Holiday Beading

I am a bad blogger!!! I know it. I shall do my best to be a better blogger this year. Last year kind of got on top of me.

Anyways...I thought I would share some piccies of my holiday beading. I took my seedies on our annual 2 week holiday in beautiful Esperance (on the south coast of Western Australia).

AWOL

How very, very naughty (read...lazy) of me to have left it so long between blog posts.

*sigh*...I dont know...I seem to have spent less time in the blogging world of late...actually less time on the computer full stop...which is not a bad thing...BUT...have I dont anything productive during this time away from the computer...you would think so...but no...very little!!!

I do have something to show though!!! LOL

I recieved my first bridal commission a little while back and have just completed it. All good...everyone approves!!! All round happy bridesmaids and bride...PHEW!!!

I was asked to make 3 bridesmaids sets...3 loopy wire chokers and 3 earring sets...using latte toned glass pearls and gold wire and findings!!!

So here is a piccie or two!!

Premio Meme Award...

I somehow missed seeing that I had been given this award...my apologies dear Sharon.

I was awarded the Premio Meme Award By my friend sharon at Mana Moon Studios! I'm honored she's chosen me to be one of her recipients of this fun award! Thank you. So here's how it works....I'm supposed to share 7 facts about myself and then pass on the award to 7 others.

Here goes:

1. I used to be a hairdresser and am rather obssessive about my hair...hehe

2. I love learing about anything to do with Ancient Egypt

3. I didnt get my driver's license until I turned 19...lazy!!!

4. I turn 45 next week

5. I am left handed

6. I am a teacher and University Mentor

7. I come from a very smal farming town...not that far down the road from where I live now.

I am passing the award onto:

Belinda at Bead Fetish

Kerrie at Kerrie Slade handwoven beadwork

Maryanne at To Bead or not to Bead

Karyn at Releases by Rufydoof

Lynda at SCDiva

Nellie at Nellie's Treasures

Kay at Kay's Artycles

FROST

I made this neckpiece for the Beadglass Designer Quest on the Australian Beading Forum. Each entrant purchases a deisgner quest pack (usually there are 2 colour choices)...the mission is then to create something... only using what is in the pack...quite challenging.

When I saw the beads...they reminded me of frost on the lawn on a winter morning!!! Hence the name!!

I decided to learn a new stitch...chevron chain stitch...and here is the result!!

One Lovely Blog

I was honoured to be awarded this badge for my blog a second time...by the oh-so talented and lovely Nicole at Beadwright. Thank you so much Nicole.
In light of the fact that I already passed this award on...I wont do it again.

Red and Black

Well it is school holidays for me...thank goodness!!! I know alot of people think that teachers have it easy...good working hours and lots of holidays etc...BUT...It hasnt been an easy year so far for me...and at times I have really struggled. Anyways...I digress...LOL

On the school hols...my friend Mel and I do little challenges. She is in another state...so we do this on msn...its fun.

The criteria for the first mini challenge was 'a pendant that had to feature the colour red'.

I decided on seedies...but the brio's wouldnt co-operate...so 3 tries down the track...it is finished...Taadaaa!!! (except i have to finish the bail)

TWISTED

This necklace features extruded polymer clay beads made by me...and little wire beads...also made by me. I wanted the necklace to look quite random...so i just piled up all the beads (except the black ones) and just threaded...yikes!!! It turned out ok...I have such a symmetrical mind and eye...that I find this sort of thing really challenging and disconcerting...LOL

New Cabs

I have made some new cabs!!! Finally got time to clay.

These cheetah/giraffe (Cheeraffe...LOL) ones are a custom order. Unfortunately I ended up with a kind of bloom spot on 2 of them...no idea what happened! Will have to try and fix them

The second lot were abit of fun to make...silver foil, cracked and then painted! I quite like how the colours turned out. I shall be doing more of these I think.