Tuesday, April 28, 2009

March finished nearly!



Here is my little March girl - Lorelei loves pink and florals. See all of her with her friends on my blogspot.

http://didi-beadwork.blogspot.com/

Diane
Stratford, New Zealand

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

January done



I have finished January page,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/muriel86/3465789032/
This one is about my DH, originating from Brest, he is also a fan of motorcycles, and likes a lot comic strips. Do you know Gaston Lagaffe? It's a famous 'bande dessinée in France and Belgium, if you know it, perhaps you recognize 'la mouette rieuse' , the laughing gull !

April Turtle

I have put "April" on my blog...
www.atawhisper.blogspot.com
take a peek!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

February's up - March is next

I finally finished February - after much consternation due to the fact that absolutely nothing came to mind. I did consider just doing a monotone loomed piece and tacking to a background of the same colour but decided that didn't quite convey the image I wanted. You'll find the finished piece on my blog. Enjoy!!

cheers
feather

Friday, April 17, 2009

Finally up to date, March is done

I finally caught up. METAMORPHOSIS is the name of my March page. The return of the sun strongly influenced me for this page. You can see it here.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.

But I'm finally done with my March page and have a tiny beginning on April which I hope to finish by month's end. However, the sun has decided to pay us a brief visit so I'm not certain that much beading will occur this weekend. Here's March.

Doll Marcia


I greet you all by saying: Yippee!,
for March I made a springtime hippie.
With various leaves and beady flowers
I spent some most relaxing hours.
MARCIA seems very pleased
that finally she's been released.

This Journal Darling Doll is, wig and all, dedicated to brave and inspiring Pam T.

Sabine

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Come See BJP Work in Denver, Colorado

If you're in the Denver area, you might want to attend the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Bead Society Thursday evening, April 23rd. I will be giving a Powerpoint presentation about the BJP!
Visual Journaling with Beads, Fibers, Threads and Fabric

View over 200 beaded journal pieces by 42 artists participating in the 2007-08 Bead Journal Project! Compelling and inspirational, this unique beadwork tells stories, reveals emotions and follows important events in the lives of the artists who create a visual journal each month during the year-long project. In this presentation, you will see how the first year of the BJP developed into quite an amazing body of art!

I also posted a progress report for my April BJP, which has some BIG challenges for me!

Robin A.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April done!

Hi everyone..... Finished my April BJP page, much to my delight and amusement. It makes me giggle, despite being such a true-for-me predicament. Here's a peek....
Gotta tell you, everyone's work is so absolutely gorgeous, inspiring and thought-provoking and it is always a great part of my day when I can read up on everyones' thoughts that have gone into their BJP pages. Thank you all, for sharing!

You can check out my offering for the month here.

pam T.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

March BJP

Ive just posted my March post, take a look. Julie C
http://julesbeads.blogspot.com

Saturday, April 11, 2009

When I grow up ...

Finished January, started February, mapped out March and gathering ideas for April. I should be caught up by May. Check it out at my blog.

feather

I am still alive, and still in :o)


Hi Everybody,

Just to let you know, although none of my pages are finished... I am still in !

Last year, I could not stand the idea of leaving a page unfininished even for one month. This year I have er... reconsidered. I find this very interesting and have plenty of food for thought.

I wish lots a creativity and happinness to all of you.

Friday, April 10, 2009

April

I've posted my April piece on my blog http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Marion Flowers

My March piece has been blogged about (it's been done a little while). You can see it here. Even though it rains a lot here in March, these flowers always make me smile! -Joan Cromley

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

April


I've finished my April piece. You can see it here: http://beadyshenanigans.blogspot.com/ Thanks for your interest and comments.


