tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855514110111273152024-03-06T00:32:14.650-05:00One Kiss Creations Beaded Jewelryahhhhh, beads.....Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-71545283521988591772019-06-13T16:39:00.001-04:002019-06-13T16:39:16.218-04:00Four Days Shy of Three Years<br />
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Things were not looking good for the zigzag this morning. So I took a couple quick photos just in case it was its last day on my wrist. I realize a very tiny few of you know what I am talking about. And that those few might not even be reading this. But I had to post anyway.<br />
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I used C-Lon thread to stitch this bracelet on my wrist almost 3 years ago...June 17, 2016. I hoped it would last a week-long vacation in Maine. I am in awe of what all this bracelet has been through and all it has endured.<br />
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And as I was getting dressed today, I heard a "kshhh" as something hit the floor. It was my bracelet. Four days shy of 3 years. Four days shy of THREE YEARS. I am going to miss it. I will probably think it is still on my wrist for weeks to come. The phantom zigzag. I am going to miss people telling me how much they love it ~ the only thing that was greater than my shock of its longevity was my shock of how many people (friends, acquaintances, strangers) told me they liked my bracelet in its simplicity and understated colors...they would ask to touch it...and found it amusing I stitched it directly on my wrist. <br />
What really surprised me was that I knew the moment it left my wrist. I always thought that it would come off suddenly in a lake or during another dorm move and I would notice hours later and never see it again. But it was gradual over the past week. I could see the end nearing. And the end was right here at home...where it began. Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-12718846525930772162018-06-18T11:53:00.001-04:002018-06-18T11:55:51.488-04:00TWO YEARS & A DAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This post is not much different looking than my last post from ONE YEAR AGO. Yes, thanks to my full embracement of Instagram, I no longer blog. I swear to certain people that I have not given up on blogging (You know who You are), but the dates prove otherwise. Will I return? Does it matter to anyone since most of us are connected on Instagram and Facebook? Je ne sais pas.<br />
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But that is not what this post is about. The post is about my simple zig zag seed bead C-Lon thread bracelet that I wove onto my wrist 2 YEARS AGO YESTERDAY! I cannot believe the staying power of this little sweetie. Sun, shower, soap, gloves, sleeves, lake water, salt water, chlorine, moving The Bug in and out of dorms several times ~ the abuse this thing has seen! And still it holds on.<br />
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And it brought me back to my blog a year later. And I am sure it will bring me back when it meets its end or when it celebrates three years. And maybe I will come back in between. Or maybe I won't. But just in case I don't, you can always find me at :<br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-72061510925864740772017-06-19T20:20:00.000-04:002017-06-19T20:20:56.958-04:00One Year and Two DaysThis is not the most exciting picture I will ever post, nor is it a piece of jewelry to oooh and ahhh over. It is simple...in color and design. <br />
A year ago this past weekend, on June 17, 2016 I packed for a Maine vacation. I was exhausted and worried I wouldn't sleep. The night before a trip is always a sleepless night. BirdMan was next to me in bed, watching a movie, passing in and out of sleep. I got the beads out and beaded this dainty little zigzag stitch right onto my wrist. No clasp, no beginning, no end. He didn't even know I was weaving until I sparked the lighter to burn the thread ends a bit. I figured it would last for the week we were in Maine and fall off, but nope. Then late August came and we moved The Bug to college and I knew it would break off that day, as we loaded and unloaded a seemingly endless truckload of boxes. I had a premonition that she would find it in the stairwell and use it as a bookmark. But when we arrived home that night, it was still on my wrist. Once September 17th rolled around, I couldn't believe the C-Lon thread endured a whole season of chlorine pools, freshwater glacial lakes, the salty Atlantic Ocean, and lots and lots of sunshine. And I started to mildly mourn, as I knew the end must be near and I would no longer see it on my wrist. But months passed. And on the 17th of each month, Sunshine Girl would tell me that if it lasted a year, I had to do a blog post about it. So Here We Are ~ Me, Miyuki Seed Beads, and C-Lon Thread ~ One Year Later. A few times over the past year, I said, "If I knew it was going to last so long, I would have made something fancier or used red or black and gold or something with a bit of punch to it." Sunshine Girl insisted it was the perfect color and the perfect stitch and nicely understated for everyday wear. The beads and the C-Lon look as good as they did the night I made it. No wear, no stretch, no fray, no discoloration. I wonder if the end is near or if I will be writing a two year post? <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-77317156666971556642017-05-31T17:56:00.000-04:002017-05-31T17:56:05.995-04:00Always Ready for Ice CreamI went out Treasure Hunting with my Dear Friend and her Mom. One of the places we stopped at had this little sweetie ~ Mother-of-Pearl and Sterling Silver and the price was just right, so it came home with me. The iridescence on the M-O-P is quite beautiful, though the camera had difficulty capturing that soul. Fleur was so proud to wear this for a bit! She often steals the spotlight from the jewelry she models, but we were able to make her beautiful colors work with this photo. <br />
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My initial thought was to make as skinny a spiral rope as I could possibly make as the neck strap and to make it L O N G to triple it around the neck. I wanted it to mimic the look of the spoon handle. By the time I got a mere 2 inches into weaving the chain, it was apparent that the chain was going to distract from the spoon. So I went light and lacy instead. <br />
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At this point, Fleur was quite perturbed when I covered her up for this picture. She doesn't ever feel the need to hide her colors. She let me snap this one picture then she abruptly ended the shoot. Diva. <br />
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You still cannot see the gorgeous iridescence in this photo, but rest assured it is there! <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-33576681654919286092017-05-01T00:30:00.000-04:002017-05-01T00:30:31.781-04:00UFO Blog Hop ~ May <a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/" target="_blank">Karen Williams </a> put out the call for another UFO Blog Hop and I signed up again. I had another four projects in mind, but only got one done...and it wasn't even one of the four I had planned on doing. Ain't that the way beading usually goes?!<br />
