0 Tantalizing Tuesday 12/17/13 (Aye's Birthday, A Gift and a New Project)

Yesterday I was in a EPIC battle with my computer again!!  I have to tell you that I really think that even if I get it working - the computer still wins!!  I spend so much time 'fighting' with it that somehow I just feel like a winner when it will finally work again! 

I had a wonderful weekend though!!  I was able to spend so much time with my family and finish my Christmas shopping...not really bead, but the other was fun too!!  :) 

There are so many things to show off today, so I had better get to it!!

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Today's new listing is actually from the Prima Blog Team New Years beads I received!!

  Here is what I started with.....

 I thought I would do a little different than the traditional Black and Silver and really make a bold statement with Black and HOT PINK!!  This would make a wonderful statement for that New Years party - don't you think??  This is the first of several from this set of beads....

And for those of you who missed it....here is the Grey necklace finished...I think it turned out amazing!! Introducing the Grand Grey Lady Beadwoven Necklace.

And here is the 'making of' video....

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I get to start something new today - WHOOO HOOOO!!  I have been looking at this stone for some time, and here are the colors I came up with!!  Come on over to my Fan Page or Google+ page throughout the day to watch it grow !!

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Through on of my Beading Face Book Groups I participated in a HOLIDAY GIFT SWAP.  I was very lucky to get a wonderful lady named Sam Waghorn.  She is a very talented lady and after a couple of quick emails we discovered that we have a LOT in common!!  We are the same age, our backgrounds are similar and through this we quickly became friends.  Yesterday when I received her package from the UK I was 'doubley' lucky.  Not only did she send me this amazing necklace with a handmade glass center piece, but she also send me an amazing 'face' from BlueberriBeads.  The note wished me a Merry Christmas and that she saw this 'face' and thought I would be able to create something with it!  So, not only did I get an amazing necklace creation, but a bead to create something with!!!!  WHOOO HOOO!!

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Here is the gift guide - how many of you have looked?   Please look through it, and remember to always support handmade artists through this holiday season (and everyone other day).

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Only 2 days left to enter....to win this amazing Swarovski Crystal set!!  Remember, even if you have entered, there are daily entries too, so make sure you keep coming back!!

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Remember, my sale is still on - and what a great sale it is!!   *** If you are on my email list there is even a bonus!! (Leave your email in the comments if you want to join the list)***

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And, if that isn't enough, today is my daughters 14th Birthday!! My children are the light of my life, but my daughter and I share a very special connection.  She and I are so much alike it is scary!  So, to her, I say - 

Happy Birthday my darling girl!

(this is one of my favorite photos of her)

(This is one of her favorites!!)

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Today I would like to leave you with this thought;

Celebrate everyday.  Find something to be happy about and enjoy it! ~KM

0 Fascinating Friday 12/13/13 (FRIDAY, Grey and New Collection)

It is FRIDAY!!  FRIDAY!!  FRIDAY!!!  Who is ready for the weekend???  I am!!  For me it is going to be more beading and fun!!  Spending time with the family is a MUST this weekend, we have been so busy lately!! What are YOUR plans for today???  Anything you want to show off?

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Since I am working on something with the grey tones it only seems right to show off something else in those tones.  This SWAROVSKI crystal necklace set is simply AMAZING!!  There are different sizes of crystals and spacers.... just think what this would like like on a WHITE turtleneck!!

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I am working away on the strap, come on over to my Fan Page or Google+ page throughout the day to watch it grow !!

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Here is the gift guide - how many of you have looked?   Please look through it, and remember to always support handmade artists through this holiday season (and everyone other day).

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Thank you so very much to AzureDandelion for featuring me in this wonderful collection! 

Its The Heart That Counts

   Curated By: AzureDandelion

ArtFire.com

Handmade Gifts

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Remember, my sale is still on - and what a great sale it is!!   *** If you are on my email list there is even a bonus!! (Leave your email in the comments if you want to join the list)***

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This set will make an amazing gift for someone!!  Remember, there are daily entries, so make sure you come back!!!  DO you like it???  Click on it to go to the give-a-way page!!

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Today I would like to leave you with thought;

If we would see the colour of our future, we must look for it in our present; if we would gaze on the star of our destiny, we must look for it in our hearts.

0 Thoughtful Thursday 12/12/13 (My Mom, a New Listing and Great Feature)

Another Thoughtful Thursday is upon us.  Last week I talked about my Grandmother, and this week, I would like to talk about my mother! ALL that I am I own to my mother and father!  I remember at a very young age going with my mom to our local quilt shop and sitting there listening and learning!  I remember wearing homemade cloths to school and I remember eating homemade (homegrown) food every night!  My mother (like me) knows how to do just about every handmade craft out there.  As a kindergartner she taught me to bead and to share my gifts with others. By the age of about 10 I was already a consummate crafter!  Even to this day my mother still beads, crochets, knits, cross stitches, quilts, tats, weaves, and so much more!!

My mom and dad bought Gilmore Looms many years ago and still produce beautiful handmade looms and accessories!!  I have to tell you that I am VERY lucky to have grown up in such a creative home!  And although it sounds cliche, my mother is truly my best friend!!

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Today I have a new listing!!!!  It is very hard to see, but the crystals are PURPLE in the spacers!!! 

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SO, last night I was able to work on my center some more, here it is finished!!  Now to work on the strap!!  You can come on over to my Fan Page or Google+ page throughout the day to watch it grow !!

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Here is the gift guide - how many of you have looked?   Please look through it, and remember to always support handmade artists through this holiday season (and everyone other day).

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Remember, my sale is still on - and what a great sale it is!!   *** If you are on my email list there is even a bonus!! (Leave your email in the comments if you want to join the list)***

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This set will make an amazing gift for someone!!  Remember, there are daily entries, so make sure you come back!!!  DO you like it???  Click on it to go to the give-a-way page!!

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Today's featured artist is: kathisewnsew. This amazing artist, just like me, learned her crafts from her mother!  You really have to go look through her studio and I am sure you will find something - many things - that you like!!  Remember, always support handmade artist!!!

http://www.facebook.com/Kathisew…

http://twitter.com/#!/kathisewns…

http://kathistitches.blogspot.co…

http://kathi.amazine.com/

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Today I would like to leave you with this thought;

If you were to say thee has been a person in our life who has been your symbolic lighthouse, who would it be?  

For me, my mother!