tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57481605065020133242024-03-13T10:36:54.683-07:00Beadin' Black & BlueBeading as a way of life.LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-70824415295627059332019-04-06T21:52:00.000-07:002019-04-06T21:52:00.750-07:002019 Bead Peep Swap & Hop Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
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I began beading as a young girl living in a small town where, as far as I knew, there were not any other beaders. I taught myself most of what I know but I always wished to find "my people". In my 20's I took to the interwebs and found an amazing little swap group. I made many friends in that group - people who understood and supported my passion. The group has since dwindled down to just a handful of people on Facebook and while I have great friends from it, I miss the big cross-country or cross-continent bead swaps.</div>
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Ever since those days, I have been on the lookout for other groups doing something similar.</div>
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I found <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/beadPeeps">Bead Peeps</a> randomly and joined in on their annual swap & hop challenge. Every participant is paired off and swaps an artisan bead and a clasp (in many cases much more than that). And then we all hop blog to blog (or other social media) to see what everyone made! I was fantastically lucky to be paired with <a href="http://instagram.com/mariecaroldesigns">Tina Hemr</a>!</div>
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After chatting at length, I decided to send her a plethora of nifty beads from my stash -- everything from lampwork by Marie Sawyer, a bowlerite cab by David Rowland, ceramic by Diana Ptaszynski and much more! I am super excited to see what she does with her goodies.</div>
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Tina sent an amazing array of brightly colored beads and a fantastic polymer clay cabochon she made herself! While many of these colors fell into the cool colors I love to work with, they were rather bright so I felt I needed to really consider how to balance them out.</div>
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The cabochon itself delivered my first challenge. It is paisley shaped which means there is a concave section. I have encountered this problem before -- the typical peyote-stitched bezel will not curve inward! Stitched normally, the bezel will stretch from the top-most point of the curve on one side to the top-most point on the other side. This means that instead of curving inward and hugging the cab, it creates a straight edge which stands out from the curve. While there are many ways to bezel a cab I knew I wanted to figure this out once and for all!</div>
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After some consideration, I determined the primary problem is that the curve creates more surface area which isn't being addressed. I used my intuition to add beads as I built the bezel wall and discovered I resolved the issue! Despite how it annoyed me in previous attempts, had never spent the time to figure it out!</div>
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From the start I wanted this piece to be really dramatic but upon finishing the bezel and adding accent beads, I was at a bit of a stand-still. Tina had let me know the cab was made using the polymer clay technique, mokume gane. I thought I might try to replicate this technique and add a few small matching cabs, however, I am not a polymer clay artist and I have never done this technique. My sister-in-law, however, is an incredible polymer clay artist...so I approached her with some packs of matching clay and lofty dreams. We spent an entire evening trying this technique and funny enough, I never got around to making matching cabs. *shrugs* We had so much fun testing things out that it just didn't happen. Eh...the best laid plans of mice and men....</div>
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So there I was, feeling like I was teetering on the edge of coolness but completely stuck. When this happens, I usually sort beads. This is one of those endless tasks that is never REALLY done. While sorting, I found a package of soutache that needed to be put away in my fibers box....and there it was...</div>
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Looking through my fibers box, it almost immediately dawned on me that this piece of GORGEOUS trim I purchased from MOOD in New York City years ago was literally THE thing I needed. It was <em>perfect</em>.</div>
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I was in love with this piece of trim the day I purchased it, and still am! It is thick, luscious and perfect for beadwork. I decided to cut several of the waves out of the trim, bead them and then decide how I wanted to arrange them. I was buzzing with creative excitement!</div>
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Once the individual waves were cut out, I glued them to a piece of Nicole's Bead Backing, stitched them down following the lines of thread and began to bead around the trim. The longer I spent making these pieces, the more excited I got. This was the first time I had used trim in a piece and I have ever seen it used this particular way in bead embroidery! Regardless, it felt fresh, new and exciting.</div>
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Ultimately I made 6 of these pieces and played with the arrangement of them over and over until I felt I had it "right".</div>
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I then doubled back to the cab and brought in some of the colors from the cab along the outside rim before trimming, backing and edging it.</div>
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Finally, I began the assembly. Using the edging as well as the backing & ultrasuede as anchors, I thoughtfully assembled each piece. As you can see, I planned this out so that the back would be as colorful as the front.</div>
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Once all the pieces were securely attached, I had to determine what kind of straps to use. At first I thought I would make a beaded strap and thought about continuing the paisley by using Paisley Duo beads. I wove a strap but quickly realized that it took away from the overall look of the piece.</div>
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In the end the best option was a simple chain strap using the simple toggle clasp Tina provided. I attached the strap to the piece using a bead loop and jumpring.</div>
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And now for the reveal! I am SUPER pleased with how this piece turned out. Thanks to Tina and her amazing work, I was able to teach myself several new skills and create a dramatic piece I feel compliments her work beautifully! Enjoy!</div>
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Nope...this isn't the end! At the last minute I decided I NEEDED to do something with the cool little polymer clay flowers and leaves Tina made...</div>
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First, I put a piece of scrap ultrasuede on top of Lacy's Stiff Stuff, glued down the leaves, beaded thru the leaf holes and beaded around the outside of them.</div>
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Lastly, I created loops, and put together a chain with bead accents, and added flower stems. This little gem really turned out cute!</div>
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I need to confess that I was shocked at how long it has been since I last wrote a blog post. While it appears as if I took a hiatus, that is far from the case. I have been writing instructions, teaching classes and creating but my schedule looks like color-coded organized chaos. That aside, I wanted to share an adventure I went on recently.</div>
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A few weeks back my incredibly talented sister-in-law, Hailey Rodgers of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FoundinFireStudios/">Found in Fire Studios</a>, asked if I would attend a <a href="http://www.brpcg.com/">Blue Ridge Polymer Clay Guild</a> Meeting in Asheville, NC. The meeting we would be attending included a heart swap. Everyone would make a heart-themed polymer clay item and would swap with another artist during the meeting. Now, let me be clear -- I am NOT a polymer clay artist. I have dabbled in the medium but never really did much with it...regardless, I thought I would give it a try.<br />
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I decided I would make a cabochon I could bead and make into a necklace - this way I incorporate MY talent into something that would likely be a disaster otherwise.<br />
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I started with a lump of grey Sculpy Souffle. This is supposed to be a softer clay but honestly, if any of you have ever conditioned clay, it was still a utter pain in the tookus to condition -- just less than other clays. Once the clay was soft enough, I flattened it with my hands and then smooshed it flat with a big jewelers steel block (I didn't have anything to roll it out with). Then, I found like the only 2 stamps I have in my possession and pressed one into the clay. Unimpressive. (Or impressive, if you want to be punny.)<br />
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I originally intended to use acrylic paint to help the image stand out but I was running out of time (I had about 36 hours to get this done) and the stamp impression was very shallow - which meant it would be hard to only highlight the upper level with paint. I remembered that some polymer clay artists use mica powder on their pieces...I didn't have that either. But I did have a very expensive and uber glittery eyeshadow palette...Urban Decay's Moondust Palette, for you curious ones out there.</div>
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I took a few colors, and lightly rubbed the surface of the clay with the eyeshadow and WALLA! It worked!! I baked the clay and pulled this out of the oven:</div>
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I realize this isn't terribly exciting (yet)...but it was to me! I wish the photos could adequately capture the color and shine of the eyeshadow...</div>
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I was concerned about protecting the surface of the cab since any little ding would damage the eyeshadow treatment. So.....I RESINED IT! I have NEVER tried resin in any form so this also was an adventure. I followed the instructions to the letter. Well...sort of. I did have a cleaning-up disaster in which I completely panicked, had sticky goo all over my hands, the cups, my alcohol bottle, soap bars and my entire bathroom sink but that story is reserved for live action storytelling since it requires lots of muppety arms and wild gesturing. I digress...once the resin set, I began the bezel capture.<br />
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Aside from the afore mentioned clean-up disaster, this was a smashing success! The resin not only protects the surface treatment, it brought depth, gloss and a "finished" look to the cab. I chose a shiny blue AB finished Delica bead and began to bezel the cab. The odd shape I cut made the dip of the heart a little challenging, but it turned out beautifully.</div>
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I wanted this pendant to be relatively simple since the star is the polymer clay cab itself. I chose a pinkish mauve size 8 seed bead to border the heart and then cut away the excess backing.</div>
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The last few steps were typical - apply the Ultra Suede to the back, edge the piece, add a little bit of "laciness" to the edging, add a crystal drop and attach straps! The final piece surprised me! It was almost difficult to give it away!</div>
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I definitely learned a lot from this process and have since purchased some black clay and mica powder - I figure there will be future reasons to use this technique so I should be ready, right?</div>
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I do have to brag a little on my sister-in-law (see piece below). She constructed this with a foil form wrapped in Sculpy and sculpted. She then used her incredible painting skills and hand painted it!</div>
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The class demo for the meeting was actually to make template plates with different textures that we could take home. I made a couple and am excited to try them on my newly learned technique!</div>
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I legitimately dream of tide pools. There is something about sea life that has always drawn me and inspired my work - the strange shapes, textures and mysteries the ocean holds. I am not a beach lover unless its primarily beach combing and looking in tide pools for beautiful creatures. This particular theme from <a href="https://www.artelements.net/">Art Elements</a> blog is right up my alley.</div>
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Honestly, at first I wanted to create my typical bead embroidery version of a tide pool and had some rather unique ideas for accomplishing this, however, I was not very fast on the uptake of ordering the supplies I would need for my initial idea so I decided to go another direction entirely.</div>
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I had recently been talking to other beaders who are a part of the <a href="https://egausa.org/">Embroiderers Guild of America</a> (EGA) in a nearby city. There were a lot of interesting things going on in their chapter and I decided I was tired of not being a part of a LOCAL community of like-minded people. After a little searching I came across a chapter in my tiny city and decided to give it a try. I met with a number of ladies and while there were not other beaders attending, it was nice to find some people with interests that segwayed into my own.</div>
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And then I went down a long and VERY cool Pinterest black hole of embroidery...and it was FABULOUS! Embroidery is no longer just your grandmother's hobby - it is being turned on it's head and modern embroiderers are doing things with needle and thread that are breaking barriers. I decided I really wanted to explore this medium a bit and what better time than now? So I snapped up some supplies and fiddled around with a few random flowers until I figured out what I wanted to do for this challenge.</div>
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Once I felt like understood some of the basic techniques I grabbed some colors to start on my tide pool piece.</div>
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I decided to do radiating long and short stitches to give a gradient look. First, I chose a deep denimy blue.</div>
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I continued this process with sea greens until I reached close to the edge of the hoop and stopped...<br />
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I didn't really have a goal or end result in mind, which isn't my normal M.O...creating jewelry is nice in that I know the piece will ultimately become adornment. This was more of an exploration into another medium and finding a way to incorporate it into my repertoire of skills. I am finding that I like embroidery and want to learn more, especially considering some of the incredible artwork coming out of this arena:<br />
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Please join me in seeing all the cool artwork others made with this theme...<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://ravenscraftynest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Raven</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://beadinblacknblue.blogspot.com/">Kelly</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Kathy </span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Tammy</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://chicchixnchampagne.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Alyson</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://chatelainecreations.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Elaine</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mischelle</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.artthreads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Deborah</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://beadscharmsandwire.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Anita</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://kilnfiredart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jill</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.shirleestuff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Shirlee</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/art-elements-theme-of-month-may-2018.html">Sarajo</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://blueberribeads.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Caroline</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://cmendola.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cathy</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://saraccino.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Claire</span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.glassaddictions.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jen </span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://laney-mead.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Laney </span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.lesleywatt.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lesley</span></a> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://blog.marshanealstudio.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Marsha </span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Niky </span></a></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Sue</span></a><br id="m_8069976919114496422yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1527581167160_2956" />
<a href="http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Lindsay</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/">Melissa</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://jdaviesreazor.com/blog/">Jenny</a></span><br />
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That time I accidently deleted an entire post...</div>
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LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-84549886777469488062018-02-27T04:19:00.001-08:002018-02-27T05:34:47.042-08:00My ↑s Creed<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The <a href="https://www.artelements.net/">Art Elements</a> Bloggers have really got it goin' on (if you didn't already know) - I consistently find it hard to pass up the opportunity to work with such a wonderful cast of artisans and once again I have been given that opportunity! February's Component of the Month is hosted by the incredible <a href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.com/">Niky Sayers</a>! Niky made these super cool runes from copper metal clay - the moment I saw them I was chomping at the bit to have one.<br />
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<b>Confession:</b> I know NOTHING about runes except that I immediately think of Lord of the Rings - because LOTR is like my favorite thing. As soon as I knew I was picked, ideas of hobbit holes, secret doors and trees began to swim in front of me. I briefly looked up what some of them meant and then waited for 'Brown Santa' (USPS) to arrive.
