Destinations

If I could really escape this city for a while, I would choose some place cold where I can still wear a fluffy, hand knitted sweater (like the one I'm trying so hard to finish!) and drink a hot, steamy tea looking at the snow from a window.
Instead I have no time for tea, nor for beading, so I didn't enter this month Etsy Beadweavers challenge.

Fortunately a lot of fellow beadweavers did:



Aren't they gorgeous?!!! I already have a favorite... and I promised myself I will make the entry I have in my mind anyway, no matter how much time I'll spend.

Got to EBW blog, voting starts March 9 - March 15th, don't miss it!

February 2012 Challenge: NEST

It's time to go to Etsy Beadweavers blog and choose your favorite nest jewel:



The inspiration was given by last month's competition winner, who said:
“It will still be winter in the Northern hemisphere in February and I believe thinking about nestling could make us feel comfortable. What I would like us to do: If you think about (or google for) "nest", you will find much more than birds building nests. Insects like bees, hornets and others also do.
So let´s get inspired by their pieces of art. Let´s see what ideas nature gives us. I´m sure, everybody will find a way to find their own interpretation of NEST…"

You have time until February 15th to vote for the piece you like the most and please share this gorgeous display as much as you can!

February 2012 EBW challenge

This month's EBW challenge is really lovely.
Nesting is what's on my mind almost every day since my tiny house is pretty small and messy, and I'm trying very hard to make it as comfortable and tidy as possible.
So my entry for this challenge came out naturally



I had a lot of fun making the nest, it's a plastic ring covered in RAW technique and then I made a circular peyote back for it.

I would have loved to put inside some 3D hearts, but even using the size 15 miyukis it was impossible to fit in 2 of them.

Please visit our team blog, http://www.etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com between the 9th and 15th of February and vote for your favorite entry!

Done!

My custom order is ready to be shipped



Have to run to the post office!

Little Lulu & Tubby

Here are my latest creatures:



I wasn't familiar with Little Lulu and Tubby (looks like I mispelled their name in my previous post)so it was hard to decide the right colors to use.
Hope my customer will like them!

Custom order

I received a custom order just before Christmas.
Due to my job schedule and my trip home for the holidays, I had to start it very late and I'm still struggling to finish it in a couple of days.



It's a necklace with two beaded dolls (like this one) of Little Lulu and Toby and 2 beaded heart earrings.

I love the crocheted rope. I just hate the stringing part...
I had to re-start it from scratch 3 times because something in the pattern I had made wasn't ok; then I realized I needed an "upside down" pattern to have hearts in both the directions (which you can't see in the pic).
Now I just need to go on for 10 cm and then I'll have fun with the little dolls.

Kindle case

This Xmas I received a Kindle touch from my BF.
I was soooo happy!



I've been wanting to buy an e-reader for a year, and now I'm glad I haven't because I've saved a lot of money. The kindle is much cheaper and more performant.
It arrived home just 1 day after my birthday, but I was so excited I bought a pattern for a case on etsy a couple of days before.
This is the result:



Despite my studies, I am NOT a good seamstress, even though I really try hard.
So for a first time it's not that bad.

My BF's grandma took out all her fabric stash to help me!

I bought the pattern from Birdiful Stitches and received it on my mail in less than 24 hours.

Happy Birthday...

...to me!




I cheated on the candles, but only because I ran out of those little supports you put under...in case you're wondering, they should have been 29!

Ready for the new

I bet everyone is getting ready for the new year right now - as the radio is saying, we don't know if there's going to be another one, according to Maya predictions, LOL.
Lately I've been knitting instead of beading (though I just received a custom order ^^): my Mom & I have been making tones of these



as Xmas gifts.
I have so much wool I never use! But one of my new year's proposition is to knit more, possibly with some concrete result!

He approves


Happy New Year to all of you, and as my beloved David Coverdale always says:
"Be Safe, Be Happy, and don't let anybody make you afraid".

This is what happens...

...when you work too much and have little fun.
It took me a whole month to figure out how to combine the 2 things: my first crochet-rope and my beaded dolls, patiently waiting for me in my bead box.
This is the result:



I'm always inspired by Dia de los muertos, and I like the chunky, kitsch result!



Now I have to figure out what to do with the remaining skull beads (and the ones from last year too).