New Blog Hop for Hope

Make One Bracelet....

This blog hop is special, and easy.  All you have to do is make one blue bracelet during the next two weeks.


For details, click here.

I'm Jumping!!!!

I could just jump for joy or make the biggest splash ever!!!Made a very awesome purchase yesterday, I bought a kiln.

one with a lot of versatility, so I can start creating fused glass or do silver metal clay. and it also has a bead door, so I can make glass beads as well. oh the possibilities!!!!

I Love Freeform Peyote!!!

Every time I play around with freeform peyote I get so enthralled with the endless possibilities.  I love the splashes of color and the mixture of textures and the array of different kinds of beads that find there way into a piece.  Here's two new bracelets.

4 HIS GLORY CREATIONS BY CJ: Luscious Victorian Garden

4 HIS GLORY CREATIONS BY CJ: Luscious Victorian Garden: "Bead Soup Blog Party has inspired me to throw my beads together into my own luscious soup, and create. So here is my first example ..."

Luscious Victorian Garden

Bead Soup Blog Party has inspired me to throw my beads together into my own luscious soup, and create.  So here is my first example of my day of playing.

Seed Bead Giveaway from Auntie's Beads

Seed Bead Giveaway from Auntie's Beads

CHECK OUT THIS REALLY AWESOME SEED BEAD GIVAWAY.  FUN, FUN ,FUN!!!

Rings and Things Design Challenge

http://www.rings-things.com/

Take our design challenge!

Take our design challenge!

Good-morning, what a blessing it is to finally see the sun shining, and the air has a feel of warmth.  Today Spring is making it's debut.  And it's so welcoming.  Hope all my blog friends find themselves Happy and Healthy.  Blessings, CJ

What is it, when you tell someone the answer is no, that they just will not let it go.  Every possible reason is now why they need the answer to change in their favor.  The Answer is still NO!

May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Pay It Forward - Leave A Comment, Get A Goodie!

Pay It Forward - Leave A Comment, Get A Goodie!

I'm taking part in a great idea in blog world called Pay It Forward 2011. I read about it on Bobbie's blog, http://www.beadsong.blogspot.com/, and now I'm lucky enough to get to continue the fun here.

So here's the idea: be one of the first five people to leave a comment on this post, and I'll send you something made by my own busy hands. Fun!

Then you share the idea of Pay It Forward on your blog, and promise to send the first five people who make a comment on your post a handmade goodie that you've created. More fun!

You don't have to send something the very next day, but to play fair, you do need to send something as soon as you can. It's not the size of the item that's important -- it's that it comes from you and carries a bit of your creative spirit on to five people somewhere across the world.

It's the spirit of sharing a good thing by paying it forward. And seriously, who couldn't use a little extra joy and beauty brightening their world?

One act of random creativity can have a great ripple effect. I did a happy dance when I found out I had been one of the first five to respond to Deci - come on and join the dance!

So leave a post!
I look forward to sharing the fun with you!

The memories of days gone by, when life was less complicated, the sun was shining and I was a whole lot younger.  Carefree, no worries.   

Beautiful Lariat
Hand stitched peyote rope, embellished, hand made lampwork bead, large citrine faceted nugget, sterling silver bead cap ends, Swarovski crystal rondells and Crystal rondell.

Bead Embroidery

Designed for my sister in Texas
Bead Crochet

This is how it all started!!!!



Ta ta  ta taaaaaaa

I have to thank Jennifer Pride my partner for the lovely bead soup she sent to me. 

What fun I had thinking of unique ways to put it all together.  This I call:

 Captured

Ceramic donut caged in dark copper wire with a copper bead cap in the center.  Wire wrapped in sections with large hole pony beads, round ceramic beads, large wooden beads are caged in copper wire with copper bead cap ends.  Seed bead mix stitched using nedebele, to add a non symmetrical look to the design.  From my own stash I added dark bronze glass beads that are wire wrapped separately.  And the finishing touch a square copper toggle.   

Blog Visiting

I have been blog visiting this evening.  Wow!  I joined somewhere around 40 blogs.  I still have many more to go.  But I must say so many are outstanding.  Wonderful works of art, great inspiration!  It's so amazing to veiw all the talent. 

Classes At Hobby Lobby

Students

Gloria wire wrapping

Every one doing their own thing.

  Classes are suited to your taste and design style.

                                                  

Karen, Teresa, and Linda S.

Deb, Eric, Gloria, and Linda

Deb's wire wrapped ear rings

Eric stringing

Linda S. bead weaving

Teresa bead crocheting

CJ wire wrapping

Linda's Stash

CJ Bauschka: There is no mountain to big that a mustard seed of...

CJ Bauschka: There is no mountain to big that a mustard seed of...: "There is no mountain to big that a mustard seed of faith can't move. When we get news from the Doctor that he wishes to do more tests...."

There is no mountain to big that a mustard seed of faith can't move.  When we get news from the Doctor that he wishes to do more tests.  It brings a little disturbance to the mind.  We can think of everything possible that could be wrong.  Instead of having faith that everything is just fine.