Time To Eat!

I'm hanging my head in shame for not having posted pictures sooner of my beautiful Bead Soup...not to mention the pictures are of horrible quality, but, here it is...



Look at all that COLOR!!!  Although Amy and I have totally different techniques and style when it comes to jewelry-making,

we do have the love of color in common.

Really, did you see the color?!

Holy cow!  I know I should have taken the beads out of the bag to show them off properly, but they are soooo tiny and I was afraid they would roll away to join the land of the lost.

And did you see this guy?

He's so very shiny and sparkly....I love him :)

I have NO idea where to start and what to create, but once my brain calms down a bit I know it will come to me.  Thank you Amy for your incredible and generous soup...you'll be taking me to a different realm!

MIA

Yes, I'm here, somewhere beneath this HUGE pile of boxes....help?!

See this pretty, fit woman looking so organized?  Well, that's not me...

Awww, and look at this helpful family, again, not mine...

Basically, how I feel....

Oh well, at least we have....

a new home!  Yay, we are so excited to be buying our first house. 

A place to put some real roots down. :)

We close on September 23rd so we'll be moving into a

vacation rental temporarily (on a farm)!

You probably won't hear from me much until October begins.

I will be posting pics of my beautiful Bead Soup tomorrow, until then...



Tranquility

Life is getting a little hectic over here...

my brother gets married tomorrow, the house needs to be packed and ready in 2 weeks, the boys start school SOON, and during all this I'm trying, unsuccessfully, to run a business.  SO, to tame the madness I'll be taking a break from clay for a couple of weeks....I can already feel the shakes coming on. 

I woke up to this treasury featuring some of my beads.  I think someone is trying to tell me something...

What is it they say...."Keep calm and carry on...?!"

'tranquil' by gallery37

Classic Forest Green Ha... RiverOfRomansk $45.80	Faces necklace - handma... BlackDaisyDesi... $87.00	Bestill - Landscape pho... irenesuchocki $30.00	Peace and Tranquility T... AberdeenLane $16.00
3 Crocheted River Rocks... HomespunHandma... $9.00	FEATHERS Watercolor Ori... lorisworld $25.00	River Rocks StoneHood $8.00	Handmade Turquoise Tran... islandgirl88 $23.00
River Stone 8 mm Round ... alatsupplies $5.00	Antique huge brass Key imaginedplace $14.00	Sand dollar, fused glas... ArtoftheMoment $32.00	Sand Castles .. vintage... HulaGirl1922 $18.00
JOURNAL - Large Moleski... thebigharumph $15.00	Humming bird pillow cov... gracioushome $20.00	Handmade Polymer Clay o... EarthTonesOnli... $9.00	scalloped mirror in nat... uncommon $78.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Partnering Up

I was anxious to see who Lori would partner me up with for the Bead Soup Blog Party. 

Drum roll please....

Amy from AmyBeads!

Like me, she's WAY into color, but that's about all we have in common.  Our styles are so incredibly different...

(peyote stitched cuff by Amy; where the heck does one find enough patience to do this?!)

And that, my friends, is the whole point of this Bead Soup dealy...

to challenge ourselves and force ourselves to think outside the box.

Here's what I sent Amy...

guess you'll just have to visit Amy's blog for the big reveal ;)

Enjoy your weekend!

Wheelies

Finally, a new shape!

I get so tired of the same ol' rounds, lentils, discs...

So watcha think of my new rustic wheelies?



It's Coming......

Have you signed up yet?  If not, head on over to Lori's site and do it! 

I guarantee you'll have a GRAND time! :)