BTW: Lots of WIPs

My bead table is spilling over with works-in-progress (WIPs), but I just can't seem to get anything completed. Don't you just hate when that happens?

So much to do, my buttons are laying there just mocking me.

I've got lots of blue beads for the One Crayon Color Challenge from Sally at The Studio Sublime.

As well, these luscious silk ribbons came in from DesignTalentedOne and are calling to me to be used.

Now, if I could just knock out a few designs. . . wishful thinking perhaps!

There's more Bead Table Wednesday where that came from over in the BTW Flickr Group.


"What's New in the shop?" you ask. . .

Honey Bee Necklace

Roam Freely Earrings - re-listed

Time to hit that overflowing table and see what I can knock out!! What are you producing today?

Whirlwind of a Wednesday (BTW)

It seems like every time I check in here on the ol' blog I find more and more I want to say. Let's just start with it being Bead Table Wednesday. I'm finally getting stuff unpacked from the beach trip and haven't gotten to do ANY crafting since we made it home. So, the works-in-progress department is pretty weak. Anyway, here's what IS on my craft desk currently.

These are just some of the odds and ends that have been sitting on my desk waiting for the right inspiration to strike. I've got them numbered so you'll know what I've got here. 1. Some of the pieces from the grab bag I got from CapturedMoments. 2. A pair of earrings in progress made from some copper washers. 3. My single leftover bead from Sally's Colors of Spring Blog Hop. 4. The two bead tangles I made for my tutorial. 5. A keyhole from the Tim Holtz line of products.

These went with me on vacation but didn't get used. I have a project in mind for them. It's some resin-ed paper, a decorative paper punch, and a small hole punch.

These 'homeless' beads were unpacked and are just sitting in that container on the craft desk

There's more Bead Table Wednesday in the Flickr Group.

I'm dying to get some crafting in this week. For inspiration, I'm considering using Shannon at For My Sweet Daughter's Design Seeds color palette from her "Finally Friday" prompt.

Design Seeds

Those colors are pretty yummy!



Oh, I was featured in a treasury today!



There's a new item and a re-listed one in the shop (at long last)!!

Wet Grass Bracelet

Live What You Love Necklace

Lastly, I made these Pesto Chicken Paninis for lunch today and they were so very good and EASY. I just used my foreman grill on them, nothing special required.

Via Instagram

That about sums up my Wednesday. How's yours going?

It's Always Something, Isn't It?

With a clean table and a full head, I started the day fairly motivated.

In fact, I started it right off in the craft room as opposed to my comfy chair in the living room (where I usually check e-mails and such first thing.)

After working for a few minutes to start on the next step to a project I started last night, I pulled out my "Porjects to work on" bin that contains a variety of items to be repaired, completed, etc.

On top was a necklace for my cousin. . .reminding me that I need to search out the right color of suede cord.

But next was this. . .experiment that I started many, many, MANY years ago.

After examining it and the other beads in the baggie,

I decided it just needed a "clasp" to be finished off. So, I added a button. 

Viola = interesting fall colors bracelet.

Just as soon as I had that completed, before I could even get all the extra beads and buttons put away, Pat asked me to run out for some lunch. No problem, Chick-Fil-A sounded good.. . .

Alas, it was too good to be true.

As I started to pull out of the driveway, the car felt a little weird and I noticed that my tire was leaving an odd mark on the cement. 

A FLAT TIRE!!

I was already scheduled to pick up the nieces this afternoon and Pat has to leave early also for a gig so we rallied and tried to come up with a solution. Hmmmmm...

We ended up putting as much air into the tire as we could and Pat followed me the mile up to Wal-Mart. I seriously didn't think the tire would make it. But, IT DID!! (as my heart beat and I prayed!)

Of course once there, I couldn't just sit there and wait. I had to wander over to the bead section.

THEN, I just sat there and took in the scenery.

I'm thankful that we discovered the flat when we did and got it remedied. But, I hate that my motivated day and my bin of projects fell to the wayside. Ah well. It's always something.

Childlike Happiness (NEW)

Remnants of the Past (ON SALE)

At least something got accomplished today. . .that's better than last week!

It Only Looks Like I've Been Busy

This'll be a picture heavy post.
Since I was playing catch-up yesterday I didn't get to spend as much time creating as I would have liked. Oh, don't get me wrong; I always make a little time to spend in the craft room. But, yesterday was mainly focused on food, laundry, and cleaning.
The main crafty task I accomplished was one I had been putting off for a while. See, several years back I gifted my cousin with this fun, fuzzy necklace.

Here's a closer look at the fabric beads wrapped in fun yarn and wire.

A few months back, my cousin (who lives MANY hours away, but visits often) requested that I make some matching earrings. Since I made the necklace so VERY long ago, I wasn't sure of the process I had used to make the fabric for the beads. [I could tell there was some metallic paint and a particular stamp, but have NO IDEA how I went about getting those onto the fabric.] In any case, I broke down this week and just did it. Hopefully, they're close enough and Cindy will like them.

I'm just glad I got a chance to get some pictures of the necklace before I give it back to her. I guess I made it before I was documenting my creations.

On another note, today is Bead Table Wednesday (BTW) and a chance for me to share with you some of my work in progress.

Bead Table Wednesday

The remnants of working on my Bead Soup Blog Party piece.

Random unfinished projects I picked up to work on during a limited amount of craft time.

My living room project. I'm calling them "Shabby Rings"

In addition, I listed a new bracelet in the shop yesterday. I just love the metallic sheen of the shrink plastic focal. You can almost tell in the pictures that this piece seems to glow from within.

Retro Rectangles Bracelet

Speaking of Etsy, yesterday I was featured in a beautiful treasury. All of the Etsians included in this treasury are from the Alabama Accents Team. Very Cool!

'Color Pops' by atutudes

Featuring Items with pops of turquoise, yellow and hot pink

Silk lavender sache... laurldesigns $8.00	Atutudes Ice Cream ... atutudes $31.95	Octeal 6x9 Original... MadShiny $25.00
Sunny Days Earrings JennP1751 $17.00	Hot Pink Mum Post E... Crandalian $7.00	Nina top and swing ... lululanedesign... $40.00
Yellow Elephant Pil... elephantstitch... $32.00	Heart Topknot Dog B... ChocolateKenne... $3.50	Love Necklace hollyberry1617 $14.00
Bright Beauty Neckl... CraftyHope $25.00	Pink Lotus Flower S... thehappycactus $20.00	2 Yellow Grosgrain ... luckycloverbou... $2.00
SALE SALE embellish... laurl $5.80	Hot Pink, Turquoise... SunshineSister... $18.00	Blue Skies Necklace... JennP1751 $15.00

Treasury tool is sponsored by Lazzia.com.

Since Valentine's Day is fast approaching I figured I'd share some Valentine crafts with you.

• Here's the first of MANY Valentine's Day printables. I love the 1st one on this link with the homemade crayon heart!
•  Heart shaped bird feeder 
• Scratch-off Valentine cards - these are so very cool, I might actually make some of these.
• Download and print these super cute Valentines
• Printable Valentine poster and some suggestions on how to use it.
• How do I love thee? Printable cards 

I still haven't had my lightbulb moment about what to make Pat yet for V-day, so if you've got any projects or ideas you're working on, feel free to share them with all of us!!