New Beads - Pics Later!

Twenty new beads went into the kiln last night.  Two new sets of beads and one squatty egg.  Pics of those might be shared tomorrow, depending on when I get them cleaned, etched and photographed.

In the meantime, check out one of my eggs in action here that Shannon made!

I think this is a cool tutorial that my friend Keirsten wrote over at Happy Mango Beads.  

I am excited for my friend Lorelei to be teaching at Ornamentea in Raleigh next weekend and wish I could be there!

Looking forward to temps hitting the 80s here tomorrow and this weekend!!!  Wondering if I can finally remove the weather sealant caulk from our windows.  Or if we will drop back to the 20s again this spring.  We are still in the 30s at night.

My dragon's eye beads got featured in this cool treasury.

The afghan has been moving slower this week as our lives got exponentially more hectic and I have also been working more on late night issues for the phone company.  The fabric for my quilt is all washed, but still waiting to be ironed.

You can see all of my favorite pics of those two adorable little girls here from last weekend.  I am looking forward to photographing two more families this weekend.  Working the plan and moving toward my dream.  :)

Holly now has one of her necklaces available for sale that is sporting one of my egg beads here.

My girl child has one very wiggly tooth.  She can't wait for it to fall out.  But not so much that she's willing to tie dental floss to it and slam a door shut.

I have totally stopped keeping up with the 365 Project.  Maybe life will calm down in a few weeks. 

Not sure when I will hold my next shop update.  I'd like to have more than just two new sets of beads to throw into the shop.  These clear sea glass beads are still waiting to find their new home.

As are these etched amethyst beads.

I am so thankful tomorrow is Friday and then the weekend will be here.  Have a most excellent Thursday and may you be struck with the very best luck o' the Irish on this St. Patrick's Day!

Find Me Here!

My beads were featured in a little collection this morning on Art Bead Scene here!

Beth and Evie of EB Bead and Metalworks used my eggs in this necklace that is now up for sale.

Holly just used another one of my eggs and promises to make more of these lovelies to put in her shop soon.

HarrietsHaven included my lime-alicious beads in this gorgeous lime treasury.

My Moonrock beads (which are now on their way to Hong Kong!!!) were included in this wonderful treasury.

 

I have not been on the torch at all this week.  I picked up crocheting this past weekend after not touching a crochet hook or yarn in 20-25 years.  I'm addicted and can't put the yarn down in my free time.  I will try to get pics today if I get any decent light so I can share with you tomorrow.  Right now, it is very rainy and grey outside, so my whole house is quite dark.

Hoping to find torch time later this week and next so I can have another shop update on the 19th.  The etched beads from this past weekend flew out of my shop, which tells me maybe I need to be making more etched beads :)

Happy Wednesday!

A Headpin All Growed Up

Holly Kellogg used one of my headpins and I absolutely LOVE how she incorporated it into her necklace.  I've been questioning myself on whether or not it's really necessary to use four inch lengths of wire or less.  I've wondered if the majority of that wire would just get snipped off and discarded.  But Holly used the whole thing!

Look!  Just look at this beautiful work of art!

Didn't she do a wonderful job?  You should go check out Holly's blog and Etsy shop!

On another note, I have over 75 beads soaking in my kitchen sink.  They are patiently waiting on me to get out my dremel and clean out their holes.  The sheer number is rather daunting, so I have been procrastinating about even starting.  I need to just jump in already and do 10 here and 10 there so I can get it done and share pics with you.  Can you believe that when I took off from work on Monday to celebrate my birthday and get new tags that I was able to make 60 beads?!

Thursday Randomness

I floundered today and picked up a Taco Bell chicken chalupa supreme, beef taco and KFC cole slaw.  I could skip the slaw and just drink the juice.  Asparagus may be the only thing on my plate tonight. 

Heather of Humblebeads helped some of my eggs grow up.  They are now searching for new owners here. :)  I love that my eggs are hanging out with Humblebeads and Earthenwood Studios beads!

The kids are going to bed early tonight because they had a hard time waking up & getting ready this morning.  The boy child yelled at me that it was because he didn't get enough sleep (he was in bed by 8pm last night --> on time, for him), so I told him I'd make sure he gets more tonight :D  Thinking bedtime may be closer to 7pm tonight!

Nicki helped one of my red egg beads grow up and you can see more pics here.

I caught up on emails, blogs, convos, pics and pricing last night.  But I have not had a chance to follow through on a phone call to an etsy newbie yet.

I need to get to the vet's office before I leave early Saturday morning or Henry won't have any of his special food that keeps him from getting bladder stones and other urinary tract probs.

My friend Anne is back at the torch and making headpins with brass!  I'm so happy she got rid of that cast and can play with fire again!  I think her lampwork is so lovely.

Holly was excited about her new buttons and headpins.  I'm really excited to see her put them in action because her idea featured in this pic looks so darn cool to me!

 Todd is away for business and I loathe the emptiness and quiet at night.

Mallory just posted a tutorial on how to make earrings out of lampwork headpins here.  She also makes headpins and sells them in her etsy shop.

I will show you more pics tomorrow, but I can tell you now I have 6 sets of headpins to list, 3 sets of eggs, 1 button and 4 sets of beads.  I will be a listing fool come 8pm EDT tomorrow night!