(Yet again.)
October 3, 2009
Pauli and I went to the Costa Mesa bead show today…and I was floored (yet again) by the endless amount of colors and shapes and sizes. I was reminded (yet again) why beading is so fun for me. And I needed that. I needed to bask in the wealth of possibility and the potential for creativity. I needed to not be thinking about how to someday profit from making jewelry or how to concoct a brilliant series of blog posts for my website. That’s not to say that I don’t still hope and dream about making a business of it or getting this site running in a more fluid rhythm and catching some attention. I just needed to remember how it all started, and where my focus has to be: PASSION.
Anyway, I bought a bunch of great beads today, in some colors I don’t normally go for. I made a necklace for my grandmother’s 80th birthday. Granted, I made it in rather bad lighting, which only got worse as the sun went down, but upon inspection under the bathroom vanity light, I think it turned out pretty great. I’m tempted to make a second one as a prototype… But I think I want this one to be special and one-of-a-kind, just like my grandma. The funny thing about the necklace is that I bought several different strands of beads that all appeared to be lavendar in the lighting at the bead show, and now as I sit here looking at the completed necklace, it seems to be more of a periwinkle blue color. In fact, the bedspread that the necklace is laying on is a light blue pattern that looks like clouds in the sky…and the necklace is practically the same color. I’m sure in the sunlight it will look different, and no matter what color it really ends up being, it still looks nice.
And if I wasn’t feeling totally lethargic and sloth-like right now, I’d take a picture, upload it and show it to you.
Ah, what the heck. Lemme see what I can do.
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Okay. I kid you not, my camera just DIED. I took about four pictures and was about to look through them really quickly to see if any were postable, and my camera died. I’m not at home tonight, so I don’t have my charger with me. Sorry, peeps. I tried.
Anyway, just wanted to pop in with a little beady update. I have big plans for this place, I promise…
Oh, and while you’re waiting for another post, don’t forget to check out my official Etsy store! I’ve only listed one item so far, and I still need to write up a profile (and apparently some store policies?), but it’s a step in the right direction. And who knows? Maybe one of you will meander on over there and see my one item and go, “I need that!” And then I’ll be like, “YES! Someone wants to buy my jewelry! I’d better get cracking on making more and posting them up on the site!”
See? You could play a crucial role in my success, here.
Do it.