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Feb 29 – Thanks for another great TAD!
Thanks, everyone, for another inspiring, enjoyable Thing-a-Day! I finished up the basic beadwork of the pendant I started the other evening, and the second photo shows a potential “fold” for the beadwork to turn it into a pendant. I am
Feb 29 – Thanks for another great TAD!
Thanks, everyone, for another inspiring, enjoyable Thing-a-Day! I finished up the basic beadwork of the pendant I started the other evening, and the second photo shows a potential “fold” for the beadwork to turn it into a pendant. I am
Day 28 – Lizard retrofit
Y’all are probably thinking, “Enough with the lizards already!” I had some lizard shawl pins made up, and I wanted to see if I could incorporate the beadweaving without taking the whole thing apart. Turns out, I can! I snipped
Day 28 – Lizard retrofit
Y’all are probably thinking, “Enough with the lizards already!” I had some lizard shawl pins made up, and I wanted to see if I could incorporate the beadweaving without taking the whole thing apart. Turns out, I can! I snipped
Day 27 – Start of another pendant
Here’s a start on another pendant. I kind of set some inventory goals for myself before my show season starts. Even though I’ve got a couple of months, I still need to get a lot of beading done!
Day 27 – Start of another pendant
Here’s a start on another pendant. I kind of set some inventory goals for myself before my show season starts. Even though I’ve got a couple of months, I still need to get a lot of beading done!
Day 26 – Lizards again!
This is what I really want to do with the lizards — beadweaving around them.
Day 26 – Lizards again!
This is what I really want to do with the lizards — beadweaving around them.
Day 25 – Jolly good show
I must say it feels good to kick off the 2012 show season with a successful one, especially after last year, which began with three successive shows where I sold zip, nada, nothing. Very depressing, that is. Anyhoo, I got
Day 25 – Jolly good show
I must say it feels good to kick off the 2012 show season with a successful one, especially after last year, which began with three successive shows where I sold zip, nada, nothing. Very depressing, that is. Anyhoo, I got
Day 24 – Panic Pendant
I always love it/hate it when I sell a lot on the first day of a show. A woman bought four of my pendants, so now I’m kind of in panic beading mode, trying to get at least a couple
Day 24 – Panic Pendant
I always love it/hate it when I sell a lot on the first day of a show. A woman bought four of my pendants, so now I’m kind of in panic beading mode, trying to get at least a couple
Day 23 (2) – Lizard, the Final Conflict
No conflict, really. I just liked the added drama. So here is what the lizards are becoming. This is a shawl pin with a hammered wire stick. The lizard is embellished with wire and beads. My plan is to do
Day 23 (2) – Lizard, the Final Conflict
No conflict, really. I just liked the added drama. So here is what the lizards are becoming. This is a shawl pin with a hammered wire stick. The lizard is embellished with wire and beads. My plan is to do
Day 23 – Lizards, phase II
Whew! I got a call at 9:30 last night from the organizer of a show I’d been waitlisted for. They had had a last minute cancellation and were offering me the space. The show is tomorrow and Saturday! GAH! I
Day 23 – Lizards, phase II
Whew! I got a call at 9:30 last night from the organizer of a show I’d been waitlisted for. They had had a last minute cancellation and were offering me the space. The show is tomorrow and Saturday! GAH! I
Day 21 – Rehearsal
I’m going to have to count tonight’s rehearsal as my thing for the day. I sing in a 40-ish voice ensemble. I actually recorded part of our warm-up and was going to post it, but we really sounded dreadful! Our
Day 21 – Rehearsal
I’m going to have to count tonight’s rehearsal as my thing for the day. I sing in a 40-ish voice ensemble. I actually recorded part of our warm-up and was going to post it, but we really sounded dreadful! Our
Day 20 – Progress on the memory wire bracelet
Here’s how the memory wire bracelet is coming along. I’ve got mixed feelings about it…
Day 20 – Progress on the memory wire bracelet
Here’s how the memory wire bracelet is coming along. I’ve got mixed feelings about it…
Day 19 – Lizards
This may looks like a failed attempt at an M.C. Escher-esque tessellation, but it’s actually a bunch of small plastic lizards painted with primer. They will be used in future jewelry projects. Stay tuned!
Day 19 – Lizards
This may looks like a failed attempt at an M.C. Escher-esque tessellation, but it’s actually a bunch of small plastic lizards painted with primer. They will be used in future jewelry projects. Stay tuned!
Day 18 (3) – The 6/0 challenge
This summer, someone gave me a mind-boggling quantity of 6/0 glass beads. Boxes and boxes and boxes. I filled my SUV to the ceiling with boxes of beads and only took about half of what this person had. The challenge
Day 18 (3) – The 6/0 challenge
This summer, someone gave me a mind-boggling quantity of 6/0 glass beads. Boxes and boxes and boxes. I filled my SUV to the ceiling with boxes of beads and only took about half of what this person had. The challenge
Day 18 (2) – Finished collage cuff
You’ve seen it in various stages of development. Now it’s done! And I’m almost caught up on TAD.
Day 18 (2) – Finished collage cuff
You’ve seen it in various stages of development. Now it’s done! And I’m almost caught up on TAD.
