New Beady Goodness

I have been a busy little girl when it comes to beady things.  I have been busy at work on some custom orders.  I finished up this bad boy at the end of last week.

 I'm in love with this one.  I love the beadwork and I love the way the pyramids look on it.  I'm dropping it off with it's new owner tomorrow, so I hope he likes it as much as I do.  If not, I would be happy to keep it myself, even though it would never fit me.

Speaking of custom orders, I've been working on my first custom gauntlet (this is for the same person as the cuff above).  The first one is a simpler one; rows of black metal pyramids with a single row of seed beads between each row of pyramids.  I'm pretty happy with how this is turning out.  It's not the easiest to sew through this leather, but it's doable.  Now I'm just waiting on more pyramids to arrive so I can finish this.  I'm hoping to have all the beadwork and studs in by this weekend, so I can get it glued and ready to go by next week.  That's my plan for now.

And last, but definitely not least, is the work I've accomplished on my solar system project.  I finished the embroidery work on Saturn's rings.  I'm very happy with how this turned out and I can't wait to start arranging it on the canvas.  Not only am I going to reach my goal of finishing this before the new year, but I think I might just finish it a month early.  Woot, woot!

  
A quick reminder to all my American readers out there.  Get to the polls and cast your vote.  J and I are going after he gets home from work.  GO VOTE!

GO AND VOTE!!!

It's that time again, time to vote for your favorite in the Etsy Beadweavers September Challenge. The challenge this month was Indian Summer Dream, and boy are there some fantastic entries this month. Please stop by the Etsy Beadweavers Blog to vote for your favorite. Voting is on the right hand side of the blog (don't forget to hit the vote button at the bottom). Thank you for voting!!!

Voting Time!! - BEM and EBW!!!!

It's voting time again. This month there are two very cool beadweaving challenges you can vote on.

The first one is the first ever BEM (Beadweaving Emporium Market) challenge - New Horizons. You can go to the BEM BLOG and vote for you favorites. Voting is in the left hand side of the screen (don't forget to click the vote button after you click on your favorite). Voting ends July 15th.

Below you can see a list of the entries for this month's challenge, make sure to check out all the entries.

1. You are my Sunshine 3-in-1 Necklace - Sand Fibers

2. Triangle Pinwheels: The Bowl - Njema

3. Green Earth the New Horizon - Slave to Beads

4. Free Form Embroidery and Beadweaving Bracelet - Beadazzled of Oregon *SOLD*

5. Rising Sun - New Horizon - Thee Fates Design

6. Tiger Eye Cabonchon Hand Woven Hair Barrette - Rachel's Originals

7. BEMC New Horzons - Necklace with White coral, pearls, roses, and peridot - Enchanted Beads

8. Night Vision Necklace - BEMC - Beads Forever

My entry for the BEM New Horizon's Challenge was my Rising Sun Necklace. You can check it out in MY 1000 Market's store. I'm number 5 in the challenge.
And don't forget to search for "BEM on 1000 Markets when your there to see all the wonderful beaded items the market has to offer.

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Next it's voting time for EBW again. This month's theme was "Here come's the Bride." What a fun theme for July.

There were 39 spectacular entries this month. Stop by the EBW BLOG to vote for your favorite entry. Voting is on the Right hand side (don't forget to click the vote button after you've clicked on your selection).

1. Pearl Romance Collar - nemeton

2. Intertwined in Love for Wedding Bliss - kraftymax

3. Pearls and Crystals and Silver OH MY - cigarboxbeads

4. Neptunes Bride - triz

5. Pearls And Gold - Bridal Jewelry - Rainy Lane

6. Something Blue - randomcreativ

7. Love Goes Round and Round - 1BeadAtATime

8. Forever Yours - beadsandblooms

9. Bridal Cameo Necklace - Medic5415

10. Geometric Decadence - vanishingpearl

11. Floral Lace - ArtfulAr

12. Champagne Dreams - HauteIceBeadwork

13. A Touch of India - BeadazzledofOregon

14. Seaside Wedding - caraway

15. Two Hearts Become One - BeadworksbyKerri

16. Bridal Tradition - glimmerstone

17. White Bridal Wave - HannahRachel

18. Dare to Dream of Crystals and Pearls - dreambeadweaver

19. Gothic Wedding Fetish Beaded Fishnet Gloves - crownrosegems

20. Two Shall Become One - beadsforever

21. Something New Something Blue - jodihorgan

22. Halloween Bride - alatvian

23. The Blushing Bride - Fivefootfury13

24. Something Borrowed, Something Blue - AmethystRavenstar

25. The Mermaid Bride - ThesePreciousThings

26. Something Blue - copperwaycrafts

27. Beadwoven Bridal Necklace and Earrings - SmadarsTreasure

28. Jewels of Dawn Bridal necklace - CieloDesign

29. Walking on Air - RedCatArtBeads

30. Wrist Corsage - MoreThanSomewhat

31. Stars in my Eyes Bridal Necklace - SpringColors

32. Sparkling Bride - Amykohndesigns

33. Champagne Sparkle necklace - FleurDeIrk

34. Crystal Ice - fashionsfrome

35. Fairy Tale Princess Bride Choker - FrancescasFancy

36. Rebel Bride Freeform Cuff - playnwithbeads

37. Here Comes the Bride - enchantedbeads

38. Indian Bride - BeadCatcher

39. And Together - LiciaBeads

June Voting Has Begun

So I am extremely behind on getting this post up and I apologize. I have been super busy closing down my old lab and starting my new position. I'm hoping in a week or so I'll have some of that stuff people call "free time"!

But enough with that. Voting has begun on the Etsy Beadweaver's June Challenge. This month's challenge theme was humor. It was really fun coming up with something for this challenge and it has been fantastic seeing what everyone else came up with.

Stop by the Etsy Beadweaver's Website to vote for your favorite. Voting is on the right hand side of the page (and don't forget to hit vote at the bottom). There are 20 fantastic entries this month, so it will be hard to choose just one. :D

Here is my entry for this month's challenge. It's my second attempt at a free form cuff. You can read more about it here and if you're interested you can click here to see more pictures.

It's almost time!!!

As you all have noticed, I have moved my Countdown to the election to the top of the page. This has been on my blog for months and months, but at the bottom of the page.

I have never wanted to post anything political on this blog, even if I am very involved with politics, I didn't feel this blog was the right place to go on and on about my beliefs.

I feel, as well as many other people, that this is one of the most important elections of our time. We all need to get out and vote.

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE PEOPLE!

This is everyone's right, so let your voice be heard. If you live in a state with early voting, go today! If not, please vote tomorrow.