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A while back, I made this square to send to <a href="http://www.amybeads.com/" target="_blank">Amy</a> for her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeaditForward/" target="_blank">Bead It Forward</a> event. My square turned out too big to send, as I used size 10 Delicas instead of size 11 Delicas. So this botched square just floated around my workshop and house, with no particular purpose. I came across it a couple weeks ago and thought, "Hmmm, I think THIS will be my UFO project!"<br />
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And I added my Gram's Adventurine Beads as Fringe and on the long neck strap<br />
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I had JUST enough of those cobalt AB Delicas to finish the back of the bag and neck strap. There was not one left when this was finished. I had them for 10 years and never used them until this UFO project. It is not a color I am comfortable using. And obviously, I cannot seem to photograph it too well either. I am glad I finally used them up. I do like how Gram's beads are rather washed out. It makes the amulet bag pop...as it should :-)<br />
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Here is the list of all the UFOers...we are all trying to get our projects to the finish line, no matter how many years they take : <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-8885683176043119812017-04-26T14:05:00.000-04:002017-04-26T14:05:16.490-04:00Rocks Off On The Last Hump Day in April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been beading rocks like my sanity depends on it. And I do believe it does. <br />
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I am currently working on something different from what I have done before. If it works out, I'll post it in the next couple weeks. It will either be a Hump Day post or a WhatTheFriday?!? post, depending on how confident I feel about it when it is complete.<br />
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These are two of the better ones from the past week.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Michigan quiet beauty. Side A. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side B...or A...your choice! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gram's Button, Lake Michigan Rock, Netting, Miyuki Seed Beads and Delicas. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Michigan Rock, Side A</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side A ~ those lines! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side B ~ lots of lines and a little pothole. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gram's Button, Lake Michigan Rock, Ladder Stitch, Peyote Stitch, Miyuki Seed Beads and Delicas, Bugle Beads. </td></tr>
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I always bead with an A Side in mind, but often B becomes the A Side for me. In my youth, I bought 45's by the dozens at Sam Goody's. I'd come home excited at the prospect of blasting Bruce Springsteen's "I'm Goin' Down" over and over and over again until the record was too scratched and warped, only to find the B Side ~ "Janey, Don't You Lose Heart" ~ was a MUCH better song. Same with buying "Cover Me"..."Jersey Girl" was the B Side. Come on...no contest! My music taste has evolved, but my being seduced by the B Side of ANY item is as consistent as the day is long. <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-47030953603267172292017-04-19T11:59:00.000-04:002017-04-19T11:59:03.724-04:00Say It With Me : Rocks off On Hump Day!The weeks since the last post have been rough, so when I set my hands to beading again, I had to use rocks. They are healing. And we all need healing, whether times are good or bad. We all need healing.<br />
Settling into rocks, Gram's buttons, simple beading...I feel like I belong in this space, with these materials, using these techniques. It is not elaborate. The materials are not expensive. Each rock is a bit of a puzzle as to how I am going to bezel it. The chains take ten times as long as the bezel because I can never decide how I want the beads to go together. But in the end, I am soothed and happy with the rock necklaces I create.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I started out, that line down the center excited me. So I considered this the A-Side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But then the B-Side really started to grow on me.</td></tr>
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-84511623926275531242017-03-29T07:30:00.000-04:002017-03-29T07:30:26.907-04:00Rocks Off On Hump DayIt has been awhile since I got my Rocks Off ~<br />
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Here is a dainty little necklace I just finished in time for today. I snapped a quickie before my day gets ahead of me and I never get this posted. I need to get back to my real camera for blog photos. It will never be my strong point, but I can give a little more than the cell phone photos. <br />
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I had no intention of doing a rock today. I was just messing around with beaded chain ideas. I got about an inch into this chain and thought it would made a good base of a bezel. I grabbed a rock, wrapped the little piece of beaded chain around it and I was right! It is pretty much a square stitch chain and has enough give for cabs/rocks that are not perfectly round/oval. I will certainly use it again. Maybe I'll be back next Wednesday ~ sure hope so!Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-19243713652396344312017-03-11T00:30:00.000-05:002017-03-16T11:56:37.145-04:00UnFinished Objects Blog HopI was looking forward to this Hop, for so many reasons ~<br />
: I haven't participated in a Hop in 14 months<br />
: it would bring me back to my blog and to other people's blogs<br />
: it is a <a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/" target="_blank">Karen Williams</a> Hop<br />
: I thought I had SO many UFOs...but it turns out, I had a drawer and a few boxes full of botched stitch samples OR a pile of pieces that only needed clasps. There were a few actual UFOs and some were finally finished and some are next up on the beading table. <br />
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So here I am, the day before the Hop, trying to get my crap together with photos. My daughter and I have whatever crud is knocking people out of commission lately and the 2" of snow that was predicted for today turned into 10". I did not venture out into the workshop to adorn Fleur with necklaces to photograph them. Instead, I dragged my sick butt into the window seat and took pictures on the backside of a game board. Sorry about that, but it was all I could muster. I did manage to take a selfie because that one necklace really did need a real neck to display it. That was the only moment I felt human today. <br />
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First Up, cabs sent to me from <a href="http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jasvanti</a> ~ the incarnations they went through, what they finally became :<br />
