Bead and Button Show Pictures

Here are a few more photos of some of the lovely bead work pieces that were at the Bead and Button Show this year in Milwaukee a few weeks ago. Please forgive the amateur quality of photos. I had to take the pictures thru glass and the sun was shining brightly that beautiful day.

 

I think this was one of my favorite pieces (Diane Hyde, 'Tattered'). It is actually a collar. Under all the crystals is a wonderful lace. Really quite beautiful.

This piece by Tatiana Fitspatrick (Anastasia) won Best of Show and I feel it truly deserved that award. It's all seed beads with a lovely color scheme that created a miniature carpet. So much work and detail.

  

The National Button Society also had a wonderful exhibit with a large sampling of many antique buttons. Here are a few shots of that exhibit.
 

 

 

There were also some very nice silk ribbon pieces at the show. I don't know if they were part of a competition or just on display. Here are a few of those items:

I had a wonderful time at the show. It was the first time I was able to attend mostly because it is difficult for me to take off of work during this time of year. But I did it and I had a GREAT time. Everyone was so friendly and happy to be there. I didn't attend any classes but I did do the 3 days of shopping. One night I had come back to my motel room and was listening to some ladies in the hall discussing their day. One says to the other 'I think I spent a lot of money today. Actually, I spent it all' I had to just laugh at her because I think I was in the same boat. Again, I had a wonderful time and hopefully I can attended next year show. Every body have a wonderful week !!!

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!!