The Lucet and an Idea. Let me know what you think, please.

I'm getting ready for a show in two weeks, so

rather than stress about it,

I pulled out my lucet today and made cords.

I made some of these cords today.

Some, I had made earlier.

Using different fibers, you make different kinds of cords.

As a personal taste,

I have found that I like to wear my lucet cords in groups.

I used thinner yarns to make these cords.

This group of cords looks very dainty when worn.

 This is my favorite grouping of cords!  I wear these frequently rather than a scarf or necklace.

I made this cord using leather.  I added my special bead to the cord!

These are some of the cords from the collage.  Put them together and you have a nice scarf to wear.

All right.  You get the picture.

Now, here's my idea.

I would like to raise funds to donate to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

I would like to sell these cords for $5 with 100% of the funds going to the MMRF.

Now here are my questions

1) Do you think these cords would be something people might like to purchase?

2) Do you think $5 per cord is reasonable?

Please let me know what you think. 

I would like to find some way to help raise monies to help eradicate this cancer.

There has been so much research done in the 7 years since my husband died from this disease.

New medications have become available, and Jenny is benefiting from them.

I'd like to help somehow.

Let me know what you think.

This is very important to me.

Thank you.

Betty's Bead a Symbol of My Celebration of Her Life

My friend, Betty, died last week.  She was 99 years old.

I met her when she was 79.  We've been friends for 20 years.

I will miss her dearly.

To celebrate her life, I made a bead.

I wore this bead to her wake and to her memorial service.

This is the bead I made to memorialize Betty's life.

I won't go into the symbolism only because the decorations are reminders of our friendship,

and that I want just for me.

This is the finished piece.  I love it, and it will make me always think of Betty.

Miss you, Betty!

Thoughts on changing seasons, skulls, tutorials, lucet cords, and my beautiful Pixie Marie. It's long, but it's worth the read!

The seasons are beginning to change.

Here, there are a few small spots of leaves already turning yellow.

Soon, they will all be the glorious colors we know as fall!

This means the holidays will be coming up soon,

much sooner than we might like,

but it's happening!

Fall always makes me think of Halloween.

As a kid, I loved the holiday.

Who doesn't love free candy and treats?

Now, I still love free candy and treats, but I have a hard time with Halloween.

I don't know why.

I can't seem to make beads that go with the holiday.

However, she said, one bead I make any time of the year, but seem to load up in my Etsy store this time of year are skulls.

Look at this one!

There's such a worried look on what's left of its face. Once covered in leaves, it only has a few left and they are changing colors.  I like this little guy! 

He's so melancholy, and he speaks to my heart!

I have a Tiger skull in my shop, too, but that guy doesn't look as good as he does in person!  He's also very big!  I think he's a bit happier, too!

I've been playing with my lucet, too

Look at the great yarn I found the other day!

It's bamboo and silk.   Look at the cord it made.  I love it!

I've decided that when it comes to lucet cords, I like them in multiples with a lot of texture rather than in singles.  Even this bamboo and silk cord will look better combined with other colors, I think.

What do you thnk?

I'm making these cords to go with a bead I made to honor my neighbor and dear friend who died day before yesterday.

I plan to wear the bead and cords to her memorial service and her wake.

I want her to know that she brought a lot of joy into my life.

I'll show the necklace when I am finished with it.

I will miss Betty.

I already do.

I made a decision last week, and that decision was to begin featuring tutorials in my Etsy Shop.

I listed this one a couple of days ago.

It's a tutorial for some cool, dangly earrings.

It's had a lot of views, but, so far, no one has purchased it.  Well, it will happen.

I plan to have another one in my store next week.

It will combine fiber beads to make some funky jewelry.

Just wait and see.

We all need things to do when the weather cools off.

I'm looking forward to the cooler weather, not the cold and snow and ice.

With the cold and ice, I stay in more. 

Pixie will like that.

As much as she likes to w-a-l-k,

we can't do it that much in the winter.  

Well, right now we will look to the fall.

Here's my sweet girl.

Since I adopted her in September, I'm going to have a different photo of Pixie on Facebook and on my blog to share my joy!

It will be 2 years at the end of this month!

Wow!  

Okay, thoughts are over for now.

What are you thinking about as the seasons begin to change?