October Birthday Goddess Pin

Well - I thought I had written this several days ago and uploaded it, but I can't find my BJP blog anywhere, so I guess it's another case of CRS (Can't Remember Sh-t). I finished my October Goddess Pin around the 27th. As this is my birth month, I choose to use colors I love. My kitchen is green and purple too.

For her hair, I used two different types of yarn. The bugle beads are for the candles on a cake, although the number is wrong, so they are only representative, and they follow a pattern in the fabric. The yellow circle towards the bottom  is yellow jade, and although it looks like the bead holding it in place is loose, it is really tight. I rescanned it a couple of times, and couldn't get it the way I wanted it. I suppose it would have been better to photograph her, but I'm used to scanning and a bit lazy, so.......... Next time, I'll photograph it if I don't like the way she scans. 

September is done...bright colors are not!

I'm on a bright color kick.  Can't seem to kick it, so to speak :-)  See my piece on Beading Arts. 

The slacker is back on track!

That almost sounded like something Dr Suess would write :-)  After falling into some difficulties that took me away from this project for awhile, I'm caught back up.  I've got a post featuring both my April and May BJP buttons on Beading Arts, and my June and July buttons are almost done too!

May's Goddess Pin

We were still in Hawaii until the 16th, so this month's journal piece is all about Kauai. I wrote about her in my other blog, Susan's Food for Thought. Somehow my last SFFT Blog went missing after I wrote a note on this Blog and linked to it, so I've included my April journal piece as well. A 2-for-1, so to speak. I'm having a great time doing these and I'm so pleased with myself that they have been on time. Now to start thinking about next month.

Finally! April's BJP entry is up...

Gave up trying to force any more into this entry. For some reason, it has just stubbornly decided that it is done....and no amount of thinking is bringing any further inspiration.....so...it is what it is!

You can see it here on my Studio 2:14 blog


Already know what I want to LEARN for May's project.....now to get cracking on it!

April Goddess Pin Completed

We've been on vacation in Hawaii, both on Maui and the big Island, this month. So, my Goddess Doll pin is representative of my trip. I included her in my latest Susan's Food for Thought blog about our travels. If you want to see just the goddess, scroll down until you get to her - no need to read the rest of the blog. However, there's also a recipe to try. I really enjoy being part of this group! Thank you for being.

March surprise

Why such bright colors for a month that is generally anything but bright in New England?  You can find out why on Beading Arts :-)

Feb is finished...whew!

I am so happy to be able to squeak in under the wire :-)  You can see a larger image and the story behind this one on Beading Arts.

February Fairy Goddess Pin

It's only the middle of the month and I've completed my brooch. I may even start March's pin this month, who knows?
This month's was actually a dual purpose brooch. I'm a member of the Goddess Doll Yahoo Group, and some of those members are also involved with this group. There is a swap going on this month of a goddess pin, and since I'm making goddess pins as my shape this year, I'm swapping my newest creation.
My swap partner likes purple and pink and fairies; this helped me design February's pin. I love pearls, so I used a pink coin pearl for her face (It does hang straight down, but I couldn't seem to manage that with my scanning her.) I gave her a silver pouch of stardust using star sequins and used the same sequins as last month for her boobs. This is my first pair of wings, and I'm really pleased with them; I hope my swap partner will be too. Since it's February, I added a rose quartz heart encircled with seed beads.
I'm still working on my web site, so I'm posting her photo here.

July, 2010 BJP

I just posted on last year's blog, that I finally finished off my July, 2010 BJP. If you're interested in taking a look, please wander over for a visit.

http://artfuldreamer.blogspot.com/2011/02/july-2010-bjp-amd.html