Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sand and Sea


When I was getting out colors the other day to make beads I was thinking of the beach I guess because I came up with this the earthy brown of sand and the soft blue green of the sea. I almost kept these to make a bracelet I love them so much but the bead box needed them more.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Still Fall

The colors of fall fade as time goes on and winter sets in. These are called "Still Fall" because they still have the colors of the last of the season.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Well the Art Bag is coming along. The main portion of the bag and the weights on the flap got finished up this afternoon. Now I have to make all the accessories to go inside it. Sorry about the picture by the way no place was really good to take a picture tonight the wind just would not let it lay still outside.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Updating Schedule

Hi I have been updating my fall schedule on my website. If you are interested in where I will be this fall check out the Schedule page on www.tanyamcguire.com
I finally got some pictures taken of these new beads. "Festive Fall". And I just love the color combo. I have not gotten to make beads in several days though so this may be a drop in visit the way the week seems to be shaping up is much the same as last week. We spent the weekend having a garage sale and it is hard to make beads when you are doing stuff like that. I did get to go to the Yankton Summer Art Festival though on Sunday and really enjoyed getting to look around and not have to work. Any way I am off to other things this afternoon check in a few days there is another fall series in the kiln that is totally different from this one.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Hi! Just wanted to drop by and show you a few of the silvered ivory swirl beads I have been making the last few days. I now have a butter tub full of them and have moved on to something else. I had started them to fill my trays but I think I will make a few sets up too as while I was working I could see different color combos in my mind.

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

These are just some of the new black and white sets I have been working on the past few days. I am off to some more earthy colors now.

The list for the Messenger bag has grown. Here is the new list.
*wallet
*cosmetic bag
*check book cover
*glasses case
*key chain holder
*cell phone holder

And the Guild has started a blog about the event. Here is a link www.artinthebag.blogspot.com

Sunday, August 03, 2008

This is the start of the messenger bag. I had to stop working on it for a while as my thumb is starting to hurt. The plastic is harder to crochet than yarn is. Of course cutting the bags into strips is not easy on the thumb either.

Friday, August 01, 2008

A focal bead for a customer to match a set from last week.

And a list of the things to put in my Art in the Bag project.
*wallet
*cosmetic bag
*checkbook cover
*glasses case