Still here and still beading

I am having the hardest time getting a good picture of this page. The fabric and the beads are picking up glare, I think when it is done I will have to build a light box to photo.

It has been a real healing page, it just has taken me some time to sort out my feelings and how the page speaks to me. I started my August page and it is astounding how the two are tied together. It wasn't planned that way, it just happened. It happens to have a snake......transformation.

I have this next week off and hope to have both done. I have planted 4 dozen iris, 2 more peach trees and am in the process of moving some things around. I only ordered 1,500 bulbs this year....lol, one year it was 3,000!

I am also going to take a ceramic class and make my back splash tiles for the kitchen. We remodeled this spring, red walls, white cabinets and grey counter tops. Replaced some of the appliances with stainless steel. We will finish the crown molding and trim this winter.

This is a piece I did 5 years ago. It is Mike's hands, yes he does have a short finger, oil rig accident.

Have a good day all!

July's harvest and page

This month has been completely nuts. I have had 20 new clients in 3 weeks, I was nominated for garden of the month and the harvest is on! I harvested all this in 2 days. I freeze what I want, share with the neighbors and the rest goes to a soup kitchen. My pups make sure they don't miss a thing.



A friend of mine came in last week and laid down a piece of orange ultra suede on my desk and the pallet for August was created. I had been working with some other swarvoskis and just happened to have them laying out, the little sparkly ones, the other was a dichroic glass piece I got at a bead retreat a few years ago. It all came together so well.



This is my progress for July....My Inner Self
I made the Buddha face from a mold, the piece of rhodochrosite I have had for may years. When I am finished I will explain how this page affects a very sad area of my life. One thing for sure, we are never too old or too wise to rebuild areas of our lives. One door has been closed but many have opened in return, I count my blessings every day.




Diana Grygo at http://thelonebeader.blogspot.com is an incredible artist to check out for those of you new to this blog. She is truly an inspiration!!

Have a great day.

Re post of pics

You just have to see the detail. On the page the bottom left hand color was eliminated, just using 3 colors. On the tray are green beads for a bracelet I am also working on.

July's page

It has been an extremely busy 2 weeks. I started my July page and have had a bit of a struggle. The fabric is extraordinary to my eyes, but not my beads. I am slowly working it out, thinking about balance and enhancements in life. Staying centered, which is a real challenge in one particular area of my life right now, which involves my only child , a 27 year old son. I believe if I can get through this page, I will have relieved a lot of sadness and put it all on the wings of love.

It just put me to tears writing this so I know I am on the right path, letting go......so very hard sometimes. On the lighter side......while fishing we have been watching a bald eagle with her twins. The nest is beautiful, but last time she had them out. The learning process for her babes has begun. The live in a wonderful canyon, which I am sure is rich with food and protection. We drifted by and I was able to get some pretty good pictures.
This is actually sunrise, with all the fires in our area, the smoke lent itself to a gorgeous sunrise.

Have a good day.

I can't seem to thumbnail the 3 top pictures, any help to do so would be appreciated.

June is done

I finished this morning, all except how I want to hang it. My main objective on this page was to figure how to make the beads look like the picture. I learned that proper backing is a must, which I didn't have, but I am happy with the results. I haven't picked an actual theme to my pages, but will more than likely do more of my photos because they make me happy.

I have enjoyed looking at other blogs, I have gained inspiration and tid bits of knowledge. I am so happy to be part of this project and really look forward to this coming year.

Thanks for taking a look and have a great day!!

Killed 2 birds with one stone

I am so thrilled right now. After I started my page I started to read about printing on fabric. I used the freezer paper method, which I have had the paper in my studio for months for other projects. I needed to raise the flower because the red beads were considerably smaller than the other colors. I noticed that Mary T. mentioned she uses felt to raise areas. Well guess what....lol....I accomplished my shading fear of the red poppy by printing it and raised it all in one. It is a perfect fit, so my painting was not so bad there. It re-news my excitement to bead this page!

This is the vest I attached the dragonfly to. It had only the long silver beads across the front. I stitched red beads every 5 sewing machine stitches around the whole thing, embellished the fringe on the sleeves and front.

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Slow but sure

Boy, it has been a week! I still managed to make progress despite a very busy week at work, made four shirts for Mike and myself, boat cushions and the 100 degree weather has me running in the garden. It is by far the most bead embroidering I have ever done. I tend to bunch my beads, but in this case I will use it for texture......lol. I have figured it out and hope to do better on July's, which I picked up a very nice piece of brocade for....yummy. I have this week off and have many things planned. I work 7 weeks on and take the 8th week off all through the year. It keeps me caught up on projects and grounded for work. So far I am very happy with the way my page is coming, the flower will be a bugger, but I think if I take my time it will be fine.






The dragon fly is done in brick stitch and then attached to ultra suede. I put it on the back of a riding vest Mike got me. I will post a pick of the completed vest next time.




Our little froggy friend at the end of a day fishing, thought he was just too cute. He really did want his picture taken and posed quite nicely.

Have a great day