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The left photo is from last March...a bracelet that seemed good in my head, not so good in execution. It sat on the bead table for several months, was cut apart and turned into earrings. The earrings were a total bust. Then I made what you see on the right ~ a beaded chain, some beaded cabs, a pretty component that is either a shoe clip or scarf clip. It sat in a box for months...until Karen put out the call to F our Os. <br />
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To finish it, I made more of the square stitch chain with delicas and size 15 rounds, added a lot of garnets and clipped that clip right in the center. Check out the photo below ~ I found that interesting.<br />
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The next project was one <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cynthia</a> and I started and I never finished. I asked her to teach me how to better fringe. She gave me this gorgeous leather round with a compass stamp on it and the teardrops on the ends. All it needed was a chain and I couldn't fully commit to what kind it would be. The UFO Hop pushed me to finish a chain idea I had. These crystal rondelles were the right color and size but I wanted them to seem like an old dug up treasure. So I dulled their shine by filing off a lot of the finish. Voila! I LOVE THIS NECKLACE and will photograph it again when I can easily and happily get to the workshop and hang it on Fleur. It deserves a better showing. I thought about another selfie, but that would have required a bra. Sickness = NO BRA. Not even for jewelry display. <br />
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Next up : beaded chenille stitch beads. They have been sitting in an Altoid can for a couple years or more. <br />
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Two or so years ago, Cynthia helped me practice bead embroidery around a cab...not my favorite thing to do. This cab sat in a tin box for the two years.<br />
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Last week, I beaded a garnet and picasso bead chain for it and made a peyote panel to sew it onto. I finished it off with Gram's button. I am pleased with this little sweetie!<br />
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Thanks for the push to clear out some projects, Karen...we needed it!<br />
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Here's the UFO Blog Hop List ~ Please take a look at what they have finished! <br />
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<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px;">Karen Williams,</span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px;"> </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://blog.baublicious.me/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1758_com_zimbra_url" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Baublicious</a><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Christine Van Dyke Altmiller, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1759_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">One Kiss Creations</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Amy Severino, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://www.amybeads.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1760_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Amy Beads</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Therese, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1761_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Therese's Treasures</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Kim Dworak, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1762_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">CianciBlue</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Liz E, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1763_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Bead Contagion</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Margo Lynn Hablutzel, </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://mlh860.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1764_com_zimbra_url" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13.3333px; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">My World and It's Full of Books</a><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Cynthia Machata, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1765_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Antiquity Travelers</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-size: 13.3333px;">Cathi Salzarulo Kent, <a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="http://meowtalk.blogspot.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1766_com_zimbra_url" style="color: #336699; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">The Cat's Meow</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fdfdfd; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Liz Hart, </span><a aria-haspopup="true" class="Object" href="https://treetoplifeblog.wordpress.com/" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1749_com_zimbra_url" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; color: #336699; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">Treetop Life</a><br />
<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-61342125841621524242017-01-17T12:01:00.000-05:002017-01-17T12:01:19.156-05:00Unfinished Objects ~ UFO Support Group Hosted by Karen Williams<a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/2017/01/want-to-join-ufo-support-group.html" target="_blank">Karen Williams is pulling together a UFO Support Group</a>. You know you have unfinished objects laying around. They want to stop being objects and start being earrings, necklaces, bracelets, quilts, pillows, purses, poems, memoirs, recipe books, vases, mugs, trays, sculptures, tiles, wind chimes, mobiles, dream catchers, sun catchers, clothes, tables, benches, and the million other things you might be making. <br />
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This is one of my more recent UFOs and even this is nearing a year old. <br />
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I have UFOs that go back a decade. This Support Group will be a great way to properly clear the worktable, unload those drawers, finally send the pieces beyond help to the chop, maybe even let some mediums completely go and let them find another home. And with some focus and determination, maybe finishing UFOs will follow me into other aspects of my life. One can only hope!!!<br />
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<a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/2017/01/want-to-join-ufo-support-group.html" target="_blank">Please go over to Karen's Blog for sign ups</a> ~ I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone brings to the table. <br />
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2017...the year of personally getting stuff DONE. <br />
<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-74079063351838800032016-12-13T14:46:00.001-05:002016-12-13T14:46:11.234-05:00Two Months Later.....Well, not quite two months ~ but almost! <br />
The Road to the Blogosphere is Paved with Good Intentions. <br />
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I am trying to figure out how I can be more attentive to my blog. How is it I had time for it for a few years and just don't anymore? I really think it is because I rarely use my computer anymore. I use my phone for everything except blogging and e-mails that are longer than 5 sentences. <br />
