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.

A few letters

New Patterns

All patterns can be found at ZaneyMay's.

Simple Earrings, made with seed beads and fire polished beads.

Cross Ornament Cover, made with seed beads and fire polished beads.

Crystal Diamond Bracelet made with seed beads, bugle beads and bicone crystals, using right angle weave.

English Garden Bracelet, yes I showed this one last week, but I now have the pattern finished!

When a pattern is purchased from my shop at Etsy. I send a letter with it...asking for pictures from my customers when they finish a pattern. Well after 2 years at Etsy, I am getting letters and pictures back. Here are a few...

From Cyndi "I love all your patterns and just wish I could afford to purchase every single one. I think you are so very talented! I purchased the snowflake ornament earlier and wanted to share my finished product with you. The pattern is wonderful and I hope to do many more. It was so simple to follow the directions and I love the way it turned out."

Cyndi also has an eEtsy shop, Country Cove be sure to check it out.

From Hailey " I switched up the ladder stitches. As you can see I didn't connect them, I created four independent ones and then used the swags, alternating between bugles and seed beads. Then created dangles on the ends. Thanks for the pattern."

From Valerie "I must say that I appreciate the follow up - not too many good communicators out there - that makes you special. Here is a picture of my new earrings that I now wear everywhere with my jeans. I wish I could go back and give you feedback again because I've bought some other patterns besides yours and I must say that yours are vastly superior. Others have left out steps requiring emails back and forth, made typos like 6mm instead of 4mm so the work wouldn't fit and your directions are so crystal clear and complete."

Valerie has a shop at Etsy too, An American Gypsy.

From Linda who just let me a note through contact at Etsy. "Howdy and good morning! You're very talented! I've been looking at some of your pieces and I am in awe!"

Goodies in the mail!

Had an email from Debra H, that she had cleared out her beading supplies and wanted to know if I wanted them. Silly girl, of course I do. Thanks so much!!! So, if your doing some fall cleaning and find that you will not be using your beads, YES send them to me. Tee-Hee!

Cross Stitching

I have THREE pages done! There are 6 pages to this pattern, wish I could say I was half way done, but most of the stitching is on the top half of the pattern. I put a 12 inch ruler to show how big this piece is. Raise The Roof "Hang Ten".

Knitting

I took my first knitting class yesterday! Not sure if it's for me or not. I spent close to 5 hours trying to knit a scarf and after ripping it out three times and starting over. I did complete about 6 inches of the scarf. But it had holes and bumps in it. They warned me not to use the yarn I had, but I really liked it. Well, needless to say you won't be seeing any pictures of the scarf, because I ripped it all out! I'll be taking back the two skins I didn't use and get better yarn.

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

Hang Ten

Cross Stitching

I am just over 1/2 way on my third page. See I really have been cross stitching all this time, just now took a picture of it. Hang Ten by Raise the Roof

New Pattern

All patterns can be found at ZaneyMay's

Stained Glass Bracelet, made with seed beads and using square stitch.

Frank Pin, made with seed beads and square stitch.
Moon Flower Bracelet made with fire polished beads, seed beads, glass flower beads and jade flower beads, using right angle weave.

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

Kind of a boring week

New Patterns

All patterns can be found at ZaneyMay's

Tiny Crosses Cuff Bracelet made with fire polished beads and seed beads, using right angle weave.

Jack made with seed beads, using square stitch. I made this one into a pin, but it would make a cute pair of earrings too.
Bangle Bracelet made with seed beads and round beads, using a circular peyote stitch.

My Week
Spending as much times as I can with Kayden. We had a good time making silly faces.

Me & Kayden

Cross stitching I am still working on Hang Ten I have completed two pages and started on the third page. Sorry no picture yet, I keep forgetting.

Netflix-way back in April or May we decided to cancel our comcast for TV and we tried Netflix watch instantly and I have to say that I really like it. Here are a few good movies I've watched so far. Dear Zachary, Imposter, Sling Blade, Brothers, Winter Bone, Unhook the Stars, America, Fat Sick and Dying, The Edge, Ask my Children, Crossed Over.

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