Bead and Button Show

Well I know it's been a few weeks since the end of the show but I finally have some time to post some pictures from the show. I mainly have photos from some of the contests that were held for the show. Here are some of the winners in the seed bead and finished jewelry categories .....

Hiroko Suzuki

Karine Saysana

Irina Wilson

Susan Horine

Tamuna Lezhava

Sherry Serafini

 

Heidi Kumin

 

So much talent under one roof. All the pieces were just wonderful and it was a lot of fun to see all these pieces up close and personal.

Here are some pieces from the Toho Bead Challenge....

 

I had a wonderful time at the show....3 days of shopping for beads, buttons, hand dyed fibers and the like ......here is a little of the stash that I came home with...

In the next few days I will post a few more pictures of some of the others winners and some of the buttons they had on display from the National Button Society.

Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee

 

Just dropping a real quick note ...I will be going to the Bead and Button Show in Milwaukee June 7 thru the 10th. If anyone else is going to the show that follows this blog I would love to meet any of you in person. This is the first year I will be attending the show and I am SOOOOO..... excited. If anyone would like to meet up just drop me a line. I will try to post lots of pictures from the show.

 

I have also been recently working on a few quilts. I will also post some pictures of them soon. I've been very busy getting ready for the up coming summer season because I will be having a booth at the local flea market. I will take to yous soon. Have a great Memorial weekend.

New Crazy Quilt Part II

 

Here are a few more pictures of the most recent crazy quilt. Hope you enjoy them. Here is a close up of the flower block.

 

and a few close up of that block

 

 

Here is the tree block.

And a few close ups of that block.

Have a great weekend!

New Crazy Quilt

Well I've been away for awhile because I was commissioned to make a crazy quilt someone and I have been working VERY hard on it for a little over a month. The color scheme is the same as my  CQJP for 2012 because the lady had seen those blocks and just loved the color scheme. I know you would probably like to see something with a little different colors but for today it's going to be the same old color scheme but they are different blocks. I really do have a different color scheme for 2013...trust me on that one.  I am only posting a few pictures today of  two blocks and will be posting close ups of the other two block very soon....probably this week sometime so stay tuned.

 

 

 Here is a few close ups of the boarders...

 

 

Here are a few close ups of the spider web block.....

 

 

 

 

 Here are a few close ups of the floral block....

I will post close ups of the other two blocks within the next two days so check back. And finally I should be able at last be to tackle my CQJP for 2013. I have started some blocks but really just haven't completed any yet.

Everyone have a wonderfully creative week!!

Spring?

Well like everyone else I've been very busy. I've been absent for a while because my old computer died and I had to break down and purchase a new one. And of course it's running Windows 8 so I had some learning to do. I tried to have the old one fixed by a few individuals but after person #3 I finally conceded that it was time to consider the old computer dead.

Well it's finally March and spring is really not in the air in northern Wisconsin. We received 6" of fresh snow just the other day. Here is what it looks like out my door this year

Last year at this time I was posting picture of my tulips coming up earlier then I could ever remember.

 

I have been commissioned to do a small crazy quilt for a local person here so I have been working on that lately and have not really gotten to work on my CQJP or BJP lately. Hopefully after I finish this small piece (4 blocks) I can kick it into high gear and work on those pieces. When I finish I will post some pictures.

I have also finally found my border fabric to complete my CQJP quilt for last year.....Ohhh...soooo much to do. I just never have enough hours in my day. Oh, and I'm taking a computer class learning HTML for designing web pages. Yikes
 
Just a few more photo of my wonderful snow doggie.......Nala, she just loves this snow. I wish I had her attitude sometimes.

Everyone have a wonderful week!

Final Beaded Rocks

Well I finally finished my beaded journal project for 2012. I know it's two month past due.....but I did get them finished. First one is all done in all greens and blues. I love these colors together and as you can see it works well on the beaded rock. So here is November's beaded rock:

December's beaded rock reminds me of winter, cool blues, whites and silver.

In both beaded rocks I used some left over beads and beads of different shapes. Next onto 2013. Both CQJP and BJP. I'm starting a little behind but that OK. It's winter now in Wisconsin so there should be time to catch up. Have a wonderfully creative week   :)