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It arrived! And it is even more awesome in person...except...Warrior. Hmmm. So I hadn't considered that all my LOTR thoughts wouldn't necessarily suite this piece. Now what? After some consideration, I realized getting "Warrior" was more apropos than any other rune, as my first name has a similar meaning. I have always believed that there is something to names. I have an aggressive, bold, I-don't-put-up-with-crap personality which matches my name therefore this rune is like a symbol for who I am. Inspiration for my piece didn't have to come from ancient Viking beliefs or a favorite fantasy - it can come from the simplest of things - my name.<br />
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I began to think about what kind of warrior I would want to be known for and 2 things came to mind - advocate & defensive. More in my past than recently, I have lobbied for more strict and defined laws against human trafficking, educated the public on the issue, written senators and even lobbied at the White House. <b> I want to be a warrior who advocates for the freedom of others.</b> I also have a tendency to "mother". I may not BE a mother but, whether my friends and family like it or not, I often find myself mothering them or giving counsel. <b>I want to be a warrior who takes up arms in defense of others</b> - not one that seeks battle.<br />
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These thoughts led me to a relatively obvious inspiration - armor. Armor is fascinating both in structure, history and workmanship. (Random aside: check out my AWESOME finger armor ring!)<br />
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With this as inspiration, I began working on the details of the centerpiece for a necklace that may only be suited (pun!) for wear at a Ren Faire but has a deeper meaning. I began sketching out a shape...</div>
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You know how sometimes things come together super easily? Well this was one of those moments. A beader friend of mine, Madleen Demaras, had given me a number of vintage nailheads just the day before - in that mix were some metal embellishments with a coppery tone that were PERFECT for rivet heads.</div>
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I traced out my sketched shape on a piece of Lacy's and got to work arranging and securing these little beauties.</div>
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The next step was to bead the border. I decided to bead the inner and outer border with black and fill in with my favorite silver 15s. Once again, I chose 15s. Sometimes I don't know why I do things - I just do. Though there is a part of me that does get satisfaction beading on such a small scale because you do have more control with fluid lines.</div>
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With the border complete, it was time to attach the rune and begin filling in the center! The back of the rune actually had some unevenness so before I attached it to the center of my shield/breastplate, I used scrap pieces of Lacy's Stiff Stuff to even it out for a flat surface. I also used a black Sharpie to darken the edges of the scrap Lacy's so that it wouldn't show in-between the beadwork especially since I decided not to bezel it.</div>
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As you can see from the photos above, I worked in diagonal from a center line. I knew I could bead each row all the way across, however, it isn't always easy keeping each row completely diagonal so I decided to work each half separately. This allowed me to concentrate on one angle at a time catching weird bendy issues early. Finally, after a couple days of intense beading, I finished.</div>
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Because the Lacy's was heavy with beadwork, it was very curly and bendy so I needed to reinforce the piece with something - I chose a piece of plastic with an exceptionally chill cow on it. Before gluing down this vacationing bovine, I took a picture of the back of the piece. For some reason I keep doing this - I have mentioned it before but the back of beadwork is fascinating - a historical account of every artistic decision. I think its beautiful and something worth documenting.</div>
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With the plastic sandwiched securely between the beadwork and Ultrasuede, I worked on the edging of the piece. All along I had this cool idea of mimicking the articulated shoulders of armor for part of the strap. I had a few ideas of how to accomplish this but I needed to make 4-6 pieces of separate beadwork for this. I drew out my template, traced it to Lacey's and was about to start the process of beading all these thingies when....</div>
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Boy do I ever keep you on your toes lol!!! About 1/2 way through completing the edging I was showing my graphic designer mother the piece and she had a BRILLIANT idea that completely shifted my thinking. She suggested that instead of turning the piece into a necklace, it was much more suited as a kind of "patch" on a book or purse. She held up the beadwork next to a army green canvas purse and I was IMMEDIATELY sold. I knew it would be a strange necklace - which I don't really mind...but the piece is far more suited to a bag embellishment! I have never done this sort of thing before so I knew it would be an adventure. I began to disassemble part of the work I did on the backing so that I could attach the shield/breastplate to a bag. (BTW, this is the day prior to the blog post that I began this process...I also keep myself on my toes apparently.)</div>
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I removed the edging, the Ultrasuede and the plastic I used to support the piece. Thankfully this was a very easy process just carefully peeling off the layers.</div>
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With the beadwork detached from the backing pieces, I took a Sharpie and blackened all the edges of the Lacy's. The edge doesn't really show, however, since there would be no bead edging on the canvas bag, I didn't want to take a chance that the white would show through. Then I used a ruler and the seams of the purse to find the middle and tacked down the beadwork.</div>
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The next step was to see how many needles I could sacrifice in the attempt to sew through the thick layers while still avoiding stitching through the lining. If I was amazing I would have pulled stitches at the inside seam of the purse so that I could easily stitch the piece down before reattaching the lining...however, I hate fabric sewing AND am not particularly skilled at it so I decided to do the least hard way (for me) and stitch it down without ripping stitches and reattaching lining. I also realized that the needles I used were NOT made for this, however, I am out of time and the only needles I have accessible are beading needles. Lookie at all the fun shapes I made!<br />
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It took some doing to properly attach the patch but now I have a snazzy new custom Warrior bag! I might get around to doing some more detail work on it someday, but until then I will carry this with pride!</div>
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Today is the reveal for Art Elements' Use Your Stash Challenge hosted by my good friend, Lindsay Starr! Today is also the day I am late to the party - I have had a crazy week and didn't get to write my lovely little blog post until the day of. Not my normal style but it is what it is!<br />
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For this challenge I rummaged through my stash and pulled a ceramic piece I have had sitting in my box for years - I almost didn't want to make anything with it because I love it so much: A trilobite by Diana Ptaszynski! I knew I wanted to finally use the trilo and I had recently added a cool ring from Joan Miller to my stash, so I threw them into my project box. That day I had a bead-in at my local bead shop, Cindy's Crafts so I knew I would have plenty of time to work out my design.<br />
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I began by snipping off the wire loop connectors from the trilo and bezeling it like a cab.<br />
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At this point I really didn't know what I wanted this to end up looking like. Often I get stuck on the shape of the piece. It tends to work out better if you have a overall shape in mind when you are working but this time I had to do a little Pinteresting for shape inspiration.</div>
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I didn't find exactly what I was looking in my search on Pinterest, however, after a while a general shape and layout came to mind...I immediately sketched it and despite my poor skills with a pen, I was able to capture the shape and some of the design elements I wanted to include.<br />
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As is typical with the way I work, I let the beads do what they wanted, adding design elements as they came to me. Sometimes this process gets me trapped in my own thoughts but if I consciously 'let go' I usually find that the end result is more pleasing than it would have been if I forced myself through the process.<br />
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The more I worked on this piece the more I loved it. Sometimes you run into an 'ugly duckling' phase and then struggle to complete a piece because you aren't "feeling it". This one never reached that point for me. Somehow everything just flowed as I worked.</div>
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But...sometimes in art things kinda happen without you realizing it. Sometimes you unintentionally create within your creation. This apparently happened to me...and I am still not sure how I feel about it...<br />
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In a relatively short amount of time I had created a piece I truly loved without buying a single bead - all from my stash...and upon sharing the end result with others, found out that everyone thought it was a bird. *laugh* I just wanted to have a trilo and ammonite hanging out in a pool of beads...but weirdly - oh so weirdly I had created a trilo hanging out in the belly of a bird! Do you see it???</div>
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I used a metal clay brass ring by Gail DeLuca and a metal clay brass toggle clasp by One Sweet Bead to finish it all off. Intention or not, I love this piece, bird and all. And because my graphic designer mother said, "It's an awesome bird, own it!" I am officially calling this piece, "Oops, bird!" *laugh*</div>
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<a href="http://beadinblacknblue.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Kelly Rodgers</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Sarajo Wentling</span></a><br />
<a href="http://wescottjewelry.com/2018/01/31/use-your-stash-challenge-jan-2018-art-elements-blog-hop-reveal" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Samantha Wescott</span></a><br />
<a href="https://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/2018/01/art-elements-use-your-stash-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Kathy Lindemer</span></a><br />
<a href="https://pattymillerbeads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Patty Miller</span></a><br />
<a href="https://lindalandig.wordpress.com/2018/01/29/use-your-own-stash-challenge" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Linda Landig</span></a><br />
<a href="https://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Renetha Stanziano</span></a><br />
<a href="http://wescottjewelry.com/2018/01/30/use-your-stash-challenge-jan-2018-art-elements-blog-hop-reveal" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Samantha Wescott</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://jdaviesreazor.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Jenny
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<a href="http://site.glassaddictions.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Jen Cameron</span></a><br />
<a href="https://saraccino.blogspot.com/2018/01/use-your-stash-art-elements-january.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Claire Fabian</span></a><br />
<a href="https://suebeads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Sue
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<a href="https://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Niky Sayers</span></a><br />
<a href="https://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/2018/01/art-elements-use-your-stash-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Lindsay Starr</span></a><br />
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I am a huge fan of blog hops - I love how differently each artist takes the theme and creates something of their own. They also challenge me to finish a piece (usually) within a limited time period which means I can't dwell in indecision for long. So, for the first time in all of history, I hosted my first ever Blog Hop! The theme: create something inspired by your favorite song (or at least one you like a lot). I wanted to leave the hop open to all who create - from painting & drawing to beads & baubles. We all have something in common and I wanted to bring that out by inviting all artisans. I am SO excited to share with you what I created along with all the beautifully talented artists that joined me! Please be sure to read all, as I am also posting the talented Vicky Sophon's work.<br />
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It didn't take me long to think of which musicians I could use...I was torn between two options:<br />
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Thing is...if I went with Queen, I would DEFINATELY be using a fossil (teehee - Another One Bites the Dust...get it?) but Starset is my favorite band as of late and there is this one line in Ricochet that I wanted to replicate: "We were one and the same, running like moths to a flame..." It was decided...I would go for the harder option and create a MOTH...because MOTHS! As a side note, all I could think about as I stitched this little fuzzy wonder of the night was Mon Mothma. For all you non-Star Wars geeks out there...here she is in all her glory:</div>
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I started looking at moth pictures and drawings and picked this little guy as my model. I really loved his fuzziness and thought that the brown and white coloration would provide some good contrast to the warm colors of a flame.</div>
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Then I started to do strange things (shocker). I don't know if this happens to any of you, but I was so excited about this little guy, I forgot all my best practices for beading. I cut out wings from Lacy's Stiff Stuff before I had even started beading. This isn't really a WRONG tactic...just not best practice in my book - I am not even sure why I did it. Anyway, I cut out the wing shapes and grabbed a small snippet of brown bunny fur I had picked up from Mood Fabrics in NYC (it was in the scrap bin and I couldn't help myself) and started beading.</div>
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For the second time in the last couple months I found myself beading...with 15s. UGH! I figured the only way to get the level of detail I wanted would be to use smaller beads. I wanted to mimic the picture of the real moth's wing pattern as closely as possible so I chose 4 colors, brown, matte brown, matte cream & a bronze. I knew the brown and bronze appear very subtly different, similar to the picture of the real moth's vein structure in the wing. Its harder to tell the difference in the pics.</div>
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I began by beading the veins and the lighter coloration areas and then began to fill in with the matte brown color. Once I completed this I realized that I didn't really account for the head of the moth so I snipped a tiny piece of fur and then trimmed the fuzz down just enough that I could make a distinction between the head and the...collar (?) of the bug, glued it to Lacy's, and added eyes. I then attached the head with a few stitches hidden in the fur and began the process of backing and edging.</div>
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This is how the little guy turned out. In all the beading I somehow missed I also needed a body - for some reason I didn't really account for this in my plans so I went digging around in my stash and found the PERFECT bead. Every time this happens I am surprised...how is it that I only had one of this bead and it turned out perfect for this project? Who knows!</div>
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The next thing I had to create was the flame. I had an idea for this in my head before I started...I was going to use soutache to create a flame. *facepalm* So...a few things to note: 1) I have only used soutache twice EVER 2) I was doing something I had never even seen done before 3) This wouldn't be a piece of mine if I didn't somehow get myself in a pickle.</div>
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I will be honest here...I really don't want to show you the awfulness that happened as a result of my ill planning. Its sad. It reminds me of a poor attempt at drawing flames as a 3 year old. *sigh* But...for the sake of being honest about how sometimes arting is an adventure that goes down the wrong path and then a bear chases you down that path and you run but get lost and then somehow you find yourself naked in the woods with no food...here is the pic of my horrid attempt at soutache flames...</div>
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So anyway...that was an epic failure. After that debacle I kinda dropped the project for a week - I was irritated and unsure how to move forward. I have a bad habit of getting stuck when things don't work out as planned. I finally decided I just needed to go back to what I know. So I picked up some Lacy's and drew out a shape.</div>
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SO much better! This time I was not ABOUT to use size 15 beads - not only did I not have time, it was completely unnecessary....thank heavens!</div>
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I didn't take many pics of the process...but here is the end result of the flame beading:</div>
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What you don't see here is that cutting out a shape like this is...uh...so delightful *glowers*. And then I had to do it again with the backing material...yay! Here is the pic I took before the worst part. I think I felt like I needed to document the fact that this was my favoritest thing ever...*drips with sarcasm*</div>
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I am realizing that while I didn't really bite off more than I could chew...I really didn't plan well. The end result isn't my favorite thing...but it did what it was supposed to do. I have a few things I need to correct - like the crazy strap wire (the stuff I used was WAY too thin and it ended up curling a bunch). It also needs a bit more weight in the middle.</div>
