Here are a few more of the amazing designs that will be submitted for display in April.
They are all on a disk ready for submission. I'm learning as I go how to do all the technical mumbo jumbo. I think I did okay for my very first try. Lol
Garden Themed Gallery Show This is a sampling of some of the works of my students, that will be going into our local gallery
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
What's not to love about the Bead Soup Blog Party??? It's so amazing to see all the wonderful creations. The talent of bead artists around the globe. I have been honored to participate in two out of five Of Lori Anderson's blog hops. I love waiting with anticipation to receive my luscious bead soup, then to put my creative mind to work. Imagining what will become of the pretty little beads sitting in front of me. If you haven't taken part. It's a must. Hope to see some of my students joining this next Bead Soup.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
I just love when I sell one of my pieces to someone who is so appreciative of my work. I get a big hug for getting it right!!! That makes it all worth wild. This is one of two pieces sold. The second one was commissioned, and didn't take me three months to accomplish. Yeah!!! And thankfully I was able to translate her ideas into a necklace that was exactly what she was wanting. That makes for a wonderful feeling of ahhhhh! I have so much to do now. And trying to wind up doing my taxes. It's all gooooooood!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Copper Diem Three Pound Giveaway Have you ever seen so many beads in one Giveaway before??? This is awesome! Check out Copper Diem's blog.
I have been so blessed over the past five years, to have an amazing group of students. They come every week without fail and we experiment with lots of different techniques, use all kinds of mediums. And just have a good ole' time. Coming in 2012, I feel I want to offer more. And we are talking about putting a Beading Guild together. Is there anyone of you out there in the Beading community that can give me some thoughts about this? I have so much on my mind, and so much I want to offer. I'm ready for my students to take everything they've learned from me and expand it, so they can also be instructors, they can get involved in show casing their work and get into the show venue if that's the direction they wish to go. We also want to see new faces, bring in people that have been buying beads for years and still haven't put them to use. We want to be a positive influence in our community, taking a portion of our proceeds to give to the local non-profits. Would love to hear from my Bead Friends, your comments and or suggestions. Thanks, CJ
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Second Challenge of Color Blog Hop Erin Prais Hintz organizer The color I chose was teal. Pallet created by Jessica Colaluca of Design seeds.
Decided to use only the first three colors in my pallet, mainly because I couldn't seem to match the darker blue. As a seed bead freak, I naturally created my piece using two colors of teal seed beads, and the ivory colored pearls.
Looking forward to seeing what marvels you are inspired to create from this palette!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
I also love Dragonflies, they have such a unique look to them, they move so swiftly, and some have beautiful colors that reflect from their wings.
This piece includes my very own hand made polymer clay beads. I've been having a blast with my students. We've been playing with polymer the last three weeks.
Capturing the moon on a starlit night, when the sky is a deep dark blue. This is something I really love.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
New Designs Working with wire and beads to create Beautiful one of a kind Designs
Adrian Women in Business Expo Spent the day at Adrian mall with a great group of people sharing their wears and businesses. My day started out to seem like it could be a disaster, as I locked my keys into my van, along with the majority of my jewelry. My husband was at work so he could not help me out. Lock smith was not answering and still has not called me back. Thankfully not everything was loaded, and a very kind gentlemen offered to give me a ride to the mall. It turned out to be a very nice day after all.
Continue blog hopping the 4th Bead Soup Blog Party !
If you're fired up and want to participate in the next Bead Soup Blog Party, good news! I already have the dates!
An important note -- the party will now be run by lottery.
During the registration dates, you'll enter your information into a registration form. When registration closes, a random number generator will pick the group of people. No more than 200 people will be able to participate.
Partners will be announced a week after registration closes, and the party will then proceed as usual.
My Baby sister is visiting from Dallas, Texas. It's been over 5 years since we've seen each other. So happy to have her here! Mom is happy to see her too!
She even came to my bead class, I taught her how to free form peyote. She made two bracelets already!