well.........if they hadn't rescheduled my appointment, I would be in the middle of a laser treatment on my eyes right now, I am diabetic and haven't taken care of myself as I should have (no job, no insurence) so I have damaged my eyes, and now must pay the price monetarily as well as surgically. I don't know what I would do if I went blind, a scary thought. recently when I had just gotten started back on my meds, my blood pressure went way out of control, and I was like leagally blind for about a month, all I could see was pretty much a blur, it really scared me, to say the least. I really hated being so dependent on my hubby for the smallest things, like doing laundry, I couldn't see to put my washing machine on the right setting, and worst of all I couldn't bead or read, two of the most important things in my life.........
I have been beading like crazy lately, I am involved in the bead soup party, a beaded cab swap, and a challenge with a sea theme for one of my beading groups......got the cab finished last night and I am quite happy with it, it was my second attempt at a beaded bezel, the cab is some kind of agate, I think, in lovely fall colors, so the beaded part is in similar colors as well I need to take a pic of it today and send it on its way ......
I recently bought a "poison bottle" on Artfire, it is bigger and heavier than I had thought it would be, but it is very beautiful, and I love it, I am making a spiral rope to hang it from, with dark blue pearls and kind of golden greenish seed beads and mulberry purple seeds as well, all colors that reflect the colors of the bottle, think it will become one of my favorite pieces of jewelery.
I have added some new books to my beading Library, one of my favorites being "Enchanted Adornments", not only does it give me lots of ideas for making jewelery, that is a bit out of my usual style, as it deals with wire, metal clay and mixed media, and I am usually more of a bead weaver, it also has a charming little story to go along with all the projects, that is right up my alley, as I happen to love a bit of fantasy! I also bought Bead Fusion by Rachel Nelson-Smith, and Diane Fitzgerald's Shaped beadwork, both books are a bit advanced for me, but I would really like to try and advance myself, and maybe try things outside of my usual comfort zone.....
with that in mind I also got a book on wire work, oh I also got Marcia DeCostner's Beaded Opulence........I can spend hours looking at all the eye candy in these books!
I didn't mean to write a book .......still not used to blogging
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