Jodie's Open Studio

Well the party was just great but we all forgot to take any pictures. So I took a bunch of pictures on Saturday when when had bead time. Cyd is still wearing her fancy dress from the party because we stayed up so late the night before. Here she is looking at Jodie's beads from her reject jar. All the gals were having so much fun going through that jar.
Here Cyd is helping me chose beads to make a Cellini Spiral which I had never made before and wanted to learn how to do.
Here are Christina, Kim, and Donna working away.
And this is Mona, Jodie, and Kathy also working away.

I have so many things to show you and tell you from the weekend but I will have to make a list because I can not think of them right now. And of course there are still lots of things to put away here at home so I had better get back to work.

Studio 49 Open Studio

I am headed out the door this morning to head for Lincoln, NE to my friend Jodie Marshall's official opening of her new Studio 49. We have all kinds of things planned for while I am there. Lots of crafty shopping and visiting as well as the studio opening and group beading. I also get to go to the Nebraska Bead Society meeting while I am there so I will be having loads of fun. Just wish it were a little less of a drive. Living in the middle of no where does have it's disadvantages. Have a great week and I will try to post when I can.

Amy's Bracelet

I know it seems like I have fallen off the face of the planet. I haven't though just been really busy this past week. When I have been in the studio I have been making spacers for my friend Amy from Amy's Creative Beads. This is her bracelet that she made up while we were in Omaha at the Bead Bazaar. She wanted a bunch more of the spacers to decorate these jump ring bracelets that she makes so I have been very busy.

I have also been doing a lot of oil filtering. Some of you know I have a truck that runs on vegetable oil. Well that oil when it comes used from the restaurants is nasty and full of yucky stuff and has to be filtered. It has been such a long cold winter that my reserve is way down because it has been just too cold to filter, so the last few days since it started to warm up we have been working 55 gallon batches every afternoon. Very messy and very tiring but very environmentally friendly.

Beaded Beads

My friend Jodie Marshall was showing off her beaded beads from a few years back the other day and so I thought I would get mine out and show you. These are about 5 years old. Playing with them while taking the picture made me want to make some more. Will have to find some time.

Julie's other Necklace

Here is Julie's other necklace. I especially like the silver wire spikes she used with this one. She actually got these spikes from me a year ago and had the necklace all made up but thought the center needed more so she took it all apart and redid it and still had them both done by Monday. Such a busy lady.

Customer's Work

The Omaha Bead Bazaar is over and I am home. And I already have pictures of work from a customer that had special ordered some pastel colored spikes from me. This is Julie Overbey's creation. She got real busy Sunday after the show Saturday, no moss grows under her feet. While I was driving home she was creating this beautiful piece. We had trouble with the photo files so maybe tomorrow I will show you her red and black one it is a beauty as well.

Cyd's new furnature.

I forgot I had not shown you Cyd's new furniture. While we were in Minneapolis our vendor neighbor and friend, Pat Thielman from Fairhill Designs, brought Cyd some new furniture. The wardrobe is so wonderful to hold all the new outfits and jewelry, and Cyd seems to think that now that she has this great bench she can nap all the time. I am so jealous.

We are headed out in the morning for Omaha NE to the Bead Bazaar on Saturday. It is held at the Westside Community Center just off Center and 108th. So come on out and see us if you are in the area.