Jeanette Shanigan

http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com

Monday, April 6, 2009

February is done

AWAKENING is my february page's name. You can see it here

Sunday, April 5, 2009

February Finished and posted


My feburary man is finished
and here is a little teaser for you to see.
January and March are coming along
with netballs, leis, Mickey Mouse ears they'll be

Finished in time for April to close
With travel, Easter, weddings and birthdays
Being events that are coming so inspiration flows.
Into little men, goddesses and muses for 2010.

Diane Lithgow, New Zealand

April and May



My April piece is finished. It is called April Showers. I fused fabric to background and beaded with seed beads and sequins. I used embroidery for flowers in the grass. One of my co-workers gave me the fabric and it reminds me of Holly Hobbie from years ago. My May piece is called May Flowers. These have really been fun to do.

Tada! March is done!


The latest addition to my triangle pool is March. It's all about friends....new friends and old friends....

It started with another serendipity moment. I purchased a couple of books from my new friend, Robin and then started experimenting with a couple of her stitch combinations. Of course, I liked them so much, that I decided to use them on my March piece. Isn't it lucky that I actually stitched them on a triangle? Okay, that started me on a search for complimentary embellishments. I found a bag of shells from my friend Wendy, some purple pearls for my older sister (it's her favourite colour), green beads for my younger one and the face from a play date with Cheryl & Deb. I grew up in Vancouver, B.C. and I love everything about the ocean. Granted, the shells would be different, but the feeling is exactly the same. I remember the sound of the waves, the smell of the sea, childhood memories, seaside adventures and the total feeling of calm that washes over me as I gaze out over my oldest friend.

December Done and febraury nearly there

I have completed Decmeber and just about february as well.
the picture is on my blog http://didi-beadwork.blogspot.com/
I am quite pleased with how these two have turned out and hope to post the february photos later this week.
Diane, New Zealand

Friday, April 3, 2009

Beading Daily Features BJP!!!!

The online magazine, Beading Daily, today featured the BJP including pictures!!! You can read it here.

When Michelle asked me to write an article, I jumped at the chance. My only regret was that I couldn't use everyone's work... She asked me to choose from a variety of themes. What a whirl... All the work is so fabulous... so I sort of did a "pin the tail on the donkey" kind of thing... spun around and pointed...

Enjoy!
Robin A.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Website

Hi everyone,

Just a few notes about our website.

First, we have redesigned it to make room for future years of the BJP, in case there is interest in doing it again.

Second, April is the 8th month of this year's project. That means when you get your April piece done you can start sending me your images and information so we can get your page on the 2008 Member's Gallery started! Here is the link for "How to add your page".

Third, if any of you have images to complete your 2007 gallery page, this is a good time to do that also.

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about the website, please post them here. I will answer them as quickly as possible.

Brenda - Web Angel

March Page Done

Hi all, March done; thinking of what to do for April. Have a peek on my blog if you wish.

March 2009 finished

Hello fellow beaders

My March page is finished.
You can view it here

Happy beading to all
Caroll

Sunday, March 29, 2009

February 2009 is done

Hello everybody,

If you would like to take a look you can do that here!
Thank you!

soe

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Catching up with The Women in My Life

Hi, I have managed to get 2 pages finished in the past few weeks, which makes me up to date.

I was amazed to realize we are finishing the 7th month of this round, where does the time go?

Anyhoo, here they are :-

Ms February & Ms March

Ellen @ DollyBead

Friday, March 27, 2009

New year, new cycle .... January finished

Hello,

With the january page called REBIRTH, I start a new cycle. Why ? All explain on my blog.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Catching up

I finally finished *February* today - I've never been so behind but I'm glad that I took my time and didn't rush so I suppose there's something to say for that. I have a bad habit of rushing and not being happy with my work so slowing down was good practice for me. My February page is here.

F for February and Fab

What? Another doll so soon again?
Well, girls, I have to make it plain:
I was lagging far behind
which was burdening my mind.
So I caught up, feel fine once more
with a new doll to adore.
Please take the time to visit FAB.
(I promise you she isn't drab.)

