More New Pieces

No pictures yet, but I've completed another cuff-style bracelet and working on the next one. The first one is in shades of teal, aqua and turquoise. My youngest daughter liked the three shades together. At first I finished it off with a metal button, but then changed it to a shell button as she thought it looked like a mermaid. So, the name is "A Mermaid's Tale". I'd like to find a few small shell beads to give it more of that seashore feeling.

The second one, which I'm just working on now, is very simple. Two shades of very deep blue. One is called purplish-blue and the other is bright blue-violet and has the aurora borealis wash on it. I'm only using a few of the bright blue-violet ones and scattering them throughout the darker blue. This one is going to be called "A Scattering of Stars" because it looks like a starry night sky. I love the purplish blue because when you hold it up to the light, it's a deep glowing cobalt blue. It's the same color that I used for the night sky in my "Blue Moon" tealight candle holder. I love it, it's probably one of my favorite colors!

I'll get pictures up as soon as I can get the camera back again. Husband needed it for work and since it is his camera... :)

Time

The older I get, the more I realize that there are just not enough hours in the day...or night for that matter. I will find that I get more beading done in the late evening, end up working on a piece until 2am or 3am, then I have to get up to try to get some work (I'm an at-home transcriptionist) and around 10am or so, I can't keep my eyes open and end up taking a nap - a 20 minute power nap will usually work, but sometimes I'll wake up an hour or more later!

Anyway, between work and running errands or running my youngest here and there, beading gets put off until late evening and the whole cycle starts over again! Can someone please put an extra couple of hours in the day?! :)

The Party's Over

Well, the party's over and we're recooperating. Now to figure out where to put the extra serving dishes and stuff we bought, not to mention all the leftovers! Good thing fried chicken and wings freeze well! I think our daughter's graduation party went really well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We were very lucky to have some family come in from out of state, too. It was a nice time, though, I don't think I want to do it again very soon! Maybe just a few friends over would be great, though! Now, back to beading!

Prom Jewelry

This is the bracelet and earrings I made for my oldest daughter for her to wear to prom. Her dress was black and white and these turned out to be just the right accent that didn't take away from the dress, but gave her some sparkle.