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Are blogs dying off? It is super simple to just post things on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onekisscreations/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/One-Kiss-Creations-Beaded-Jewelry-190494054326284/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. Granted, the photo quality is poor ( I will pay more attention to my camera on my next phone), but that never was my strength anyway. Just last week I got 500 business cards printed and took the etsy site off the card, but kept the blog on, so I guess I should re-commit to this...maybe use it as a way to catalog what I have on hand. Maybe use it to express myself a little deeper. Maybe use it to figure things out ~ beaded and unbeaded things. I am at a time of transition in my life, but I just don't know what I am transitioning to/toward/into/whatever! I am far from unhappy. In fact, I am feeling lighter in my heart every day (personally, not globally). But I feel a change coming and am getting ready to embrace it. I just wish I knew more about it. Time will reveal all. Or some, anyway. <br />
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<a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cynthia</a> and I got together in November for a much needed weekend of Beading and Talking and Silence and Eating and Shopping. It was Bliss. I could have stayed until January if I didn't have a bottomless list of commitments. I asked Cynthia to show me the way of the Fringe. It was one of the main reasons why I started beading all those years ago, yet it always alluded me. I am still working on the sample piece she used to teach me and I do believe it is going to be spectacular when it is done. In the meantime, I have been fringing away, with varying degrees of success. I still have a ways to go, but I am enjoying the learning process immensely. Touching fringe, seeing fringe, the sway of fringe, the weight of fringe (when done right, as I am still learning) ~ really REALLY excites me! I don't even mind that is is so damn time consuming. As of now, all I can say is MORE FRINGE!!!<br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-39874091888687318522016-10-26T16:15:00.000-04:002016-10-26T16:15:11.590-04:00Rocks Off On Hump Day...Late OctoberWhen I blogged last week after almost 4 months off, I didn't know I would be bringing myself back to the blog world with my Rocks Off post or that this week would be another one. I have other bead projects that need to get done, but I just cannot keep my hands off the Rocks. <div>
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The top two Rocks are from Lake Michigan. The bottom one is a sand encrusted Sand Dollar from Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. I don't know if you can see the dark green Rock good enough to see the light green line cutting through the center. It is really cool! The beadwork around all three were meant for three entirely different Rocks. It happens more often than not when I bead around Rocks. I get to a certain point in beading the mandala or bezel and it stops working for the Rock I picked out. Instead of cutting it all apart, I hunt through my many many vases of Rocks until I find another one that will work with the weaving and pop it in. It is a challenge finding the proper size/color/texture to go with the already existing beadwork. </div>
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The freshwater pearls in that first Rock are a gift from <a href="http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jasvanti Patel</a>. She sent me these pearls and some gorgeous onyx cabs. They came quite a while ago when I took a break from beading. I have beaded up the cabs several times but cut them all apart each time. So far, they had brief lives as bracelets and earrings. I keep them on the bead table at all times and feel like the final inspiration is so close I can feel it tickling me. These pearls were earrings and bracelets, only to be cut cut cut. I think this bezel and very very long chain (to be doubled) is a keeper. Maybe the pearls will pass on their happy vibe to the cabs! </div>
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If you haven't seen Jasvanti's work, you should! Her beadwork is elegant and stunningly beautiful. <a href="http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jewelry by Jasvanti is your next stop! </a></div>
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Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-7556722690397860092016-10-19T15:47:00.000-04:002016-10-19T15:47:30.360-04:00Rocks Off On Hump Day!!!!!Yes, finally!!! I am working on Rocks again and it just happens to be Wednesday ~ everything lined up nicely ~ Woo Hoo!!! This is brief, as I am not supposed to be here right now, but I had the urge to blog...even if only for a brief moment. <br />
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I wanted to bead some rocks in a bit of a different way ~ a way that would cover almost the whole rock, yet let most of it still show. Cover but be seen...how to go about that? I also wanted the rock to remain rather loose in its beading, so it can spin a bit. This particular Lake Michigan Rock doesn't spin as much as I was hoping, but all the rest of it turned out the way I imagined so I am leaving it. <br />
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I will make a chain for it later tonight or tomorrow over coffee. But I wanted to get this posted now, because it is Wednesday...and Rocks Off on Thursday just doesn't have the same punch. Excuse the photo ~ I took it on my phone because I didn't want to bother with the real camera when I knew I would never capture those bugle beads properly. That finish is a bitch to photograph no matter what type of camera is used. <br />
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Hope you all are having a wonderful, Colorful, inspiring Fall!<br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-6463065347065518892016-06-30T11:21:00.001-04:002016-06-30T11:21:29.044-04:00And Just Like That, The Last of JuneSo much time has gone by, and no beads ~ no weaving, stringing, new purchases ~ to show for it. <br />
It is ok. I am at a place of acceptance and understanding with this drought. I know why it came, I know when it will go. I miss the beads, but they are quietly waiting for my return. No guilt or pressure from them.<br />
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This past year has been unusually booked solid for my family. And since I am not a multi-tasker, the beads had to be set aside so I could focus on all the big things that came our way. It has been all good things, but just a lot. I am bursting with want and need to bead so at the moment, I am content just knowing I WANT to do it. I carry my beads with me everywhere. They haven't been opened in so long. But having them by my side is good enough for now. <br />
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We were recently in Acadia National Park. The senses were filled, the mind was calmed, and there were Textures all around! I always gravitate to nature for inspiration and replenishing. But it is curious to me that two of my favorite photos from the trip were built by human hands, as was one of my favorite photos from a trip to Nashville in March. <br />
