I received an email confirmation from Anne at BD, confirming my partner for the earring swap - that I kinda forgot I entered into - and when I saw the types of things that this person was into, it sent my mind reeling with ideas and inspiration.. It was like the kick start (or in my case, kick up the ass) that I needed to get myself going. So I straight away designed and created the earrings and I love the way that they turned out!
I won't post them here just yet.. I want to wait until she receives them!
Then today I got my Beadwork magazine in the mail and took some others to work with me to flick through, and in one of my B&B mags, I came across a beaded rope done with Kumihimo. I have taught Kumi before to kids when I worked for the bead shop but with really thick cord and without the beads. So I have the technique down pat, I just didn't know how to start adding beads. As a starting reading these 'destructions' it suddenly made sense to me! I understand how to add the beads now!
I am now home from work and uber keen to try and create something with my Kumi disc (which is still sadly, still is its original packaging - unopened and unloved). Thank you Anne and thank you Kumi!
I SHALL RETURN WITH GOODIES!!! - after I tidy my room..
Emma
xXx
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Time for me
Ok.. This post is again, not about my beading.. but still - art
Because I have been in such a bad mental state lately, I decided this weekend was going to be for me.. No pressure to do housework or drag out any of my UFOs.. just something that I would like to do.
Having that said I went down to my mums place on friday night, had a nice night chilling with my mother.. then relaxed on Saturday.. Had a family dinner with my mum and my sisters then had chocolate covered strawberries for dessert. Then on Sunday I did a photoshoot with one of my girlfriends who is trying to start her own photography business!
She is an AMAZING photographer and has done some awesome shots! She has only edited 3 pictures so far but I was just too excited that I had to share them now!
Because I have been in such a bad mental state lately, I decided this weekend was going to be for me.. No pressure to do housework or drag out any of my UFOs.. just something that I would like to do.
Having that said I went down to my mums place on friday night, had a nice night chilling with my mother.. then relaxed on Saturday.. Had a family dinner with my mum and my sisters then had chocolate covered strawberries for dessert. Then on Sunday I did a photoshoot with one of my girlfriends who is trying to start her own photography business!
She is an AMAZING photographer and has done some awesome shots! She has only edited 3 pictures so far but I was just too excited that I had to share them now!
We took the shots at an abandoned hotel/pub. It still had all this leftover, dusty, manky furniture that we used as propsand what not - it was sooooo much fun!
She has tons more photos on her facebook page - be sure to 'like' it http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719085108&ref=tn_tnmn#!/quote.photography
I'll upload some more when she has edited them ;) haha!
Emma
xXx
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012
R.I.P Motivation
I am blue.. Not in a "OMG! A smurf!" kind of way - no, I am down, depressed, bummed out, howeer you want to say it.
I have hit an all time low. One of my room mates moved out, so my rent went up and I didn't really get the raise that I was hoping for (and desperately need). Trying to work out my budget for the fortnight is getting harder and harder. And I have been seriously contemplating getting a night job to make up for my loss but to be frank, I really don't want it to come down to that..
As a result though, I have had no motivation or train of thought to do any beading.. I kind of just look at my beads and my ever growing pile of UFOs and think "...now what?" I am sooooo unbelievably behind on my earring challeng that I might actually call it - Time of death, around the 15-16th January 2012. (at least I got further with this one than I did with my other one..)
I'm just so lost at the moment.. and it may be incredibly 'unprofessional' or whatever to be posting this stuff on my blog but you know what? Its my blog - I'll post what I bloody well want to.. even if I need to vent to my laptop screen!!!
I need to find my beading motivation again.. I know I left it around here somewhere...
Oh, and happy Australia Day
I have hit an all time low. One of my room mates moved out, so my rent went up and I didn't really get the raise that I was hoping for (and desperately need). Trying to work out my budget for the fortnight is getting harder and harder. And I have been seriously contemplating getting a night job to make up for my loss but to be frank, I really don't want it to come down to that..
As a result though, I have had no motivation or train of thought to do any beading.. I kind of just look at my beads and my ever growing pile of UFOs and think "...now what?" I am sooooo unbelievably behind on my earring challeng that I might actually call it - Time of death, around the 15-16th January 2012. (at least I got further with this one than I did with my other one..)
I'm just so lost at the moment.. and it may be incredibly 'unprofessional' or whatever to be posting this stuff on my blog but you know what? Its my blog - I'll post what I bloody well want to.. even if I need to vent to my laptop screen!!!
I need to find my beading motivation again.. I know I left it around here somewhere...
Oh, and happy Australia Day
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Bed, Bath and Beads
In the words of a famous overweight ginger cat - I hate Mondays..
After battling a weekend of late nights and late wake-ups, my body is certainly struggling this morning. As if it wasn't difficult enough the my body clock is STILL messed up from New Years Eve and the holidays.. Since returning back to work, it's thrown me completely out of whack (I can feel my eyelids drooping at work even as I type) and I am ashamed to say that I have now fallen behind on my daily earring challenge!!!