Monday, March 23, 2009

Dec & Feb nearly there

I have posted halfway pictures of December and February men with January to come later.
http://didi-beadwork.blogspot.com/
Diane Lithgow, New Zealand

Hello

How are you?

I'm back with a piece of good news: I'm in schedule again.
You can peek at my BJP summary here

Happy soon-to-be-spring time to all of You!

Satu-Marja,
Finland

Saturday, March 21, 2009

December's done - moving right along!

I've got December done and January is planned out. Actually March probably is too. February however is still a challenge. You can see the results on my blog.

Cheers,
Mary

Friday, March 20, 2009

Getting Caught Up!

I managed to get my Feb piece done, you can see it here. It was nice to do a more free-form piece for a change! -Joan Cromley

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

December page is done

One more page finished !! It's called HOPE. You can see it on my blog

Monday, March 16, 2009

January JDD


A bicone here, a seed bead there -
what message does this picture bear?
Well, don't despair, don't get excited,
for you are cordially invited
to drop in for an inspection
of Doll Five in my collection.

Sabine

Saturday, March 14, 2009

The first six months


Robin asked me to take a picture of my first six triangles, so here they are. Again, not the best picture (too much sun and too many shadows), but it is a work in progress. BTW, this is my current favourite configuration. I thought that I could add the other six triangles around the outside edge and then alternate with textured fibre pieces. Of course, I'll probably change my mind many times, so stay tuned. The current background is a dark green taffeta from a recycled prom dress. I think that I paid $5.99 for it at the thrift shop. I just love a bargain!

Friday, March 13, 2009

March

I've posted my new piece to my blog http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com
Sandy

Thursday, March 12, 2009

February piece


A little late but here is my piece for February. If you go to my blog http://ewlpbeadandfiberart.blogspot.com/you will see the whole piece....... Happy Valentine .

Pearl

My February turtle is finished...I'm just slow with her unveiling! You can see her on my blog at www.atawhisper.blogspot.com . Her name is Pearl.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

February 09

Hey guys my Feb piece is done, have a look if you like. Julie C
http://julesbeads.blogspot.com/

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Finally 6 months together


Wow, I can't believe it has already been 6 months. I have all 6 of my pages together in this post along with some comments about each page. There are a couple that still have some finishing touches. and now I need to start on MARCH!

Sheba

Wrong link - Sorry

Fingers moving faster than brain!!! Try this for my blog.

Mary

Oops - I'm catching up!

I've finally managed to finish September, October and November's pieces. More importantly, I've posted them on my blog. You can find them at feathercreations.blogspot.com where I've posted explanations and pictures.

I've started December, planned out January, have no idea what February's will look like, and have a pretty good idea about March's piece. So after a slow start I should be caught up before summer. [I hope!!].

Cheers,
Mary

March square


My square for March is finished. It can be seen here: http://beadyshenanigans.blogspot.com/ I've included a teaser here. Thanks for looking and commenting.


Jeanette Shanigan

http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Just a comment about display

The funny thing about these little triangles, is that people just can't seem to keep their hands off them. Everyone I show them to, starts arranging and re-arranging them into different configurations. It's kinda like doodling, but with beads! By the end of the twelve months, my head will be so full of ideas that I won't know where to begin. It's amazing what new eyes and experience bring to the equation.

February piece

Yipee! February is a time of celebration. My nephew and his wife (after many years of marriage & doctor's visits) have announced that they're having a baby. While the symbolism in this piece is not obvious, I tried to give it a party atmosphere. Included are painted teabag yo-yo's (Tetley, of course), three shells from an old necklace of my mother's (she's no longer with us, but loved babies so would want to be a part), an acrylic painted washer (for the masculine element), purple pearls (my sister's favourite colour) and a mixture of miscellaneous beads, including hearts and flowers (because I'm rooting for a girl). BTW, the teabags were used, but I did dry and empty them before painting. The picture is a little dark, due to my taking it on a dreary rainy day. I promise to post again when the sun is shining.