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There is a collective halt in blogging lately. I am curious if you are all still being creative or if that has temporarily halted too? Thanks for reading, thanks for being a part of this little community. And if I haven't visited your blog in a while, that will change soon. I miss you all!Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-89304689561325752582016-05-03T13:11:00.000-04:002016-05-03T13:28:52.508-04:00April Came and WentAnd now it's May. But here I am, at long last. Whether I am talking to myself or not, I am just happy to be here!<br />
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To tie up a loose end, I finished the Artist's Way on May 1st. I was pleased with my pace this second time around but I doubt there will be a third time for me. I am glad I stuck with it, though. I do want to make Morning Notes and Artist Dates a regular in my routine. Both clear the mind of crap that lingers too long. And they also enhance creativity. More good came out of those two activities than the tasks in each chapter. For me, anyway.<br />
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The one blog I have been able to keep up with on a weekly basis is <a href="http://www.amybeads.com/" target="_blank">Amy's</a>. For the month of April, she did an A-Z challenge and used food and drinks as her subject. If you haven't seen her post for A-Z, you really should go take a look. Those food photos will stimulate your appetite and maybe even your creativity in the kitchen!<br />
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Here is the ONE item I managed to make in April. I am in love with the twist in the chain. There will be more focals dangling from chains like this in the future. The focal is from a bead shop and the small agate rounds are from <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cynthia</a>. She knows how much I love them! Cynthia, send me your source...I need to order more! They are perfect for so many projects. <br />
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I am hoping to be here more often, but we will see how it goes. This school year, there were so many places my attention needed to be and I just didn't have the head for beading and blogging. All good stuff, but I can't multi-task, so this is the part of me that shuts down first.<br />
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I hope May is good to each and every one of you ~ thank you for being part of my little world.<br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-26085098903572059722016-03-16T10:20:00.001-04:002016-03-16T10:20:40.695-04:00Rocks Off On Hump DayJust a little something. <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-29872450951971611072016-03-08T11:22:00.000-05:002016-03-08T11:22:08.780-05:00Artists Wahhhhhhhhhhh! I Just Don't WannaWeeks six and seven of the Artist Way have passed and I am finding myself brimming with so many ideas about my future job prospects that I just don't want to forge ahead and finish the program. I will though, but I might speed things up a lot. I am ready to get to work and try out all the things that are swirling in my head. More to come on all that when the time is right! <br />
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None ~ absolutely NONE ~ of my ideas were about beading. That scared me enough to send me into the workshop yesterday. I forced myself to bead and I made these two necklaces on some thick C-Lon crochet thread I had leftover from a failed bead crochet project from another lifetime ago. I didn't think, I just slid beads on the thread. I am debating the first one, and really like the second. The Rhythm of Stringing is very healing and inspiring. I am headed back out there today. I am hoping to weave, but willing to string some more. The beads will let me know. <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-3721466577341121182016-02-12T11:33:00.000-05:002016-02-12T11:33:59.947-05:00Weeks ThreeFourFiveI am still on track with the Artist's Way but broke the rules and pushed fast-forward button.<br />
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Week Three was uneventful...did the tasks, wrote the Morning Notes, watched a subtitled French Movie in the quiet of my bedroom for my Artist Date. I forget the name of it, as it was that forgettable. <br />
Week Four, I did the notes, tasks, and I took myself to an exhibit at the Museum called Between the Covers : Altered Books in Contemporary Art. I was there for 2 hrs and 25 minutes, and for all but 5 minutes of it I was alone...alone with Book Art!!! BLISS. The artists are brilliant and talented and I wish I could have photographed the pieces. Some of the highlights were : Stones made of books, a quilt made of children's book pages, mobiles, an Einstein bust, a mountain range that melted into a prairie, carved encyclopedias and dictionaries, a hammer handle, flowers made from fabric book spines, "those" magazines literally swept under a rug with more socially acceptable thinking books stacked on top, a desk and chair made out of books. And so many more. I will probably go back with Sunshine Girl. She is never without a book and is pretty damn creative, so she would really love this. <br />
I have been taking a calendar week approach to this ~ Sunday to Saturday. But the Week Three Sunday was dicey. Not enough solitude on Sundays. So Week Four I started on Monday. My intention was to shift to Monday through Sunday for the weeks, but after starting Week Four a mere 5 days ago, I already started Week Five yesterday. Why? I failed miserably at the biggest task on Week Four. I will tell you what it was in a moment and how I plan to recover the task and do it for real this week. Or one of these upcoming weeks anyway. <br />
Julia Cameron (who created the Artist's Way) talks about synchronicity in every chapter and it has been very apparent in my life. Any thought I tell someone or put on paper ~ thoughts about what kind of work I want, what old leisure activities I miss, the tasks for the Artist's Way ~ seem to pop up in my life in what could be tangible events. It is interesting to see how it will all unfold.<br />
