don't want the summer to end!!!! - treasury

Finally managed to get a treasury!!!  wasn't easy, and at one point, just after I had written the title, it looked like I was going to lose it and I couldn't get back into it.... my heart stopped, I became almost irate - mainly because I've been sitting at the computer for the last 3 hours waiting for it... but I tried one more time and YES!!! managed to get back into it and load these beauties up!!! :-)  now I can go to sleep, hopefully :-)

Well I'm a summer person - I moved to Israel from London because as much as I LOVE London, the weather there just depressed me to no end, and even though it's still unbelievably hot here, there is this underlying feeling that the summer is about to end, and unlike other places where there are four season, Israel seems to only have two - summer and winter.... there's not much warning between seasons, one minute it's bloody hot, the next miserable and cold.... and I just don't want it to end!!! :-)  I looked for items that would remind me of gorgeous hot early summer evenings, just before the sun sets and this is what I found! :-)

This treasury will expire on Tuesday 9th September, so please go check it out: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=6267

Bead Art Originals - Items of the week 1st-7th Sept

I'm back!!!!!!!!!!! :-) OK so I took an unplanned but oh so much needed couple of weeks off.... My best friend Michael Onona (check out his art work) from London surprised me with a totally unexpected visit.... I haven't seen him in almost a year and a half, so it was a good... no, a GREAT very welcomed visit!!! :-) and he convinced me to take some time off... so I did!!! or at least I tried... I still had to do some things and of course I still had to bead at least a couple of hours a day... but the rest of the time we went to the pool, the beach and just hang out at my place.... we even went out to Reggae night at my local beach bar with my favourite live band and I danced the night away!!!!  (haven't done that in about a year)  and now in retrospect, although I'm very behind with everything, I realise that I really needed to slow down and as they say... smell the roses a bit!!! :-) Michael went back to London on Friday and my son started a new year at a new kindergarten today.... so slowly slowly things are going back to normal :-)

Here are this week's items of the week for the BAO.  Go check them out and see what specials are on offer this week from this wonderful group of artists:

 

 

My item for this week is Black and Pearl Pendant:

Go visit the Bead Art Originals's blog to see what special offer is on this piece! :-)

 

 

I'm currently working on a rather large bead embroidered piece - I'm hoping it will be finished by next week - I have been working on it for the most part of August and as I keep changing my mind, it's taking a bit longer than usual :-) but it's so worth it!!!! so come back soon and check it out!!! :-)

Bead Artist Originals - Items of the week

 

 

Check out these gorgeous Items of the Week!!!

Go to the Bead Art Originals' blog and see this week's special offers!!!

My item of the week is the Merry Widow Necklace - please check out the BAO's blog to see what special offer is attached to this necklace  and to the other beautiful Items of the Week.

Front Page!!!! thank you Smadar's Treasure

Yeahhhh!!!! One of my bangles made it to the front page yesterday!!!!    My Royal Flash Bangle!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much Smadar's Treasure for not only creating this gorgeous treasury... but also for getting me to the Front Page!!!!! Yeah!!!!! :-)

 

 

 

If you are not familiar with Smadar's gorgeous beadwork, you should go check it out!!! here is an example of her wonderful jewellery:

Unique Crystals and Bugles Colorful Bracelet

EBW - ART DECO Challenge Winner is....

The winner for August's EtsyBeadWeavers ART DECO challenge is Jems by Jules with her beautiful Search Light Art Deco Bracelet  - Congratulations Julie!!!!!! :-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My piece Purple Graces came in 5th!!!! :-) so a BIG thank you to all of you who voted for me!!!!! :-)

To see the top ten results, please visit http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com/2008/08/and-august-challenge-winner-is.html

Spread the Blog Love

It's almost 1 am... and I can't bloody sleep!!! as usual!!! :-) this time I got woken up by sounds of thumping and cheering.... yet another Thursday night party going on.... I must be becoming a grumpy old woman.... the noise is driving me nuts... only a few years ago (2 to be exact!) I would have been out partying myself... now it's all so annoying!!! :-) so what is an old grumpy woman to do.... check my e-mails, of course!!!! :-) and I found myself tagged by Make Every Day Your Lucky Day. .. am not quite sure what it actually means... so I'm playing along either out of complete sleep deprivation... or simply because I cannot think of anything better to do at this G-d forsaken hour, with the thumping music and happy people sounds  resounding in the distance... although 20 minutes ago it felt like the party was happening in my bedroom :-)

Ok, so now I'm supposed to spread the blog love to my friends... so here goes: Sand Fibers, Ixela, MaryLou's Art [Ad]venture, Bangles & Beads, Pink Pooch Designs, Waterrose, Smadar's Treasure

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Let's try and get some bloody sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) or the grumpy old woman syndrome may become a permanent affliction!!!! :-)