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I wouldn't' say this was a success...but I don't think it was a complete failure either. This really is just the nature of art - sometimes you have a direction...and sometimes you don't. The bright part is that no matter where that journey leads you (yes...even naked in the woods without food LOL), you always learn something in the process.</div>
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Now I'm off to see if I can get some concert tickets so that I can show off my music inspired necklace (maybe I will get to meet the band?!)</div>
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Don't forget to check out what the other artists in this hop created!</div>
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Classical music has always had a special place in my heart. The nuns exposed us to it beginning in the first grade. In fact, my first concert was by the local symphony orchestra. Later, in college, I worked in a local gift/stained glass shop called, "Classical Glass." Classical music played all day.</div>
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The first time I remember hearing <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=tbv7jK7NanY">Gymnopedie No. 1 by Erik SATIE</a> was on a holiday tape I had picked up at Victoria's Secret. It felt so familiar. It's lyrical and sweet -- romantic, yet innocent.<br />
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...I won a spot to participate in the August <a href="https://artelements.net/">Art Elements</a> blog hop! <a href="http://blueberribeads.co.uk/">Caroline Dewison</a>, ceramic artist extraordinaire created awesome little iridescent blue & gold "galaxy beads" and shipped them over the big pond for me! (Thank you!)</div>
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Even before I received the beads my creative cogs began turning. First, I thought about using a donut focal for a simple necklace...but simple isn't really my M.O. My next thought was to create a "Space Siren"...a come-hither beauty calling all astronauts into meteor belts only to crash their spaceships...or some such. As per usual I pulled a whole load of things that were good options and then obsessively checked my mailbox on the daily.</div>
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Once the beads arrived I realized the face cab I originally pulled was definitely not the right style...so I began searching again. Eventually I came across a polymer clay face <a href="http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/?m=1">Lindsay Starr</a> gave me AGES ago...and it was PERFECT. Now I will be honest here...It is not easy to change direction on a dime when you have this great idea you sold yourself on. However, sometimes you have to let go and let the muse take you where it travels...even if in the midst of that journey you are lead off the main path. That is pretty much what I did with this piece...I let go.<br />
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I immediately knew I wanted a stripy bezel but when I pulled gold Delica beads for this project I noticed that the gold used in Caroline's beads were a more realistic gold tone that your typical "gold color" beads. So back into my stash o' awesomeness I went and pulled out a tube of Delicas I have had for pretty much as long as I can remember. They are gold...REAL gold...24K gold to be exact and at the time I bought the wee tube (<i>seriously</i> wee tube), it was $8.00....I don't EVEN want to know how much they would be now.</div>
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I threw in some Eggplant and Navy Iris Delicas to match the little moon-girl's face and quickly had her ready to go!</div>
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I had also pulled some sweet little star cabs by <a href="http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/?m=1">Sue Kennedy</a> that I just HAD to incorporate. I didn't even intend to do it but 3 Art Elements blog contributors' work is incorporated in this piece! After gluing and re-gluing said stars (insert incorrect glue mishap here) I traced around their shape with more of the stupidly expensive gold Delicas.</div>
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I took great amusement in the next series of pictures...they may not be great pictures but they definitely tell the story as I beaded...and beaded...and beaded...and beaded some more with Navy Iris size 15s. (What was I thinking?!) At one point I had these pics cropped and lined up in a row on my computer and could click thru them really fast and see the design grow! (It's all about the simple pleasures!) I probably stabbed myself more times in the beading of this piece than I have in all my beading years...apparently working on this scale with 15s is a bit more hazardous than the norm!</div>
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The next step was to 'help' the empty space of the piece...I fretted over this some but finally decided to try rays of the gold beads and ended up with this:</div>
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When it came to backing this piece, I wanted to give it a little extra support since it is a bit floppy so I decided to put a piece of cardboard in-between the beadwork and the Ultra Suede. I have to admit there is a part of me that finds the back of a beadwork piece beautiful (particularly on this one) - all that stitching...there is something more personal about that side...it might be hidden to have a more finished look but there is beauty there...even on the "ugly" side.</div>
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When I glued down the moon-face cab, it was to the left of a large piece of Lacy's. I thought I knew what I was going to do. Well, I ended up not giving myself a whole lot of room to work with on the left which mean that the piece was more elongated than cloud shaped. Sometimes following the muse means you also have to adjust for limitations you might not have realized you put on yourself. I also ran into strangeness after adding the fringe - the fringe distracted from the piece itself. All the sudden there was a strange imbalance to the piece. I loved everything about the fringe by itself...but it took away from all the work in the embroidered portion.</div>
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This is definitely the ugly duckling phase - though I am pretty sure that without starting entirely over on the fringe, it won't escape this phase. All I can do is learn where I 'went wrong' and move on.</div>
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I think the biggest issue is that I added such large lampwork that it took over...I also think that the messier style of the fringe exacerbated the problem. Had I left the messy fringe but eliminated the lampwork it would have worked far better. Now I have some hardcore decisions to make...either rip out the fringe and start over entirely (with very little time on the clock) or leave it as is. Rip it, it is! So...with only about 24 hours to go I removed the fringe putting me back to square 1ish.</div>
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Artists tend to surround themselves with other artists...they may not work in the same medium but they are "my people" and typically have a similar way of thinking. I find that the more I surround myself with other artisans the more they influence my work. In this case a good friend of mine, Kara Clouse of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/IridescentEye">Iridescent Eye</a>, was the one that prompted me to use the little gold stars. She had some in silver for using in resin and they were PERFECT so I ran to the store and snapped up some gold stars and quickly reworked the fringe.</div>
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YAY! I like this much better - I feel like the new fringe suits the piece and isn't so distracting. Last but not least come the straps. I felt like even though this piece was smooth in its creation - I didn't get too hung up on indecision like I have in the past, it was fraught with challenges. I believe it turned out really well in the end, which I guess is the important thing. I do find it rather interesting that stars have played such a role in life this month...including but not limited to seeing my first solar eclipse on the 21st. I hope you have enjoyed this journey with me - please make sure to hop to the other amazing artist's blogs to see what they created with these amazing galaxy beads! And without further ado, here is my final completed piece:</div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.blueberribeads.co.uk/component-of-the-month-reveal-august" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cheryl Zink</span></a></span></u><br />
<a href="http://beadinblacknblue.blogspot.com/">Kelly Rodgers</a> -- Chewie, we're home!<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://cmendola.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/component-of-month-design-challenge.html?fref=gc" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Cathy Spivey Mendola</span></a></span></u><br />
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In this post I want to explore a few of the reasons why *I* create but I want to also challenge you to ask yourself the same thing. Be warned: This is a word-heavy post! Art is not just a form of self expression but also a form of self exploration and when we dig deep to discover what makes us tick it can help us hone in on our journey and the future direction we want to take our work in. This brings me to my first WHY:<br />
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Personally, I enjoy having something no one else has. This in part may be personality but I like big, you-can't-miss-me, you've-never-seen-anything-like-it jewelry. I relish displaying my taste and if it is bold, funky and strange...fine by me! But frankly, I generally can't afford one-of-a-kind jewelry for everyday life...leading me to my next reason:<br />
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Okay so I realize that creating ISN'T cheap...and honestly if I spent as much money on unique jewelry as I did on beads I could probably afford some cool stuff. However, there is a freedom in being able to take things in the world around us and create whatever our imagination concocts. And even $150 in beads will create a necklace WORTH far more than that - time is money, people!</div>
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This might be a reason you create - for the extra income...or it may be an outcome - because you have too many necklaces to wear yourself. Either way, being creative can afford you anything from supplemental income to your entire income. Thinking out of the box gives us the ability to address problems in a new innovative ways and that is a marketable skill! This is why pricing is important...paying yourself a fair wage that still is a competitive.<br />
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I think almost all of us would say that we create because "we have to". I do think that we are made for a purpose and sometimes our purpose is this. Artists are the color in between (and outside of) the lines of life. There is something within us that urges us to make things and to color outside the lines...to be different and pay no attention to the rules.<br />
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While this is <em>far</em> from an exhaustive list, I hope this helps jumpstart your self-exploration into WHY you create. Some of these may be a reason and some of them may be an outcome. Regardless...seek out those reasons, find the direction they lead and pursue them! And let me know...what other reasons are why you create?</div>
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It seems beading artists, bead shops and bloggers alike are on the search for ways to engage and expand. It's not always about growth, though, sometimes it's just a way for people to gather with other like-minds and create something without feeling like they have to invest loads of energy and time into a project. Here, I want to show you one way a local-ish beadstore in my area is doing this!<br />
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White Fox Beads in Knoxville, TN has held a beading round robin for the past 3 years. I have participated in the last 2 and it has been a fun and interesting way to work with items and color combos I wouldn't normally choose. I have learned a lot during these events and I wanted to share with you how this community of beaders comes together to create in this unique way.<br />
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The concept is relatively simple. On a set date participants bring in a UFO (Unfinished project) - it could be a component or a bead swatch - just some piece of work that wasn't finished. Each item is put in a bag with your name on it as the original creator. Every week the items go to a different beader who would add a little something to the item and passes it on. Sometimes a beader will keep an item a couple weeks (life, ya know?). However, on the final date you receive your contribution back, finished into a beautiful piece that several artists had a hand creating. There is a freedom in the process - because you only add a little bit of yourself into the piece and pass it on.<br />
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This year, the first piece I received I forgot to take a picture of before I started and somehow also forgot to record the original creator (oops!). It was a piece of soutache that was glued to a large piece of red ultra suede. I decided to go ahead and finish the backing and edging to make the next beader's contributions easier. In the pictures below I had already cut out soutache shape and begun the edging. This is all I contributed for this piece before passing it on to the next artist.<br />
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The next piece I received ended up being two different components. Since two different artists worked on these I am not sure what is original and what isn't. The original artist is Judy Woodson and the second was Judi Talley.</div>
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When I received these I was inspired by the teal and copper beaded square and wanted to riff off the colors from it (they were ME colors). I also knew I wanted to create a focal so I decided to play with shibori silk ribbon and a new Czech cab from my stash. Experimentation was in order - it had been a while since I used a fiber in my work! Here is what I created:</div>
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I really didn't intend for the piece to look like an eye, however, maybe I was subconsciously heading that direction because I have been a bit eye-obsessed as of late. *shrugs* Either way, I created this shibori piece and attached it to the square. I left the other ring component for the next person to figure out. Here is the back of the piece:</div>
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The next piece I received looked like a completed pendant with an extra component in the bag. The original creator was Judy Tally. Other contributors to this piece were Judy Woodson, Stephanie Pettiford, Phyllis Dermer, and Gail Deluca.</div>
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I really didn't want to add anything to the pendant itself so I decided to create the strap. After what was a surprisingly brief stash raid (this normally takes me a long time...distraction usually plays a role) I found the perfect beads to create the necklace for this pendant. I used soft flex, size 8 beads, some small glass rounds and some large square glass beads I think have been in my stash since the beginning of time. I decided again to leave the extra component for someone else to figure out how to incorporate. Please pardon the following picture...it was taken in haste.</div>
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The final piece I received to work on was a big challenge for me. The color scheme was far from my comfort zone. It took me a long time to consider what to do. It wasn't the individual colors that threw me but rather the combination. Unfortunately, I forgot to record the creator and the others that worked on this piece.</div>
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After much indecision I decided that the bracelet really needed to have something of more interest for the center. I considered the option of putting some art beads in the center but decided against it...especially since I didn't have anything in particular that would go with the colors. I finally landed on the idea of making 3 flowers to jumble into the center. I gathered my supplies and then considered the make of the flowers themselves. I finally landed on a particular style and gathered the center with them.</div>
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Here is a close-up of the flowers I added:</div>
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During the finale party we ate pie (it was on 3/14) and discussed our process and what each of us contributed. We oogled the final pieces we all contributed toward and generally just had a good time, it was truly a beading of the minds.</div>
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Now you get to see the final product from my UFO! The artists that helped pull this piece together were: Phyllis Dermer, Judy Talley, Stefanie Pettiford, Judy Woodson, Gail Deluca and of course myself.</div>
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What started as a few little beaded circles ended up in this gorgeous piece! You can see a circle used in the center of the pendant and then 2 more on either side at the straps. Here is a close-up:</div>
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I have been a bit obsessed with jellyfish for quite a long time. Early in my beadwork I made netted bead jellyfish with clear AB 15s and they have been an obsession since. They are elegant, dangerous, and come in such astounding variations in shape, color and size that I can't help but be fascinated by them.</div>
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It had been a <i>long</i> time since I made those silly little beaded jellies - then, one afternoon while I was attending a Gem & Mineral show in North Carolina I came across a pricey dendritic agate that I could NOT stop thinking about. It was PERFECT for a jellyfish and it was beautiful. Since that necklace I have made several others - my jelly obsession complete.</div>
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This beautiful cab created by Lindsay is made of domed leather that has been painted and sealed. The edges are thick and while the inside is hollow it is stiff enough to hold up and did not need to be filled in-between it and the backing. I wasn't sure how all this was going to play out but I decided to use beads that matched the swaths of color to bezel the cab.
