BTW

Bead Table Wednesday

Today is Bead Table Wednesday check out what's on everyone's bead table

On my bead table this week are a couple of projects I'm working on, one is for paper beads for an upcoming class I'm teaching. Making paper beads is addictive and a lot of fun so I've been busy making a lot of them lately (see yesterdays post) and the other project is the beginning of a Mandella. I use to make them and I bought some blue, green and brown agates at Bead and Button Show for that project.

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Making Progress

Making Progress

It's been a little bit since my last post but I've been making progress. With all that goes on in life I did manage to get some beads made. Below is a picture of the paper beads I've made, they have yet to be coated and then put into an Etsy store. As I was making them I was inspired to make some jewelry too. I've been hesitant to start a store up until now because I am also working on my Masters Degree which can get time consuming. Though with that well under way now seems a good time to start...so look for the store opening announcement in the near future. Until then...I'd love to hear what you think of the beads.

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End

The on the road part of my journey is over, we're local again. Which is okay with me it was difficult to work on my jewelry, try to maintain my blog and keep up while on the road. It's okay with my husband too, he is happy to have a local job again. Though it was a short experience it was a good experience. Moving forward my plans are to be here more, create more and get that Etsy store open I keep thinking about doing.

Be back soon! Thanks for visiting! :)

Jamberrysong Challenge - Mystery

Jamberrysong Challenge - Mystery

Jamberrysong is having a challenge each month on her blog. This month the challenge was to create a piece of jewelry from the song Mystery by the Indigo Girls.   

I created this necklace using some of my paper beads. I used red paper beads to represent the red sun, blue paper beads for the moon clouded. Yellow paper beads mixed with various colors for summer beginning to give up her fight. Along with various seed beads. The heart and letter were used to represent love.

Here are the links to the participants blogs - Have fun!

Patty from My Life Under the Bus
Karen from BeadDelirium
Judy from ThreeRedBeads
Therese from Therese's Treasures
Jacinta from Jamberrysong's Creations

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Sunset

Sunset

My plan was to take photos and create jewelry from them. However, it is very difficult to take a picture from a moving vehicle, by the time I see something really cool, pick up the camera, it's already passed. I did however manage to capture this beautiful sunset in the Midwest and it immediately inspired me. I needed to figure out how I was going to take this new venture and incorporate it with my jewelry creations. I'm happy to say that is coming together. I'm going to do a little collecting for a while. Collect some photos, along with things I find when we are stopped and see what comes from them. 

This past week and these photos helped me to remember what it is I love so much about Mother Nature. The pictures were taken just moments apart, the colors are different and though it is Summer the photos show Fall like colors and are an inspiration for some upcoming Fall jewelry. 

A gift from Mother Nature :)

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Changes

The Journey

I have had a little stack of gemstones sitting on my jewelry table for some time now wondering what to do with them. Just like beads I see them as little treasures I've picked up along the way. I took a photo of them and made them my new avatar. Something new for the next step of my journey. When I started this blog I mentioned that I was again following a design path and I was going to see where that journey would go. I've also mentioned that I'd like to start an Etsy store which I have been working on and I am hoping to be opening that in the not to distant future after I get use to where the next part of my journey is going. That next part is...I am going to be traveling! I am very excited about traveling this summer. My husband has driven truck locally for a number of years and recently has gone back over the road and I'm going with him. I can't say exactly where we will be traveling to but I am certain this is going to be the beginning of a new adventure! I will be taking pictures of our journey which I plan to share on my blog and I will be creating jewelry inspired by our adventure. I am looking forward to seeing the sites!

Thank you for visiting...please come back to see where this journey goes!  :) 

Gemstones

Organizing

Organizing & Other Things

I was working on doing some organizing today, I came across a necklace and earrings I had made and thought I would post them. I'm trying to get some things together and get an Etsy store started. This necklace is likely one of them I will list when I get that accomplished now that I have more time to focus on my jewelry designing.

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Choker style necklace made with Hematite seed beads, 
fresh water pearls and red wooden disks.