You know that saying,
Save the Best for Last
Well, DeFIniTEly NOT what will be running through your head when you see my December BJP.
Its downright dreadful. Though when I look at it I will see the year my mom dressed my sisters, herself and my dad (poor dad) in blue and white striped rugby shirts during our vacation to King's Island amusement park, which is in Cincinnati. I loved that park! My favorite ride was the Steeple Chase. A sort of fast moving merry go round. So fun!
And when I look at it I will be once again dumbstruck at how I choose (unwittingly) to use a basketweave stitch without even realizing the huge symbolism. You see, for years I had an addiction. To Longaberger Baskets, which are made in Dresden, Ohio. Yes, I admit to blowing my entire grocery budget for a basket. Don't get me wrong, no one ever went hungry on account of this basket buying frenzy. Besides, the girls were young and happy with pancakes or french toast or pasta and sauce . . .. well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it, anyway.
I will hopefully forget that I started over way too many times. What could possibly be so challenging about a simple blue and white basket weave??! Well, for starters, choosing the wrong beads and not paying attention to the way the shading was affecting the effect!
After 3 or 4 false starts and a whole mountain of snipped off thread and a pricked to death base (Thank Goodness I was using Nicole's super-duper-awesome-how-could-I-ever-bead-without-it BeadBacking. That stuff ROCKS!), and I was ready to toss Ohio out the window.
But I wasn't going to let Ohio get the better of me! So on I went - first encircling the quarter
Then making the stripes wider
and, well, although far from perfect, the BJP 2011 is a wrap.
I loved participating in this bead journal journey and am already well on my way into my January 2012 piece.
I am so grateful for the support and friendships (both old and new) that have gotten me through 2011. It certainly hasn't been my favorite year. Thank you thank you thank you to all of you who take the time to send me a note and encourage me to keep beading and offer me words of wisdom when I need them most. I really mean it when I say that I keep you all close at heart-forever.
~Bead Happy and Often~
Save the Best for Last
Well, DeFIniTEly NOT what will be running through your head when you see my December BJP.
Its downright dreadful. Though when I look at it I will see the year my mom dressed my sisters, herself and my dad (poor dad) in blue and white striped rugby shirts during our vacation to King's Island amusement park, which is in Cincinnati. I loved that park! My favorite ride was the Steeple Chase. A sort of fast moving merry go round. So fun!
And when I look at it I will be once again dumbstruck at how I choose (unwittingly) to use a basketweave stitch without even realizing the huge symbolism. You see, for years I had an addiction. To Longaberger Baskets, which are made in Dresden, Ohio. Yes, I admit to blowing my entire grocery budget for a basket. Don't get me wrong, no one ever went hungry on account of this basket buying frenzy. Besides, the girls were young and happy with pancakes or french toast or pasta and sauce . . .. well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it, anyway.
I will hopefully forget that I started over way too many times. What could possibly be so challenging about a simple blue and white basket weave??! Well, for starters, choosing the wrong beads and not paying attention to the way the shading was affecting the effect!
After 3 or 4 false starts and a whole mountain of snipped off thread and a pricked to death base (Thank Goodness I was using Nicole's super-duper-awesome-how-could-I-ever-bead-without-it BeadBacking. That stuff ROCKS!), and I was ready to toss Ohio out the window.
Then making the stripes wider
and, well, although far from perfect, the BJP 2011 is a wrap.
I loved participating in this bead journal journey and am already well on my way into my January 2012 piece.
I am so grateful for the support and friendships (both old and new) that have gotten me through 2011. It certainly hasn't been my favorite year. Thank you thank you thank you to all of you who take the time to send me a note and encourage me to keep beading and offer me words of wisdom when I need them most. I really mean it when I say that I keep you all close at heart-forever.
~Bead Happy and Often~
December BJP 2011 - Ohio
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January 01, 2012
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Reviewed by Unknown
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January 01, 2012
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