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So...I actually hate what I did with it. *laugh* This happens from time to time. All I could do was hope that it was just in that "ugly duckling" phase and that once the tentacles are added that I would fall back in love with it. Sometimes you have to bead beyond your dislike and you end up discovering it all came together in the end.</div>
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My next challenge was that neither my stash nor my local bead store had the beads I wanted to use for the tentacles. This became a bit frustrating because, as it turns out, they don't MAKE what I was hoping for. I usually use peanuts to make curly lengths of tentacley goodness but nothing I could find was the right color. I had to get creative (who woulda thought?!). I finally decided to try opaque white drops and mix them with seed bead colors to get the effect I was looking for.</div>
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While I didn't quite finish this necklace, all I need to add is the strap and I will have another jelly to add to my little smack of jellyfish. (A group of jellyfish is called a smack. *giggle*) Don't forget to check out the other artisan's take on their leather cab!</div>
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<u>Update (2/7/17)</u><br />
I figured I would post the finished product. I spend quite a lot of time stringing and restringing beads and trying different combos before I finally landed on the strap I thought best suited for my newest Jelly. Interestingly enough, while working thru this I ended up realizing that the green beads I was trying to use in the strap originally were just NOT working. I happened to be going to Asheville, NC the next day so I stopped in at the local bead store and found these awesome matte saucer beads. I also found....*duh duh dum!* the beads I didn't think existed! Those darn opaque white peanuts had just been elusive. It was too late to use them in this project but I grabbed a tube for my stash. All that to say...here she is!<br />
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been central to popular fiction in novels, film and more recently,
television (OMG...Game of Thrones!!!) and lets not forget mythology! I have been fascinated by dragons since I read The Hobbit as a child. Smaug, in all his sinister glory, is fantastic character. And who could forget Dragolin? Our fascination doesn't stop there...now we have everything from How to Train a Dragon, Eragon all the way to the upcoming Pete the Magic Dragon. I was even given an AWESOME dragon bottle holder for Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Initially I had intended to use one of my 2 <b><i><u>phenomenal</u></i></b>
dragon beads by <a href="http://www.marylockwood.com/">Mary Lockwood</a>, however, that is going to take me so</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">me serious
time to create the perfect beady environment for them. So, I opted to use one
of my reptile-esque cabs by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dogmawjo">Jo Hoffacker</a>. I did not get before pics, of
course, but I have a couple other cabs of hers so I have posted a picture of
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I recently purchased a really nice maroon blazer and have been thinking I needed a lapel pin so, I decided to make this cab into one. This is the first time I have made one of my embroidery pieces into a pin but I figured it would be a perfect project during the holiday season. This means I can sport my artwork, be quirky and freak
people out during my “day-job”…all things I enjoy the thought of. Even my
macabre mother shuttered at the thought of an eyeball lapel pin. *<b>giggle</b>*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The first thing was to bezel the cab. I opted for a
double bezel – an inner white bezel and an outer green bezel. I actually haven't done this before either. One thing to note - for whatever reason I could not tighten the thread enough at the rim on the outer bezel. I am not sure if this is because I ended with a jagged edge or not. More experimenting is needed here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> I played
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get the look I would have wanted with those I would have ended up with one
honkin’ big pin. Big, in my book, is never an issue...UNLESS your lapel just won't hold it all up! I opted to go with some long magnatamas instead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">While attaching the backing I nearly screwed completely up – I
<i>forgot</i> to cut the holes and attach the pin! Thankfully, I remembered in
time to rescue it and get the pin back on appropriately. Panic
averted! Unfortunately, I did end up getting a little bit of the glue onto the outside of the ultrasuede but I am hoping I will be able to get that off once it dries a bit. I went ahead and finished the edges and tada! I may end up
adding something more to the scale aspect of the piece but for now it will
rest on my lapel. I may be a mother of nothing really...but I have a cool dragon eye! #whatwhat!</span><br />
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<u>Guests:</u><br />
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<u>AJE Team:</u><br />
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<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://vintagebluestudio.typepad.com/vintage_blue_studio/2017/01/art-elements-winter-challenge-reveal-dragons.html&source=gmail&ust=1483884196189000&usg=AFQjCNG5IeiwefRBmIv0D1CKiP_5V5HFWA" href="http://vintagebluestudio.typepad.com/vintage_blue_studio/2017/01/art-elements-winter-challenge-reveal-dragons.html" target="_blank">Diana</a><br />
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<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blueberribeads.co.uk&source=gmail&ust=1483884196189000&usg=AFQjCNE7wozp4yoofzUIh7QUkKwE3Ag9vg" href="http://blueberribeads.co.uk/" target="_blank">Caroline</a><br />
<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://saraccino.blogspot.de/&source=gmail&ust=1483884196189000&usg=AFQjCNFQDGp9RbTMz_wDce9QMqrWO8B1wQ" href="http://saraccino.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Claire</a></td><td><br /></td></tr>
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This month eye participated in <a href="http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Art Jewelry Element's</span></a> (AJE) challenge; "<a href="http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.com/2016/03/aje-com-theme-challenge-eye-love-beads.html"><span style="color: blue;">Eye Love Beads</span></a>". When Lindsay Starr (of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/PhantasmCreates/"> <span style="color: blue;">Phantasm Creations</span></a>)
posted this challenge eye IMMEDIATELY knew what eye wanted to do. Eye
had just purchased the PERFECT bead for this challenge - an AMAZING Joan
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The first thing eye thought of when eye was considering a design was seraphim. Seraphim are described once (maybe twice) in the Bible - in Isaiah 6 when Isaiah has a vision, but there is also speculation that the "4 Living Creatures" mentioned in Revelation 6 (that are described as being covered in eyes) are also seraphim, however that is up for debate. Eye decided to create a "seraphim" that did not have the 6 wings ('cause that is a LOT of wings to create...) and were covered in eyes!</div>
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My intention was to create the "Eye of Providence" which is an eye within a equilateral triangle with rays of light emanating from it. This symbol is said to represent the Omniscient (all-knowing/seeing) character of God. The three sides of the triangle are representative of the Trinity (Father, Son & Holy Spirit).</div>
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There were a couple problems though...after having created the triangle, eye realized the eye did not sit well on the triangle and my tension was so tight that eye kept breaking beads as eye tried to add in the rays of light. Eye kept breaking beads...there were many bead sacrifices...and these suffered many stabbings too...<br />
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Eye finally decided to scrap the open triangle idea and go for a more solid triangle. Plus, eye wanted to change the background color to purple - the color of royalty.<br />
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After finishing the "Eye of Providence" eye began searching for a way to make wings for my seraphim. This proved to be more difficult than eye thought. Eye knew that eye needed something that would hold the wing shape on its own but eye didn't want to make bead embroidery or metal wings.<br />
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Much research and pinteresting (word?) ensued and eye came across a pin which showed netted wings that seemed to hold their shape. Using this picture as a template, eye created wings. Eye will admit...eye do not like writing down what eye do as eye go...probably will never do that...so the wings (since eye had to make two) are slightly different. Eye attached the wings to the Joan Miller bead and then attached the component to the "Eye of Providence".<br />
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The last step was to add the straps. You would think this would be easy...but nothing on this small ball we call Earth is "easy". Eye could not match the colors eye wanted for the strap but after much frustration, many failed attempts, and finally giving up and running with it...eye came up with a do-able option. Now for the finale!<br />
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I like to break the rules. I especially like challenging the idea that jewelry should be a certain way or made of a certain thing or that earrings, bracelets and necklaces should match. I don't know if this is the little rebel in me or if I am a touch eccentric...but probably a little of both. =P<br />
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A while back I went to a<i> very</i> small local Gem & Mineral Show and encountered a man with stone slab that did custom cut work. *grin* YAY! While looking through his buckets of slab, a piece of Outback Jasper called out to me so....I decided to have him cut it for me. I wanted a BIG cab...a really big cab...a really really big cab...like a brobdingnagian cab - I call it Goliath. (Ha! I crack myself up - how appropriate to call a big stone Goliath...)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Brob·ding·nag·i·an</u></span><br />
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1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>gigantic.<br />
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2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>a giant.<br />
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Now, you have to understand, I knew this was gonna be a large piece of rock...but I have to admit, when I received it in the mail its size took me by surprise. This beast is 4 3/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches. Here is a pic of the finished cab:<br />
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Now look at your palm. See? Huge.<br />
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I am breaking the rules and making one hell of a big necklace with this one. Because of it's sheer size and weight there were some unique challenges I faced...which I will share here.<br />
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First, I normally do NOT glue down my cabs to Lacy's Stiff Stuff or Ultra Suede before beading them - partly because if something happens and I am not happy with the final product I don't have to worry about trying to rip the backing off the cab. This one is a bit different. This cabs weighs a ton and I didn't like the idea of that kind of weight resting solely on the beads and thread of the bezel.<br />
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I knew before I started this crazy project EXACTLY what I wanted to achieve - and I knew HOW I wanted to achieve it (unusual!). The goal? Lichen... Now, I had worked on a project back in the day as part of a challenge for Blu Mud (back when they made ceramic components). It involved creating a whole lot of seed beaded circles. I remembered that they only laid flat when I worked hard not to have a tight tension - so I knew if I increased my tension I would be able to make little cups. Here is the result:<br />
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So I attached the lichen and ran into a bit of a challenge...how was I going to attach the straps?! I mean, being that this thing weighs a ton, thread would NOT be an option...and I was even concerned about using SoftFlex since the attachment point would still be small and involve thread. I came up with a cool idea.<br />
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I have been making copper jewelry for some years now under the name <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MagnoliaHouseJewelry/?ref=bookmarks">Magnolia House</a>. Most of our (it's a mother/daughter business) pieces sell either person to person or in one of the 2 local stores that carries our work. This being said it popped into my head that I had a soldered wire triangle sitting on my worktable with no where to go. This would work perfect!<br />
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Here is what I did: I cut around the cab so that I had it ready for a backing of ultra suede, then I cut another piece of Lacy's the same size and shape. Then I used Fireline and secured the triangle by sewing...and sewing...and sewing loops around the copper piece. This is the end result:<br />
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The reason I did this was so that I had a very secure place for the straps to come off the piece of work that would not compromise the beadwork of the piece...AND...was weighty enough that it would easily hold up. Then I glued (GENEROUSLY glued) the 2 backings together sandwiching the stitched copper piece between the Lacy's. THEN I backed the piece and beaded the edges to finish.<br />
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The end result of this piece was EXACTLY what I wanted. I have not yet been asked to be in a rap video...but if I am, I am DEFINITELY prepared!<br />
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There were quite a few challenges in creating this piece both due to size and weight...but with a little out-of-the-box thinking I am now rap video ready! *smirk*<br />
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<br />LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-37536183319546665522015-12-14T21:19:00.000-08:002015-12-14T21:23:07.780-08:00When Creativity Leaves The CreativeWriters block. Lost inspiration. Empty. When you sit down with everything in front of you and just can't make yourself make something.<br />
