Good bye January!

New Patterns

Wild Thing Slave Anklet made with fire polished beads, flower button beads, leaf beads and seed beads, using right angle weave and netting. CAN'T WAIT FOR SUMMER!

Tic Tac Cuff Bracelet made with bicone crystals, seed beads and bugle beads, using right angle weave and netting.

Ooh La La Necklace made with fire polished beads, bicone crystals and seed beads, using right angle weave and stringing.

Dangle Diamond Earrings, made with fire polished beads, seed beads and bicone crystals.

Bungle of Flowers Earrings, made with fire polished beads, leaf beads, flower button beads and seed beads.

Hawaiian Lei Bracelet, made with fire polished beads, flower button beads, leaf beads and seed beads, using right angle weave and netting.

For 2012 I decided to try to come up with 12 hot air balloon ornament patterns!

Hot Air Balloon Ornament #1, made with seed beads and bugle beads, using stringing, netting and ladder stitch.

Hot Air Balloon Ornament #2, made with seed beads, heart, star and double cone beads, using netting and ladder stitch.

Hot Air Balloon Ornament #4, made with seed beads, fire polished beads and round beads, using right angle weave, netting, stringing and ladder stitch.

Hot Air Balloon Ornament #3, is still on my beading desk, ran out of the beads I was using and just place an order for more this morning.

Etsy

My Etsy shop made a small profit this year! Woot-Woot! Not enough to pay me for all the time I spend at it, but it's looking up. Customer appreciation 2011 went to James E. and Susan S. they received a coupon code for 20% off on next purchase at my shop, good until the end of February. Combine they purchased 30 patterns from me in 2011. Top salers for 2011 where Bicone Crystal Bracelet and Crystal Bracelet for a total of 55 sales.

FaceBook

Remember to hook up with me on FaceBook for all my specials and give aways.

Beading Classes

Started doing beading classes again at Heartland Artists Gallery in Plymouth IN. I will be doing one class a month. This is what we did in January, the Snowflake Pin. I forgot my camera at home, so the picture is the one I made. My high school home economics teacher came to my last class! LOL! That was a little strange, me being the teacher and her being the student. She said she didn't remember me, "I must of been a good student" LMBO! But she did remember my sister Barb, said she talked a lot. TEE-HEE! And she signed up for my Feb. class.

Crocheting

Here are a few things I made. For Dara headband and fingerless mittens by Clare. She also has a great Facebook Page.

Beanie hat by Clare and scarf by Vicki Blizzard free pattern at Premier Yarns.

Again I made a beanie for Kayden using the same pattern and the scarf was a freebie from Redheart.

The next four pictures are Flowering Vine Scarf by Whitney Christmas freebie pattern from Redheart. I have made 6 of these scarves so far, they will be for co-workers Christmas 2012. The work up really fast just a little over an hour and one is done.

Two more pairs of fingerless mittens pattern by Clare. Both for me to match the scarves I made for myself. First pair shown is for when it's cold, the second pair is for when it's really cold.

Spending as much times as I can with Kayden, we made play doe and had fun playing with it.

Here are a few of our creations.

And last my not least picture of Kayden after a long day of playing.

Good Bye January...So glad to see January go! Looks like my 2011 luck has ran over to 2012. Hoping that February is much better. How many more days til spring??? Van broke down, just after I pulled into work. It's fixed now, had to borrow a car a few days to get back and forth to work. Was written up at work for passing a med. that was suppose to be held due to Dr visit. It wasn't in the MAR so I passed. I did pass my Med passes and I think that is all the test I have for work, that is until they come up with something new.

Until next time! Live with a happy heart.

Christmas Decor

New Patterns

Ndebele Bracelet Pattern, made with seed beads and bicone crystals, using Ndebele herringbone stitch (which is a new stitch for me, I really like how fast it works up.)

Dragonfly Necklace or Pin, made with seed beads, bicone crystals, oval and round beads and oval flat beads, bead embroidery. (I love this one!)

Note from a happy customer from Etsy...

Just wanted you to know your pattern (Fire Polished Cluster Soleless Sandal) was a hit. I wore the sandals on a cruise and lots of complements. I love all your patterns. Lynne

Christmas Decor

Be working on getting all the Christmas decoration out, the beaded tree I made last year, (I think).

Christmas wreath, I made a few years ago. This year I added the beaded silver ribbon curls. Sorry the picture is not that good, it is kind of dark in that room and hard to get a good picture of it.