Day 18 – It needed to be done
I’ve had this big box of mixed Czech glass beads kicking around the Bead Cave forever. Every once in a while, I’d paw through it trying to find what I wanted, but the mess was definitely not working for me,
Day 18 – It needed to be done
I’ve had this big box of mixed Czech glass beads kicking around the Bead Cave forever. Every once in a while, I’d paw through it trying to find what I wanted, but the mess was definitely not working for me,
Day 17 (2) – Spiral earrings
Sneaking in another post! Here are the spirals that I had with the dervish charms as stand-alone earrings.
Day 17 (2) – Spiral earrings
Sneaking in another post! Here are the spirals that I had with the dervish charms as stand-alone earrings.
Day 17 – Dervish redux
So my sister didn’t really like the spiral beads, and, you know what? I didn’t either. They were the wrong scale for the dervish charms, and she wanted something in brighter colors. I ditched the spirals (which will become a
Day 17 – Dervish redux
So my sister didn’t really like the spiral beads, and, you know what? I didn’t either. They were the wrong scale for the dervish charms, and she wanted something in brighter colors. I ditched the spirals (which will become a
Day 16 – Fun with Foil
I’m experimenting with some copper foil a friend gave me. It’s 40 ga., I think. Thin enough that I could manipulate it easily without tools. So I crumpled it and then did some freeform beading kind of over and through
Day 16 – Fun with Foil
I’m experimenting with some copper foil a friend gave me. It’s 40 ga., I think. Thin enough that I could manipulate it easily without tools. So I crumpled it and then did some freeform beading kind of over and through
Day 15 – Playing Catch Up
Gah! I lost a couple of days there and now I’m playing catch up! I’m going to try to get a couple of things posted tonight. If I don’t make it, I’ll get caught up over the weekend. This is
Day 15 – Playing Catch Up
Gah! I lost a couple of days there and now I’m playing catch up! I’m going to try to get a couple of things posted tonight. If I don’t make it, I’ll get caught up over the weekend. This is
Day 10 – More work on the bracelet
Continuing to peck away at the cuff. Here it is draped over the cuff blank, so you can kind of see the direction it’s heading in.
Day 10 – More work on the bracelet
Continuing to peck away at the cuff. Here it is draped over the cuff blank, so you can kind of see the direction it’s heading in.
Day 9 – Beadwork Collage Cuff
I’m feeling very low on energy and inspiration tonight, so today’s thing is a little (very little!) forward progress on a bracelet featuring the cab I bezeled yesterday. Once the smaller pieces get attached to the base, I’ll do some
Day 9 – Beadwork Collage Cuff
I’m feeling very low on energy and inspiration tonight, so today’s thing is a little (very little!) forward progress on a bracelet featuring the cab I bezeled yesterday. Once the smaller pieces get attached to the base, I’ll do some
Thing for 2-8-12
I painted a doorstop with a bright green color so we’d have an easier time finding it to use it! I absolutely love the color and I’ll have to find something else to paint.
Thing for 2-8-12
I painted a doorstop with a bright green color so we’d have an easier time finding it to use it! I absolutely love the color and I’ll have to find something else to paint.
Thing for 2-7-12
More drawing while watching TV. Playing with colored pencils. I’m not happy with it but I wasn’t feeling inspired and didn’t have a lot of time.
Thing for 2-7-12
More drawing while watching TV. Playing with colored pencils. I’m not happy with it but I wasn’t feeling inspired and didn’t have a lot of time.
Day 8 – Another bezel
Another bezeling project — quick and easy, because the cabochon is glued to a base. I’m going to be using this in a bracelet project where the back won’t show. I can’t remember where I got the awesome piece of
Day 8 – Another bezel
Another bezeling project — quick and easy, because the cabochon is glued to a base. I’m going to be using this in a bracelet project where the back won’t show. I can’t remember where I got the awesome piece of
Day 7 – Beaded bezel, continued
I added some freeform sculptural elements to the bezel. (Beadwork is so hard to photograph!) I also added a bail so this can be worn as a pendant.
Day 7 – Beaded bezel, continued
I added some freeform sculptural elements to the bezel. (Beadwork is so hard to photograph!) I also added a bail so this can be worn as a pendant.
Day 6 – Beaded bezel
I don’t usually do this kind of beaded bezel, where the back is open. (I guess I should have taken a photo of the back, huh?) Anyhoo, I’m playing around with adding some freeform elements to a beaded bezel. The
Day 6 – Beaded bezel
I don’t usually do this kind of beaded bezel, where the back is open. (I guess I should have taken a photo of the back, huh?) Anyhoo, I’m playing around with adding some freeform elements to a beaded bezel. The
Thing for 2-6-12
I am horrible at drawing, but Animal was sitting so cute beside me and I had some colored pencils, so why not? Isn’t that the spirit of Thing-A-Day? I’m just happy that an impartial observer would probably agree that this
Thing for 2-6-12
I am horrible at drawing, but Animal was sitting so cute beside me and I had some colored pencils, so why not? Isn’t that the spirit of Thing-A-Day? I’m just happy that an impartial observer would probably agree that this
Thing for 2-5-12
I painted a white stripe on a terracotta flower pot as my thing for the day. I was originally going to paint it all white and then distress it with sandpaper, but I like the clean white stripe. I haven’t
Thing for 2-5-12
I painted a white stripe on a terracotta flower pot as my thing for the day. I was originally going to paint it all white and then distress it with sandpaper, but I like the clean white stripe. I haven’t
Things for 2-3/4/5-12
I did something on Friday and Saturday but I didn’t get them photographed and posted. The 3rd and 4th were parts of the same thing, I was experimenting with a Wonder Knitter and just knitted a long tube, I did
Things for 2-3/4/5-12
I did something on Friday and Saturday but I didn’t get them photographed and posted. The 3rd and 4th were parts of the same thing, I was experimenting with a Wonder Knitter and just knitted a long tube, I did
Day 5 – Wipers!