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No, this isn't yo mama's blog entry about how to find inspiration. I think we probably all already know several ways to ignite the inspiration bulb. Thing is...WHY does it happen? I have been struggling with this problem off and on for a good year. Its not that I don't have ideas or that I am not excited about my ideas...its actually that I can't make myself DO the things I want to do.<br />
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Here is something I have discovered. Creatives are EXTREMELY sensitive to their environment and emotions. When something is off, like dealing with an overly stressful time at work or a infuriating boss or internal emotional turmoil, our creative center becomes tapped. I'm not sure if its because we employ all our creativeness in resolving the situation we are in or if its that it just happens to be the first "extra" resource of energy we tap. Either way, the first thing that seems to leave is our ability to act upon that which makes us most happy - creating. This is a vicious cycle and can spiral downward for a long period of time - sometimes taking weeks, months or even longer to kick out of. Basically, when you are drained in other life-areas...many times you will find yourself drained creatively.<br />
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The only real advice I have for these times is to not lose hope...to not give up and allow yourself guiltless time to work things out and get back to the status quo. This is important because it WILL return and to feel guilty about a pause is really counter productive. All this to say that I had a recent burst of energy. Small...but enough to FINALLY complete a new piece.<br />
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You may recognize that this necklace was my entry for the final Beading Back in Time blog hop. I am JUST NOW finishing it and I am totally patting myself on the back right now...because it is a small step away from the empty bucket I had been feeling. It is a bright spot and sometimes you just gotta congratulate yourself for beginning the process back into your creative self. Finally.LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-58468017632098475552015-11-15T08:30:00.000-08:002015-11-16T07:21:34.682-08:00Beading Back in Time Blog Hop - Favorite Time in History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my seemingly unscalable mountain in beading. Indecision has directed a series of challenges that have resulted in a lot of unfinished projects for me. Many times I knew what I wanted in a general way but I either became frustrated in the process or couldn't decide what to do next. I was determined that this piece would not end like that.<br />
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I decided to try for a Victorian/ Art Nouveau look for this piece. I rarely sketch what I want to create ahead of time but I almost immediately know what direction I would be heading in and I needed to get it out of my imagination and onto paper:<br />
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I wanted to incorporate the wheat theme that you see frequently in Victorian mourning jewelry (see some examples below: <br />
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Get this...these pieces are made with human hair! If you have never seen Victorian hair work - you really need to do some google searches...it is some of the most incredible/ awe inspiring jewelry, pictures, etc etc.<br />
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After hours of embroidering and ripping out stitches, it dawned on me that the only way to replicate the wheat-look I saw in my mind's eye was to use bugles! I have NO idea why it took me so long to realize this...but you know how sometimes you get stuck in a single vein of thinking and when you finally step back, you realize...*light bulb*!<br />
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Here I had already bezeled the pendant, figured out the stupid wheat situation and begun my first row of 15s around the outer edge. See...YOU get the short painless version of the story - the one that doesn't include all the hassle and frustration and duh-moments.<br />
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I continued the 15s around the outside of the pendant until I had encased the majority of the wheat motif and promptly realized that I didn't have enough room for the bottom portion I drew on my sketch. Oops. Ultimately. I realized that trying to cut out, back the piece, and finish the edges would have been impossible with the original design.<br />
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I ended up with this as the finished pendant portion of the necklace.<br />
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Now I am gonna be honest here - I did not struggle with indecision with this piece for 5 seconds...BUT while being away with my aunts and cousins this weekend for a MUCH needed girls weekend and having stayed up till 2:30am having a deep familial therapy session, finishing this blog much less the necklace became impossible. It is nearly 3:30am as I sit here writing this. But family...especially these amazing women I share blood and love for must take priority.<br />
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I did eventually figure out how to finish the bottom of the necklace before I stopped. I intend to finish with black faceted beads and silver Czech beads for the strap...but, alas, this must be for another day. Here is what I have to this point:<br />
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Let me tell you...I am slowly learning to trust my gut and not get wrapped up in indecision whether it be from too many choices or being generally unsure. This is something that is more than just a bead-lesson -- it's a life lesson. Tonight around a table sat 2 generations of women who descended from Kings and Paupers, Manhattan Project chemists and at-home-mothers, from one of the first women to ever receive a college education to unsung heros. We have pictures a hundred years old and love letters spanning over a century - we have a deep sense of where we come from and who we are and you know what? History is utterly priceless - family history, the history of human-kind, the history of beads. Pardon me for waxing poetic at this late hour but I can't help but look back and realize; choices are the stuff of life and indecision is the stuff of death. What a privilege we have to work with that small piece of glass with a hole in it - something that humans have used since time began! How truly incredible it is that this link to our history - that tiny piece of glass with a hole in it - has the ability to teach modern-day-me SO much about myself and life. Funny how that is...isn't it?<br />
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Please check out my beading buddies blog and the time in history they chose!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/2015/11/beading-back-in-time-final-reveal.html"><span style="color: blue;">Sherri Stokey</span></a></b> -----Co-Host</div>
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<a href="http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/2015/11/beading-back-in-time-final-chapter.html"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Lindsay Starr</b></span></a> -----Co-Host</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/2015/11/easter-island-statues-and-beads.html"><span style="color: blue;">Anastasia Kristala Urbanski</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog/back_time_my_celtic_inspiration"><span style="color: blue;">Jenny Davies-Reazor</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Stephanie Haussler</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/beading-back-in-time-blog-hop.html"><span style="color: blue;">Niky Sayers</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Melissa Trudinger</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://beadinblacknblue.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">Kelly Rodgers</span></a></b> -----You are HERE!</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com/2015/11/beading-back-in-time-60s-baby.html"><span style="color: blue;">Michelle McCarthy</span></a></b></div>
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Welcome to the
Beading Back in Time Blog Hop Challenge Reveal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well…at least I am revealing what I can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Deadlines being what they are and life being what it is, sometimes things
just don’t get done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is not to say
that I haven’t poured into this challenge!</div>
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As I mentioned
in my previous post, the theme for this round is “Pre-Human”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spend a lot of time working to make sure
that every design component honored my beliefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am so excited to share with you my process and the meaning behind each
component and ultimately what the finished piece will look like.</div>
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First I wanted
to create what is represented in Genesis as “before”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before there was something…there was nothing
but God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(For those interested:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Genesis 1:2) This representation of emptiness
kept presenting itself to me as a cone shape – a sort of cyclone of blackness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In working through how I wanted to create
this, Lindsay Starr (my beading buddy extraordinaire) of Phantasm Creations
reminded me of the Kate McKinnon book <u>Contemporary Geometric Beadwork</u> in
which cone shapes are explored!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perfect!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only was I able to
utilize this book as a resource to explore my own beadwork…but it gave me
EXACTLY the look I was going for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
is what I ended up with:</div>
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I used a bead
mix I created using matte & shiny blacks and greys to give my “nothing”-cone
texture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also wanted to somehow
represent God’s existence even before creation…within the “nothing”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every time I type, “The nothing” I am
reminded of The Neverending Story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Atreu!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I digress…To represent
God’s presence, I created a purple spiral around the cone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Historically the color purple has been worn
by royalty and those with riches and power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The primary reason for this is the process for making purple dye was not
easy to do, lengthy and pricey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Interestingly, before Jesus was crucified he was mocked by being made to
wear a purple robe. (John 19:5)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is
how the cone turned out:</div>
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The first act of
creation was the creation of light and the separation of light from dark as
seen in Genesis 1:3-4, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">And God said,
“Let there be light,” and there was light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And God saw that the light was good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And God separated the light from the darkness.</i>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In order to represent this, pouring from the
cone of “nothing” is my interpretation of light using silver lined Czech true
cuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the first act of creation
and completed the first day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I
haven’t attached the “light” to the “nothing”-cone, here is a picture to
represent what it will look like once done:<span id="goog_65233319"></span></div>
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The second day
of creation is harder to interpret but essentially God created the heavens and
the earth but the earth was basically water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Genesis 1:6-8)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My first step in
creating early earth was to create the waters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So I applied a technique I had used in an earlier piece I constructed
and made a circular disc with clear beads using blue thread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used this technique instead of just using a
watery blue bead because I think this creates more depth and a much more
realistic interpretation of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
do you think?</div>
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The next step in
my process is to add land and plants, which were created on the 3<sup>rd</sup>
day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Genesis 1:9-13)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This proved to be a pain to make. My intent was to create Pangea as a separate beaded layer. While trying to figure out how on Earth (pun intended) to do this...I decided to make a graphed out version to use as a template.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love that beading Pangea as a separate layer allowed my creative process to follow the timeline of creation but
it also gives my beaded earth dimension!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></div>
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On the 4<sup>th</sup>
day the Sun, moon and stars were created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Genesis 1:14-19) Originally I was going to skip beading this, I’m not
sure why…maybe because the 5th day is so exciting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the more I thought
about it, the more I think it would be a mistake to skip a WHOLE DAY (I mean, I
am already super limited on my timeline)!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So…staying true to theme, belief and medium…I will be creating a sun
& moon. I have already started the moon (see below). Once both are done, I will attach them to the Earth. I intend to make the sun with the same circular beading technique I have used on Earth and with the moon...but I will be using a mix of reds, oranges, yellows and whites and will attach loops representing solar flares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the sun and moon are created, they will be attached to the earth and start
the upward slope on the right hand side of the necklace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Last but not
least we have the beginnings of the explosion of life on earth – the 5<sup>th</sup>
day – which is when the beasts of the sea and the birds of the air were
