Pictures of Dress for Success Jewelry

The Dress for Success Project has been completed and is off to the organization. Just wanted to post pictures of all of our completed pieces. Thanks to Alana, Jan, Kathy, Lilli, and Lynn for their time and creativity in making our Dress for Success Project a success!!!





Until then.....

HAPPY BEADING!!!

Dress for Success and Year of Jewelry 2008

I've completed my Dress for Success project and was able to incorporate some wire work in it. I added some additional parts and pieces that were not in my bag of goodies. Hopefully I'll be collecting jewelry from the other participants at this Saturday's upcoming Day of Creativity. Will take pictures before sending off to Dress for Success.

Please visit Year of Jewelry 2008 to view all the beautiful creations and meet some talented people. You can sign up to participate in Year of Jewelry by following the link on the YOJ2008 blog page.

Tonight I'm hosting a beading get-together with some gals from our LBS and should be lots of fun and sharing!

There's signs that spring is just around the corner here in the Pacific Northwest and just that much closer to attending this years Portland Bead Expo and the end of March. Looking forward to classes and spending some time with some talented gals I know!

Until then...HAPPY BEADING!!!

Fun at Day of Creativity

There were 11 of us attending Day of Creativity and it was a wonderful time of sharing, laughter, and oohing and aahing over everyone's projects. There was lots of goodies to eat and a birthday was celebrated also with a chocolate obsession cake from a local bakery.

One attendee had brought beautiful, so life-like photographs that she had taken in her yard of all the different varieties of flowers she grows along with some of the local bug population that hangs out there. She was making note cards from them.

Our quilters were working on a special gift for someone and were able to put all the squares together. Beautiful shades and patterns of green. It will probably get sewn together and the quilting started at our next get together.

One of our beaders was working on a beaded macrame piece and another was working on finishing a beautiful garden bracelet in shades of sky blues and aquas.

There are seven of us participating in the Dress for Success project/challenge. Each of us put a bag of beads (of all sorts) together, placed them in a box and then we each picked a bag. From there, it's just let our imaginations take us to making a beautiful piece of jewelry.

I was very happy to be invited to join some of the gals that work at one of our LBS for an evening of beading and show and tell. Although a small group it was wonderful spending time with them outside of the store. There's lots of inspiration there and gave me an opportunity to get to know them better.

I hope you've had an opportunity to take a look at Year of Jewelry 2008.

Until then....Happy Beading!

Date set for Day of Creativity

Our Day of Creativity has been set for January 26.

I've placed a challenge/project for those beaders that wish to participate....there is an organization called Dress for Success that

"promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life."

The project is for each of us to make a piece of jewelry to donate. The challenge is that another beader will supply the beads in order to make a piece of jewelry. It can be a necklace, bracelet, pin, pendant, earrings....just as long as it is professional looking. I'm excited that we have about 8 people particpating. Just so there's not a lot of pressure, the jewelry does not have to be completed during our Day of Creativity....but should be brought to our next get together which will probably be in March.

Our group is comprised of not only beaders, but quilters, stain glass makers, and painters. It's a diverse group and we all have an appreciation for what each other does.

Hopefully I'll be able to post pictures of our Dress for Success creations.

Until then....HAPPY BEADING!