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

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

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.

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

February is done

My February square is done; here's the link:

http://beadyshenanigans.blogspot.com/

Jeanette Shanigan

http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com/

February

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

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

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.

Happy pumpkins

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

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.

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

http://shanigansbeadshenanigans.com/

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

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