created!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> (Genesis 1:20-23) </span>Because my piece is so
abstract, I didn’t want to bead an entire fish and bird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose instead to bead elements of each – a
fin and feathers. I have finished both of the fins I will be incorporating however I have not begun my feathers. Here is a picture of the fins!</div>
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Once all my pieces are constructed I will begin the process of assembling. Here is a pic with all of the pieces I have made thus far and how they will lay when I am putting them together.</div>
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This process of exploration thru time in beadwork has really been challenging for me and I am so excited to finish this piece and post later. I really hope that you enjoyed seeing my process and perspective...and don't forget to check out all the other participant's designs...everyone did such an amazing job!</div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Co-hostess:</span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span> Lindsay Starr of <a href="http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/">PhantasmCreations</a></div>
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Caroline
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<br />LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-32876824028996896752015-01-18T06:13:00.001-08:002015-01-18T06:13:58.753-08:00Wow, so I am not really great at blogging. What a shame! Well, I thought I would re-try my blogging in order to post about the up-coming <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1485461451741956/">Beading Back in Time Blog Hop Challenge</a>!<br />
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This challenge is to create something that represents the world at the Pre-Human stage. When the theme was revealed I was a tad nervous. I have a very unpopular belief about the beginnings of the world & universe. Without getting too deep into the religious aspects, I am a young earth creationist. I love science, I love the fossil record, I am DEEPLY interested in the creation timeline vs. the evolutionary timeline. This being said, with a Pre-Human challenge, I have literally 5 days to work with!<br />
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I decided that in order to stay true to myself, my beliefs and my beadwork, I must stay within the guidelines of my views on the way the world was formed. So...coming at the end of this month, I will be posting about my journey thru this challenge and my beadwork! I hope you will come and enjoy this journey with me January 31st!<br />
LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-72358848515437877182010-03-04T22:22:00.000-08:002010-03-04T23:37:18.381-08:00Perspiration for Inspiration (And interview with Kharisma Ryantori)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEjiHupcJe8QXh0HYy-vemWdOCBNfa9U8vgIHvBcYe5E1ptGnpTbiajfK3Aapimxfk7LVByRn8nQByqjAXowwMMQZJgAALBxY7IjR-Ypx6s9PkfQuKv4Toerhfg6PkL2XoRsN-vQ7ahyphenhyphen6/s1600-h/113_6196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEjiHupcJe8QXh0HYy-vemWdOCBNfa9U8vgIHvBcYe5E1ptGnpTbiajfK3Aapimxfk7LVByRn8nQByqjAXowwMMQZJgAALBxY7IjR-Ypx6s9PkfQuKv4Toerhfg6PkL2XoRsN-vQ7ahyphenhyphen6/s200/113_6196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445049734282833346" border="0" /></a>
<br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >One thing that often happens with any artist, beaders and otherwise, is that we can temporarily lose our muse.</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >There are a lot of different ways to get the creative juices flowing again…and you can start by seeking inspiration!</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >There are SO many ways of doing this and I intend to explore many of them in this blog.</span><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Have you ever noticed how a tremendous amount of artists put nature on the top of their inspiration list?<span style=""> </span>Well, if you think about it, this only makes sense!<span style=""> </span>It is where we derive many of our colors, and even structures.<span style=""> </span>There is a vast sea of inspiration that can come from the world around us.<span style=""> </span>But this post will not be about nature being inspiration.<span style=""> </span>(Haha, sike!)<span style=""> </span>People sometimes forget that there are many alternative means for finding inspiration.<span style=""> </span>Another common one is another artist’s work.<span style=""> </span>There is a lot about another artists work that can inspire…we can explore – technique, color composition, texture juxtaposition, material, even abstracted versions of other’s art can prove inspirational.<span style=""> </span>One thing you can do is to pull up Google and do an image search in a general idea and you will find a plethora of artists work to pull inspiration from. <span style=""> </span>Please take note that inspiration is NOT duplication.<span style=""> </span>One should only use another’s work for getting ideas…but the honorable and ethical thing to do is to NOT duplicate or copy another’s work.</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">When I find that my creative juices have waned, Etsy, Artfire, Google Images and even bookmarked work or saved photos will get the ideas pouring out again!<span style=""> </span>I also make a point to keep an idea journal – something that I can sketch ideas in.<span style=""> </span>I may never actually get to them…or they may not work in reality but it can still provide much needed inspiration for a workable piece.<span style=""> </span>When in need, don’t fret!!!!<span style=""> </span>Don’t get yourself worked up into a perspiration for inspiration!!!</p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj27sLYuLcHyYmYYr2yKhVBNeRYPuMrLpWVYVvPS85WfvBdGMqN2l2gQTpAaCrd_-E81ysgavKR5GHOTh4reRhRYroxdsOYNJInYSuqXQbFCKI_Dpl6idSj28q48gyide3sImyXyqMc7U/s1600-h/PopnicuteKay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj27sLYuLcHyYmYYr2yKhVBNeRYPuMrLpWVYVvPS85WfvBdGMqN2l2gQTpAaCrd_-E81ysgavKR5GHOTh4reRhRYroxdsOYNJInYSuqXQbFCKI_Dpl6idSj28q48gyide3sImyXyqMc7U/s320/PopnicuteKay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445048949299748098" border="0" /></a>I have mentioned in earlier posts that a particular artist has been a great inspiration for me in my recent foray into wirework.<span style=""> </span>I am pleased to introduce, Kharisma Ryantori, artist behind <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/popnicute">Popnicute</a>! <span style=""> </span>Kharisma, Kay for short, began her journey into wirework around a year and a half ago.<span style=""> </span>From a world away, in <st1:city><st1:place>Surabaya</st1:place></st1:city>, <st1:place>East Java</st1:place>, she creates delectable wearable artwork.<span style=""> </span>In the following interview we will meet her and see how she is inspired.</p> <p>Q: Kay, what inspired you to start making jewelry?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: I've been making jewelry since I was 1</span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">7. But by then until 2008, on and off, I only did simple stringing. It escalated to wire twisting type of jewelry in my college years. But then it stopped because I was swamped by college projects. My aunts would occasionally ask me to mak</span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">e them something but that's about it. And then one day, in early 2008, my fiancé showed me this nice wire </span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">wrapped jewelry in deviantArt, I was like "wow! [I] didn't know you could do that!". Then I started looking and [was] wowed by so many nice things done in what I [would] later know is called wire wrapping style. It made me drool and want to learn more about it. But I didn't know where to get the wire in that thickness. The only available wire in local bead stores only accommodates wire twisting style, abou</span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">t 28 gauge. SO when my boyfriend (fiancé now), came to visit me in Summer 2008, he brought me 6 spools of colored bead wire in 20 gauge, said they were gifts from his mom. And the rest is history.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiqKdRUDHlaLNwQVakaedDRQH3mwO95JUx2HSrRHm2vvJ-q0W-cMTflk57llNqQ-B0Rc-7NLHMOK93DDjhg-1t7id7qhSg_yzQLXhNDjjTx9oc5jBmB-pj3vqc41snFPZiKaZgtmWbuZu/s1600-h/Popnicute1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiqKdRUDHlaLNwQVakaedDRQH3mwO95JUx2HSrRHm2vvJ-q0W-cMTflk57llNqQ-B0Rc-7NLHMOK93DDjhg-1t7id7qhSg_yzQLXhNDjjTx9oc5jBmB-pj3vqc41snFPZiKaZgtmWbuZu/s320/Popnicute1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445034952103568722" border="0" /></a></p> <p>**You can see more of Kay’s work on her DeviantArt account, <a href="http://kry1.deviantart.com/">here</a>.<span style="color:red;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p>Q: What/who would you say has been the greatest influence/inspiration for your work?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: It could easily be Iza Malczyk. I find myself browsing her gallery when I'm out of ideas. She's just too amazing! DeviantArt is also a great source of inspiration.</span></p> <p> Q: What piece was the toughest for you to design/execute/create and how did you "figure it out"?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: I don't have any particular piece in mind. They all have had their own challenges. If I'm not sure about a new technique, I'd use my copper wire to practice. After the trial and error phase, usually I get them figured out. </span></p> <p> Q: When you have "beader's block" how do you overcome it, what gets your creative juices flowing again?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: When I get horrible artist block, I sleep. Before bed I'd think of the materials I’d like to use and try to create things with them in my imagination. Sometimes I'd get the answer when I wake up. If I still get nothing, I'd browse the galleries of my favorite artists. Usually I'll try to eyeball their techniques, t</span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">hat gets my artistic juice flowing. It's like sport for the mind. So instead of getting my adrenaline pumping, I get my artistic juice flowing. </span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">But mind you that I do it not to copy their work. It's my way to learn new techniques. [I might find] some</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">thing that I might not have even thought of before. I like to challenge my mind. Instead of buying tutorials, I'd eyeball them first. If I'm stuck, I'd consider [getting] the tutorials.</span> </p> <p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFl-9F-otKRSAgZeZtQLjO4TqTSu3AwO-2FlPkwgSUWRraez3wpyXFcx1DvFvLooDOBji6_GXsOyZ2jGlmXRdRKf2sPewp07Ia2DBN9sR6j5wmxVCPGsec58UGe-ftNyINY4zaJpZo5fz/s1600-h/PopnicuteK1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFl-9F-otKRSAgZeZtQLjO4TqTSu3AwO-2FlPkwgSUWRraez3wpyXFcx1DvFvLooDOBji6_GXsOyZ2jGlmXRdRKf2sPewp07Ia2DBN9sR6j5wmxVCPGsec58UGe-ftNyINY4zaJpZo5fz/s320/PopnicuteK1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445035330539712946" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Q: What would you say has been your biggest accomplishment as an artist?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: To have people say "I knew it was your design when I saw it". I think having a personal and recognizable style is important. I like experimenting and exploring new fields but hopefully the "<a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/popnicute">Popnicute</a> touch"</span><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);"> is still there.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);"> </span>Q: Where do you hope/plan to go with your jewelry in the next 5 years?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: Hopefully I'll be famous by then ;) And probably teaching some live classes.</span> </p> <p> Q: What is your favorite tool in your toolbox?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: Probably my stepped pliers and my hammer.</span></p> <p> Q: Would you suggest any books for budding wire workers/beaders?</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: Hmm…I don't have anything in particular but I like books/e-books. I love reading and learning things that spark my interest. I'd suggest you to buy books/tutorials on thing</span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">s you'd like to learn at the moment. Otherwise they'll just sit on your shelf and gathering dust. Buy books based on your skill level and when you're ready to take up the challenge buy more advanced ones. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwcQ9AyZsEe61iaqZ2qoufjC6kZ5pAjuzfEaLy65TEZZYhuhaTitkPNpSh6IjsK6DfbnIC_mI0YAQgjuWnbxcxsLoqSRYVjXNUR2VVeovP4fY1s_PRdA7W7_1HNIOj13oZ7apPhLJdUCP/s1600-h/PopnicuteK2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwcQ9AyZsEe61iaqZ2qoufjC6kZ5pAjuzfEaLy65TEZZYhuhaTitkPNpSh6IjsK6DfbnIC_mI0YAQgjuWnbxcxsLoqSRYVjXNUR2VVeovP4fY1s_PRdA7W7_1HNIOj13oZ7apPhLJdUCP/s320/PopnicuteK2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445036305086639634" border="0" /></a></p> <p> Q: If you could give one piece of advice to other beaders/wire workers what would it be?</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">A: Don't be afraid to experiment. It's good for you :) And don't go by text book smart, combine techniques, make adjustments and innovate :)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(96, 154, 159);">
<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, Kay for giving us some insight into your world and showing us how you inspire and are inspired!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CKelly%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C03%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p>As you can see, we all have our “beading block” moments.<span style=""> </span>Sometimes it just takes putting the piece down and waiting for the answer to come to you.<span style=""> </span>Remember, there is a wealth of inspiration out there…so go and find it!</p> <p>Remember…inspire and be inspired!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_nyaxpAU3zKksyjtMQv8YwPDbQm8UtNy7rXwrUHmf9Uz9-rRKWK-UDpsdL64YJmJa38qCJysPsoBqCluAloLCyiEUO8opcqGadkFNCeq-KnZteFnPZpHkETwJAdvMErw6IGTVxndsLAa/s1600-h/PopnicuteK3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_nyaxpAU3zKksyjtMQv8YwPDbQm8UtNy7rXwrUHmf9Uz9-rRKWK-UDpsdL64YJmJa38qCJysPsoBqCluAloLCyiEUO8opcqGadkFNCeq-KnZteFnPZpHkETwJAdvMErw6IGTVxndsLAa/s320/PopnicuteK3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445037284319171714" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">**You can become a fan of Kay’s work <a href="http://www.facebook.com/popnicute">here</a> or even follow her on <a href="http://twitter.com/popnicute">twitter</a>! She even carries supplies <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/popnicutesupplies">here</a>!
