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The Lost Bead
The parable of the woman searching for her lost coin (Luke 15:8-9) was very much on my mind recently when I lost a bead. It was a lovely 3mm round corrugated silver bead that I dropped as I was threading it onto a rosary line (see picture on left for what a rosary line looks like). I’m not exactly penny-pinching but sure can be frugal, and at approximately two cents per bead, I was immediately crawling around on the floor and under my dining room table looking for it. “Rejoice with me because I have found the bead that I lost.” Yes, I did find it. It was such a wee thing but so worth hunting down. I thought about God searching for me, tiny creature that I am, one of His little ones but no less important to Him than the greatest in His Kingdom. How happy God is when he finds me and brings me home to His heart of boundless love! And how happy I am, too! I also thought of my sins, which are more often than not small as opposed to large.
HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? .
Bead Distraction
Have you ever had beading overload? Tonight it started when I was looking through a “junk drawer” or catch all drawer in the kitchen and found a HUGE black plastic bead that must have come from something like a purse and my mind started racing about how to use it. Then I found a premade bracelet on stretchy cord that someone gave me so I could use the beads. They are pretty dark brown, sort of shiny beads. The next thing I found in the drawer was the credit card-like cruise ship cabin “key”. I started reminiscing about the cruise ship and remembered one of the ladies who works at a local Joann Etc. store. She took used Joann gift cards and cut out the word “Joann’s”, punched holes in either end and strung them, in between multi-colored 8mm crystal bicones all along a beaded eye glass holder. How cool was that!!!? I need to go on more cruises so I can make something out of multiple cruise ship cabin keys! 
Okay, you are probably seeing a pattern of distraction here….
A Bead A Day .
Bead Soup !!!
Today is the day! Finally I get to reveal what I made with my beautiful bead soup from Jenni Connolly. First of all, I was so lucky to get such beautiful beads. I knew right away I wanted two things; to bring out the fuschia in the beads that Jenni made and to make a necklace that was a show stopper. Hopefully, I have done that here. Here’s what I received in the mail from Jenni. Here’s my post about the day it arrived. I went into my beading area of the studio and saw the spikey shell beads hanging on the wall. I have had these forever and I guess this is what they had been waiting for. After choosing the shells everything else just fell into place. As for the design, I knew I wanted a multi strand necklace. I started laying out the layers on my table. I played around for—-ever trying to get the right length and layers. I didn’t want symectrical so it took a while for me to get the beads exactly where I wanted them.
Jennifer Jangles Blog .
Registration for the Bead Journal Project starts today!
Registration begins today and will close on December 8, 2010 so register early! Once the project gets underway, you will be invited to participate in the BJP blog so that we can share our work and our questions with each other as we go. To register, please send a request to our registration angel at beadjournalreg11@gmail.com . Your request should include the following information to ensure it is processed correctly: 1. Your full name, first and last. 2. Your web name or alias, if you have one. 3. Your email address. Please give us your “best” email address, onethat is not likely to change during the year and one that you checkfrequently. (Note: we don’t contact you very often.) 4. Your home address. 5. Your telephone number. 6. Do you have a website? Y/N �C If yes, what is the URL? 7. Do you have a blog? Y/N �C If yes, what is the URL? 8. Were you a registered participant in any other Bead Journal Project? Y/N If yes did you complete the project for the year?
Beading Arts .
Book Giveaway: Bead Chic by Margot Potter
I have the final book giveaway of September for you today, and let me tell you, it’s an amazing one! Bead Chic: 36 Stylish Jewelry Projects & Inspired Variations is an exciting book by Margot Potter which is full of the kind of gorgeous projects that you might expect from this skilled designer and author. The concept of the book is really fun… it shows you many different techniques and examples of taking a jewelry design that you see and using it as inspiration. Margot had several other designers collaborate in parts of this book, including myself! We were given a project from the book and asked to create our own piece of jewelry, using the project as inspiration. I really enjoyed the challenge! These are the two pieces I made for Bead Chic. I am really pleased with both of them and was honored to be asked to participate in the challenge. I have one copy of Bead Chic to giveaway this week. I will choose the winner on Friday, October 1st! Leave a comment and tell me someone who inspires you artistically.
Earthenwood Studio Chronicles .
