I'm thinkin' "One more day closer to SPRING"

A few works in progress!

 

I am so busy making samples, developing patterns and beading for fun. 

This bracelet is my "SPRING FLING"! 

Love the colors!

The next bracelet is a beginner class that I am teaching at "Garden of Beaden" in Clarkesville, Ga and Bead Bayou in Alpharetta, Ga in March

Just a fun piece that I wanted to do...

I will be teaching this "Key Card Case"

for the March meeting of the

North Georgia Bead Society!!!

This was a contract Business Card Holder for a friend.....

The next one is a "contract" piece I made for my sister to give away as a gift to her dear friend.

It is 2:00AM and I must get some sleep.  This next week is a busy one for me....it's a secret and I can't tell you for now.  Next week I will let you know what is going on.

I love all my blogging friends!

That means YOU,

Sharon

2012 LOOKS GOOD FROM HERE

Bead Works

will be publishing my Tila Pendant in their August magazine! 

WoooHooo! I am so excited about the news.  It will be the first of my designs to "make the grade".  I have always loved their magazine so I feel it is a real priviledge to be included with other wonderfully talented beaders.

I have also started my own company

"BEAD ENVY by Sharon"

Now has it's own life and it's own tax ID number! 

It is a big step for me in my humble abode but I have had some invites from neighboring states to teach and I am looking forward to teaching again.  I have missed my students so much and went through a month of withdrawals but now am looking ahead to better days and meeting so many wonderful ladies! 

I have signed up to teach classes locally at

Bead Bayou

and

Beadiful

in the upcoming months. 

Maybe I will get to see some of my ole' friends again. 

Plus I will be teaching at

The Intergalactic Bead Show

February 4 & 5th. 

I have been busy as a bee making new products and writing the directions for each piece as I go...good girl, Sharon.

As I have said before, pattern directions are NOT my "cup of tea" but I continue plodding along, trying to improve the drawings and the wording.  (For those who have to plod through this process know how tedious it can be?) 

It takes hours to write each detail, every step, and

not miss a single stitch.

Oh, hum, just part of the job but the benefits are:

1.My Students inspire me to do better and more,

2.The clarity of my work, stitch by stitch teaches me to focus,

3.I feel satisfied and more confident about my teaching skills daily,

4.I am NO Marcia DeCoster but I am striving toward that goal,

5.I take less nerve pills now and relax in the process of design,

6.Plus my students show such appreciation which

I do not get from doing the dishes or

 laundry or cleaning the house!

It is a rewarding experience that I appreciate each day to be blessed in my new field of life after 65 years.

Below are just a few of the items that I have made since 2012 began...enjoy the view.

Beading into the Holidays!

I made some more Tila/items.  I just love the way they look surrounding the beautiful Rivoli's.   My favorite, so far is the bracelet.  It has ALOT of "bling".  (Just the way I like!...lol) 

Now I am bead embroidery crazy.  I am supposed to teach a class on these at The North Georgia Bead Society meeting in February.  The blue one holds those small Kroger/Drugstore/Retail club membership cards.  I also made one to hold the memory sticks or thumb cards but turned it in to the Bead Society before I took a picture.  It looks just like this one, just a little larger and longer.  The pink one I made for my daughters birthday gift.  It holds our business cards.  I have made numerous ones in this same style.

Merry Christmas Wishes

Merry Christmas to Everyone!!!!

Some of the decorations I have been working on!

Wishing you all a wonderful and blessed season of rejoicing in the good things, with Thanksgiving for all of the wonderful miracles that come our way this time of year.

More to come soon.  My pile of projects are finished and will be sending them soon. 

May your Christmas be merry and you lack nothing,

Sharon

I told you "I LOVE MY JOB" well guess what???

Have you seen the WWW.WhimBeads.com  free patterns lately? 

Beki came up with this lovely idea using Tila Beads.  I just happened to have some antique flattened bicone.  Yes, I know they have a name but for the life of me I can't remember their name.

I have been busy working on the business card holders and now have the directions for sale, if anyone is interested.  Monday,

I taught six lovely ladies how to make them and

we had such a great time!!!

Thanks girls for making "teaching" so much fun!!!

I am going through a funk of some sorts.  Every single time I say that I love my job, something happens and they close. 

You know how much I love my present job....well,

as of December 20ish I will no longer be employed at

"On the Rocks". 

