Mimi's Beading: August 2012

First off I would like to say hello and welcome to my blog.

How terrible am I? I have totally lacked in the whole blog side of things, I honestly forget its here with all the other things going on in my life right now. Even had to figure out how to use it again...

This is the best thing I could have been a part of at this point in time, I had a serious mojo failure in the beading and crafting department. I was not really enjoying making anything at all until I got the opportunity to meet Joanne Browne my bead soup partner. Let's face it, the woman has skill's! Check out her work in her Etsy store, you will be blown away!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/josjewels1

My facebook page is www.facebook.com/mimisbeading

After having an initial chat with each other we have now become friends and I am heading up to Qld on holidays in 2 weeks and taking time out to meet up with her, pretty cool huh....

When I received my bead soup I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do but I was determined to do something with the delicious goodies I got.

In my package was the following....

So many seed beads that I didn't know what do do with, I was truly overwhelmed with this soup. The cabs are delicious and the crystals, oh my!

I sent the following to Joanne....

Here I sent a bit of everything from a roll of wire to Sea sediment Jasper to feathers. Something to challenge Joanne away from the embroidery....

Now onto what I have created, I played around with a design with the cabs and laceys stiff stuff but of course in typical Mimi fashion, I couldn't decide, as the next pics prove lol.....

Then I decided on the other cab, Agate I think?

I couldn't get my head around using the white seedie's, I just don't like white, never have...

So I left that aside and decided to lay all my seed beads (of quality) in front of me with the cabs to see which colours stand out.
Now you have to remember that I have never in my life used a needle to free hand sew anything! I struggle to sew a button on my hubby's pair of pant's and the most success I have had with material and a needle is making yo-yo's using a template, easy in and out and pull right? NO, not me!! I manage to tangle everything up in it including the dog haha

Anyway, I hope I have done Joanne proud with the wonderful and HUGE bowl of soup she kindly sent me.

Enjoy.....

I am not 100% happy with the clasp so might rework that over the next couple of days and I am going to do a brick stitch around the edging as I am not completely satisfied.

I have learnt so much during the process of making this and thank Joanne for the opportunity to give it a proper go.

Silly me miscounted the seedies here also, so I have to change it because it is annoying me :)

I would like to say a huge thank you to Lori for putting all of this together, Not only have I learnt a lot, pushed myself to new levels but made a firm and gorgeous friend in Joanne :)

Dare I say it? BRING ON THE NEXT PARTY!!! HEHE

P.S Here is the full list of our blogs to visit, ALL 400 OF US :)

The 1st reveal.....

Hostess, Lori Anderson, PrettyThingsBlog.com

Alice Craddick, Alice's Beads and Baubles

Alicia Marinache, All The Pretty Things

Amanda Tibbetts, Amanda Made

Amber Dawn Goldish, Inventive Soul

Annita Wilson, AW Jewelry

Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool

Birgitta Lejonklou, Create With Spirit

Candida Castleberry, Spinning Spun Sugar

Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations

Cassie Donlen, Glass Beadle

Cheri Reed, Creative Designs by Cheri