Thursday, May 5, 2011

Weekly Photo Challenge - Round

Last week we thought in lines,
this week the challenge is to think 
ROUND.
For example,
I love to make round, hollow beads!
They look great in jewelry, too!
Even tools can be round.  This is a sanding tool for my dremel.
Look at all the round shapes in tape!
You have the holder, the tape, and part of the container.
Even a spool of thread can be round!
Have you ever seen a ball that was not round?
I can even look at Pixie with my handmade, round lens.
What do you see that's round?
Round
r-o-u-n-d
Round

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Bead Table Wednesday - The Charming Exchange & Another One, Too

She started it!
Who?
 Heather Powers, of course!
What?

So, since you are reading this tomorrow,
and
I am writing this yesterday,
I'll show you what my bead table looked like yesterday.
 
 One table down and two to go!
I've been able to clean off one table for the charm exchange!
Yahooo!
But here's what I have left!
Two tables to go!
 If you look at the right side bar, you'll notice a new badge!
The theme is play.
See my little fish?
People like to fish and that's play, isn't it?
One thing I forgot to tell you,
this charm exchange will also benefit Beads of Courage.
We are sending in one extra charm to be auctioned off for Beads of Courage.
Isn't that a great idea!
What a wonderful idea for an exchange, too!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

I'm tired, I think.

I haven't torched in a week now,
and 
I haven't made any jewelry.
I think I'm just tired.
We are at the mailing point in the charm exchange.
I have that to do, and I am working at it, but I did notice how slowly I am working at that task.
Normally,
in the morning,
I hit the floor with my feet running ahead of me.
Lately, it's been, well, more like,
shuffling.
I think I'm just tired.
I haven't torched in over a week now.
I want to go down and work,
but I don't.
Maybe the key word is work.
I love making beads, but I don't want them to be work.
I haven't made jewelry or looked at any deadlines for a while.
I'm just tired, I think.
Winter has been long.
As I write this it's still 37 degrees.  It's been that temperature all day!
I said I wouldn't complain about the weather after the devastation by the tornadoes in the South,
but I need summer and fast!
All I did today was to wrap packages and take them to the post office to be mailed.
After that, I, literally played on my IPad all day.
I enjoyed that, too!
I'm glad for that time.
As I write this I'm thinking that I'll climb into bed and just read.
Pixie has been sleeping all day.
She knows how to treat herself. 
If she's tired, she rests.
Maybe my well is a bit dry.
I think that might be right.
Now is the time to rest a bit.
I do have the time.
I know I'll be back melting glass soon.
I'm not worried about that.
In the meantime, I'll read.  I'll mail packages until they are all gone.
I'll play with my IPad.
I think I need to treat me good.
A retreat from the everyday is good.
I'm doing that now.


When your well runs dry, how do you replenish yourself?
You busy mothers and wives, how do you take care of yourself so that if your well runs dry, you can rev it up again?
I'm really interested.
Let me know.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Bead Star

I'm so excited to report that two of my entries in this year's Bead Star competition were chosen as finalists in this year's contest!
 I named this entry
There are a lot of pearls in this one!
Obviously, Pearl Soup is in the Pearl Gallery.
is my entry in the Crystals gallery.
So far, I have a total of 5 votes.
Changes were made this year in the contest.
If you want to vote,
you do have to register to become a member of the Beading Daily community.
That process is quick and easy.
I've been a member of the Beading Daily community for a few years now.
I receive some very interesting emails from Beading Daily about beads, jewelry making, designers, and the list goes on.
If you choose not to join,
you can still peruse the galleries to see the wonderful works of wearable art that were entered in this year's competition.
Enjoy the journey!

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Six Word Story Sunday - My Hat

My Hat

I
found 
it
in the closet.


(More than 6)

I could have gone to the

wedding!

I didn't think I owned one!


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