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Enjoy!bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-27901422479176887882016-10-17T03:50:00.000-07:002016-10-17T03:50:52.115-07:004 EASY WAYS TO GET OUT OF CREATIVE BLOCK <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. STOP TRYING TO CREATE </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Trying to force the inspiration may</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> make it harder to come by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So just take a break, do something else </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and stop stressing about making it happen. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When the time is right the muse will strike! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's so much about films </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that can be inspiring,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from the costume design to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the country or era </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> it's set in, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">why not settle down </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with some popcorn </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and enjoy an easy route to </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. LOOK ON PINTEREST </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What is not to love about this!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People pin what they love </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and looking through their boards </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is super fun and sure to give you plenty of </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All those beautiful plants,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> flowers, trees </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> instant colour schemes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">galore! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's something our cat </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">about lengthy threads </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and sparkly small things dangling about! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do love a bit of fringing too....once it's finished...! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">YUK! I thought to myself </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that is one horrible cabochon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">never see the light of day again... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but somehow, I have ended up </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and, the shocking part is here, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not only do I like it but I have</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">practically all summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's brown as well so I can see myself wearing it </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">throughout the Autumn too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It might be ugly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but it's found a little place in my heart!</span></div>
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-66158551691014032442016-07-20T07:42:00.000-07:002016-07-20T07:42:23.738-07:00THE PRETTIEST UFO <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found these components </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">La Fleur bracelet pattern. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some reason I never </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">finished making it. I have no </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">idea why not, just look at all that </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sparkly loveliness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's far too pretty to live its life out </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as an 'unfinished object' so</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to restart.... </span></div>
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-34700062566980554542016-07-08T02:39:00.000-07:002016-07-08T02:39:10.837-07:00GATHERING SUPPLIES...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gathering supplies </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what landed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a gorgeous </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">faceted strand </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of 4mm rondelles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mmmm mmmm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's going to be a while</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before I can get going</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on this project </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but looking at these </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can't wait.... </span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-8208443951627339082016-07-06T07:09:00.000-07:002016-07-06T07:09:59.262-07:00COULD IT BE TIME TO BREAK OUT 'THE SPECIAL CABOCHON'? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I was first getting into beading </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cabochon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I bought it straight away </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">even though at that time </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and had NO idea </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of even how to start </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">working with them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I thought to myself, one day...one day </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but the years went by </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and I didn't learn the skills</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to have a go... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but I am starting to think </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to use it ..... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am pretty confident that I can </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">now that I have some cabochon </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">experience under my belt,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but the pressure of it being </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'that special cabochon' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">does make me have a few nerves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wish me luck! </span></div>
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-5760761381887161502016-05-21T11:28:00.000-07:002016-05-21T11:28:06.370-07:00BEAD EMBROIDERED CABOCHON NECKLACE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are over 100 Swarovski </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in this design.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Super sparkly - </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it makes me happy! </span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-55768205284804079692016-05-21T11:14:00.000-07:002016-05-21T11:14:52.518-07:00BEAD CANDY - CLOISONNE, SODALITE, BLUE JADE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> - a feast for the eyes!</span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-47685795537719529382016-04-27T00:29:00.000-07:002016-04-27T00:29:49.090-07:00Why Not: Feng Shui Your Way To Creative Success<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feng shui is a Chinese Philosophical system</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for harmonizing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what does a philosophy have to do with me and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">how can it enhance my creativity?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hear you ask...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, in Feng shui when your environment is well positioned </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it allows 'qi' (think of this as life force or good energy)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to flow freely and unobstructed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">bringing with it a plethora of benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things will feel easier, there are symbolically </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">no obstructions to you</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and this translates into your life,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's the practical magic of Chinese philosophy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you can see in the picture above there are </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It could be really interesting to position your </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An important tenet of Feng shui </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Loads of junk floating around everywhere </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">makes it difficult for the qi to circulate,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">makes it harder to find things,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">takes longer to do so, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and leaves you feeling a little </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drained </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of energy </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and stressed </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before you've even started </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it's basically rearranging your furniture </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and having a darn good tidy up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not an expert on Feng shui (clearly!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but it sounds fascinating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prosperous lives and creative </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">success all round! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and gigantic freshwater pearls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They make a really nice</span></div>
