Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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.

Woven Victorian Elegance Swarovski Crystals

Woven Victorian Elegance Swarovski Crystals
My favorite Necklace but will sacrifice for $85.00

Fiori

Fiori

Butterflies Galore

Butterflies Galore
Can be made with your favorite colors!

Bead Embroidery

Bead Embroidery

Cleo

Cleo
Pattern design by Jimmie Boatwright/Atlanta Bead

Nothing But Netting

Nothing But Netting

All Buckled Up

All Buckled Up

Just Something I Made.blogspot.com

Just Something I Made.blogspot.com

Copper Peyote

Copper Peyote

Red Black Purse Ear Rings

Red Black Purse Ear Rings

Purple right angle Will Make in Your choice of colors

Purple right angle Will Make in Your choice of colors
Swarovski Crystals and Rivoli (SOLD)

Butterflys

Butterflys

Swarovski Crystal Purple fantasy

Swarovski Crystal Purple fantasy
(SOLD)

Gold and Green Herringbone and Cab

Gold and Green Herringbone and Cab

Holler for Hoops

Holler for Hoops

Floral Motif

Floral Motif

Lovely Purples on Copper Pendant

Lovely Purples on Copper Pendant
Stunning Purple (SOLD)

V Vine Fantasy with Reversable Pendant

V Vine Fantasy with Reversable Pendant
Blacks and Tans with Antique Crystals Necklace $55.00

Dramatic Bump Bracelet

Dramatic Bump Bracelet

Celini Spirl Blue and Gray

Celini Spirl Blue and Gray

Freeform nest

Freeform nest

Fiori Necklace Swarvoski Crystal and Amethyst Crystal

Fiori Necklace Swarvoski Crystal and Amethyst Crystal
Sold

Pearls on Mother of Pearl

Pearls on Mother of Pearl

Twisted cuff

Twisted cuff
Crystal flower & Slide lock $55.00

Copper Chocker

Copper Chocker

Delicious Copper Cubes

Delicious Copper Cubes
Choker Necklace $60.00

Copper & Earring combination

Copper & Earring combination
Purple Brick Stitch & White Antique Beads $95.00

Twisted Bugles

Twisted Bugles
Twisted Bugles with crystal bead drops $55.00

Fringed Cage

Fringed Cage

White on White on Gold

White on White on Gold