I won't mention by exactly how many pairs behind I am, but Ima have to work my ass off to catch back up! I don't want this to be another failed earring challenge.
My mind has been reeling with ideas though, it's just finding the energy to lift my hand, pick up a pen and scribble on what will most likely turn out to be an empty chocolate wrapper.. I had an idea for my earring challenge to do a rubix cube pair of earrings (which I think I may start when I get home). I'm getting somewhere!!!
*sigh* Well body clock.. you win this round but you shall not prevail in winning the war!!! I think tonight may call for an easy dinner, a nice hot bath, a lil beading time and an early turn in to be well rested for work tomorrow
Emma
xXx
After battling a weekend of late nights and late wake-ups, my body is certainly struggling this morning. As if it wasn't difficult enough the my body clock is STILL messed up from New Years Eve and the holidays.. Since returning back to work, it's thrown me completely out of whack (I can feel my eyelids drooping at work even as I type) and I am ashamed to say that I have now fallen behind on my daily earring challenge!!!
I won't mention by exactly how many pairs behind I am, but Ima have to work my ass off to catch back up! I don't want this to be another failed earring challenge.
My mind has been reeling with ideas though, it's just finding the energy to lift my hand, pick up a pen and scribble on what will most likely turn out to be an empty chocolate wrapper.. I had an idea for my earring challenge to do a rubix cube pair of earrings (which I think I may start when I get home). I'm getting somewhere!!!
*sigh* Well body clock.. you win this round but you shall not prevail in winning the war!!! I think tonight may call for an easy dinner, a nice hot bath, a lil beading time and an early turn in to be well rested for work tomorrow
Emma
xXx
Friday, 13 January 2012
Amidst the browsing
Today, whilst I was reading over a friends blog, I came across something that she posted that made me think and suprisingly enough, it actually helped me put some things into perspective to the inevitable question...
Should I work for free?
I'm sure that anyone who is trying to sell ANYTHING has asked themselves this question. Thanks to Megan for sharing this and now Ima pass it on so that hopefully it may help someone else!
http://www.shouldiworkforfree.com/
Emma
xXx
Should I work for free?
I'm sure that anyone who is trying to sell ANYTHING has asked themselves this question. Thanks to Megan for sharing this and now Ima pass it on so that hopefully it may help someone else!
http://www.shouldiworkforfree.com/
Emma
xXx
Monday, 19 December 2011
A Second Attempt
As 2012 draws closer, we at Beading Daily have decided to make January our monthly earring challenge. One pair of earrings every day for the month of January..
I tried to do this in September as a personal goal but lost momentum midway.. but this time there are at least a dozen other ladies who are doing it with me so I think I am more motivated when I have other people on the other side of the world sitting in the weekly showcase section saying "Come on Em! Where are yours?!" Haha!
So while I'm chilling in my room, patiently waiting for christmas to arrive and listening to the rain (3 weeks into summer and 3 weeks on non-stop rain!) I am sitting here prethinking and researching designs.. Does that technically count as cheating?
Anyways.. thats the latest ;) update soon!
Emma
xXx
I tried to do this in September as a personal goal but lost momentum midway.. but this time there are at least a dozen other ladies who are doing it with me so I think I am more motivated when I have other people on the other side of the world sitting in the weekly showcase section saying "Come on Em! Where are yours?!" Haha!
So while I'm chilling in my room, patiently waiting for christmas to arrive and listening to the rain (3 weeks into summer and 3 weeks on non-stop rain!) I am sitting here prethinking and researching designs.. Does that technically count as cheating?
Anyways.. thats the latest ;) update soon!
Emma
xXx
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
My ufos
That last post I made about finishing off 2 of my UFOs.. well! I did it!
I will however leave out the fact that I wasn't finished by the end of that week.. but thats ok, I finished at least 1 by the end of the week =D
This one I have called "Coffee and cream". Its a russian spiral (i think) with topaz swarovski crystals in the spiral as the focal piece. I am really pleased with this necklace - I just sort of made it up as I went along and I'm so proud of it.
I will however leave out the fact that I wasn't finished by the end of that week.. but thats ok, I finished at least 1 by the end of the week =D
This one I have called "Coffee and cream". Its a russian spiral (i think) with topaz swarovski crystals in the spiral as the focal piece. I am really pleased with this necklace - I just sort of made it up as I went along and I'm so proud of it.
Now as for this SOB (excuse mah french) this pattern I got out of one of the bead and button magazines.. Its a cubic right angle weave base with 5 different coloured raw ruffles along the top. OMG! it was a good 30 hours JUST to do the ruffles.. I never want to do a raw project again! I am very ashamed to say that those 30 hours were spent over 2 days..
I got up at about 8-ish, started beading and kept going until about 10 at night.. then started again the next day. And by the end of the second day, I had only done 4 of the 5 ruffles *sigh*
BUT it is finished now! ..sort of. I just need to put the clasp on.
Oh right, this is my sister's Christmas present =) and after all of that work I did, if she turns around and says she doesn't like it, ima punch her!!!!
I have also updated my 'made it' site - trying to sell my jewellery. Have a goosey!
Emma
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