March...

My March BJP page is now clickable and hugely enlargable for your viewing pleasure! For some reason the clickable status of a pic is always a mental block for me every time.
Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Still alive

Hello everybody,

I have been beading, a lot, but just didn't find the time to photograph and publish. Or to see what everyone else was up to. But now I did publish December and January on my blog. If you want to you can find it here.
This weekend I am going to designate time to see all the beautifull pages all of you made. Thank you for looking!

soe

March complete


I'm done with March........ I made the whole beading part of it much smaller, but managed to keep the original size of the page. Trying to fill a 6 x 9 page with beads was a task that I certainly did not think through back in August, much less having to deal with chemo brain and a total lackluster feeling on my part. Everyone's work continues to be incredible and thank you everyone, for sharing all your stories. Here's the link to my blog.... oh for heaven's sakes - forgot to put the link in at first!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Big Cat

Here is another page to the Halloween book I'm
making for Reanne.. This page is her big brother Chad in a cat costume toting a big smile and a fish! Watch for her little brother Chase, next month and maybe after that grandma. Eveyln Wilde

Healing Doll

Finally finished my January piece. I had a knee replacement January 19th and thought this would be an easy piece to do......NOT SO Started, undid, restarted, undid and so on. Wanted her to look soft, in beiges , and this is how she turned out. Now I just posted her picture before I wrote about her. I don't know what this all means but l will always remember this project . Lise Pederson

Back in the Saddle!

January tease November tease

February tease

Hi all, after a few months of setbacks I've been able to get myself almost caught up, November, February and January bjp's are finished if you'd care to peek here at them. Just click on the month on my blog to look at each on if it's not on the first page.

Monday, March 2, 2009

A Fond Farewell

G'Day all,
I'm sorry but I have had to pull out of BJP2009\8 for health/family issues.
I wanted to advise Robin firstly, and I have done that. As ever Robin was understanding and supportive, and I regard her friendship highly.
I couldn't go without encouraging you all, this year's work, thus far, is fabulous.

To those of you who were playing along with the my Name That Tune theme, you will find the results for Name That Tune 2 here.

I will finish my BJP but not within the 'official' time frame and will continue to post the finished work on my Blog - Sister Four

Thanks for your encouragement and support since the inaugural BJP 2007, I have learnt so much and do believe I have grown mentally as well as in my craft since I started following Robin's vision, which has grown more than anyone would ever have imangined.
Cheers all, please don't be strangers!
Nospoj - Dinah

Sunday, March 1, 2009

November is done.

My November lady is completed. She has become a real frazzled lady.
Diane - New Zealand.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Back with the November page

Three months which were a little bit complicated, but I’ve not given up the BJP and I'm here again with the November page : ANGUISH.
A short visit on my blog and you will see what it looks like.

February page

Hello fellow beaders

I've finished my February page.
Just in time ...
You can view it on my blog HERE

Hugs
Caroll

Monday, February 23, 2009

Big Sigh of Relief! December Piece is done.

A teaser's purpose is to tease.
Therefore, everybody, please
just guess and take it lightly
when I dare to ask you brightly:
What do you suppose this is?
Come on, have fun, and join the quiz.
If your brain seems kind of clogged,
simply click - look what I've blogged!

Sabine

November and Backgrounds

November is being stitched as we speak and I have been experimenting with more backgrounds for Janaury and February. See more at didis beaded goodies
I would also like to say thank you for the comments, its great to think that somewhere out there someone is looking at my work.
Diane

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

February finished

It's hard to believe that it's already half-way through the BJP year! Pix posted on my blog - enjoy. A big thank you to those who have commented and to all BJPers everywhere for participating in this challenge and sharing their work - totally inspiring.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

BJP December


Bonjour,

I have just finished the December page, if you want, you can see it at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/muriel86/
Congratulations for all your beautiful works, it's 'superbe'
Muriel

Friday, February 13, 2009

February

I've posted a photo and details of this month's piece on my blog.
http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

BJP spurt

Hello beading friends!

