Friday, May 25, 2007

Charming Slumber Party June 1st!

We are having a beady slumber party at Panopolie on June 1st and these are two of the projects that you can make as you bead in your jammies! I am really looking forward to this one, I love the tiny fabric charms especially.
I have some friends who have participated in charm swaps, where you make multiples of a charm and swap with a group of people. You get a variety of new charms and can see many new styles of charms. I find this so interesting, but can't do it right now as my time is limited. I am not only interested in GETTING a variety of new charms, but in the idea of sitting and making 20 of the same thing. I envision a late night, peace in the house, soft radio playing (maybe a pandora.com channel?) and just the right amount of chocolate and tea to keep me going...ahh. Heaven.
So I will see you at the slumber party...won't I?

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Watch lockets in BeadStyle this issue!

Wow, this project in this month's BeadStyle uses our watch locket, chain, toggle and birdy beads...all at ornamentea.com
The project looks great, I love to see them doing things with chain and not just stringing projects. I know the magazine is aimed at 'beginning' beaders but in the shops we always try to push beginners beyond the basics. This project even uses mixed metals!