This 'N That

Okay, so, I didn't get the rest of the show stuff posted yesterday as promised. That's because I woke up at 1 AM on Tuesday to the sound of the kid crying in his bedroom (note - it's never a good sign when you hear the "middle of the night" crying...it's ALWAYS bad).

Kid was having tummy troubles AND we are going through Round 2 of "The Giant Alien Toe that Interferes with My Sleep." Looks like the original infection damaged the nail which is now splintering into pieces and falling off...it was a great night.

Needless to say, kid and I stayed home yesterday. He needed to recover from the tummy ick and not wear shoes and I just needed to SLEEP.

So, here's what Blogger was TOOOOOOOO SLLLLLOOOOOOOWWWWW to let me post on Monday:

Dyed resin leaves from The Beading Place.

I first discovered them at this same show last year and I was so inspired by their materials that I bought a little of just about everything they had - including a bunch of brass and copper for the first time. It led to the creation of my Memoire Collection.

I love these ruffly leaves. I think they can double as petals or calyx as well.

I almost passed by these rosebuds, but then I saw a couple of really cute examples in the booth of things that could be done with them and I decided to grab a few strands. So, note to all you people who sell your beads at shows - having finished stuff to show off design possibilities is ALWAYS a good idea!

Oh yeah, and I finished a bracelet last week, too:

This is my "Beach Blanket Bingo" bracelet.

The striped and dotted lampwork beads are by I Make Beads. As soon as I saw them, they reminded me of beach balls.

I kept the clasp simple and just used a sterling silver lobster claw.

Accent beads are white shell, various colors and shapes of Swarovski crystals, Czech glass in a couple of different shapes and colors and some Bali silver spacers and sterling silver 2mm beads.


I'm ready for summer and the beach!


KJ