It's been a while since my last post, but I haven't forgot you and my BJP.

So I started from square one in November and now I've January and February undone.

Here's my October and December pieces, which I haven't post on my blog yet. I will, as I get my Janyary done.

Have a nice beading!
/Satu-Marja

My October Heart
















.. and December Heart

Sunday, February 8, 2009

First page of the new year finished

Here's a tease for you all of my January page & you can see more of it here



Ellen aka Dolliebead
I have completed February piece. It has vintage lace, buttons, little yo-yos, blanket stitch, red bugle beads, sequins, delicas, little hearts given to me by PK and of course a dragonfly. March is underway but am waiting for bead order to come.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Happy pumpkins


This is my December beaded piece.This is another page for my book project from my granddaughter's story. Evelyn Wilde

Thursday, February 5, 2009

January Page Done

A bit late but finished, I think, on my blog. Now I can look at what everyone else has been doing. No ideas for February yet.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

My January Piece



January to me is a time of fridgid temperatures, blue/grey skies, bare trees and snow, snow, snow. I was involved in a crazy quilted 4" X 4" swap on another group, and used a little larger version of this threadpainted tree. I loved the image so much, I decided to use it again. It's free motion machine embroidered on a scrap of upholstery fabric that was layered with gold Angelina Fibre. A rather wobbly, peyote stitched bezel, surrounds it. I wish I could say that I planned the wobble, but no, it's just one of those serendipity things. I think this might be my favourite, so far. Now, on to February! - Anne Marie - Toronto

Hi Folks,

Just a reminder during this time of Valentines, please take the time to bead a heart square for the 2009 breast cancer quilts. The guidelines and free patterns for heart squares can be found on my web site: http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com/ Of course, you can also design your own square using any beadwork technique.
BTW, the completed quilts can be seen here: http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com/BCQuilts09.html Those folks who already contributed squares are invited to print themselves an appreciation/participation certificate.
The deadline for me to receive heart squares is March 15, 2009, only a month and a half away. If you've been meaning to do a square, now may be the time to get started!
Jeanette Shanigan

Saturday, January 31, 2009

My December piece


So what does purple have to do with Christmas, you say? It's my sister's favourite colour, and I spent the holiday's at her house in cold & snowy Sault Ste Marie, ON, so I thought that it would be appropriate. My original intent was to use traditional colours, but my muse was just not being cooperative. The small paperclay face was made during a play date with a couple of my friends. Of course, it needed to be used immediately! A shopping trip was in order, and the piece began. The face is encased with a little peyote stitch. I've introduced the stacked stitch, straight out of my copy of Beaded Embellishment (first time doing it, and just love the stitch!). I've included a single star for the top of the tree, but in this case, it's the side of the tree. The windy road of bugles, signifies the route between the two cities (at least that's what my friend thinks). You'll notice that this piece is a lot calmer than the November one. I wonder why?

November BJP




November was just plain crazy! I participated in a quilt guild show, a fibre art show (both with boutiques), volunteered at the Shadow Box Auction at the Textile Museum of Canada (I donated a piece), was involved in a couple of online swaps, The Exquisite Corpse Round Robin and taught my first technique class at a local quilt shop. Whew! On top of that, I work full time. I felt like my head was exploding! I tried to capture that feeling in this autumn coloured piece. I wanted to include fibre, so used some of my machine wrapped braid and hand ruched some lovely orange velvet (given to me by a friend). I used the large stone bead to portray myself, sitting in the middle of all this action. So many avenues, so little time and no way to get out! Please note the metallic fringe, exploding all over the place. I'm glad it's over and I promise not to overcommit in the future. LOL! - Anne Marie - Toronto