<br /></p> <p></p> LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-29264746325947051902010-02-06T12:35:00.000-08:002010-02-09T20:26:55.215-08:00Wrapped and loopy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nuxhbe57xZCvP0URf7uFlCtJSahaG19Qwr_bqokLbr2_6i5hTm9zWyxOdp3R5WXdyPwlYiU0L3FU07H4Lb5M2ec3udN5jxDveHQZxcaJ-PL6wR3x2Qq3nGClmwVQdZAcq8nsGbeE_onx/s1600-h/113_6089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nuxhbe57xZCvP0URf7uFlCtJSahaG19Qwr_bqokLbr2_6i5hTm9zWyxOdp3R5WXdyPwlYiU0L3FU07H4Lb5M2ec3udN5jxDveHQZxcaJ-PL6wR3x2Qq3nGClmwVQdZAcq8nsGbeE_onx/s320/113_6089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434957987523626434" border="0" /></a>Okay so by now I know your probably thinking, "isn't this supposed to be about beading?!". Well, of course it is. The raw truth of it is that beading encompasses a wide range of materials not limited to thread and a needle. Here I am going to show you how to EASILY make PERFECT wrapped loops. On the forum that I frequent I often stubble on people who are struggling to perfect these, so I figured I would try and help. Personally, I think this is the simplest way to make them...I taught myself and they worked the FIRST TIME I tried!!! I hope that this helps you accomplish the same!<br /><br />1) Cut a length of wire. I usually double the length that I would like to eventually end up with - only because I would rather come up having over done it than under done. As you make more wrapped loops you will get a sense of how to cut only how much you will need. In this example I am using 22 gauge copper wire.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z5LfgigY3ft4qshRBop8dvxo5PW1gIJhhZoomnWA5l9OcYJ6fM90Kdamc4mzm7BVNZZmy1-t-F0g5cRi2YM0Q83CTsGRctYVvP57D3BYfgFIBX3nE6EBtGW_Yr2jN54YVFXKwF8rEw7F/s1600-h/113_6079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z5LfgigY3ft4qshRBop8dvxo5PW1gIJhhZoomnWA5l9OcYJ6fM90Kdamc4mzm7BVNZZmy1-t-F0g5cRi2YM0Q83CTsGRctYVvP57D3BYfgFIBX3nE6EBtGW_Yr2jN54YVFXKwF8rEw7F/s320/113_6079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434958908882214946" border="0" /></a><br />2) Take the wire in between your round nose pliers. Two things to take note of...first, when you grip the wire you want to leave a good length tail - the shorter side or tail of the wire is the part you will be wrapping at the base of the loop. Second, the longer side should be long enough to make the loop AND be the pin - in other words, if you want the eye pin to be 1 inch long then you will want to have say around 2 inches of working room - the extra inch will be for the tail and the loop and leave you with about an inch of pin so that when your done you have a eye pin that is at least an inch long. Follow? Hope so! Also, you will want to take note of the circumference of the round nose pliers and where you are gripping the wire. The closer to the tips of the pliers the smaller the loop and the further away from the tips the larger the loop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWQHMEFdwM3nShrUZJNIrWuimEOOKY3JUD3LmpDOBgWsokUJgbSxgWn9Tjs66YNIbnNpzYy99wmWBYk02Sr9V9xrkcNXzfIcuSdWYquhGJvW_2gmXF7dYGekaTc6Xobiuj1yf5nrq3XeU/s1600-h/113_6080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWQHMEFdwM3nShrUZJNIrWuimEOOKY3JUD3LmpDOBgWsokUJgbSxgWn9Tjs66YNIbnNpzYy99wmWBYk02Sr9V9xrkcNXzfIcuSdWYquhGJvW_2gmXF7dYGekaTc6Xobiuj1yf5nrq3XeU/s320/113_6080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435232886262897378" border="0" /></a><br />3) While griping the wire with your round nose pliers use your index finger on your other hand to gently push the LONG end of the wire around the tine (one side) of the pliers until that end is flat to the side of the pliers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-AlejAlxOhVOyf4isddug_mHUIbERgyF90Ui_TwGay_hgB-j-JlOi5KG6jASlooX1LR0ZqxYC2hQ2Xcsf86ooFo2cynfp-rYghtbIYvhyphenhyphenm8QujCwK_dFZQ5LiFy4SyKL9LhmqD4rEvpt/s1600-h/113_6092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-AlejAlxOhVOyf4isddug_mHUIbERgyF90Ui_TwGay_hgB-j-JlOi5KG6jASlooX1LR0ZqxYC2hQ2Xcsf86ooFo2cynfp-rYghtbIYvhyphenhyphenm8QujCwK_dFZQ5LiFy4SyKL9LhmqD4rEvpt/s320/113_6092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435236262050010498" border="0" /></a><br />4) If you remove the wire from the pliers. You should have this so far:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaI6bVjDykgK3g8dt4DZMrBkNhOqp-98DwoZ0p47TwPBsTG9PkrsmfzQZPUD9hObHLcoeIOISfw4uh1HotU-ZaX_NRKVh549n-G9QXGP9pzJxOyCovp-vx4WL6m25tPh8qTLoHjcQikn2/s1600-h/113_6093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaI6bVjDykgK3g8dt4DZMrBkNhOqp-98DwoZ0p47TwPBsTG9PkrsmfzQZPUD9hObHLcoeIOISfw4uh1HotU-ZaX_NRKVh549n-G9QXGP9pzJxOyCovp-vx4WL6m25tPh8qTLoHjcQikn2/s320/113_6093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435242264667109346" border="0" /></a><br />5) Next, place the loop back around the tine of the pliers so that you are griping the middle of the loop. *laugh* Please excuse the strange hand-position in the below picture...taking a picture of your own hand pointing that way is kinda difficult.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJtg2sp_5OhnuwIadsaf7seo7FLixGbo1OckmHETaGb5u_88Y27IyUxUJzFpzOjZI5osCMeKWSDj0mjnEqrDZ35X4-84Ai7sICwpEeZptoTKjbBT4RMtY2KFk7vaya-dfxGf8HxlldKWp/s1600-h/113_6095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJtg2sp_5OhnuwIadsaf7seo7FLixGbo1OckmHETaGb5u_88Y27IyUxUJzFpzOjZI5osCMeKWSDj0mjnEqrDZ35X4-84Ai7sICwpEeZptoTKjbBT4RMtY2KFk7vaya-dfxGf8HxlldKWp/s320/113_6095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435247374601810530" border="0" /></a><br />6) Now, while griping the wire, bend the LONG end so that it lines up with the direction of the short or tail end. It should look like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oIKfYisY73QbIqK8351JKJypPcJj-kUAbKA7M_BOJt6CsOJPiusOzrfVPSVHLwQib24dlTHWwALWX9rPl0FE7pvKyCtcvkPr77YMNYij_hsyYoqJ9oOKTvWOk4GQgFmKMzdXL6wU0ZPn/s1600-h/113_6084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oIKfYisY73QbIqK8351JKJypPcJj-kUAbKA7M_BOJt6CsOJPiusOzrfVPSVHLwQib24dlTHWwALWX9rPl0FE7pvKyCtcvkPr77YMNYij_hsyYoqJ9oOKTvWOk4GQgFmKMzdXL6wU0ZPn/s320/113_6084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435238516254423490" border="0" /></a><br />7) Now...this is the hardest part of the whole thing...it takes some time to develop your judgment on this one and I still mess up sometimes...but it's easily correctable. When you look at the very tips of the tines on most sets of round nose pliers you will find that there is one tine that has a smaller circumference and one that has a larger one. You will want to bend on the small-circumference tine of the pliers. So, when placing your pliers on the wire, the large circumference tine will be inside the loop and the small circumference tine will be on the outside. Using the very tip of the pliers, you will want to place the pliers just beyond where the longer side of the wire starts to curve into the loop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeNU9AYZpO5GNtYr_8RBfGIvMz38Kc_twnh3flITAWKfm8cmS_QoQvVcEViyymSxxV0NDTHhNY8UoAjGTvHyxh1gVgf-yL-hdosOph2KuD4k1oOse_ycQMt_8smDo30XG4pFwWKHfghbm/s1600-h/113_6100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaeNU9AYZpO5GNtYr_8RBfGIvMz38Kc_twnh3flITAWKfm8cmS_QoQvVcEViyymSxxV0NDTHhNY8UoAjGTvHyxh1gVgf-yL-hdosOph2KuD4k1oOse_ycQMt_8smDo30XG4pFwWKHfghbm/s320/113_6100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435250104983447058" border="0" /></a><br />8) While holding the wire here, bend the LONG end of the wire so that it is perpendicular to the tail - this should give you the "kink" in the wire that allows for the loop to be at the center of the wire instead of off to the side. So far you should have this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_PmapARkL1yN2klt_PegeAm7VCPjwbA4-N1D4IMLxlVTNucXANE0DA8RkGLsY2RcsbctWwxW33q9QWTvKg73XRKdC6xXD6ZBJk_KHTAu2CSRMoia8Bd9v-kqWLYW__hcJ8sUKNeA0GtN/s1600-h/113_6102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_PmapARkL1yN2klt_PegeAm7VCPjwbA4-N1D4IMLxlVTNucXANE0DA8RkGLsY2RcsbctWwxW33q9QWTvKg73XRKdC6xXD6ZBJk_KHTAu2CSRMoia8Bd9v-kqWLYW__hcJ8sUKNeA0GtN/s320/113_6102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435252089440738770" border="0" /></a><br />9) Now, if you are still with me...Here is where we are going to use a pair of bent nose pliers and a pair of nylon nosed pliers (to prevent marring on the loop, get more surface area, and keep a better grip on the wire). Place the loop into the jaws of your nylon pliers so that the TAIL is parallel to the side of the pliers and pointing toward you. It should look like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-3r-8yXq8Oh6UYYaI6I7qw1tUyz9l6wUJCPXFRb4pFks6CrRyJHIMxCDefvw60ufIfespvqtb1TqPIXpNPnV-tx4Dzabjv6TTWZMaFaMpFyw8Kvhe9Pp7BwVVPh2aZD9YJEj3X0C9IDJ/s1600-h/113_6106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-3r-8yXq8Oh6UYYaI6I7qw1tUyz9l6wUJCPXFRb4pFks6CrRyJHIMxCDefvw60ufIfespvqtb1TqPIXpNPnV-tx4Dzabjv6TTWZMaFaMpFyw8Kvhe9Pp7BwVVPh2aZD9YJEj3X0C9IDJ/s320/113_6106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436426951168965154" border="0" /></a><br />10) Now, take your bent nose pliers and grip the tail so that you can bend the wire back around the long pin which is sticking straight up. The best way to do this is to position the bent nose pliers so that the full length of the bent tip is holding the wire and so the tip of the pliers are close to the base of the tail (this will give you more control). Keep in mind that you will be using your wrists and hand position in a way that best suits bending the wire which may SEEM awkward at first. Just trust me here...as long as you can bend wire you can get this! I know I tell you to trust me a lot but...well...trust me! This should be how it looks before you start bending:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PfNrycx2E4g8jgenEYLmYkmUg-HlFBkga-C8tJOxgcvuL2GbObvbl2dBnCiOqZHeOn4X3MOY8FV4rCTN8NpVDsxk6SpXsVfbVtu6VExmcKmrRZo7131vbb-5xgb35L713HjcCgoEAHJz/s1600-h/113_6109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PfNrycx2E4g8jgenEYLmYkmUg-HlFBkga-C8tJOxgcvuL2GbObvbl2dBnCiOqZHeOn4X3MOY8FV4rCTN8NpVDsxk6SpXsVfbVtu6VExmcKmrRZo7131vbb-5xgb35L713HjcCgoEAHJz/s320/113_6109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436447665329501330" border="0" /></a><br />11) Keep in mind that while you are bending the wire around the EASIEST way to ensure a close, compact coil is to keep the bent nose pliers level to the nylon pliers as you bend. (Note: I had a helper take the pictures since both my hands were occupied!) This is how it should look as you are bending the wire around for the first coil:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGRfByvBivZHSLV0XWVMNz0f9YA0N8fDbMBOHNYqD2rPL059d_Xtf4GQOGBabLvDukpQS5mDUhOKapPUlz1YTjrgMNN9j8-kOigtn5o3fefGATOjslKHsd5gi1co1TsKwu6oZVXWO1BYI/s1600-h/113_6112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGRfByvBivZHSLV0XWVMNz0f9YA0N8fDbMBOHNYqD2rPL059d_Xtf4GQOGBabLvDukpQS5mDUhOKapPUlz1YTjrgMNN9j8-kOigtn5o3fefGATOjslKHsd5gi1co1TsKwu6oZVXWO1BYI/s320/113_6112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436431597568577090" border="0" /></a><br />12) After you have gone fully around the first time use your bent nose pliers to ensure that the coil is tightly closed around the wire by placing the coil in the jaws and "pushing" it tightly closed. Kinda like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFot54n9wNwpIKmdRVv-fe-AEfd-aO0W_dmZpFwtTb7UBTeSwTSaNeAH7bsVWTeMKFQePDlsVb_JFGtSkjQATVw9qLqBV7So1ke8YS7gUhuHRP66hiFPwpO3xSWLQ97S3J8-UIMAShFuW/s1600-h/113_6145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqFot54n9wNwpIKmdRVv-fe-AEfd-aO0W_dmZpFwtTb7UBTeSwTSaNeAH7bsVWTeMKFQePDlsVb_JFGtSkjQATVw9qLqBV7So1ke8YS7gUhuHRP66hiFPwpO3xSWLQ97S3J8-UIMAShFuW/s320/113_6145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436448653664933538" border="0" /></a><br />13) After tightening the first round, continue to wrap. The rest of the coils should stay tight as you wrap. If you keep the wire level, the wire should naturally fall above the previous coil. I suggest to do a minimum of 3 coils before you finish it off. But of course, I can't control what you do...so that will depend on your desire and needs...lol! IF you do have problems getting the coils to sit compactly then you can use your bent nose pliers to squash them closer by placing the nylon pliers in between the jaws of the bent nose pliers and then use the edge of the bent nose pliers to squash them down, something like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQHXHnp1YNuoKb61j7U6vg3AEGrYMH14OgZnGal2HAejAdcwYUfub8q6ehxyaQFFjlisjc3DUqFQ_lDwkYrYf6LAyg1nARwzEGfGJLd9zbSpP3_l9jnyfEAdiMrwa9GuVfjTDgZ8xjst1/s1600-h/113_6148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQHXHnp1YNuoKb61j7U6vg3AEGrYMH14OgZnGal2HAejAdcwYUfub8q6ehxyaQFFjlisjc3DUqFQ_lDwkYrYf6LAyg1nARwzEGfGJLd9zbSpP3_l9jnyfEAdiMrwa9GuVfjTDgZ8xjst1/s320/113_6148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436451371750416818" border="0" /></a><br />14) Don't fret!!! We are ALMOST to the end!!! Now all we have left is to finish off the piece. IF you happen to have a lot of extra wire left on the tail and don't want to just wrap it till the end you can take your wire cutters and nip off the excess like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6VKqQGmtF9u1Tr1PIkz1xB2K9mErc2nYNUuUgO3DMRNFW2TQbnohNfLPQyAFwNGcC_ginsys9XVM6ZC4mEMbKmnm8FfhTcB-xqnzz29p9cUCYyR73w4-1RMr-Zn927cfikqWZw0BUEVG/s1600-h/113_6149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6VKqQGmtF9u1Tr1PIkz1xB2K9mErc2nYNUuUgO3DMRNFW2TQbnohNfLPQyAFwNGcC_ginsys9XVM6ZC4mEMbKmnm8FfhTcB-xqnzz29p9cUCYyR73w4-1RMr-Zn927cfikqWZw0BUEVG/s320/113_6149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436453365286455458" border="0" /></a><br />OR you can just finish wrapping the wire till you are close to the end.