The 4th of July is Coming Soon!!!

Celebrate in style with a beaded necklace and bracelet beaded in the diagonal peyote stitch and embellshed with lots of star-shaped buttons (found in a fabric store). Can a patriotic necklace and bracelet look feminine? I think they do! Very delicate! I just listed them in my Etsy Shop!

Two Blog Posts In One Day!

Well, it's just that I am very proud of a bracelet I just listed on Ebay! I've had the Czechoslovakian button in the center for quite a while and this must have been the week where my beads just fell into place around it. I love the colors - my favorites.

The third picture shows the beading on the band, and the second picture shows the toggle closure.

Summer is Coming! And Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

I just finished this bead crocheted bracelet! I was looking at beads at my local bead shop and was drawn to these colors - pearly white, pearly yellow and a deep transparent yellow. And when I got home, I found some great focal beads to use with them! As you can probably guess, I have quite a stash of miscellaneous beads after 6 or 7 years of collecting.

And the best thing about bead crochet? It's slightly stretchy so it works well for a bangle bracelet. This bracelet is listed on Etsy!

And For This Week!

A new pair of earrings made with the prettiest Czechoslovakian glass flower buttons, and more of the falling beaded leaves. Can you tell that I love beading leaves?

Another new necklace using a Swarovski black rivoli! The sparkle from rivolis just can't be photographed as well as they look in real life!

I Found Some Great Chocolate!

In addition to having a great time at the show last Saturday, I met a wonderful woman who makes fantastic chocolate candy! Her chocolates come in several versions like chocolate and walnuts or chocolate and pecans. And, they are beautifully presented in nice boxes. These chocolates make great favors for bridal showers, wedding receptions or other large parties and she makes the candy fresh before shipping!

Pandora Brown
http://mpandorasboxes.com

Jules Meets Chester

My dog Jules got to meet Chester, a 3 year old Great Dane adopted by my stepbrother, Jim. The dogs were not invited to my stepmother's house for Mother's Day - probably just as well as they might have broken something.

The Meeting - Jules is scared!

The Meeting Goes On

You Almost Fit Under Him!

Take It Easy Kids!

Equal Attention

Beginning To Calm Down

Much, Much Better

Show Day on Saturday, May 12th!

On Saturday, I will be showing many of my items at the Women's Leadership Day, sponsored by the American Business Women's Association!

I'm excited, of course, to be juried into this show, but I'm also thrilled to get to know more about this organization. I understand most of the proceeds from shows and conferences help to fund scholarships for future business women's education at local colleges. This is a national organization, and has chapters all over the United States.

So, wish me luck on the show!

You may notice my Etsy Mini - the display to the right, doesn't have the usual beaded items. They will return after the show.

Classic and Classy!

As the title states, this is a classic seed-beading technique - beading around and encasing something. In this necklace, I used a gorgeous Czechoslovakian dragonfly button in silver and gold. The beading is done in size 11 silver and gold seed beads. The neckchain uses the same beads but also includes Swarovski glass pearls in silver and gold.