Flight of Fancy Creations

My guidelines for 2011

2011-01-11T21:29:00.000-08:00

This blog entry is not about my jewelry or my scrapbook work. This is about the guidelines I want to live by for 2011. Ten Guidelines From God 1. QUIT WORRYING: Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take

Simple Spring necklace

2010-03-08T09:10:00.000-08:00

Spring is here. Or pretty close I think, finally! I was given a chance to work with some May Arts ribbon and it made up into a really pretty necklace. I used the Kumihimo braiding loom. http://www.mayarts.com/ is the website.

Sea Foam Necklace

2010-03-02T11:50:00.000-08:00

I finished my peyote necklace and just love the way it turned out. I was going to hang a PMC fish from it but it looks so delicate the way it is. I decided to put the fish on something else. Here is a close up of the beads. It does sparkle a lot more than the picture shows.

Second Necklace

2010-02-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

This is the second necklace I finished this weekend. My brother Andy brought me back some beautiful pearls from China the last time he went. It took me a long time to figure out the best way to use them. I think this is unique and pretty.

Finished

2010-02-17T08:38:00.000-08:00

I finished two new necklaces this weekend. The first one is made with a porcelain piece I found at a thrift store. I wire wrapped it and then made a necklace out of glass pearls to hang it from. I used gold bead caps on the bigger pearls.

Blog Giveaway

2010-02-09T06:20:00.001-08:00

Check this site out http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/ She is giving away ribbon today. Her store has lots of gorgeous ribbons to choose from. www.reasonableribbon.com

Retreat cancelled

2010-01-28T07:23:00.000-08:00

Well I am going to cancel the bead retreat. I think the economy and the time of year is keeping people from spending money on 'non-essentials' right now. But that's ok. I have plenty to keep me busy. I started taking violin lessons 2 weeks ago. It is going to be an uphill battle since I can't read music and am tone deaf. It is something I have wanted to do for years so I am giving it a go.

Well the menu for the beading get together has changed some. The woman who owns the herb shop across the street from the lodge has volunteered to do the cooking. Since she is a gourmet cook and I am not, I took her up on her offer. I have eaten at her house more than once and the food was always delicious. I've been working on my first complicated design for a necklace. I am trying to work

Wire Wrap class

2009-12-31T10:34:00.000-08:00

Barb Penrose has volunteered to teach a wire wrap class at our Bead retreat. Since I know that she does beautiful work I'm looking forward to learning from her. We will have to bring a cabachon and wire or we can buy it from the stash she will bring.

Beading with Friends

2009-12-10T13:17:00.000-08:00