Lack of Bead Porn Causes the DT's

Seriously. It's a known fact.

Anyway, sorry for the no posting on Thursday and Friday. Had a sick kid on my hands. By the time he was feeling better, he'd managed to infect me (kids are such petri dishes of contagious ooze, aren't they?) with whatever bug he was carrying so, um, yeah. That was fun. Not.

Nothing much else to report. We pretty much laid around being sick for 4 days. Which, in his case, translated to scattering Legos, game pieces, cars and other toys across the living room floor and turning the dining room table and chairs into a fort by draping blankets across everything.

Of course, he suddenly felt "much worse" when it came time to clean all that crap up.

No one does "pathetic" like a sick kid.

But that's okay. When he wasn't looking, I broke into the Halloween candy. :-)

Hey, I was sick, too.

Okay, so here's the missing bead porn from Friday:

Super cute pink clay charms from Winchell Clay Works on Etsy.

And, since I can never stop at just one of anything, I had to get them in lavender, too.

Artist Tracee Dock made this gorgeous shield pendant out of clay. I didn't know this at the time I bought the pendant, but she has a necklace in the most recent issue of "Stringing" featuring a similar piece. I actually like the colors in mine better than the one that's in the magazine, though, so it worked out perfectly.

When I made the Rose and Berry bracelet a while back, I kept thinking that what it needed were some cute little butterfly or dragonfly charms to add to the "garden-ness" of the design. Patina Queen came to my rescue with these little cuties.

What? I told you I needed dragonflies, too.

This has nothing to do with the garden theme, but I am compelled to pick up any "ocean-related" beads and components that I don't already have. Some day, there's going to be a really cool necklace chock full of all things ocean-y, but not today. Still, this cute, white brass sand dollar from Patina Queen is a great addition to my stash.

Summer beads in October? I say, "why not?" Especially when they are these so cute-you-can't-stand-it sets from Bead Intrigue on Etsy.

This set is just crying out for some little bee charms, isn't it?

More handmade silver flower beadcaps from Cathy Dailey on Etsy. I love that these will give me a touch of silver for a design with it being the same ol' same ol' beadcaps that everyone uses.

More flower beadcaps...or are they? If you look closely, you'll see that each "petal" is actually a heart. I could just die from the cuteness LOL!

Lastly, I found this beautiful crescent moon pendant - also from Cathy Dailey - and had to have it. The crescent moon is a special symbol for me and I'm looking forward to mixing this pendant with some great pearls and maybe some stones for a really pretty necklace.

Okay, I'm due for some more cough medicine so that's it for today. I'm hoping to have a new experiment to post about in the next couple of days plus more of the ceramic daisy necklaces so stay tuned.

Oh, and stay well. I'm putting either the kid or myself into a plastic bubble pretty soon. I don't know yet for sure, but ONE of us is going in there. Either he's going in so his germs can't get out or I'm going in so his germs can't get in. SOOOOO done with the being sick all the time!

Where is John Travolta when I need him? (and if you get that reference, I'll not only know how old you are, but you'll also get a gold star for the day).

KJ