Flowering Flame

Sometimes I get into these grooves- this week it's shrink plastic! I love to color and draw- always have. I like that I can use shrink plastic to combine so many passions.

This one is my YOJ submission for the Seeing Red theme.

Blue joy- shrink plastic art

Do you ever just see something simple and feel complete joy? Blue and flowers - those are my simple joys

Sweet flutter in your heart

Happiness captured in petals and beads

Joy sparkling on threads.

Fast peyote!!

I made these two bracelets using Bead Mavens fast peyote tutorial! I love how they turned out ( despite crappy cell phone pics lol).
I altered the width fit these and the overall embellishment pattern. The 1s is 6 beads wide. The second is 10 beads wide ( because bugger us always better!). I also used a slide clasp instead I'd the toggle. The second bracelet reminds me of the beach and summer! Ready for my trip back to the islands :). Woot!

I went to the bead shop today. I bought some matte black and gunmetal to make one to go with this new tank top I bought for my trip. Woot!!

More fun

I love drawing! I don't do it nearly as much as I'd like. Most likely because I'm not as good at it as I'd like ( catch 22 ) lol .

These are last night and today's shrink plastic fun pieces. Combo of pencil, permanent marker, and color pencil. Soon I'll bake them up and string them!

Childhood fun all over again!

Fun with shrink plastic!!

I love drawing! I don't do it nearly as much as I'd like. Most likely because I'm not as good at it as I'd like ( catch 22 ) lol .

These are last night and today's shrink plastic fun pieces. Combo of pencil, permanent marker, and color pencil. Soon I'll bake them up and string them!

Childhood fun all over again!

Wonderful beading!

I started seed beading about 12 years ago. I learned that wonderful daisy stitch! I was hooked. Somewhere along the lien I picked up some wire- well that was all she wrote. 95-99% of my pieces are wire (with a lot of beads of course) LOL. However, every now and then I get an urge to pick up the needles and thread.

This is one of those weeks. The school year is finally over and now free time! A few weeks back someone pointed me over to Bead Mavens here on Blogspot. I love some of the free tuts that they have listed there! The "fast" peyote Tennis bracelet looks so fun! I started it yesterday after the last hours of work! Check out the Bead Maven's page! I'm sure you'll enjoy!

I'll post pictures of the piece when I've finished it!

Check these free tuts on Bead Mavens

http://beadmavens.blogspot.com/2011/05/easy-beaded-bead-chain.html

http://beadmavens.blogspot.com/2011/04/tubular-herringbone-with-bugles.html

Double sided star pendant

Here us the round and around submission for yoj 2011 week 18.

Today's Peaceful Play Time

I had the idea for these earrings a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to wait until the gem show rolled back through so I could get the turquoise peace signs. Love them! Now I have to get a necklace made- and a ring.

Yoj Water Worn

My mom loves orange. I made these for her. It's a simple set, but she'll like them!

My mom loves orange. I made these for her. It's a simple set, but she'll like them!

When at the bead show yesterday I had her in mind so I picked a few shades of orange crystals in various sizes. I think the orange and Antigua bronze look gorgeous together. I like how pieces just cone together in the Zen creative space!

My May 2011 haul!

I went to the gem show with a beady bead gal friend, today. The show dis not have nearly as many vendors of beads vs. ready made jewelry; however, this is the haul I brought home! Woot!

Dichotomy of Joy

I made another pendant using my new Dichotomy Woven Monogram Double Sided Pendant tutorial. Instead of just a letter I used "joy". I wanted to see how it would turn out if I did some wire word art :) I liek it. I decided to play with pic backgrounds as well. I guess I was just in that kind of mood :)




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