So back to the Week Four Failure ~ I had planned since early January to go the Altered Books exhibit this Monday. I was astounded when Monday rolled around and there was no mishaps to sidetrack me. Before I left the house, I read the Week Four Chapter. Well Hell. The biggest task of the week was that she said NO READING FOR A WEEK!!!!! No books, magazines, newspaper articles, on line reading, letters, emails. If it has words, turn away for one solid week. I was moments from going to an Altered Books exhibit!!! WTFriday?! Well, I wouldn't be READING the books, just looking at the sculptures they became, so I could lead myself into this temptation and still come out clean. Three artists in and I realized I was reading every sign. Crap. I WAS reading. And promised myself I would not read anything from the moment I left the museum and for the next 7 days. The museum is in a park, so I took a walk after the exhibit...and read every damn sign I came across. Then that night, I found four articles on line that I just HAD to read. By Tuesday morning, I was ready to rally and avoid reading, but I read on the treadmill and told myself, "It's just poetry. Julia said to get back to what you loved and miss." Then that night, while I was killing time when Sunshine Girl is in choir and I usually read for 2.5 hours while I wait, I took a walk in what is/was the mall (it's almost dead). I stumbled on an express library that also had books for sale. So guess where I spent those 2.5 hours?!? And of course I purchased two books before leaving. Wednesday brought many more articles that had to be read in the name of good parenting. And Thursday, I woke up utterly defeated and decided to move on to Week Five (which of course meant more reading). So Miss Julia telling me not to read threw me into a frantic readeverythingmyeyescanpossiblytoucheventhelabelsonclothing. I am hoping to incorporate the Do Not Read into Week Five, though I did fail again last night. So maybe Week Six? And maybe (excuse time!) if it wasn't winter I would not miss reading so much. I could plant the veggies, kayak, walk outside, fish, use my workshop. Her thoughts were if you weren't reading, you would be cleaning out the closets, painting the bedrooms, de-cluttering, exercising, cooking...ya know...my REGULAR EVERYDAY. So I guess I was resentful that the one luxury I have everyday was being taken away from me. As I write this out, I have no fucking clue if I will go a week with no reading. <br />
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<br />Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-29142417837206747312016-01-29T12:42:00.000-05:002016-01-29T12:42:52.204-05:00Week Two ( I Guess Last Week Was Week One ) : Reflections and ShadowsI am winding down Week Two of the Artist Way by Julia Cameron (if need be, check<a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/2016/01/i-like-bearded-look-lot-better.html" target="_blank"> Week One</a> to see what this is about). Two Weeks in and I am not behind, so I am already doing better than the first time I did the course! Go Me!<br />
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Among the many tasks this week, I had to come up with 5 MORE dream careers. Two of my five were Bread Baker and Photographer. I just didn't have it in me to Bread Fail this week. I Bread Fail each time I try and make it. Yeast is not my friend. I have always had a deep and unwavering love of bread. If I had to, I suppose I could live without cheese (can you even imagine?!?), avocado, grapefruit, coffee, and yes ~ whiskey. But I could never be without bread. When I go to Farmer's Market, I usually have half a loaf finished before I get home. It is a comfort, a friend, an aphrodisiac, a meal. NOTHING beats a good loaf of bread. I was raised on Arnold's Thin White so when I had bakery bread for the first time.....well, use your imagination, then blush. Someday, I will hit on the recipe that works for me. This week wasn't going to be that day. <br />
I picked up my camera to play Photographer. Batteries all dead. Cards all full. I only had time to go to the pharmacy for a new memory card. $35. W.T.Friday?!? So...I came home, deleted a bunch ( I really have to get back to the "...was..." series because I have hundreds of photos of abandoned structures!) and started taking photos. I will try and get to Target next week for a card devoted to playing Photographer. Because I cannot get a series out of my head ~ Reflections and Shadows. It is probably not very original, but it has been swirling around my brain for a while now. We'll see how that goes. Here is a reflection shot with no editing. I call it : Tree in Coffee (hahahahaha). <br />
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I actually took a few photos of my bookshelf reflecting onto my closed computer. And a grapefruit half reflected onto a spoon. I was going to post those. They were eh, but it was a start. As the photos were opening on the computer, I reached over to the windowsill to get my coffee and saw this. MUCH better. The course talks a lot about when you put your wishes out to the universe, opportunities start presenting themselves. Many things have happened this week to make me believe that. And this Tree reflection is just a small symbol of that.<br />
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Another task was to make a list of 20 things I like to do and the dates I last did them. Some were 20 years ago! The follow up task was to pick one and do it. Due to the weather, I had limited options, so I picked read and write poetry. Yesterday, I realized I was probably going to fall short of that task. So instead of reading my treadmill book (Centennial. Cynthia, one solid year later and I am only a third of the way through. But I do love it...finally!), I read the first 30 pages of Leonard Cohen's The Book of Longing. I read it out loud. Leonard...now he could dance me to the end of love.<br />
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This week, my Artist Date was The Danish Girl. What an emotional and beautiful movie! The self awareness, bravery, love, and trust depicted in this quiet film was a loud shout out to being true to yourself. The relationships were strong and meaningful, the scenery was sparse and lovely on the water in Copenhagen and decadent in Paris. I read a bit about Lili/Einar and Gerda Wegener after the movie. She was so incredibly in touch with who she really was and who she needed to become. What a spirit and what a pioneer!<br />
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Have I bombarded you with enough words and enough "me" "my" "I" ?! I am sick of myself so you must be too. So Adios and I am beading a little...simple peyote. Hopefully the next post will be almost no words, but some jewelry. Fingers crossed! Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-40265628350936599772016-01-22T14:53:00.000-05:002016-01-22T14:53:16.813-05:00I Like The Bearded Look A Lot Better2016 is not off to a strong start for this lonely little Blog. <br />
There is a lot going on at home (all good, just too much for my preference) and I am too scattered to do much of anything for myself. When I have a few moment of Me time, I prefer to sit in silence. But I also am feeling the pull to get back to using my Me time more productively...not that stillness isn't productive, because it sure is needed for recharging. <br />
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So I decided to do The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron again. The last time I did it was probably 5 years ago and it took me 9 full months to do a 12 week course. This time, I am hoping to do it in 12 weeks, but will allow myself 6 month, if necessary. Progress ;-)<br />
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Each week, there is a chapter to read and tasks to do. <br />
Throughout the whole 12 weeks, and presumably forever, two of the constant tasks are to write Morning Notes and take oneself on an Arist's date. Morning Notes are 3 full pages of writing before the day begins on anything that pops into the head. Since my day begins at 5:45, I refuse to get up earlier to write the notes, so I have reset the time to accommodate my schedule rather than the best time to empty my mind for a clean, clear start to the day. When I did this 5 years ago, I went from resenting the Morning Notes to looking forward to them. It is a great way to purge. Feel it...and let it go.<br />
