Done! (well, for now)

After staring at the blank section left on my life box and trying a 1,000 different things, this is what appeared:

My thought is that through your support and caring, I found the spirit to believe again

~ in myself and the decisions I've made

~ in the power of positive thinking

~ and most significantly, if the healing elements of bead journaling

As many of you may know, I was first introduced to bead embroidery through classes at my local Historical Society which are taught by Native American women from the Tuscarora Nation.

I couldn't resist adding one of my favorite coins. A 1900 penny.

I hope that when I pass from this earth, God grants me the favor of traveling back in time to Buffalo at the turn of the century. I would love to have attended the Pan American exposition held here in 1901. That would be heaven to me.

I use a scallop seashell to scoop up my beads from my beading mat. It is the best 'tool' ever. I don't even know how or why I started to use it, but its just a perfect little scooper. So when I was scrounging through all my treasures and came across a set of pewter seashells, I just had to pluck the scallop one from the group and put it on the box.

I feel peaceful now when I look at the final piece.

Maybe I should be calling this my Peace box.

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I will eventually put the bottom cover on and either add bead "feet" or a raised rope to lift it off the table a bit, but for now I have to set it aside and get started on next year's Beading for a Cure piece. Don't miss out on this year's auctions - there's some stunning pieces up for auction now. Click on the link on my sidebar to help the fight against colon cancer. We need all the help we can get!