Book Destash

Updated the shop tonight. Added some books to the destash section. 

Check them out here. The first one I have here is probably my favorite. Lots and lots of tips. Happiness.

Happy Friday, all!

Suburban Girl Studio Design Team

These flowers make me smile. So sweet and lovely. They're from Suburban Girl Studio... She's looking for 3 people to join her design team! Hop on over to her blog here and check it out if you're interested. Wouldn't you just love a chance to play with these? I know I do!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Last night, my sister came for a visit and she took me out to dinner. We had yummy shrimp and AWESOME macarons and boba tea. Macarons are my fave cookie right now. So yummy. Expensive but they really feel like such a treat when I have them.

The boyfriend and I made each other cards this year. No present as we are both totally broke but we painted cards. That's the one I made there. He likes blue... and dragons.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Sunday Snippets and Beady Round Robin?

-My camera is currently out of commission. Sigh. It's card was mangled by a card ready with a bent prong. BLAH.

-My hands smell like pennies. I dug around my car for change for coffee. Ah, the joys of being addicted to coffee AND having no job. :P (The cashier ended up giving me my coffee for free. WIN!)

-A really fun job opportunity has presented itself to me this past week. The GM said I was basically hired but it's not "official" yet so I can't spill the beans just yet. Afraid it will all be taken away O_O

-Re-did the blog. Was a bit of a pain but I like it. It needed some love.

AAAAND the beady round robin:

I read an article in Bead Trends about a beading round robin. Essentially, 6 ladies make a six inch piece of bead work (chain, string, seed beads... what have you) and pass that piece along the circle until it comes back to you as a really pretty 36 inch long necklace that has been around the country.

Anyone interested in doing this with me? I'd love to make something for you. And I'd love to have something made by all of you... it's a real community project, I think.

What say you?

Soup's On!

My bead soup arrived last week! And look! It's just YUMMY! I'm in love with that stone. And the pressed Czech beads? YAY!

I've never worked with mesh wire ribbon. I'm excited and am sketching out oodles of designs.

So in love with this focal.

My partner, Kathy, received her soup as well! I went a bit overboard with the beads. I remember going through my stash and pulling out things I thought she'd like... a bead or two here or there and then it became a PILE. I did try to slim it down a bit but but but... I just couldn't! Lol. I know. Terrible.

I can't wait to see what she comes up with :D

A Giveaway From Across the Pond

Pips Jewellery is giving away a set of her lovely petal and flower capped beads. They're absolutely lovely! So go on over and enter yourself into the giveaway! You can't pass this up... they're just so pretty.

A bit of a break

I missed BTW yesterday. But it was for a good reason...

My hands hurt something awful. I think I've been wire wrapping too much. Especially with those little seed beads? Ugh. But I just love they way it looks! O_O Seed beads make me insanely happy. They come in so many colors and sparkle and and and... I just love pouring them out, running my fingers through them, and then pouring them back into their tubes. Repeat... like 5 times. :P

But it's strange. It's my index fingers that hurt the most. I suppose I'm gripping the wire strangely.

Also, I have the most lovely callous on my left index finger.

So. I've been taking a break... a few days. I suspect tomorrow I'll be back at it. Maybe not wire wrapping. Maybe some new bracelets.

I've also been designing beads in my sketchbook. Nothing noteworthy to show you yet but I'm dying to play with polymer clay. If any of you are following me on Pinterest, you'll see that I've been pinning polymer clay tutes (and... bento stuff :P) like mad.

Here are some of my faves so far.

 Faux Ceramic Pendant

Faux Raku

Pendant Painted with Alcohol Inks

All these use alcohol inks. I bought a set a little while ago and other than painting copper, I want to know what else I can do with these lovely inks.

SIDENOTE: I have another interview tomorrow. This time with the district manager... so that makes 4 interviews total after tomorrow. Still have a chance to mess this up... heh...