Friday, January 30, 2009

My October Piece


The trees had started to change colour, but the landscape was still showing an awful lot of green. Orange is not one of my favourite colours, but I'm afraid that it was necessary for this piece. Again, Japanese seeds and bugles in various colours, mixed in with various larger beads from my sister's stash. Lucky for me, she works part time in a bead store! Again, I used backstitch and a freeform fill in stitch. BTW the base is a 4 1/4" triangle on Peltex. It holds up quite well and is fairly easy to bead through. I'll post November and December, tomorrow. - Anne Marie - Toronto

My September piece



Summer in Toronto was wetter than normal, which lead to a lush patchwork of green vegetation. This is my impression of that landscape. I used mainly backstitch, with a lsome fringe and a freeform fill in stitch (I have no idea what to call it). As for the beads, Japanese seeds and bugles in various sizes. I spent the holidays with my sister in Saulte Ste Marie, and was able to raid her stash. Lucky for me, she had a nice stash of "odds & sods" to complement the ones I had purchased. This was the perfect way to wind down after the holidays - Anne Marie - Toronto

This is my first post - I think

I'm a fibre artist with a yen for beads. I signed up for the BJP and then discovered that I had way too many conflicting deadlines. I considered dropping out, but then decided that I owed this to myself. So, although I didn't start on my BJP until after the holidays, I'm happy to say that I'm now caught up. My original plan was to combine fibre and beads, with a heavier emphasis on the fibre. Much to my surprise, my September piece decided that it wanted to be totally encrusted. I have used some fibre in a couple of the pieces, but they still seem to want to be heavily beaded. This is my first official attempt at journalling, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the process. I don't have a blog yet, but will try to post a couple of pictures a day. I can hardly wait to hear what you think - Anne Marie - Toronto

Thursday, January 29, 2009


Hi All. I'm playing with Picasa again! I have updated my blog again with two more pages. That means I am up to date - I've started Jan and have finished the first four months. Feel free to have a look at http://www.bitsofbeads.blogspot.com/. I have to say I am enjoying having a goddess theme as much as I enjoyed the freeform last year. I am learning a lot about Goddess's and could probably bead for years on depicting Goddess's alone!
Thanks All!
Denise
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

January BJP finished!

This one flew by! Now back to Decembers piece. I hope it goes as quickly as this one did. Let me know what you think! http://abeadifulmess.blogspot.com/

How do YOU use our BJP blogs?

Hi everyone!

I'm curious about how our members use the BJP Blogs. So I posted a poll on the side bar of Blog #1. Look for the second item down on the right. I hope you'll take a moment to respond.

Please check all of the items on the poll that apply to you. Also, if you have any suggestions, feel free to offer them as comments on this post or email our blog angel.

Thanks so much!
Robin A.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Second January Page

Today I used the excuse of snow to stay home from the office and finish my 2nd January page. Now I need to let my fingers heal up before I start February (or learn how to use a thimble).

Monday, January 26, 2009

Mudslides and Snow

My January BJP is done, you can see it and the steps to it's finish here. Joan Cromley

Sunday, January 25, 2009

I just posted my January piece. Check it out. Thanks. Julie
http://julesbeads.blogspot.com/

Black Out is available

Black Out - my October man is on my blog for viewing. http://didi-beadwork.blogspot.com/
He looks great on the wall with September.
Diane - New Zealand

Saturday, January 24, 2009

January page

Hello fellow beaders

I've just finished my January page.
You can view it on my blog here

Happy beading to all
Hugs
Caroll

second January page

Yes, I'm an overachiever, an only child, I can't help myself. Actually, I recently purchased Robin's new book Heart to Hands and had to try some of the stitches in it so I started another page (It didn't hurt that I really didn't care for my first January page). I'm having a BLAST experimenting with all the techniques Robin demonstrates in the book. The beginning of my page is here.

