKd-EHmymD-wQr-nOKqyzl2XF8cZyM59vHmvEfSaK0b06N45kpRXgClw-bi2dTi4Rqv36HhOaMs84FRq3irHw51lI-zlosKrDCRbl4EeXBn8hPUSHj3hkkqQV9g/s640/Donna+opening+bracelets+cropped.jpg" width="524" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Hope you've enjoyed my summer tour!a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-751770830087337272011-09-26T16:59:00.002-04:002011-09-26T17:07:38.000-04:00A few summer pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbq25UZMyT7Smt6NE6TxnFlD0iLQMDm21r8Rrv7ILkRnB_saPqAL5WpmatgJY_zScDj2L7Df4zXdqKH8AlVzkUFkIUKe-wZNwkqYvIRz16h2zZgz7duzHf6cQmWORgbSYZCykdf4oetI/s1600/summer+work+cropped+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbq25UZMyT7Smt6NE6TxnFlD0iLQMDm21r8Rrv7ILkRnB_saPqAL5WpmatgJY_zScDj2L7Df4zXdqKH8AlVzkUFkIUKe-wZNwkqYvIRz16h2zZgz7duzHf6cQmWORgbSYZCykdf4oetI/s640/summer+work+cropped+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>On the tray above, work that I beaded this summer, none of which came out well in individual photos so I will just share what I have here. I made lots of wrap bracelets, they are fun and easy to make, instant gratification. I also completed some old projects. As you can see, blue was the predominant color for summer, blue skies, blue water...a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-86164873367021806962011-09-21T21:06:00.001-04:002011-12-03T22:04:26.377-05:00Inspired By Nature Retreat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHwY7owTwKvWnDHV-ImW2FjfCaUp8az_GuP0Hz7FkAJrYVWxlI0S7d7bWA8_OfGaXu1mCtJmIODT41Vejg3mw1tTxikGBaShhQvbsgdMVik5lwObXj9-bujb0ptjDBatyHnFgqyT-1no/s1600/ocean+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHwY7owTwKvWnDHV-ImW2FjfCaUp8az_GuP0Hz7FkAJrYVWxlI0S7d7bWA8_OfGaXu1mCtJmIODT41Vejg3mw1tTxikGBaShhQvbsgdMVik5lwObXj9-bujb0ptjDBatyHnFgqyT-1no/s640/ocean+cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Last weekend I attended a wonderful retreat hosted by Heather Powers based on her new book,<i> Jewelry Designs from Nature</i>. Each day was devoted to one of the themes of her book, sea, gardens, and woodlands, as seen in my photos. The sea was actually Lake Michigan from the shores of South Haven, MI, where the retreat was held. Our project for seas was to make a mold from which to make resin beads.<br />
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Our final day was exploring woodlands, with a hike on the Kal-Haven Trail. From there we made what I thought was the most interesting art, jewelry made with special meaning. We were randomly given a poem, which we discussed with the other participants who received that poem. We then had a kit of beads to use to create a necklace. We learned how to make bird's nests and incorporate them into our necklace.<br />
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I only finished the bracelet during the retreat, and will take a photo and post soon (I hope). If you are a friend of mine on Facebook you should be able to see lots of pictures that people took of the weekend.<br />
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The retreat was very special to me because I was reunited with old friends from past bead cruises. We were able to catch up with each other and see where life had taken us over the last few years. Plus I met many wonderful women who were excited to be participating in such a fun and stimulating weekend.a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-55104514079611047862011-06-13T13:03:00.003-04:002011-12-03T22:05:41.389-05:00Sentimental Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The house I grew up in, Lexington, Mass.</span> <span style="font-size: small;"> My bedroom is to the right of the front door.</span></td></tr>
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The first post on this blog was from a visit to my hometown, Lexington, Mass. I visited there again this past week, mainly to visit my father's grave on what would have been his 77th birthday. My 2 sisters joined me and talk about going home...we really did. We visited the house we grew up in, our elementary school, the Battle Green, Michelson's shoe store (now made famous in the movie The Fighter), Bedford Farms ice cream...and on and on.a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-27261406112593376682011-05-22T15:15:00.003-04:002011-06-09T10:34:32.084-04:00wearing jewelry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNgjocibpd4Zr5sPhZstMgHMFItepqk0a2JxO0koR2jI115PwE4V3vmNAjHlUqg39JsHIkFpibHByiCB-Mk8Np6fSO05Ox6egsb7vLWSfnAqCqw701PVQMNYv6h0FOigJSRY9tWFLDhQ/s1600/mom+and+I+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNgjocibpd4Zr5sPhZstMgHMFItepqk0a2JxO0koR2jI115PwE4V3vmNAjHlUqg39JsHIkFpibHByiCB-Mk8Np6fSO05Ox6egsb7vLWSfnAqCqw701PVQMNYv6h0FOigJSRY9tWFLDhQ/s640/mom+and+I+cropped.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhjy5eq4hYUJ7XdIwKys1qeVFUBLhCnF0_HiKIr37pJ7-R37rv0_c5lEUdz8a6wAt8erCDKroy94FPOBOZgWG_4fB7pXnbXlyQuKkoyh4garrShnP26YX_XDrzyQKQNjT0n_dVR86IbM/s1600/BFAC1020A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhjy5eq4hYUJ7XdIwKys1qeVFUBLhCnF0_HiKIr37pJ7-R37rv0_c5lEUdz8a6wAt8erCDKroy94FPOBOZgWG_4fB7pXnbXlyQuKkoyh4garrShnP26YX_XDrzyQKQNjT0n_dVR86IbM/s400/BFAC1020A.jpg" width="348" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Here is a great photo of my mother and I. It's from Sam's graduation (I'm still feeling so happy about that event), but the real reason I wanted to put it on my blog is because it shows us wearing bead jewelry that I made, not just photos of the jewelry.<br />