Jobs

My new job went really good, I believe this week. It is hard getting use to the hours though. I work 12 (midnight) to 8 am. It has been really hard for me to sleep during the day. I was only getting 2 to 4 hours asleep, just because I couldn't sleep anymore. Monday morning when I came home (Monday is the end of the week for me) I took a pain killer pill, I had left over from my last dentist appointment and I slept 7 HOURS!!!! It felt soooooo good. Yes, I am still working at assistant living too.

Well, that was my week. I hope you had a good one.

Beading Classes

Beading Classes

I starting giving beading classes at Heartland Artists Gallery. This was the third class I did. We made Simple Bracelet. Picture of students bracelets made in class. Everyone was very happy with their bracelet. It's been fun teaching the different weaving methods.

Another picture from Cyndi a happy customer.

New Patterns

Snowflake Pin, made with seed beads, fire polished beads and bicone crystals.

Crystal Snowflake Earrings, made with fire polished beads, seed beads and bicone crystals.

I am working on a Crystal Snowflake Bracelet, hope to have it done soon.

Knitting

Had a few questions about my knitting class, I took the class at the local senior center, the class was free and open to all ages. So, if you would like to learn knitting be sure to check out your local senior center.

I returned the yarn, bought new and started a shawl. Not sure if I am doing the pattern right, but it is looking much better. I just might have a picture to show next week.

Well, that was my week, hope you had a good one.

Let's have some fun!

Kayden

Has been over several times this week, (Mon, Tue, Wed then he spent the night Sunday night). One time before Dara could get him unbuckled from his car seat, Kayden was asking when he was going to come back.

No it's not raining he just wanted to make sure the umbrella was going to work, so we turned the hose on. LOL!

Took Kayden to the beach we all had a good time. He loved my big float.

Then we went to the park.

More beads I ordered this week.

Let's have some fun-Guess how much I sent on beads the month of July and the person that is the closest will win a kit to make your own bracelet. Must leave comment in blog, click on bracelet to see the pattern and the winner will get to pick the color. Everyone has until Aug. 12, which is my birthday so I thought that would be the best day to end it.

New Patterns-All patterns can be purchase at ZaneyMay's

Fire Polished Cluster Necklace made with seed beads and fire polished beads, using ladder stitch and netting.

Fire Polished Cluster Ring made with seed beads and fire polished beads, using ladder stitching.

Fire Polished Cluster Collar Necklace made with seed beads and fire polished beads, using netting and ladder stitch.

Stitching

I HAVE A FINISH!!! It's hard to believe I have another finish so close together. Vicky, if you are reading this please send me your mailing address so I can send you the patterns.

Video of Kayden and Bob at the park. This is one of Kayden's favorite things to do when we are at the park.

Well, that was my week, hope you had a good one. Until next time.

Stitching, Camping and Beading

Water Wonders Pools & Spas

We are still busy with pools and spas, doing a lot of service work, replacing equipment and such. But this was a first for us, a liner replacement caused by a bullet hole. First picture is the old liner.New Liner
Hole

Cross Stitching

Finished my silly chickens.
They go in a soap dispenser. After it was all done and filled with soap, I found out that it doesn't work! I have had it so long, I don't remember where I bought it at.

Camping

Went camping Friday and Saturday night. Saturday there was about 50 people that floated the river, but I didn't get to go. I had to go to work, Boo-Woo! This is a picture of Rick's set up. You never know what he will be camping in.

Beads

Still ordering beads, wonderful beads!

New Patterns

Lace Necklace, made with seed beads, fire polished beads and bicone crystals, using right angle weave and netting.

Twist Necklace, made with seed beads, using odd count peyote stitch.

Pearls & Scallops Bracelet, made with pearls and seed beads, using right angle weave.

Peeking Pearls Bracelet, made with pearls and seed beads, using right angle weave.

Holy Cross Ornament Cover, made with gold beads and pearls, using right angle weave.

Elegant Christmas Ornament, made with silver beads, pearls and crystals, using ladder stitch and netting.

Crystal Ornament, made with silver beads, pearls and crystals, using netting.

All patterns can be purchased at ZaneyMay's or The Bead Coop.

My Week...

It was one HOT week here in Northern Indiana. I did get to the beach one day for about 2 hours and I took my two person float, everyone wanted to know where I got it at. It was great, it is so big I can lay on it anyway I want.

Well, I think that was pretty much my week, hope you had a good one.