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The Artst's Date was not what I was hoping for, especially not for week one. I was hoping to go see The Danish Girl. My schedule for the week could not accommodate this. By last night, it was looking like Week One would have me fall short already. And then this Gordon Lightfoot concert came up in my Facebook feed. And I decided this would be my Artist Date for the week. I will not make a habit of it, because the dog was a nudge and the phone kept ringing and it was easy to get distracted while I tried to have a home based Artist Date with myself. All that being said, it was time well spent with Gordon and the nuances of his voice and those words that just transport me to another time and place in my life. Shallow me misses his beard in this one, but he is in fine voice.<br />
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Have you ever done The Artist's Way? More than once? I am thinking it might be just what I need to feel inspired about beading again. And Blogging for that matter. I remember it helped a lot the last time I did it. But like most things that require optional dedication, I let the Morning Notes and Artist's Dates fall by the wayside. </div>
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Today is the first day of winter. And it doesn't feel that way. We are expecting temps near 70 this week. I do not like snow and cold, but if I had my choice, winter would hold steady between 30 and 40 degrees all season long (with no snow!). This 60+ degree weather is unsettling. I wonder what Mother Nature has up her sleeve? <br />
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Appropriately enough, today is partially about my dear pain in the ass friend Gaia. I first introduced you to her <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/2014/02/goddesses.html" target="_blank">here</a>. But you didn't catch a glimpse of her until <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/2014/05/wtfriday-gaia-goddess-continues-to-give.html" target="_blank">here</a>. After that post, I asked <a href="http://brisingbeads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Skylar of Brising Beads</a> if she wanted to have a go at her. She was willing so I put Gaia, the bouquet of flowers, and the sari ribbon in a padded mailer and sent her off to Skylar. I figured once Skylar was done creating some magic with her, she would keep her, gift her, donate her. To my surprise, Gaia showed up at my house once again. She settled into her new look beautifully and seems to have finally found herself! Skylar must have had a long talk with her before she began embellishing. Maybe that was my problem. I wasn't hearing who Gaia wanted to be. I was forcing her into what I wanted her to be. She clearly is not the quiet type! I adore every detail of this necklace and her story. Skylar truly brought her to life. Thank You Skylar :-)<br />
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I may just have to wear her for all the upcoming Winter Holidays. She is sheer joy, abundance, and a good reminder that Winter ~ no matter the temperatures ~ always gives way to Spring and Summer. <br />
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If you don't follow <a href="http://brisingbeads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Skylar at Brising Beads Designs</a>, you really should go over and see what she creates. She does a lot of bead embroidery and felting and enjoys making necklaces, brooches, bracelets, belts, and scarves. Her colors blow me away. There is warmth, richness, vibrancy, and a feeling of having been there in everything she makes. I greatly admire her lush style. Her friend J makes the jewelry with her and they sell together at shows and on Etsy. <br />
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The following photos are from her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrisingBeadsDesigns?ref=em" target="_blank">Etsy Page</a> :<br />
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Thanks for taking a few moments out of your day to go visit Brising Beads and for being here. My blog community holds a very dear place in my heart.<br />
I love you all ~ Have a Wonderful Holiday Season!<br />
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The vegetation in the photo is a Rose of Sharon. Also in the front yard is a Red Maple that was a Mother's Day gift from the Bird Man and The Bug when Bug was two years old. I have watched both The Bug and my Red Maple grow bright and strong over the years. Once Sunshine Girl came along, she wanted her own tree. We transplanted the Rose of Sharon from elsewhere in the yard and called it hers. </div>
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The twigs are from the Red Maple. Brittle brown older twigs and a more supple red newer twig.<br />
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Love Birds hanging out in the tree...there are always a few nests in the Red Maple ~ new life and the occasional one we find dead under the tree. Circle of life, I suppose.<br />
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The round beads are gorgeous agates. The netting is seed beads in sizes 8, 11, and 15, the love birds were a gift, and the pendant is from <a href="http://www.kabeladesign.com/" target="_blank">Kabela Design.</a> I picked it up at the last bead show Cynthia and I went to. Maybe someday there will be flowers in it, or lace, or a haiku. The possibilities are endless. <br />
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Thanks to the other CC7A members for all their months of inspiration :<br />
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<a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" target="_blank">Alicia ~ April</a><br />
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<a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Therese ~ May</a><br />
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<a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sally ~ June</a><br />
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<a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Monique ~ August</a><br />
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<a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cynthia ~ September</a><br />
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<a href="http://apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Emma ~ October</a><br />
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<a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Me ~ November</a><br />
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Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-88951264081930091742015-11-21T00:30:00.000-05:002015-11-21T00:30:01.061-05:00A Time To Stitch EIGHT ~ What's Your Bag? Tote, Purse, Clutch, or Amulet? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November seemed so far away when Therese and I had the sign ups in June, didn't it? But here we are...Hopping! <br />