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My mother is wearing a necklace that I made for Beading for a Cure 2010, which I actually beaded in 2009. On her wrist is a Wave Me Down bracelet by Shelley Nybakke, who designs wonderful right angle weave bracelets, among other things. The bracelet uses silver metal beads and 3mm turquoise AB 2x crystals. On my wrist is a right angle weave bracelet that is embellished with pearls and crystals. The bracelet matches the strand of pearls that Dennis gave me as a gift.<br />
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During the visit my mother also wore my Beading for a Cure 2011 bracelet and earrings. When I find the photo I will put it on the blog. I think it's fair to say that my mother is my biggest supporter and benefactor of my jewelry. Thanks Mom!a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-14647906255508508502011-05-13T21:57:00.005-04:002011-05-23T11:49:43.203-04:00Sam's graduation<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Various bead projects above. Some of these need a little work, a strap to be made, snaps to be moved. A few are colors that I no longer wear so they will be rotated out of my jewelry drawers.<br />
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Below, the two projects I took with Bev Herman on the Bead Cruise 2011. Sorry for the smudge in the crystal on the necklace on the left. The necklace is called the Siren's Jewels and it is beautiful! Altogether there are 16 links of chain that are beaded, making for a lovely strap. The next necklace is bead embroidered with Vintaj chain for the strap and reflects our ocean theme.<br />
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In my living room, just a group of beady things hanging out. <br />
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On my computer desk, a pile of beaded jewelry. Since this is my desk, you will also see some the normal mess of lists and scattered bills underneath the jewelry - not a very interesting background - but just the way it it sorted itself out.<br />
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Another pile on my desk. I think these will go to the gallery. I need to check everything out, make sure no threads are showing, that the earring findings are on tight....<br />
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Even more jewelry on my desk.<br />
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My Bead Journal Project embroidered pieces. I need to think about framing them and just wanted to get a look at what I have. My husband asked me not to frame the ones about depression or headaches on the upper left) or anger (out of frame). I can see his point, so maybe I'll frame them as a separate group.<br />
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And finally, the last pile of jewelry on my desk. Almost all of these are bracelets that are now too big. I'm going to redo the clasp on the Rachel Nelson-Smith right angle weave bracelet and see if I can make it smaller. I see a necklace I want to restring, a bracelet I'm going to cut up and make into a necklace, and a bezeled cab I made from a Marcia DeCoster class that I love, but haven't decided what to make with it.<br />
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Hope you've enjoyed a tour of my beads. Now I have to pick them all up and do the actual organizing!<br />
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To all the University of Michigan graduates, congratulations on your graduation today. I hope you enjoyed your time in Ann Arbor and take away fond memories. And maybe, like Dennis and I, you'll find your way back to this wonderful city and make it your home.a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8321992690656615463.post-55028737513526432572011-04-23T17:19:00.002-04:002011-04-23T17:29:17.674-04:00A Week in the Life of...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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You may wonder where the beads are. I'm slowly finishing a few projects and hopefully will post pics soon.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A few weeks ago I went on the Bead Cruise 2011, organized by Heather Powers. It was a 7 day cruise, leaving from Galveston, TX and going to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Jamaica. In between the ports we had beading classes from a great group of teachers - Marcia DeCoster, Tracy Stanley, Dallas Lovett, Jean Campbell, Bev Herman, and Heather. I think there were about 65 participants and we all had a lot of fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In Cozumel I saw a sign for a synagogue. Whoever would have guessed that a small island off the coast of Mexico would have a synagogue? That's one of the fun things about traveling, you always find unexpected treasures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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Next year the cruise starts March 25 and leaves from Port Canaveral. The itinerary includes St. Thomas and St. Maarten, places I haven't been to before. I'm waiting to learn who the teachers are before committing...but I had such a fun time this year that I certainly hope to go again. Won't you join me?a2susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915341461411686995noreply@blogger.com1