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-15599024736088566312016-02-15T02:53:00.000-08:002016-02-15T02:53:45.457-08:00Work In Progress!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-33714237502231266962016-02-07T01:48:00.000-08:002016-02-07T01:48:19.475-08:00Rose Quartz And Serenity <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So happy to find some rose quartz rounds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and blue jade beauties</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in my bead box today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are a good match </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the Pantone Color(s) of the year:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rose Quartz and Serenity. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a big fan of pastels </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and so this kind of colour</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bring on the pretty projects! </span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-44108861422154463102016-01-15T01:55:00.000-08:002016-01-15T04:12:04.390-08:00So sad :-( <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so sad that the Bead Soup Blog party has had to be cancelled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wish Lori all the best</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for things improving in her life,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I bet cancelling the hop was the absolutely </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many people look forward to the hop every year and </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I, for one, was very over excited</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and bought a brand new </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lovely, delicious, soup </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all ready to participate in the challenge..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wonder if there is one person out there</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in the same situation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there is, and it's you and you'd like to swap beads</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">just leave a comment or email me because </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it seems a shame to let good beads go to waste! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. To play the Bead Soup Blog Party</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Finish a bead weaving project I was working on last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Keep going with my bead embroidered cabochons and really</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Make myself some jewellery!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I say this every year and then</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">end up giving away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> what I make!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this year I aim to expand my jewellery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">box by at least a few pieces! </span><br />
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-91463631874397574522016-01-09T02:40:00.001-08:002016-01-11T03:52:04.422-08:00The Bead Soup Blog Party Returns - Who Is Getting Excited...?!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am SO excited to hear that Lori Anderson </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">again this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just in case you don't know, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">it's a really fun blog hop </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">where you get assigned </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and send each other a lovely surprise </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a certain date </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everybody posts pics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of their creations to their blogs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and hops about admiring all the designs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's really great fun and if you haven't played yet </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and are considering it do take a look at her blog for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more details, you won't regret it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been online shopping to put a lovely soup </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">together already (!) and the spooky thing is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as I'm typing this post it has just arrived through my letter box! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Woo hoo!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you get the idea that I can't wait.... !</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Just hope I remember to sign up on the 15th!! </span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-80704303146449092142015-11-29T03:32:00.000-08:002015-11-29T03:35:00.140-08:00Chic Christmas Colour Palettes<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Baby it's cold outside! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's only going to get colder from here on in...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So why not </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">let these tasty colour palettes fresh from </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://design-seeds.com/">Design Seeds</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> inspire some soul warming </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> festive makery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm signing off now until the New Year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wishing all of you fabulous jewellery makers </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and crafty types</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a very happy Christmas and New Year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See you in 2016....! </span></div>
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<img alt="winter flora" src="http://design-seeds.com/palettes/WinterFlora.png" height="362" width="400" /></div>
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<img alt="rustic winter" src="http://design-seeds.com/palettes/RusticWinter_1.png" height="364" width="400" /></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-41692031284418528812015-11-21T06:14:00.001-08:002015-11-21T06:14:55.991-08:00A Stone For Success, Prosperity, And Abundance - A Good One To Get Into Your Jewellery Designs! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXftXhbpoUysSVOT5TbhpoyfR7wv27Ubk7gNieUZxHDu9EHeA5193kF7uq89PRElIvkZl8WLS7gwj9V0ZMSIXYOAEhTlpxVbQHHrJIvdlW_PLNgSuX2h9L_ZbCB_HwWuJ9Bmn54Gl-obeI/s1600/citrine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXftXhbpoUysSVOT5TbhpoyfR7wv27Ubk7gNieUZxHDu9EHeA5193kF7uq89PRElIvkZl8WLS7gwj9V0ZMSIXYOAEhTlpxVbQHHrJIvdlW_PLNgSuX2h9L_ZbCB_HwWuJ9Bmn54Gl-obeI/s640/citrine.jpg" width="476" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking through the crystals and gemstones </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in my bead collection it got me wondering about the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mythological history and properties of the stones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crystal healers work with a lot of the items in my stash, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(I should never get ill again...lol!), </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and there must be interesting stories about some of these beauties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here is my first blog post about a specific gemstone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Starting off with...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Citrine </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is often called the 'success stone'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as it is said to be good for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">manifesting </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">prosperity and abundance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has also been known as 'The Merchant's stone'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">good for keeping in the business cash box </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and seeing the profits rolling in! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is also a birthstone for November</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">providing a less expensive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> alternative to the traditional</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Topaz-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">according to the internet -</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but the last time </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I bought some citrine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it seemed </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">quite</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> expensive to me..!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The beautiful sunny hue of Citrine </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just radiates warmth and positive energy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is a happy stone which can also bring good luck </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in unexpected ways to the wearer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All interesting ideas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With such a write up </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">who could resist getting a </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bit of Citrine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> into their</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> jewellery designs!</span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-90748312765014227942015-11-02T08:19:00.000-08:002015-11-02T08:19:30.479-08:00Pretty Mermaid Picking Flowers Necklace <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so this necklace </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">was meant to be </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a learning endeavour </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- so I have no idea how</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I ended up using some</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of the most expensive </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">items in my bead box for it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gilt lined seed beads, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A grade </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">amazonite rondelles,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hand carved</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> amazonite daisies,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and a fancy </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sterling silver </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">flower motif clasp!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Expensive ingredients for what was </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inteneded to be nothing more than a </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'have a go and see how it goes' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">type of project! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As it goes, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am pretty pleased with the results...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is a lucky thing!</span></div>
