On The Road Again

We had a great time with our friend and they had a very nice Bar B Q for his birthday.  He is doing pretty good for having a stroke 6 months ago.  He get very tired easy and his speech is not all back so he gets a little upset when he can not say the words.  But it was great to see him up and around.

We left there and are heading west.  I did not bead again today.  I really enjoy doing that going down the road while he is driving but today I took several naps.

One of my favorite places to order supplies is Fusion Beads.  The service is fast and regular mail is free.  I have been very happy with everything I get from them.  Go to their website and check them out at FusionBeads.com.

Anyone want to share what their favorite Beading books or magazines are I would love to hear.  I get the Bead and Button magazine and Beadwork magazine they both have a lot information and great patterns for all levels.

Happy Beading,
Diana

No Beading today

Well did not get a chance to bead today.  We are traveling and stopping and seeing several of our friends in Texas so my beading is just sitting there waiting for me to get a few minutes or hours.  I taught one of my friends on the way how to do peyote.  I hope things are going good for you, Judi.  That is my most favorite stitch.

My good friend Barb is helping me with construction of my blog and she is doing a wonderful job at it.  I am not real good at all the techie stuff.  I want to give her a special thanks for all her time helping me.  I hope we get this blog up and running soon.  I am so excited about having this to share my work with everyone and answer any questions I can.

Well got a big day tomorrow with our friends birthday party.  He is recovering from having a stroke 6 months ago and doing pretty good.  He has problems with his speech yet but I know that will get better as time goes on.
HAPPY BEADING EVERYONE,
Diana

Picture of Packer Bracelet

I am real happy with the turn out of this bracelet.  I will be working on my picture taking of my jewelry.  I can do these any team colors and I love special orders so if you have any questions or would like more information please leave me a message or contact me.  I will also be posting my all silver one for men.  I do not have a picture of that one yet I shipped it out  before pictures.  Well I hope everyone has a great week and come back and visit me again.
A Happy Beader,
Diana

Happy New Year 2012

2011 was not the best year for me so I am hoping this year will be a great one.  I am going to make a big effort of keeping my blog up to date and showing off some of my special pieces.  I have grown to love the art of beading.  My favorite stitch is the peyote stitch.  The weaving and designing of patterns with that stitch is endless.  I have been making jewelry for almost 5 years now and it is a passion I truly love.
For Christmas 2011 I made the women in my family Green Bay Packer bracelets.  I also made earrings and rings to match.  The first bracelet I made like these where all silver and those have been a great seller for me also.  Being a Packer fan family I decided to add crystals in the colors of the Packers.  They turned out very nice so I decided that I could do these in club colors and also mother's birthday colors.  The ideas are endless!  The men bracelets I make are all silver and a little wider.
I will be taking pictures of these and posting soon.
I wish everyone a healthy, happy New Year!
Diana