<br /><br />15) YOU'RE NOT DONE YET!!!!!! One of the most disturbing things that I have seen on other artists wire work is that they stop at step 14 and think they are finished! The reason this is "disturbing" (or should I say "damaging") is because you are still left with a dangerously sharp little nub that MUST - I say MUST be pushed down or this can cause serious injury to various sundry body parts of the future wearer of said piece! I have had one actually rip a lovely little hole in my finger...no fun. See said nub:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EhZqACtilpDRMRoL7H5fUY1pHP74nOG8BRNbnWS9dWgfxOITNgnQ98hqxAuXxSgqYPc_K5r-nNrdN_g6RQ29Vm4vDF6TVvHotQnhqUDRejiIYqJRGARZVMb_mL_VeDSXKKB1cmKSXXUp/s1600-h/113_6151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EhZqACtilpDRMRoL7H5fUY1pHP74nOG8BRNbnWS9dWgfxOITNgnQ98hqxAuXxSgqYPc_K5r-nNrdN_g6RQ29Vm4vDF6TVvHotQnhqUDRejiIYqJRGARZVMb_mL_VeDSXKKB1cmKSXXUp/s320/113_6151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436455300752097634" border="0" /></a><br />16) To secure nub back toward the wire, take your bent nose pliers and grip the coil (nub included) so that the end of the nub is pointing the same direction as the ends of the bent nose pliers...and carefully squeeze it down till resting directly above the previous coil and tip securely against the pin of the wire. See position of pliers before squeezing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXT2egGe7f7zMXu5hZA8mS2CIhCQUiPYrLaAPS9A-gps2-BscfFq4o0VSZDFO04VKhKROPOimqkX9OCQR8ct_-7BYVC1NxmD4x01oGT1_U-jw5IhWJOIK1V1u-lQiwgCsEkdmU_6YwzF_/s1600-h/113_6155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXT2egGe7f7zMXu5hZA8mS2CIhCQUiPYrLaAPS9A-gps2-BscfFq4o0VSZDFO04VKhKROPOimqkX9OCQR8ct_-7BYVC1NxmD4x01oGT1_U-jw5IhWJOIK1V1u-lQiwgCsEkdmU_6YwzF_/s320/113_6155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436459262227527010" border="0" /></a><br />17) Guess what you have???? A PERFECT WRAPPED LOOP!!!! See? I SAID you could do it!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8sQP6zK0ANF-i6qg_Qv_0fxylxcOVkqhaGq7oUaLYNNbvfJvnwgq-OKRvvZRzFfjOtP3_-FmQggPyrr6hwWDIzKSXxmF18tjaoI0JhT_d0j_BegoLLOnMWeCtc29NhwL4jjR4_qxHKS1/s1600-h/113_6158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8sQP6zK0ANF-i6qg_Qv_0fxylxcOVkqhaGq7oUaLYNNbvfJvnwgq-OKRvvZRzFfjOtP3_-FmQggPyrr6hwWDIzKSXxmF18tjaoI0JhT_d0j_BegoLLOnMWeCtc29NhwL4jjR4_qxHKS1/s320/113_6158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436460211759045362" border="0" /></a><br />Yay!! I hope everyone was successful in this endeavor! Next post we will be talking about the world of inspiration for us beaders, jewelers, and now wire workers (*wink*). Inspire and be inspired!!!LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-44644769400030134602010-02-02T16:57:00.001-08:002010-02-02T17:55:37.220-08:00Wire didn't I think of this before?!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbAZ_GP-bGoOwlH13Y32Vbiu_ao1jzBittO2pbdUolt3rgGJn4zQcM80IsYWP7OG8sMxQEBUeVf7X4fLbydbM2aH2ZZpX_XljD46zdJYKyTSAjYDI9To-OGoKjnMM4Uuk1PT1Q0kikhpf/s1600-h/113_6064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbAZ_GP-bGoOwlH13Y32Vbiu_ao1jzBittO2pbdUolt3rgGJn4zQcM80IsYWP7OG8sMxQEBUeVf7X4fLbydbM2aH2ZZpX_XljD46zdJYKyTSAjYDI9To-OGoKjnMM4Uuk1PT1Q0kikhpf/s320/113_6064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433817610192228850" border="0" /></a><br />Wire wrapping is definitely a beneficial skill to learn when your into beading - inevitably you will find yourself interested in all aspects jewelry. Trust me when I say this - when you become a beader you become an artist, a designer, a JEWELER.<br /><br />I have recently been experimenting with my wire skills - I have been improving on them for ages but my Magnolia House line is 100% one of a kind pieces and you can't continue that with no experimentation and challenging yourself! I have been SERIOUSLY inspired by the work of an artist that frequents Interweave's "Beading Daily" forums, <a href="http://kry1.deviantart.com/">Popnicute</a>. Her deviant art site and artfire storefront are CHALK full of innovative wire work and unique designs. All things said I have been diving in head first. Wire? Yes please!<br /><br />One of the coolest things I found is that my little butane torch will melt those copper ends to make headpins, etc NO problem! Nicer yet is that copper, when melted and cooled in water makes this nice rosy color. SWEET! So, with no further ado...here are my tips...<br /><br />1) I am using 22 gauge wire here - cut a length of wire - be sure that it is not exceptionally short - you DO need length here...the longer the wire, interestingly enough, the easier it is to melt!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGOqCOkoUo9RrCQQqx4odYDtNzSlZtHv77Px2vPDVlMUDmYejM9ErBYGiMor7zTC7txBf9iHpj95zzVFgxJfCPKcOmv02719oNdbLgTrHp1ncSY4PdozzpLhyiyE2PNwv6VMvXjx1Lsbz/s1600-h/113_6065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGOqCOkoUo9RrCQQqx4odYDtNzSlZtHv77Px2vPDVlMUDmYejM9ErBYGiMor7zTC7txBf9iHpj95zzVFgxJfCPKcOmv02719oNdbLgTrHp1ncSY4PdozzpLhyiyE2PNwv6VMvXjx1Lsbz/s200/113_6065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433820393578614994" border="0" /></a>2) Hold the far end of the wire with your pliers - as far away from the end you are melting that you can comfortably.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxP-zw_mqhjzhJeOpNZb8yCWcu_ujz1YKgkB6-dj9x9r2HVoa-_dH0_sPTadQwLvV0zwGrqNkPi0_mW87sVzrksIk0_lg7h9spalRCUFUBeJ4CICuCOe9RNEYm138RVL3RmNaakrFACyi/s1600-h/113_6067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxP-zw_mqhjzhJeOpNZb8yCWcu_ujz1YKgkB6-dj9x9r2HVoa-_dH0_sPTadQwLvV0zwGrqNkPi0_mW87sVzrksIk0_lg7h9spalRCUFUBeJ4CICuCOe9RNEYm138RVL3RmNaakrFACyi/s200/113_6067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433820946872124226" border="0" /></a><br />3) Okay, now a lesson on the torch flame - the hottest point of the flame is right outside the tip of the innermost blue.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5BeAzeqDmH-HHLl9A0O3PgV1cQOb4vI1yxZxkIqKcZsD34rmLDcdg7hcG8EedqsWICcFXeUkO_8RmQcKg07o-v2uYaiOx-88gILxPkdEMJowVXU4RSBbEFvlHJHFhPA9olU_5VeTlac8/s1600-h/113_6069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5BeAzeqDmH-HHLl9A0O3PgV1cQOb4vI1yxZxkIqKcZsD34rmLDcdg7hcG8EedqsWICcFXeUkO_8RmQcKg07o-v2uYaiOx-88gILxPkdEMJowVXU4RSBbEFvlHJHFhPA9olU_5VeTlac8/s200/113_6069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433821466241015106" border="0" /></a>So, I know this pic is blurry - now...you gotta give me some leeway here, its hard to take a pic of a flame! Anyway...notice the brighter blue and the faded blue? The hottest point is right past the brighter blue of the flame.<br /><br />4) In trying to get a picture of this step I realized that I would have to have 3 hands - unfortunately I was only born with two - so we will have to rely on my stellar skills of explanation - don't panic. While griping the pliers with the wire pointing down (as pictured in my plier picture) insert the tip of the wire into the flame at the hottest point. Hold the wire there while it heats - it WILL glow - keep holding on...and all the sudden you will see a little ball of molten copper ball up at the end. Now you have a choice, you can let it ball up just a little or a whole lot - once you think you have about the size you want, you....<br /><br />5) Quench that sucker!!!! Drop the wire into a bowl of water - it will sizzle and you will see some ick kinda pop off the wire - I'll be honest, I am not sure what EXACTLY that stuff is, we can suppose but what does it REALLY matter?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBue_zU7rQSrPmblE2S1BHWHcFVBqVql_rkkypX0sJIWLD66hiXLf_H6yB9ObwhkRbAwkaodXZ_0GyV_7_ODXEb4gv7XJFzkkUldfcNZPwqGAOOUhBEIXvjl58IfqnNiljQ6cXTtOc6Pqd/s1600-h/113_6071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBue_zU7rQSrPmblE2S1BHWHcFVBqVql_rkkypX0sJIWLD66hiXLf_H6yB9ObwhkRbAwkaodXZ_0GyV_7_ODXEb4gv7XJFzkkUldfcNZPwqGAOOUhBEIXvjl58IfqnNiljQ6cXTtOc6Pqd/s200/113_6071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433823491352438002" border="0" /></a><br />Do you know what you are left with??? A really cool headpin you made YOURSELF! And as I said before, the balled end will have a really cool rosy hue to it. Awesome, huh?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV0-T2w9Bm4GG7pfjO3eEufLURaVhON0sBPe8BldshR0QCm0c5KcHLGKJq7mvItG-I3z4PKvjkskk0UmD0dniy7KdRjilUEHlPP0nuKbUJ-pC8_vZyeRmz9jI-Opcr2eTMX1AfyDGyQlm/s1600-h/113_6072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLV0-T2w9Bm4GG7pfjO3eEufLURaVhON0sBPe8BldshR0QCm0c5KcHLGKJq7mvItG-I3z4PKvjkskk0UmD0dniy7KdRjilUEHlPP0nuKbUJ-pC8_vZyeRmz9jI-Opcr2eTMX1AfyDGyQlm/s200/113_6072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433829747387135794" border="0" /></a><br />Okay so I know you are TOTALLY running to your work bench to give this a try! But a couple things - be sure to do this in a safe environment - when working with molten metal and open flame you must always take precautions - INCLUDING those geeky safety glasses...I am serious here. No one wants a headpin and no eyeballs.<br /><br />Love you all and STAY INSPIRED and INSPIRE OTHERS!LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748160506502013324.post-78303094640205362542009-09-15T10:05:00.000-07:002009-09-15T10:18:18.527-07:00Just the beginning<span style="font-family: georgia;">I had been thinking about starting a beading blog for a long time now but never really "got around" to it. I think that my recent beading frenzy has instigated it. Not only that but the Beading Daily Forums have been a HUGE factor. I know that I normally tend to have a beading frenzy that lasts for maybe a month and then it dies down for a while and then starts back up again. Beading ebb and flow, if you will. However I have not ebbed in quite a while and I don't see the end in sight. I will be using this site not only to show some things that I have created, blog about ideas and conceptualize them but also as inspiration...I want to bring all forms of art in that inspire me (and hopefully others) and even if I don't have the time or resources at the time to create my inspiration, I hope that it will become a log of my beading journey and all that have inspired me along the way.<br /><br />I named this blog something that I have always wanted to name a bead store. Like most <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beaders</span>, I imagine, I would like to someday open my own bead store. But I also would like to have a gallery - honestly, of the two I would rather have and run a gallery. Of course I also dream of someday being a "known" <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">beader</span>, of being a mom, of creating art and sharing it with people...but then, I also wanna save the "world" (help people) too. Humble dreams, you see. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LOL</span>.<br /><br />So here is my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">bloggy</span> beading start!<br /><br /></span>LYILHAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16251496770788057023noreply@blogger.com2