The Butterfly book: a BJP compilation - a look inside
A portion of the butterflies in their bound state. Each page has satin ribbons above and below the page. I've added all the yarn and beads to the butterflies on the top to show a continuous vine.
Your butterflies are terrific, Victoria. It's nice to see them all at once and go through the various seasons, both literally and creatively. And the book is a great way to showcase them.
What a lovely idea for displaying such beautiful beaded butterflies! I love the way you have strung them together with the vine. Thanks for sharing the photos. :)
I'm so lucky!!! I just taught a 2-day improv bead embroidery class in Phoenix and who should be in the class but Ms. Very Talented Victoria!!! And she brought her finished BJP butterfly book for show'n'tell. These pictures do not do it justice. Such a clever book making technique/design and her beaded butterflies are so lovely!!!!! Thanks for posting, Victoria... Hugs, R
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Bead Journal Project Information
Visit the Bead Journal Project website! Visit the 2008 BJP member pages, a gallery of completed work by members who have finished 8 or more pages during the first year of the project.
The 2008-09 BJP, starts with September and continues through August of 09. Guidelines for participation may be found here. To be an official member and to post to this blog, you must have registered prior to August 15, 2008.
We have our own BJP Flickr group, where we can post pictures of our work. This is a good way for members who do not have a personal blog to post pictures. Also, you can see many BJP pieces by different members in one place. You must "join" Flickr to post your pictures.
Due to limitations of Blogger, there are three ongoing blogs to document the Bead Journal Project this year. Here are links to all three blogs:
The brain child of Robin Atkins, the first Bead Journal Project, which began in June of 2007, included 241 women and 1 man who were dedicated and committed to creating 12 bead journal pages, one per month, for a year.
The BJP is all about visual journaling using any media and techniques, providing it includes some beading. We are free to structure our bead journal pages any way we want, as long as all 12 are the same size.
The current years' Bead Journal Project runs from September, 2008 through August, 2009. This blog is a means by which we may support each other in process, techniques and design. Participants (many with links to their personal blogs or websites) are listed below.
Due to limitations of Blogger, there are three ongoing blogs to document the Bead Journal Project this year. Here are links to all three blogs:
6 comments:
Your butterflies are terrific, Victoria. It's nice to see them all at once and go through the various seasons, both literally and creatively. And the book is a great way to showcase them.
Yours,
Susan
What a lovely idea for displaying such beautiful beaded butterflies!
I love the way you have strung them together with the vine. Thanks for sharing the photos. :)
They are so beautiful!
very, very lovely!
I'm so lucky!!! I just taught a 2-day improv bead embroidery class in Phoenix and who should be in the class but Ms. Very Talented Victoria!!! And she brought her finished BJP butterfly book for show'n'tell. These pictures do not do it justice. Such a clever book making technique/design and her beaded butterflies are so lovely!!!!! Thanks for posting, Victoria... Hugs, R
Terrific job, Victoria! This is so unique and special . . .
Kathy V in NM
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