Rats, and double rats, I did and do love meeting so many wonderful people and will miss everyone terribly.  Donna has decided to "GO MOBILE",

taking her beads to shows on the road and

working via the internet sales. 

http://www.ontherocks.biz/ 

Be sure to check out the new shop!!! 

I absolutely adored working around, touching,

 feeling and creating  with beads. 

It has been eye candy for my soul. 

I think I will try to get some classes together and teach at a local library.  "When God closes one door another will open."

I have entered a couple of pieces in Bead & Button and in Beadworks but do not plan on hearing about that for several months.  I have made two new patterns recently and

will be selling directions and kits. 

I did join a new local bead society and just love it!

http://www.northgeorgiabeadsociety.com/

We made a great bracelet last month and will be making ornaments in November.

I already belong to the Atlanta Bead Society which

I have enjoyed for over a year.

Well, I had best close and sign off for this evening.

Blessings to all,

Sharon

Beading, Working, and Lovin' Life!!!

It has been a long time since I have been around.  I have been covered with projects, fun stuff, creating, beading, working, teaching and generally keeping busy with life.  I have been going to post some of my newest designs but it is either, Bead or Computer.  I just can not do it all. 

This necklace is my latest creation. 

I had this delightful 3 inch cracked colored shell rose for a couple of years yelling at me to "DO SOMETHING!".  

I found a lovely Georgia Peachy metallic bead that matched perfectly.  I have posted two pictures because the second one is closest to the correct colors.  It is very large and very dramatic but I love it!Then I needed to make a love gift for a fellow beader & a good friend so I came up with this scissor holder!  I liked it so well that I made one for myself.  The ultra suede is in two different shades so we could tell them apart...lol

Happy Birthday, Dawn!!!

I wanted to show you a cute ear ring that my daughter, Melissa, made out of Lego Men.  Aren't they just the cutest????

Another birthday gift!  

 This one is for my bosses birthday on Saturday. 

It is a business card holder that I designed today. 

I even got it all finished in one day.

Happy Birthday, Donna at On The Rocks!!!

You are the best boss I have ever had and I find it such a pleasure to work where I can play. 

I am 64 years old and have finally found a job that ROCKS!!! 

I am so blessed!!!!!!

(Of course I will sneak her business cards and put them inside before I give it to her.)Saturday I will be taking a class from Cristi Prince!!!  I am very excited to be able to take lessons from such a sweet/talented lady.  She has designed a wonderful pattern with "tila" beads, chained crystals and bugles.  I had some crystals that were on an evening gown from years gone by.  So this is what I came up with.  I am looking forward to doing it the correct way then I will post it for you after I take the class. 

Yes, I have been busy but not too busy to think about all of you in blogland.  I have missed so many posts so I MUST go to catch up with you all,

Blessings to you,

Sharon

Two Survivors Together!!!

This post has nothing to do with beading. A Momma wants to share the short story of her son, Shawn's, victories!  As some of you know, this year has been one year that our family will never forget.  Out of tragedies there are always the miracles.  Here is one miracle that has blessed us all.  It's not a long read today, just one of thanksgivings & blessings! 

Enjoy, Sharon

　

A Blessed Happy Birthday to me!

I wanted to show you a lovely bracelet that my precious daughter/best friend made for my Birthday!!  Isn't it beautiful?  I love copper and this one is made with 4mm Firepolish and size 8's with a copper closure.  I love it!  On Thursday "the girls" went tubing down the Hootch then Melissa took me to my very favorite restuarant for lunch.  I am so glad to be able to celebrate one more year of blessings and family.  Thank you, sweet Melissa for being such a wonderful friend and daughter plus a good neighbor!  I love you so very much..... 

      I have been working on directions for this necklace.  I can not tell you how hard it is to write out directions, detail by detail, and make it understandable.  I am "stuck" on just explaining the rope let alone the details on the swags. 

This is one of three cuffs that I am working on......

Fun beading with Tila beads!  This is how I relax between projects.  Playing around with different patterns keeps my hands in the pot while learning new stitches can be so relaxing to me after a difficult day of making directions for a complicated design.

A Victorian necklace that I finished using Tila beads.This has been a wonderful year of ups and downs but I am so blessed to be healthy, eating too much, and life is good in Georgia.

Blessings to you ALL,

Sharon