I Must Have Gotten Busy........

because I totally forgot to tell you when the Primrose Lane Spring Show is going to take place.  Mark your calendars for April 28, 29, 30 in Coburg Oregon (just north of Eugene).  It's quite the Spring Affaire!

So grab a friend.................

  

   Until then...............Happy Beading!

I tell Myself to Stay Calm

 I may appear calm on the outside but.........

.......there's a show to get ready for.  What have I been doing?  Anything?  I'm running out of time!!!

So no matter how much I tell myself to be calm, it just isn't working....

But, it always seems to work out in the end....there's nothing like a deadline to get those creative juices really flowing.

I always have such great fun at the upcoming Primrose Lane Spring Show as I get to hang out with three wonderful gals that all love creating beautiful jewelry.  Most importantly, we support each other and have learned so much from each other. 

Until then..........Happy Beading! (and stay calm!)

7000 Bracelets

Me and 110 other creative types are participating in
The Global Genes Project, 7000 Bracelets for Hope. 

A call went out for participation from Lori Anderson of  Pretty Things.  Please show your support by letting others know through your blog or your website about this community of millions that have a rare disease.....awareness is just the beginning.

Off the Beading Path...........

It's late but I wanted to post....nothing involved, nothing elaborate, but a reminder, not only to myself, but to everyone because...........

It really does!

So, try a.....

Everyday!

Until then.............Happy Beading!

Before the Awesomeness Giveaway Winner is Announced.....just a few words

Thanks to all of you for visiting and commenting on what you've shared lately.  I'm not sure if you took the opportunity to read the comments of the other participants that commented about how they've shared but it was in a variety of ways...ways that can make a difference to someone. 

So I put all your comments together and thought I would take a picture for posterity.  

My husband kept saying that the cat could pick the winner but I'm thinking that's not really going to work.....she'd start playing with all those pieces of paper and they'd be all over the place and she'd never be able to pick just one piece of paper.  And I really didn't think it would be very exciting for me to look at those pieces of paper, shut my eyes, and pick a winner.  So, my next logical choice?   My husband.  He's wanted to be on my blog, so this was his opportunity to make an appearance.  Fortunately, he wasn't asleep yet!!!

Ok, it was the night before, (and it's almost midnight) but I'm not revealing the winner until today!

And the winner of the

Awesomeness Giveaway

is

the Fabulous Leslie

from

Mad Maggie Designs!!!

Please e-mail me at

suite7bijouxdesigns@comcast.net

so I can get your Awesomeness in the mail!

Until then................Happy Beading! 

It's Packaged and Ready

The Awesomeness Giveaway is packaged and ready to go.........I've been holding onto this box because I love it so but want someone else to enjoy it now.....maybe it can be passed on again to someone else. 

Thank you to Chris from Ferry Tales Gifts for sending my purchase from her etsy shop in this beautiful box.  Now I'm passing it on.......remember, it's about Making it Special.

So, if you're just reading this a wondering what's going on......please read my post on my Awesomeness Giveaway.

Until then...........Happy Beading!

The Very Best Part........

The Altered Book workshop was totally fun and went way too fast.  We learned some basic techniques as that's about all time allowed.  But they were techniques that you can build on.  Much to my surprise the instructor provided each of us with a book for our class.  So the dilema of which book to alter and should I really cut up such a beautiful book was suddenly gone.  

I hope I'm not getting hooked, but if you can go by some of the supplies I purchased after class, I don't think I can deny that I'm hooked. 

My book was called Heart and Soul

These are just a few of the techniques we learned

Making a pocket

Embellishing a page by sewing on a button and attaching a domino with wire

Make a niche and a compartment for a drawer

I still have the front and back of the book to work on, gluing more pages together, and adding embellishments.

But the Very Best Part was meeting some wonderful people in the workshop whom I hope I will see again!  For me, that's what it's about.

Until then.............Happy Beading!  (Am I going to have to start adding.....Happy Altered Bookmaking?)