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-25654402969997021502015-10-28T08:18:00.000-07:002015-10-28T08:18:43.840-07:00Halloween Treats With And Without The Calories! Ghoulishly Good Beading Discount Codes..... <div style="text-align: center;">
<img alt="Devilish Cupcakes" src="http://images.edge-generalmills.com/e16d6770-0493-4b20-a397-eeb74f2276dd.jpg" height="225" width="400" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween is nearly upon us </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so here is a round up</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of beading</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> discount </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">codes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to help get your spooky makes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">on the go....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spooktacular Clearance sale 50%-70% off </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pick a pumpkin on the website for trick or treat extra discount fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.beadsjar.co.uk/">BEADS JAR </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use cose; <b><span style="color: magenta;">HAL25 </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for 25% discount </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(not sure when this offer ends) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Delivery is only 99p per order until Xmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">25% OFF Citrine</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*Excludes show products and wont work in conjunction</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when you spend £40 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">£20 voucher - quote<span style="color: magenta;"> <b>SpoilMe20</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when you spend £70.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offer ends </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday 1st Nov </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some Halloween savings </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for you there. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just in case you fancy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> some treats</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> of the more calorific kind, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found these sweet cake ideas </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">over at Betty Crocker.com! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My own findings (as per usual) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not an endorsement, sadly - </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can you imagine being sponsored by a cake company... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mmm mmm, but good bye skinny jeans!!</span><br />
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-24111529396707331962015-10-21T06:57:00.000-07:002015-10-21T06:57:57.658-07:00Rose Quartz Cabochon Bead Embroidery Necklace <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-47436384996134960572015-10-20T04:57:00.001-07:002015-10-20T04:57:44.601-07:00Crafting For Christmas - How Early Is Too Early?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, Halloween is not yet upon us </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but the marketing emails for Christmas </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">goodies have already begun...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Craziness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This got me to thinking about the prezzies I'm going to make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so lovely to give a handmade gift</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">but jewellery making, particularly bead embroidered pieces, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">take time and if you </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">multiply the amount of work to make a piece of jewellery </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">X the many friends and relatives you want to make it for </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and suddenly it seems like time is already running out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So although it seems FAR too early</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for the ubiquitous Xmas mark</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">eting emails </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to be flooding my inbox </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as for my home made gifts - better get started!! </span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-48071052877107837722015-10-07T14:23:00.000-07:002015-10-07T14:23:52.836-07:00My Beading Buddy <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kitty often likes to 'help' me bead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of her usual antics include: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rolling out on my bead mat as I struggle to negotiate </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">picking up tiny size 15's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Batting the end of the stringing wire I'm working </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Catching the stitching thread and tugging it away. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rolling the beads off the mat and just </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">generally walking over whatever I'm doing and purring around me </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">so I have to give her attention instead! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today after a little bit of bead batting</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">she decided that she wanted to sprawl out on the window sill. </span></div>
bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-15596000006306348352015-09-30T04:51:00.000-07:002015-09-30T04:51:27.234-07:00Are You Making Enough Progress? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you ever look around at some of the amazing work out there </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and think to yourself 'WOW. That is absolutely amazing.'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Closely followed by ' Oh dear, I can't make anything like that ..'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you feel you are making enough progress? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes to beading and jewellery making</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> we can be so quick to judge and 'grade'ourselves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">compared to other peoples work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess it's human nature to want to be 'top of the class' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or at the very least not come last!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, hobby classes are generally setted</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">into groups like</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'total beginner', 'beginner', improver',</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'advanced' 'expert' etc</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and maybe we shouldn't be so quick to compare ourselves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">between 'groups'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">because </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everybody beading and making jewellery</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has come to it </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in different ways</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> with different levels of physical dexterity or free time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or lack of free time...lol!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everybody has to start somewhere</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and even those amazing artists had to learn the basic skills</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">before they could go on and create their masterpieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Beginners' do not become 'experts' overnight - it takes time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are keen, and interested, and keep learning</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">then you are making progress, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and that is a wonderful thing! </span><br />
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bead addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721748078163263450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585011441552115951.post-79862143109178903902015-09-17T07:22:00.000-07:002015-09-17T07:22:29.719-07:00Tiny Fawn Necklace <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just love this sweet little baby deer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you look closely you will see </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some tiny birds sitting in the trees besides her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As well as an annoying reflection from my window it seems!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I am getting hooked on beading around cabochons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's such fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have ordered *ahem* 'a few' </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more off Etsy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Well, it does seem such a waste </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">of postage cost to just order one or two...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> So I'm sure </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">there will</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">be some more cab designs </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coming to this blog</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in the near future... lol!</span></div>
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