The Beading Yogini

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Color Experimentation

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Ingredient List for Bead Soup 7

Love it when I get to the Post Office Box and there’s a package waiting. My Bead Soup partner, Debra Behrends (hopefuljourneys.com) mailed a super generous package of ingredients of both beads and findings. She also sent a small sized hand bound paper journal too. To state that I’m thrilled with what she has shared […]

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Recipe for Bead Soup

Received a few beautiful boxes of beads from my Bead Soup Blog Hop partner this round- Lori Anderson. Everything arrived spic ‘n span – bright, fresh and sparkling. A dash of this… A dash of that… Something sweet… Something salty… Something spicy… Something shining… I Love it all! Stay tuned for the finish on August […]

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Reminder Bead Soup Blog Party Sign Ups

Just a friendly service reminder that it’s sign up time for the next big Bead Soup Blog Party. Go add your name now to get a chance at winning a ticket to get into the party. Good luck everyone.    

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Planting Seeds

Seed beads of course. Third attempt at seed bead embroidery, with another seed beaded cuff bracelet. Brighter colors this time around. I can’t recall who said it, but someone likened it to painting, except the medium is beads. Allowing the pattern to wander and adding splashes of color here and there.      

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011 – BTW

I’m multitasking here this afternoon. Listening to C.C. White – This is Soul Kirtan while I wait for the propane guy to come fill the big tank, cooking soup, chili, doing laundry, posting on the business blog and facebook page. Just the usual mundane activities that make life what it is. Here’s a peek of […]

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Tiny Lampwork Beads and Necklaces

The other week I was on a roll making small lampwork beads. The nice thing is that I can usually wrap 7-9 of these small suckers on one mandrel. The not so nice thing is cleaning the beads and reaming out the bead release. That’s probably the reason why you don’t see these type of […]

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Soups on… BSBP Ingredients

Talk about fabulous ingredients for a Bead Soup! These are from my BSBP partner Carol Bradley (thanks!) Credit for the individual ingredients as follows: Beautiful lampwork bead by Kari Medera Gorgeous enamel beads by Carol Bradley Golden amber beads by Mother Nature Cast sterling silver button by Pam Springall Now off to create the perfect […]

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Cookin’ Up Some “Bead Soup”

I just signed up for the Bead Soup Blog Party. I’ll be cookin’ up a special mix for my swap partner, who is as yet to be identified. You can read more about it  and sign up here at Lori Anderson’s blog. In the meantime, stay tuned for another challenge piece later this week.

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Bead Table Wednesday July 27, 2011

My Bead Table Wednesday photo shoot for July 27, 2011. Unfortunately, the table has been in this state for several days. It’s been a busy week so far. In one area of my non beading life, I assist a friend with mock trials. We had four jury sessions yesterday and that pretty much consumed twelve […]

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