I am Really Stuck on Red!

I've always loved red!

As I looked through my Etsy store, the other day,

I realized 

I AM STUCK ON RED!

Look at these pillows.

Red.

I love this color combination:

red and purple!

Flowers!

I love this

RED Heart!

I covered it with my silvered ivory shards.

They tone down the Red, but it's still Red!

This Strawberry is

RED!

I know, strawberries, unless they are dipped in chocolate, are red!

Then there's 

Splatt!

Splatt is based on red!

So, now that I realize this,

I need to make beads in different colors,

what would you suggest?

I'm just stuck on red!

(And if you look around my Etsy store, you'll find a lot more red.)

Help!

A Little Time for Jewelry - That and a Preview!

This is the necklace I made to honor my daughter who has a blood cancer called

multiple myeloma.

I love this necklace, and I wear it almost everyday.

Jenny can't wear jewelry in the transplant ward,

but I don't think she'd want to with the way she has been feeling anyway.

I made all the glass beads.

This red is Lauscha transparent red medium.

It's my favorite red.

It's also the color that reminded me of healthy red blood cells.

Lori Anderson, of 

Pretty Things,

suggested making a bracelet to remember this event.

Since her suggestion,

I have been looking for found objects to make a charm bracelet.

I have not been very successful with that endeavor.

To date, I have found.......

NONE.

I probably just need to think out of the box more, 

but,

my brain being what it is right now,

just doesn't want to go there!

So,

for now,

exit found objects

enter, again,

needle felting.

Here's a preview.

I have an idea, but, whether or not I can make it work,

well, we'll just have to see.

Check back later.

We both might be surprised!

Weekly Photo Challenge - Red

With this photo challenge, red, I thought it would be difficult to find red.

I thought maybe this is what I should post.

It's red.  It's pretty, but it's dull as far as photos go.

So, where did I look for red?

I didn't.

Red found me in the Bone Marrow Transplant Wing at the University of Minnesota Hospital.

Now, we here we have RED.

Yes, it's red for caution.  This paint is RED.

This sign directs the way and outlines the RED fire extinguisher.

RED!

This sign does catch your attention, and it's

RED!

I honestly don't know what they mean, but the sign is RED and it does catch your attention!

Spent a good chunk of my day here, and it's outlined in RED.

Red

r-e-d

RED

Red, Ivory, Green

I do tend to get "stuck" on shapes, colors, and types of beads when I "torch."
Lately, it's been red, ivory, and green.
Red and green are for obvious reasons.
Re and Ivory,
well,
I just love those colors together!

Here's an organic heart I made using red and ivory.
I added a little silver leaf.
Nummy colors and textures!

How could I write this post without including headpins?
These are headpins that are ready for the holidays!
Christmas is coming!

I love this bead!
I love the colors and the murrini.
I am normally murrini applying impaired,
but, this time,
it worked!
You can find some of my murrini here.

These beads are mini spacers.
They seem to be ready for Christmas, but,
I think someone could use them any time of the year.

Last, but not least,
here's the dragonfly bead!
I love, love, love this one!
I've been working on dragonflies for over a year now.
I am finally PLEASED with this one!


Now, I have a question for you.
When working on a technique for a bead or a piece of jewelry or whatever,
what is the longest time you have worked on a technique to develop it and be happy
with the results?
I'm anxious to hear your answers!

I Know I forgot something....

But What is It?
Ho! Ho! Ho!

I'm in Bead Unique Magazine!

This is the new Bead Unique Magazine, Winter 2010, and guess what! I'm in it! Check it out!






















That's my thimble at the top of the page! Wooooohooooooo! It was a wonderful surprise!