Blog Hop Day 8 Decision Day!

It is the final day of the Share the Love Blog Hop! It has been so fun "shopping" in my own stash for each day's wonderful gifts. I have a special gift for today, a Judi Patuti bead matt.
 

This is a wonderful roll up matt with a Velux® pad sewn into the inside, a little stash container and a place for scissors, needle case, etc. The fabric is fun and fanciful. Judi Patuti is Marcia DeCoster's friend and another very creative woman in our world of amazing entrepreneurs.

Bead Matt with gift bags from all 7 Days

The inside of the Judi Patuti Bead Matt.

Tonight, I will draw one more name from the comments an pop it into the hat. Tomorrow morning, the grand prize winner will be announced in the blog. Thank you everyone for all your comments and warm wishes for my blue day the other day. I snapped myself out of it with the search for beauty right where I live. A little appreciation of my own good fortune always helps! I am happy to share my bead wealth and a bit of my good life with you!

Searching for Beauty

Out into the rain in my own back yard to search for beauty. It is everywhere! I took my camera and photographed a few spots in the back yard with raindrops in mind.

Drops of rain on the Donkey Tail

So much fruit on the tangerine tree

Rain drops on the Geranium

Blog Hop Day 7

The Blues

I've been a bit blue lately. Maybe it is the holidays, family scattered and too busy. The weather, gray and rainy. Hey, but I love the rain! Anyway, today I decided to roll with it, put on some blues music and choose dark blues for the palette. It is quite pretty! Of course prettier in person. They were a bit difficult to photograph properly. In today's bag: Blue gold stone squares and large drops, cobalt squares and faceted beads, raku finish glass beads and a blue dichroic button.

Blog Hop Day 6

Lovely Leaves!

It may be snowing where you are, but here in San Diego, CA the leaves are falling. Right into the Blog Hop gift box! These beautiful glass, Lucite and metal leaves will be a wonderful addition to your stash of components. Create something beautiful with spring in mind.


Talmadge Art Show 
"PoP Up Show" this Saturday in San Diego
I am honored to be one of 10 artists chosen to participate in this impromptu Talmadge Art Show. This very popular, high end show began at the home of Sharon and Alan 20 years ago. This Saturday, the show returns to their home in San Diego's Talmadge neighborhood. Please come support your local artists and boost your cultural experience as well as the arts!
 
                     Location & Directions
Saturday, December 17th
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
4514 Norma Drive, San Diego 92115
  www.talmadgeartshow.com

Interstate-8 to Mission Gorge / Fairmont Exit
Go South on Fairmont
Exit at Aldine and go to the Stop sign
Go left and go under Fairmont and up the hill
Make the first left at 47th street
The road splits..bear to the left on Norma Drive
5th house on left

Participating Artists
Erica Batchelder...Silk Flowers, Pins, Bracelets & Scarves
Sheri Bittner...Chara Fabric Designs
Matthew Cirello...Metalsmith Jewelry
Jeannette Cook...Sculptural Beaded Jewelry
 John Gibbons...Functional & Artistic Glass
Amy Gibbons...Artisan Jewelry
Jackson Gray...Jackpots Pottery
Valerie Hebert...Upcycled Fiber Art
Daphne Hill & Anna Stump...Vintage Cocktail Jewelry
Laura Kaslow...Found Object Jewelry
Debbie Lawrence...Hats, Gloves & Knitwear
Maria Moy...Ethnic Jewelry
Jan Stamm...Small Oil Paintings
Paul Stolte...Figurative Ceramic Sculpture
Lucia Yang...Fused Glass

Blog Hop Day 5

Today's gift is Pearls, Pearls, Pearls!

 A beautiful selection of tiny, medium, keshi and dagger pearls for you to play with! I learned that many people prefer not to have their email address on a public blog. So, I will announce the winner's name on December 15th's blog and give you 24 ours to email me so I can get an address to send your package to. All of my contact info is on my website.

 Mastering the Curl at The Bouncing Bead in La Mesa
 "The Curl Girls" Naomi, Maggie, Maggie and Gretchen! Their colors were so beautiful. Each Curl from Mastering the Curl will be radically different from each other because of color and size differences each student chose. Mastering the Curl was added to the schedule because these students wanted to have this class.

 

Naomi, the two Maggies and Gretchen

These four women have been beading and knitting together for years. They went next door to Two Sisters and Ewe to shop for yarns before the Curl class started. I love that there is a creative center here in La Mesa with the bead shop, yarn shop and a dichroic glass store all in a row! What a fun day we had yesterday. By request of these four bead crazed women, we will add "La Femme Spirit" to the schedule in February or March. This is a two day class. Calendars have to be opened and we will announce the date as soon as we've made a choice. I will keep you posted on the date so you can attend as well.

La Femme Spirit Pendants

Blog Hop Day 4

Dark Olivine!
I love this palette because it is a perfect neutral for so many other colors. I am off to teach workshops this morning, so I will keep it short. I learned that many people prefer not to have their email address on a public blog. So, I will announce the winner's name on December 15th's blog and give you 24 ours to email me so I can get an address to send your package to. All of my contact info is on my website.

Dark Olivine! My favorite neutral palette!

My dog Jasmine before she went to the groomers. Jasmine is a German Wire Haird Pointer. That hair can be styled without hair products due to it's wiry nature. Especially when it is dirty, LOL! She has a shorter haircut now. The long hair was falling into her eyes most of the time!

Meanwhile, out in the back yard, my pink roses are in full bloom!

Rose Bush Blooms in December!

 Have a wonderful Saturday everyone!

Blog Hop Day 3

Glacial Ice!
Today's gift bag has beautiful White and Ice Blue beads, two Rivolis, one Ice Blue rectangular Rhinestone and a drilled Snowy White Quartz Drusy! Very hard to photograph, but the beads are lovely and Wintery.

As you can see, I have two names in the basket for the drawing. I learned that many people prefer not to have their email address on a public blog. So, I will announce the winner's name on December 15th's blog and give you 24 ours to email me so I can get an address to send your package to. All of my contact info is on my website.

  Happy Beading!!!