Monday, July 13, 2009

Onward and upward!

Today's Daily Special is Keeper of Mementos. This is currently the only locket necklace I have available -- I think I need to fix that!

I just mailed off my 2010 Layne's Legacy -- Beading For A Cure project. You may have noticed that unlike the last two years, I did not make any in-progress posts or indeed, even post a picture of it. The truth is that I was not very happy with this year's bead kit, nor with the style of lampwork included in it, and as such I ended up doing a much simpler project than I would have liked. I simply was not inspired.

Now that my BFAC project is out of the way, I have a reasonably clean slate (bead-wise, at least) and I'm looking forward to attacking more enjoyable projects -- upcycling my vintage Taxco necklace (turns out it's really not vintage enough to be valuable), making some brooches for the shop, and working on a couple of projects for the Tahoe Bead Retreat in October. Not only do I want to have something pretty to wear for the reception there, but they're also having an Ugly Beaded Project contest, and I have the perfect idea in mind for that.

I suspect that things are going to quickly get much more lively around here!

3 comments:

  1. So are you, um, using the leftover BFAC beads for the Ugly Beaded Project?

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  2. tee he mjlayman!

    love the wee face on the keeper of the locket.

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  3. LOL! No, I'm not! By the time I finish any BFAC project, I want a break from those colors anyway, ugly or not ;)

    Thank you, Julie! Have you seen the similar face in my Elvensoul necklace? I love Melanie's little fae beads!

    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14880253

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