Getting Back to My Roots

Sometimes it seems no matter how far we try to move ahead, we come round, full circle. Both my grandmothers were very talented women. Both were seamstresses for a large part of their careers. And both liked to crochet to relax.
Crochet was one of the first arts I learned outside of school. That and sewing. I remember having some awful stomach flu when I was about 11 or 12 and being stuck in bed all day for more than a week... so I got together all my scraps of yarn and my crochet hook, and crocheted a bikini! No pattern, I just kept fitting it as I went along. Well my bikini days are long gone, but I still crochet.
And now I am doing it in 30 gauge silver filled wire. I have been having so much fun! It started with a simple neck chain/ cord... then a bracelet and last night I crocheted around a beautiful dichroic cab ! No pictures yet as I have once again misplaced the cord to connect the 'puter and camera.
It is at once exciting, as is any new creative endeavor, and relaxing, with the steady rhythym of the hook sliding in and out. It is so gratifying to see the sparkling silver turning into a fabric-like piece! And it is creatively invigorating, as new ideas keep popping into my head!

I love days like this!

New Sale

I currently have two Etsy Shops. One is BeadBrat Originals which has been open since May. The other is Budjit BeadBrat which I only opened last week. That site is for more inexpensive pieces, because I believe every woman should be able to get something out of the ordinary.

Last night while I was playing online, I made my first sale from the Budjit site ! How fun! It was for these earrings...


I really loved the idea of them, and I am so glad someone else does too!

Giving in

So maybe fall is just around the corner. The nights have been cool, the days pretty comfortable. I want it to be summer forever, but it doesn't look like I am getting my wish. 11 starts back to school in just over a week... that's a sure sign of fall in New England. So I am giving in and starting a new fall line, with leaves as the focus. In doing so I hope I am inviting nature to laugh and give us an Indian summer... LOL
Here is a picture of my 1st piece for this line





I plan on 4 or 5 more pieces with a similar theme. This is for my BeadBrat Originals line. I have some neat leaf shaped thing to make up for the Budjit shop as well, plan to get them on sometime tomorrow..

So do you think my reverse psychology will work for mother nature?