Up next are new Flower Power Beads

 Of course I have been working on a big batch of my bright colored Flower Power beads to have ready for the show and hopefully get some listed on Etsy.

 While making the Flower Power beads I also had to make a few more of the cone shaped ones that were new last fall.

And I couldn't forget the little single color ones.  I almost think these are my favorite.  Now to get time to make some jewelry with some of them.

A New Necklace...

...for your viewing pleasure.  This one has been in the works for quite a while, but while I have been making beads like a crazy woman I decided to spend some time finishing up a couple of projects, this being one of them.

I have decided to call it "Seaside Dreams" because every time I look at it I see the ocean.  The flower beads have been etched to resemble sea glass and the little tendrils so make me think of strands of seaweed.

Shawl Pins

I have been working on these shawl pins for a bit as they take several steps, from getting the beads made to getting them finished and over the weekend I managed to get them finished up.

You can see a couple more of them on my Facebook page if you would like.

Loads of Disc beads have been made.

 There are dotty discs, and ......

..............and two color discs,.............

.............and of course little single color discs.  There are lots of bright colors in all of these to go along with my Alice's garden flower beads.

Lots of beads have............

 ..........been getting finished up and ready to take to Tucson. I made a great big pile of yellow and orange poppies.

And of course I made a big batch of red poppies.  I just wish I could make my red beads look red instead of pink.  All the other colors seem to come out looking just right on my monitor but reds all seem to look pink.

Work, Work, Work.....

 ......and very little cleaning.  Being gone so much last year I have spent the last couple of months just trying to play catch up.  Cleaning is of course not on my list of priorities.  Of course if someone were to come and visit us there is no way they could get into bed.  Normally there is just one layer of trays sitting there during the winter months so that I can see where I need to fill spaces but this year there seems to be two layers.

 The kitchen table is no better although today I can see a little of the wood where I cleaned up enough to do my sales taxes for the end of the year.  I am just getting hubby used to eating off his lap so that he is ready to eat around lots of campfires after he retires.

 Of course winter means we have to bring fuel for the truck inside and since it has been way to cold to try and get this into it's tank it is just taking up room in my kitchen.  (If you didn't know we run my pickup on vegetable oil.)

 My jewelry table barely has room enough to do anything. Honest it is worse than normal.

And heaven sakes I have a pile of reading I have not gotten too.  I have hardly had time all year to actually read my magazines. I just page through them when they come and put them on the pile for later.  Hmm wonder when is later?

I just thought you all might like to see why I have been neglecting my blog and Facebook Page.  But I do promise to get some pictures of beads posted in the next couple of weeks. 

Happy Holidays

Happy Holiday’s everyone.  The past few months have gone in the blink of an eye.  With family emergencies and two family deaths in the span of a month (and now the loss of a dear friend last night.) I have missed several shows and had my Etsy shop closed.  I have been working hard this last week to not only get the Etsy store back up and going but to figure out how else I might work to make up for being gone for so long. 

I have decided not only to have an Etsy sale but to also offer on my blog and Facebook Page as much of my jewelry as I can get photographed in the next couple of weeks.  I have enlisted Jeff’s help with the photos so that I still have time to make beads, and maybe to make a few new necklaces or something.  Much of the jewelry with be marked with sale prices and those who follow my Facebook Page with be the first to see the newest pieces for next year.  

First up is this little pair of earrings. Now marked at $25.  Just comment here or on my Facebook Page to make them yours. 





Visit my Etsy store and see the current coupon code for the sale there.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/tanyamcguire


Also remember to Like my Facebook Page so you see the new pieces as they get listed.  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tanya-McGuire-Beads-and-Jewelry/252035638176882