Friday, January 23, 2009

November Lotus


My November piece is done. Check my blog for
more pictures.
Jean's blog :

Update on January BJP

I have an update on my work in progress for my January BJP. If you visit my blog http://abeadifulmess.blogspot.com/ I am also having a freebie friday give-away! Please let me know what you thin of my BJP so far. Happy beading and have a wonderful weekend!

Ahead of the game... so sorry!

I can't resist, but my February BJP is already done. After serious and heavy pondering on my part, here it is!

Anyway, February's BJP has a lot of meaning to me, so
if you'd like to see it, please stop by my blog! It's called "reaching for what grounds me" and have to tell you, finally got the pic on my blog to enlarge when you click on it, so you can see the details!
Here's to hoping February brings springier weather, though that's probably more than one should hope for at this point!

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Back from holiday

I am back from a month overseas (California and Texas) and have completed my october man with december and january on the way. At this stage november seems to be lost in the process but ideas are still coming. I am hoping to update my blog page this weekend - I know it has been a while http://didi-beadwork.blogspot.com/ but snail internet takes me time at home.
Diane - New Zealand

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

A Hint of the Ocean


Here is a teasing picture of the December page of my Goddess pages. I am catching up on my pages now that I am not in school. I had fun playing with Picasa and creating a soft teaser. The face is by Lydia Fairbanks, I've had it for a long while and it was a pleasure to finally use it. I took the time to start each page in that particular month and I will start January's too. I still have to finish October's and November's.
Check it out at http://bitsofbeads.blogspot.com/
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Monday, January 19, 2009

January done

Hi all...

Here's a peek at January......

Gotta say, everyone's work is just fabulous, and thank you EVERYONE who has stopped by my blog to wish me well. Very Much Appreciated!
On to February! Keep warm!

pam T

November Page done

I have finally managed to finish my November page & you can see it here

Here is a little tease to pique your curiosity ;o)

Ellen aka DollieBead

January is done


My January journal square is done. The entire piece can be seen on my blog http://beadyshenanigans.blogspot.com/ , though I've put a teaser photo here, too. Thanks for looking and commenting.


Jeanette Shanigan
http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com

Saturday, January 17, 2009

October's finished!!!

Yep, I've just finished October's BJP postcard (top only) and I just LOVE it!!! This one portrays FALL, a season I wish would last a lot longer!!!

This one has a shiny gold background with various cutout fabric leaves, berries and acorns bonded and embroidered in place. The berries and acorn tops have been beaded along with the Indian corn which also has SRE silken husks. Yep I really like it even though it does not have my usual spider or web on it - that's okay!!!



“Expressions of Me” ♥ Rose Anne Burdeny
Bead Journal Project
“Little beaded glimpses of a month and what it portrays for me”
October, 2008

Fall, the season I wish never ended!!! The days of such beauty that materialized so fast and with a blink of an eye gone with the wind!

RABBJP#2

Rose Anne B
My Creative Works

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Thank you for your comments on the partridge in a pear tree. I see that a lot of you just put look at my blog for detail but I don't know how do do this. Maybe someone can help me do this. I fyou want to see more picture just go to E.W. &L.P Bead and Fiber Art. Hope This works Please let me know

Monday, January 12, 2009

January Turtle is Done!

My January turtle...named Garnet...is on my blogsite...go have a peek!
www.atawhisper.blogspot.com
Happy Beading!

December piece: How much do I love Thee. Let me count the ways.... On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. Best of the season and Happy 2009. check our blog for other pictures Lise Pederson

Name That Tune 2


G'Day Boys and Girls,
This ol' girl is working rather slowly, it's been a busy few months at work and I have been coming home exausted, too tired to bead and am therefore way behind. I know I'll catch up, I having a couple of weeks off work at the end of February, precious beading time for me and time to kick back and relax.
So on to PageTwo, there are three songs in this one. Hope you have fun guessing!
Here's a teaser and the full pic is on Flickr

Cheeers Nospoj

January

I posted a picture of my January piece on my blog.
Sandy
http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com