Check out the latest issue of Step by Step Beads!!! This is the November/December issue that will hit the stands next week. The cover piece is by none other than my friend/mentor/artist extraordinaire, Kerry Bogert! In this issue you will find a tutorial for her awesome Playground bracelet. This was her first published lampwork glass tutorial (her other publications feature jewelry designs), and boy is this going to catapult her to stardom with being featured on the cover!!!! 🙂
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Jack Rabbit! It’s the very first thing we say on the first day of the month (if we remember) for good luck! Saying it at any time during the day is good too. This is something my brother, sister and I have been doing for as long as I can remember. Are there similar silly traditions in your family?
Over the weekend the Burke Pumpkin Playground opened and kicked off its 13th year. Even though it was 80 degrees out and extremely sunny, we were transported to a Fall Wonderland. One of my favorite activities is the wagon ride through the haunted woods. There’s nothing like seeing aliens mixed in with every spooky creature one can dream up. A good friend (from my Monterey, CA days) is neighbors with the owner of the nursery/festival/playground, and helped set up and decorate the event. It was nice to see all of their hard work enjoyed by so many. This is certainly one of those places where you run into everyone – from my son’s piano teacher to a mom from his class 2 years ago.
Now speaking of October, I happened to pick up the October/November issue of Beadwork today and was impressed by some of the cool projects in this issue. It’s amazing the creativity from the contributors: from pirate skull lampwork beads to a peyote stitch necklace featuring scrapbooking washers! On a closing note, the magazine shares a survey result from 2006: 42% of all crafters purchase beads! Are you surprised? I’m not. Now it’s confirmed that I’m not alone in my beady obsession.
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Welcome to the first week of Autumn! Are the days getting cooler where you are? We have had temperatures in the high 80’s here. But of course it is getting darker much earlier at night (oh no!). I caught the headline of a local paper this morning and was momentarily confused when I read that Spring fashions were hitting the runway….in Milan.
Hmmm…what have I been up to today? It was a busy evening here. We attended Parent’s Night at the school which meant I drove out there 3 times today. Many of you may know that there is now a very long commute involved with the new school. I can tell you about every light, construction site (total excitement when you are 3 years old), and type of truck that is on the road between here and there. I think my kids would agree though that it is worth the drive. And now I am up late, having just wrapped up an order for 2 boxes of disposable lab coats and gloves. Not the usual online shopping, but we’re getting ready around here for an upcoming Mad Science birthday party! I am trying to get some of those little details out of the way and I have less than 2 weeks to go.
I found this great quotation about Fall. Considering Spring is one of my favorite seasons, I sure like this perspective.
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
– Albert Camus
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