No Beads, But How About Food?

Well, I haven't been able to bead lately, but we had a progressive dinner last night and my assignment was two of the appetizers. One was Lemon Chicken kabobs, which were fairly simple to make, but the other was Greek Croustade. If you've never worked with phyllo dough, let me just say, it is an instrument of the devil! I have never been so frustrated. I was supposed to fold each sheet into thirds and create a series of spokes, then put the spinach and cheese filling in the center, pull the ends of the spokes up and twist them into rosettes. As you can see, that particular approach didn't work. It turned out fine without the "glamour", but it always ticks me off when I can't make it look like it's supposed to! Everyone enjoyed it though, so I suppose, in the end, it was still a success.

Attention Span of a Gnat

That's how I've been feeling lately. Every time I think about starting a new bead piece, I think on it for a few minutes, get a vague idea of what I might want to do and then my mind wanders to something else altogether and I'm off on some tangent. I have a severe case of scatterbrain! I sure hope I can resolve this soon because I really NEED to create something new!

And The Winner Is...

Wolf of Dante's Spirit for her piece "Flower of Fire's Heart"! Congratulations Wolf, your necklace is stunning!! The new theme is "Food Chains" and will be showing up in the Etsy tags as pieces are finished and posted. This challenge will be up for voting in early May, so come check out the beauty that tiny beads can make! (Etsy Beadweavers blog: http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/ )

One Day Left!

If you haven't voted in the Etsy Beadweaver Challenge poll for the "Fire and Flowers" theme, you better get to it. There's only one day left! I know it's a tough decision, but you can do it! Stop on over at http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com and cast your vote!!

April Challenge...It's Time to Vote!

Whoops! I'm a day early, so if you are reading this on Sunday, the voting starts tomorrow!!

If you haven't already done it, check out the beautiful entries in the April Etsy Beadweaver Challenge at http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com and see all the gorgeous pieces and vote for your favorite! This month's theme was "Fire and Flowers" and was chosen by our own Wolf of Dante's Spirit. The choice will be difficult, but I know you can do it!!

Newest Piece

This is a piece that was inspired by a comment from fellow Etsy beadweaver, Carol Dean. She liked my "A Light for Easter" candleholder and said that it would make a great cuff bracelet. Since CD made the suggestion, I asked her to name it as well and that is how "If Harlequins Lived in Florida" came to be...

WOW

I didn't realize it had been a week since I posted. Time has really been flying by since I started my new job. It's a real challenge for me since I'm such a night owl and I'm trying to deal with early morning hours. I am coping OK, but it's taking a lot of getting used to. I will try to be better about posting and updating now that my schedule is becoming more reliable!

Art2theExtreme

I am an elementary art teacher from Indianapolis, Indiana. I graduated from college with a Visual Arts Education degree and a Ceramics concentration.

Travel is a HUGE part of my inspiration to create art. I have been to England, Scotland, Mexico, and lived in Italy for a short period of time to study art.

I love working with ceramics, printmaking, and fibers most of all! In my free time, I create art to share and sell, as well as scrapbook.

Art is all around us. It is everywhere and in everything.
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A Pretty Rock

"Oh Shiny!" should definitely be my mantra and says a lot about me. :) But if you are looking for something a little more concrete from me, here you go...

Yazmin Wickham of A Pretty Rock creates one of a kind or limited edition pieces of jewelry. Brought to life with carefully selected gemstones, mineral stones and freshwater pearls, the collection is meant to lend affordable, quality elegance to all.

There is no reason why every woman shouldn't have A Pretty Rock in their life!

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Evening of Stormy Saturday

Here is Sadie braving the blizzard. She went out onto the deck and the snow was up to her chest. She looked around and then dropped her head right into the snow and started licking it up! Silly puppy!