My Challenge to myself

Well ladies I decided to give myself a challenge. After over 15 years of beading I have accumulated lots of beads and well you know all the goodies that go along with it. I have magazines and books I have never done a thing out of.  So I decided it was time for a challenge. My short time goal is to do this until the end of the year, then see how I feel about it. Well here goes the challenge.
BTW, feel free to join in if you would like.
Each week, I start with either, a necklace, bracelet or earring set. Once I am finished with it. I will do one of the others. So each week, I do a necklace, bracelet and pair of earrings. They do not have to be a set. But they do need to be beaded, I say that because I am also doing some stringing and I can do all of that in one day. So the challenge is about stitched work. The second part of the challenge. At least one piece has to come from an old magazine. Mine you I have almost ever B&B except #1. Also I have many years worth of Beadworks. Last rule of my challenge for me was I have to finish one project before I start a new one. Ok with that all done. I go to my stash of unfinished projects, I have them all in pencil boxes, grab a box without looking , sit down with it and make a decision, keep or undo.  If I keep it, then it is the project I will work on until finished. Then I start the whole process over. This is just my way to tackle my HUGE stash of beads.
Well believe it or not, I finished a netted bag from a very  old B&B, 1998, this one was a repeat because it was the very first piece I ever finished. So I thought it would be a good one to start on and I just love it.

I had to have earrings to go with the bag. Not saying , just saying, how could I NOT!!!

 

Next a more recent mag gave me a lovely bracelet to create. Lastly, the bracelet idea gave me the idea to take a section of it and make a pair of earrings so I did.

Well after that was all said and done I grabbed a box from my stash, I should have taken a before pic..shame I didn't, but it had two projects, one I decided to rip apart, the other I am going to finish. The ripping was a real pain as it is a cab and it was almost done, but I realized the reason I had never finished it was I hated the colors I chose, but I love the cab, beautiful rose quartz. It took me all day to get it apart. The other piece is a bag I had done from a pattern I don't think I have anymore and it was done all but a strap and closing the bottom. For now I am posting this just because I want to do this at least each Saturday or Sunday. Perhaps more.

The Last 2 Pictures

Well I am down to the last two pictures, you got a preview of these when I introduced Henry and Henretta,  but here they are  standing alone...

    Once again, it is out of one of the beading magazines but...I can't remember which one... I promise from now on I will make sure I make a note on that..and when I find the mags..I will post them in each post..
 Ok one more Pic...

Same reason I can't tell you where..I don't remember...the earrings I did but just making another triangle and then making a smaller triangle  I need to have him take a pic of just the earrings.

The big button is the clasp..I hope you enjoy my bead work as much as I enjoy creating it.
   

What Happened??

How did it get all the way to Sunday and I didn't post. Well I was planning for my father-in-laws and husbands combined Birthday Dinner. Ok all I had to do was make calls and reserve a place at the resteraunt..but it sounded like a good excuse. I was beading and lost track of time. That is the real reason. I was trying my hand at some different things. I need to get hubby to take some more pics for me today. So I can show you at least part of what I was up to.
But until then, Let me show you more of what he took before.

Ok once again, I was working out of Bead and Button or  Beadworks ..can't remember. I need to start leaving myself Post It notes on this stuff... This set, if the bracelet fits is going to Gary's beautiful daughter Sabrena. She has such a tiny wrist.

As you can see I got carried away with this design. I had to make 3 of them and still want to do more. So when I find the pattern I promise to tell you where it is. I do love it..I made all 3 of these in one day. So it really does work up quickly.

Ok only a few more of the last patch of pics ..so I have to get him busy..don't I.

Well now for a few more of those Pics Gary Took for me

This is a set I made for the fall last year. But I haven't worn it yet.

He took several pics..this one and some he staged so let me show you a couple of those.

Ok one more pic just so I can introduce my favorite salt and pepper shaker set..Henry and his lovely mate Henretta... they are standing guard over a couple of bracelets I made.

Tomorrow I will post some earrings I worked on a few months ago..

Oh No I didn't post yesterday ....BUTTTTT...

I Was beading..yep that awesome Dutch Spiral Bracelet that Carol Huber Cypher designed.
This was a Challenge ..I believe for August from the SeedBeader Group on Yahoo I just joined this past week.
The instructions I found on You Tube..Kelly from Off the Beaded Path  has done an awesome job teaching this. Next I have to thank my awesome hubby Gary who is busy as I type this taking pictures for me of all my recent work. I don't know what I would do without him...It is so awesome to be married to your best friend and your soulmate at the same time..And your own photographer
Ok nuff mushy stuff on with these pictures..

I used 11/0's, 8/0's and 6/0's instead of crystal. I wasn't sure If I would even like that but wow. I really do enjoy this..love that it doesn't even have to have a clasp but it doesn't look like a bangle..
here is a close up of the tassle area.

Well I hope you will enjoy the pics.. Here is the link to the video from Off the Beaded Path http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytjBOCKVEFs
Happy Beading