My distraction

In the middle of February I decided to begin work on a quilt that has been "aging"
on the shelf.So I dug in on Valentine's day and began a colorful journey on The Circle of Life quilt.I have been busy and my blogs have suffered.It's a trade off-to bead or to quilt or to blog?Blogging usually loses.Ahhh there are only so many hours in a day.Here is my distraction quilt in progress...

February is Done

Here are some photos of the work in progress of my BJP for February and the final piece.

Ocean Retreat weekend

Just spent a great 4 day weekend at the ocean sewing with seven of my friends.Got a lot accomplished and still had time to relax.I was thinking how much I appreciate the friendships I have made in this part of my life.When I was younger,I was too busy to contemplate the deeper meanings of friendship and how important they are.This past weekend I really felt what they mean to me. I laughed and cried and sang in my heart the joy of love and cooperation.And I still got lots of things accomplished.I will share a few photos with you.Until I post again- May your joys be many and your sorrows few.

Snow Day Two

Today is snow/ice day number two and I am using the time to get caught up on various projects. It is very quiet around here as the ice is falling and covering everything.About one car goes by in an hour.Reminds me of a time when I was a child and when we heard an airplane, we would run outside to look up and watch it fly over.Today as I listen to cars go by,I look out to see them travel sideways down the road and hope they don't hit any parked cars. I will continue to sew and stay as warm as possible.

#1 is finished

I finished putting the edge on my first BJP.I am very happy with it and have named it Ice Edge.I am hoping to keep up with all the months but I am going to proceed as my muse moves me. I want no extra pressure in my life, just the joy of beading I hope you like this one too.

Ready to Finish

I am finished with my first BJP project (at least the front of it) and now I just need to finish the edges. My inspiration is snow and ice and the feeling of cold.I also had many snowflakes to use in some manner and they seemed to fit with this design. I am happy with how it turned out. My style is just to pick out some beads that have the feeling I want to express and then just intuitively bead. Not too much thought, just whatever feels like it should be in a certain spot. continuing on.....

Some of last year's work

These are some pieces I did last year that were inspired by looking at some of the work of the BJP participants. I just set out on my own to play with color and beads. I learned a lot and it was great challenge for myself. I am happy with the end results.