In Awe

Well I was having a pretty rough day and decided to sit down and work on a project. I had colored a stamp but I was not sure what to do with it. The stamp was one from the Bloom Collection by Prima Marketing. She turned out beautiful when I finished coloring her.

The joys of crafting lift me up but at the same token I am a perfectionist that has to have things just right or I am not happy. Since my mood was pretty off I decided to see what I could do to lift my spirits and have a bit of fun with.

Here are the results.

 This was my starting layout to see how I would put it together.

 

My final piece. I think she turned out fabulous and Free Spirit fits perfectly. To think that I managed to put this together makes me feel so proud.

 

I am really looking forward to planning another mixed media piece. This lets me be free to experiment and flow. I love my other crafts and wouldn't trade them for the world but this lets me get messy and create from my soul.

Who knows what I will come up with next.

Happy Crafting

Too Many Ideas

Boy oh boy. I get way too many ideas and love way too many things. I am already thinking about how I can do something special for awareness. I am plotting and planning and hopefully I will be able to get what is in my head out how I would like it. I think that is the biggest challenge in crafting. Nothing is ever simple when it comes to the mind of one who crafts.

Seeing things in so many different ways is a gift and a curse. A gift because it means my mind never stops thinking of something new but a curse because trying to get it together can drive me crazy. I wouldn't trade it for the world though. I love the challenge of making something and seeing how someone else will like it.

I need my own crafting space but alas that is not to be at the moment. I can dream though. I can even imagine what it will look like and how much space I will have. There also lies another dilemma because I need my own writing space as well and that needs to be a separate room from my crafting space. LOL. I just need the whole house to myself. Well I have a long way to go before that happens.

Oh well in the mean time I will keep dreaming and making my crafts in my space.

Odd Count Peyote Bracelet

I finished my odd count peyote bracelet. I am proud of myself. It was a little bit of a challenge adding the clasp which I learned how to make. I have a few flaws in the bracelet but I made it work. I wasn't sure that I would be able to do this type of piece but I managed it and I am glad I learned how to do it.

Beading has become a bit of an addiction now and I am looking forward to my next challenge with making something just as pretty. I have to finish the earrings to complete the set. I am thinking about making an anklet to go with it. It will be something unique to rock this summer. We shall see. The idea is still buzzing around in my head.

Finished bracelet:

     

If anyone is looking for the pattern please checkout Beading 4 Perfectionist. I attached a copy of the link. I love Gianna's work. Her embellishments and clasp are different then mine so you won't see the exact same thing when you watch part two of her video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEYR39rSSDc&list=FL32eqzfMFsWIoezXO_7zeCg&feature=share&index=2

Back to Beading

I hadn't beaded in about a week or so because I was trying to figure out the right pattern to work on. I went back and watched a video by Gianna Beading 4 Perfectionist. I had been thinking about trying this pattern but I was a bit afraid of it. So after watching the video I decided to go for and see if I could work it out.

Well I must say I am liking the results. Odd peyote isn't as hard as it seems. Once I got going everything smoothed out and I am on my way to making something that I really like. I may even make another one for a friend because I like the pattern so much.

This is the earrings and bracelet I am currently working on.

I used trans tropical teal and matte white 11/0 delicas and white 15/0 rocailles with 4mm Swarovski bicones. Even though I am not finished yet I am already thinking about what type of clasp should I use on this piece. It is turning out so well. Beading is fun. What can I say except that I am addicted.

Finished a bracelet!

Well I finished one of my Cellini Spiral bracelets. I must say that I was really proud of myself. The bracelet isn't that complicated but it is time consuming. Late nights have a way of getting things done though. I guess my insomnia came in handy even though I wish it were different. The colors are perfect and coincide with spring finally making its arrival.

I am planning on finishing a few more one with pink and purple as the base colors. Can't wait to see what that will look like when I am finished with it.

Beading Projects

I have been trying to get it together and see what projects I can do. I have been trying to work with superduos and I have gotten very frustrated with trying to make them work in a pair of earrings. I have watched videos by Beading 4 Perfectionist and Off The Beaded Path and it just seemed like I couldn't make the earrings work. I am not going to give up but I ended up making a bracelet. I watched the snakeskin video by Potomac Bead Company and a video by Beaded Jewelry Diva and ended up using a pattern called the Waltz. I have to complete it but it didn't turn out too bad.

Watching someone else do something seems so easy and when I try to create my own style it just seems difficult. I know in time I will come up with something all my own but for now I am thankful there are people out here willing to teach.

A photo of the bracelet:

Not sure how I feel about the colors but it was what I had to work with until I am able to get more superduos and continue practicing.

Well looking forward to beading some more and showing off what I have come up with.

Long Weekend

Looking forward to having a long weekend. I ordered some supplies and some patterns to help get me started with making some Christmas ornaments. I can't wait. I feel like a little kid in a candy store. I need to start posting some pictures of what I have been working on and how they turn out.

We shall see what tomorrow brings but for now I am just excited to be able to do something and share with my friends.