I took a break from beading today. I had a mending task that required the sewing machine, so I put together a little project that’s been on my to-do list for a couple of months. This, my TAD friends, is
Day 5 – Wipers!
I took a break from beading today. I had a mending task that required the sewing machine, so I put together a little project that’s been on my to-do list for a couple of months. This, my TAD friends, is
Day 4 – Freeform earrings
I thought I was going to have to report that my thing for the day was a three-hour nap — definitely not what I had planned for the day, but these things happen. But I got up, sat down with
Day 4 – Freeform earrings
I thought I was going to have to report that my thing for the day was a three-hour nap — definitely not what I had planned for the day, but these things happen. But I got up, sat down with
Thing for 2-4-12
Last year, I used TAD as an excuse to make a Valentine’s Day card for my 96-year-old Grandmaman. She’s now my 97-year-old Grandmaman, and still loves getting cards, so I did it again. I used a blank card from Michael’s,
Thing for 2-4-12
Last year, I used TAD as an excuse to make a Valentine’s Day card for my 96-year-old Grandmaman. She’s now my 97-year-old Grandmaman, and still loves getting cards, so I did it again. I used a blank card from Michael’s,
Thing for 2-3-12
Thanks to the time-sucker that is Pinterest, I have a collection of crafts I want to attempt, and this is my first. I found a tutorial for making small gift card envelopes out of wrapping paper or scrapbook paper, so
Thing for 2-3-12
Thanks to the time-sucker that is Pinterest, I have a collection of crafts I want to attempt, and this is my first. I found a tutorial for making small gift card envelopes out of wrapping paper or scrapbook paper, so
Day 3 – Spiral Bead Earrings
Just a little pair of spiral beaded bead earrings, to go with the cuff bracelet — or not. I still had all the beads out from the cuff project, so it was easier to continue in that color palette than
Day 3 – Spiral Bead Earrings
Just a little pair of spiral beaded bead earrings, to go with the cuff bracelet — or not. I still had all the beads out from the cuff project, so it was easier to continue in that color palette than
Thing for 2-2-12
I was attempting some earrings but I didn’t have the right wire for what I wanted to do. I tried some different things and then gave up and drew a stupid cartoon. The unfinished earrings are in front.
Thing for 2-2-12
I was attempting some earrings but I didn’t have the right wire for what I wanted to do. I tried some different things and then gave up and drew a stupid cartoon. The unfinished earrings are in front.
Day 2 – Celestial cuff
Finished bead embroidered cuff. I hope over the weekend I’ll be able to do a little more planning for what I’m going to do for the rest of TAD.
Day 2 – Celestial cuff
Finished bead embroidered cuff. I hope over the weekend I’ll be able to do a little more planning for what I’m going to do for the rest of TAD.
Thing A Day, Thing 2
More fabulous origami! I went with a tropical fish, this time, not because I’m aiming for an ocean theme, but because it looked a little easier than the penguin. Â
Thing A Day, Thing 2
More fabulous origami! I went with a tropical fish, this time, not because I’m aiming for an ocean theme, but because it looked a little easier than the penguin. Â
Thing for 2-1-12
I worked most of the day so my Thing was a rush job. I made a butterfly out of an aluminum can and painted it with alcohol inks. I need to add a bead for a head and some wire
Thing for 2-1-12
I worked most of the day so my Thing was a rush job. I made a butterfly out of an aluminum can and painted it with alcohol inks. I need to add a bead for a head and some wire
Yay! It’s Thing a Day Day!
Hi everyone — so thrilled to be back for my fifth year. This year I was inspired by a trip Saturday to the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, whose current exhibit is on all things round. (Great show at
Yay! It’s Thing a Day Day!
Hi everyone — so thrilled to be back for my fifth year. This year I was inspired by a trip Saturday to the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, whose current exhibit is on all things round. (Great show at
Day 1 – Finishing up
Obviously, this isn’t a thing I just started today. But I did finish it today so I can move on to other TAD projects. (Actually, it’s not quite finished, because I still need to attach it to the cuff blank.)
Day 1 – Finishing up
Obviously, this isn’t a thing I just started today. But I did finish it today so I can move on to other TAD projects. (Actually, it’s not quite finished, because I still need to attach it to the cuff blank.)
Thing-a-Day Forever 