On the 10th Day of Christmas: Bead Bravely Ornament
Difficulty: Easy/Beginner This is an easy, personalized, stamping project for the beginner. You’ll stamp the spoon flat and measure where to place the letters of your chosen phrase. Then you’ll create a loop in the spoon handle, decorate with glass double dip art beads by Cindy Gimbrone and finish off with a wire spiral ornament hanger. Inspiration for the project (Picture of Cindy’s Grandmother at age 14) Several years ago, my mother handed me a container full of odds and ends silverware owned by her mother. Since my grandmother had died when I was very young, I’ve always cherished the small things passed down to me that were hers. My heirloom of mismatched tableware isn’t particularly valuable. There isn’t a full set of any pattern and it’s inexpensive silverplate. So for years I carried around the silverware wondering what I’d really do with it. This is the perfect project. I have a memento from her yet don’t feel like I’m ruining something of value.
Art Bead Scene Blog .
International Bead Award
To bead or not to bead, that’s not a question for thousands of people whose passion is beading. They face another question: to enter a beading contest or not to enter. Our answer is positive: of course, to enter! Not every contest, but promising a great challenge. It seems that the First International Bead Award held and supported by Beaders Best Publishing (Beaders Best Verlag) is what you don’t have to miss! The contest is open to all bead artists around the world. Five international jury members select a first, second and third place winners in each of nine categories. The jury will judge by photos only. The winners will be announced at the Beaders Best Fair for Bead Art in Hamburg, August 20-21, 2011, and shown in the following issue of the Perlen Poesie Magazine. All submissions will be showcased on the Perlen Poesie website after the jury has voted. Out of all submissions the website visitors will be able to select People’s Choice Award Winner. Deadline for submissions is the 15th of December, 2010.
Gem and Beaded Jewelry .
Paper Bead Giveaway
The winner of the Travel Ticket for Elf Johnny to come and visit their house for the holiday season is: Kimberly berly02@xxx.com The winner of customized photo charm from the Sodderbug giveaway is: Red Gingerbead Ladies contact me at infarrantlycreative@gmail.com to claim your prizes. T oday’s giveaway is from Molly from the etsy shop It’s Molly. I am a lover of paper beads. I love how lightweight and beautiful they are. I also love when I am wearing a unique paper beaded jewelry item and someone says it is awesome and then I tell them it is made out of paper. Molly makes the most beautiful paper beaded jewelry. She has some gorgeous Christmas ones ready and available to ship. Aren’t they fun? I have a Halloween set and Christmas set she made me. She also made Kayla a little Christmas bracelet to match Mommy. Ack!!! SOOOO CUTE! Molly is giving one lucky IC winner a custom fitted bracelet with locket attached and earring set.
Infarrantly Creative .
My Bead Soup
This is the gorgeous bead soup I received from my partner Shiraz from Secret Song Designs She was so generous. Obviously, I have plenty of supplies here to make multiple jewelry pieces. Except for a sterling toggle that I put in at the last minute, this is the bead soup that I sent. She sent so much, that I hope I sent enough. The rules require that you send a focal piece (which I figured could either be the lampwork bead (made by DD Hess) or the ��passion�� charm); coordinating spacer or other beads; and a special clasp. I made a few claps, but then I thought the toggle would be good to add just in case she wasn’t thrilled with my wire handi-work. Once we get our bead soup from our partner, the next thing we have to do is make jewelry .
The Bead Master
The Bead Master is owned by DaD of 3, Don from Florida who has custom handmade / hand carved beaded hats,belts,accessories, and more. Who is The Bead Master : I started back in 1970 I was in the U.S. Navy Stationed in Sasebo Japan. I noticed a bead store and I went in. Knowing that I would by in Sasebo for ( 4 ) years I needed a hobby. I spoke to the gentlemen behind the counter for quite some time. I wanted to learn this fine trade,so I asked if he could teach me.He stated that he could not afford to pay me.So, I said �� I do not want to get paid.�� He said kindly agreed. Every evening and every weekend I visited this shop and was taught this trade. I ended up being stationed there for 10 years. I did work for him after about 3 years part time and I’ve been beading ever since. I started beading full time until 1979. Every piece displayed in my store is handmade / hand carved. Beading since 1979 and going strong. All U.S.A. Made��Custom orders and wholesale are welcomed.
Living My MoMent .
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