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Our Eighth A Time To Stitch Hop is all about beaded bags ~ Amulet bags, Clutches, Purses, Totes. I am so excited about this one! Amulet bags are what inspired me to beadweave in the first place, even though it took me twentysomething years to finally make one (you can see it <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/2015/03/surprise-freeform-peyote-package.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>). I am curious about what got you interested in beading? And did you make it right away or did it simmer for a couple decades? </div>
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Today, I get to show my second beaded amulet bag! I really love the way it turned out :-) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Blue Quartz Bead holds the buckle in place...the weight of the buckle holds the fabric flap down.</td></tr>
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The beadweaving stitch I used is called Hubble. The woman who created it is Melanie de Miguel. I found the tutorial in Beadwork Magazine October/November 2015. The irony of this is known only to me, but in brief...after over a decade of receiving the Beadwork Magazine, I decided not to renew my subscription. I never make projects from it...it is mostly a reference for certain stitches I am still needing help with and a source of some inspiration. When Hubble presented itself, I thought it was a sign to renew again. But after the Hubble settled, I decided to stick to my plan. I still have all my issues, so I decided that come January, when there is no new Beadwork in my mailbox, I will go to the workshop and get the very first few issues and treat them all as new again. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Backside...how I secured that front Hubble pocket on to the fabric. The fabric was from an upholstery store sample book that the owner was getting rid of...she gave it to me and I have all these little fabric squares for projects. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fringe is a smattering of a gifts from two special people ~ my brother gave me all the copper beads a long long long time ago. And my friend Wyndy gave me those garnets, pearls, and crystals. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It might be a bit blurry but I like the effect of this zoomed up picture of the Hubble. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It isn't quite as long on me as it is on Fleur, because...boobs. </td></tr>
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A funny thing about the Hubble Stitch and me...this bag was my very first attempt at it. I didn't have one problem doing the stitch. It was a breeze! I thought, "I am going to Hubble EVERYTHING from now on!!!" </div>
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But I am going to try and try again and even <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Hubble-Journey-Beadwork-Stitch/dp/1909116475/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447948783&sr=8-1&keywords=lets+hubble" target="_blank">buy the book.</a> It seems so versatile. And I think it would look great bezeled around rocks. Whatever my one-and-done block with this is, I have to get through it and Hubble again! </div>
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Thank you to all the participants, readers, and Therese. You all make ATTS an event to look forward to and enjoy! </div>
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Here's the list of all the creative people that took part in the Hop. Please go see what they made! <br />
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Christine Altmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12097437105566740407noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685551411011127315.post-36213399707122867632015-11-13T15:46:00.000-05:002015-11-13T15:52:12.572-05:00Amy!!! and Jackson!!!Way back in April (!), my family and I had the pleasure of meetings <a href="http://blogspot.amybeads.com/" target="_blank">Amy of Amybeads</a> and her son Jackson. They were passing through our area and we all met for dinner, stories, laughing, and farm fresh ice cream. All six of us instantly got along and there were no awkward silences...not even with the three teenagers! After that too brief meeting, I look forward to a much longer visit with Amy...a beadathon weekend is what I am thinking...and maybe a little birding thrown in to stretch our legs.<br />
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Amy gave me the book, The Art of Beadwork by Jane Lock. It is a beautiful book with wonderful projects and vivid colors. <br />
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Amy has a pair of earrings in this book! They are from a music hop we both participated in several years ago. That was the first time I saw Amy's beadwork and I became a follower of Amybeads that very day. I mean, check out these gorgeous earrings!!! How could I stay away after seeing these?!? Amy also made me a bookmark out of a butterfly wing she made for a<a href="http://blogspot.amybeads.com/2015/04/alenkas-birthday-butterfly-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"> butterfly hop </a>we were in. I was so in love with her colors and her butterfly, so I was THRILLED to receive this bookmark charm. <br />
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Amy is in charge of <a href="http://bead-it-forward.com/" target="_blank">Bead-It-Forward</a>. Beaders send in a 2"x 2" square of beadwork based on the year's theme. These squares are turned into wall hangings, ornaments, quilts, shadowboxes and are auctioned off. Proceeds go to breast cancer charities. 2016's theme is Space : Out There Somewhere, There's A Cure. Check out the details on the website and make a square or two!</div>
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Here are a few of the highlights of Amy's work. Her style is so everyday wearable and even her more elaborate statement pieces are completely wearable. This is why I love her beading. It is beautiful and accessible. </div>
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<a href="http://blogspot.amybeads.com/p/gallery.html" target="_blank">All the jewelry shown here are Amy's photos and Amy's beading from her Gallery page</a> (but there is so much more to see so click and go over there!) :</div>
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Thank you Amy ~ for your beady goodness, your kayaking and birding photos, your friendship :-D </div>
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Sporadic posting here on the Blog. I do have a couple of Beaders I have wanted to feature since Late Spring/Early Summer, but I cannot seem to clear my mind enough to write the post they both deserve. I was stressing about this until I came to the conclusion that everything has a season. And my heavy blogging season is Late Fall, Winter, Winter, Winter, Early Spring, Winter, Winter, Early Spring. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Michigan...the chain on this was really cool but impossible to photograph...it is all teardrops that are clear AB with a Touch of Grey. I also threw in a few fish beads for fun. These bugles were hard to photograph too! But at least with the bugles, you get the idea. The teardrops just were a blurry blobby nightmare. </td></tr>
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