{"id":11653,"date":"2013-02-23T03:34:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T07:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=11653"},"modified":"2013-02-23T03:34:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-23T07:34:01","slug":"focus-on-life-week-8-monochromatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=11653","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Life &#8211; Week 8 {monochromatic}"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!<\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Focus on Life challenge is all about monochromatic pictures. I happen to love classic black and white pictures, and vintage sepia tones. \u00a0I decided to share a very recent picture, one take this evening as a matter of fact.<\/p>\n<p>There are a bunch of jewelry designers living right here in northern VA and we&#8217;ve been trying to get together for a good old-fashioned cookie swap since the holidays. \u00a0Even though not \u00a0everyone could make it, we forged ahead and finally met for an evening of great talk and yummy cookies. \u00a0Kathleen&#8217;s husband was so sweet and made us freshly ground coffee, his specialty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11654\" alt=\"Focus on Life_Monochromatic_opt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_opt.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_opt.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_opt-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_opt-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">(L to R) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeanetteblix.com\">Jeanette<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/modernnaturestudio.blogspot.com\/\">Kathleen<\/a>, Nancy (no blog &#8211; yet), <a href=\"http:\/\/sandivolpe.com\/\">Sandi<\/a>, Me and <a href=\"http:\/\/thepeacefulbead.com\/\">Julie Anne<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11656\" alt=\"Focus on Life_Monochromatic_cookies_opt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_cookies_opt.jpg\" width=\"515\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_cookies_opt.jpg 515w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_cookies_opt-150x91.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic_cookies_opt-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Four hours flies by when you&#8217;re among friends, especially when you have a love of beads in common. \u00a0The best coffee and plenty of cookies right smack in the middle of table sealed the deal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11657\" alt=\"Focus on Life_Monochromatic beads_opt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic-beads_opt.jpg\" width=\"476\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic-beads_opt.jpg 476w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic-beads_opt-150x167.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Focus-on-Life_Monochromatic-beads_opt-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh my, and then there were beads. \u00a0Beads like we have never seen before. \u00a0An exclusive look in to Kathleen&#8217;s studio, and we all thought we died and went to heaven. \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0Fun was had by all.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thestudiosublime.com\/2013\/02\/22\/week-8-freeform-peyote-challenge\/\">Sally Russick&#8217;s blog<\/a> and see what other monochromatic\u00a0goodies are being shared!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Cindy, xoxo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! This week&#8217;s Focus on Life challenge is all about monochromatic pictures. I happen to love classic black and white pictures, and vintage sepia tones. \u00a0I decided to share a very recent picture, one take this evening as a matter of fact. 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