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The first week of July has been a time of great celebration for over 200 years for the United States. As we celebrate our 233rd year of independence, several shops within the Beadweaving Emporium Market (BEM) would like you to join us during our Red, White, and Beadweaving Sale-e-bration!! Many people believe buying handmade items is a great way you can show your love and support to your country and its people. What a great way to take the handmade pledge, get a one-of-a-kind piece of Beadwoven Art, and receive a discount!
Below is your own invitation to join us at BEM anytime the first week of July in our own Independence Celebration. Use the scissors to cut out this reminder ~ Shop right here at home!
RED, WHITE and BEADWEAVING SALE-e-BRATION!
DATES: July 1 through July 8th, 2009
WHERE: http://www.1000markets.com/groups/bem
WHAT: unique and creative beadwoven art
HINT: shop early for the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and more!
Be sure to check out each and every designated shop for outstanding handmade items and generous sale prices! Look for the SALE-e-BRATION badge in the participating shops for their SALE ITEMS.
Participating beadweaving shops will be:
1. Amanda.....ConlinsCreations
2. Ana.....Nossubgallery
3. Cheryl.....Littlestonedesign
4. Dini.....BeadazzledofOregon
5. Hannah.....HannahRachel
6. Ileana.....EnchantedBeads
7. Linda.....Beadsforever
8. Marilyn.....CigarBoxBeads
9. Patricia.....PVener
10. Rachele.....RachelesOriginals
11. Tania.....MyTreasures
A 4th Firecracker SALE!
BLOG ANNOUNCEMENT:
Many of the shops that are members of The Beadweaving Emporium (BEM) market at 1000 Markets have teamed together and are planning a fantastic 4th of July SHOPPER-TUNITY SALE in their shops. Items on sale will be designated by their SALE-A-BRATION badge; some shops will have selected items and others may have every item in their shop on sale.
Below is your own invitation to join us at BEM anytime the first week of July in our own Independence Celebration. Use the scissors to cut out this reminder ~ Shop right here at home!
RED, WHITE and BEADWEAVING SALE-e-BRATION!
DATES: July 1 through July 8th, 2009
WHERE: http://www.1000markets.com/groups/bem
WHAT: unique and creative beadwoven art
HINT: shop early for the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, and more!
Cindy Caraway
Wearable Art and Beaded Adornment
News from The Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta 2009!
I received my jewelry back from Albuquerque and was very excited when I opened the box! I found several ribbons, a check and a Rio Grande gift certificate. It seems "Amber Bear Cuff" and "Tea Rose Garden Party" both placed 1st in their division AND "Tea Rose" won Best In Show for beadwork - WOO HOO! I took this photo right after unpacking the box.
I decided to ask Cindy to tell us more about her art in order to know her better.
"I started making jewelry back in the late 80's - so around 20 years. (Has it really been that long??)I had taken a teaching job in Arizona and was interested in finding a new hobby. During a trip to the library, I came upon a book about making black wire jewelry. I really enjoyed it and started making necklaces, pendants and bracelets and sold several in a local record store. A friend suggested I add beads for interest and that was the beginning of the end! I got more interested in the beads and ultimately dropped the wire altogether. The beads just kept getting smaller and smaller and my love of beadweaving was born.
Believe it or not, the first time I wrapped peyote stitch around a cabochon, I thought I had invented it! What a rude awakening when I realized that the Native Americans (among others) had been doing it for centuries! Once I realized there was a world of beadweaving out there, I started looking for books and such. I am not good at diagrams so it's a miracle I ever learned any of the skills I do have. I would say that Carol Wilcox Wells' book "Creative Bead Weaving" was a true epiphany about the artistic possibilities of beadwork.
Beaded Extravagance Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
I am an award winning Bead Artist who has finally decided to come out of my shell and share my creations with everyone. I have won Second Place in the World of Beads Halloween Mask Contest in 2000 and First Place in the Cabochon Category of the 2008 FireMountain Gems Annual Beading Contest.
I’ve been beading for most of my life; my first beading memories are of sitting on my Aunt Mary's kitchen floor with a shoebox full of colorful, glittery beads, a sewing needle and thread making colorful necklaces for my dolls and anyone who wanted one of my creations. This year, after entering a local art show and successfully selling over half of my inventory, the next logical step was for me to set up a site where I could share my creations with the rest of the world.
I am the wife of a very patient husband and the mother of a beautiful daughter who is my biggest fan. These are my creations, they are one-of-a-kind and they come from my heart and soul. Louisa
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AMANDA CONLIN
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AMANDA CONLIN Conlins Creations Akron, NY
I am a wife of 5 yrs to a very supportive and understanding husband (sometimes beads get in the way and the house doesn’t always stay at the top of my priority list ) J and a mother to 3 beautiful little girls… Lily-5, Isable-4, and Chloe-2 ½.
According to a little book given to my by my mother from when I was in 2nd grade I have been beading since I was 8-9, and my life long dream at that point was to make and sell jewelry. But realistically I have been beading for about 4 ½ years, and weaving for about 2. I started stringing during my 2nd pregnancy when I was put on complete bed rest, needed something to fill my very LONG days… after Isabel was born, I started doing home parties, just to make some more “bead money”… soon I started picking up magazines and weaving caught my eye, I have not looked back since. I am 100% self-taught (books, magazines and internet) My first piece was a giant cellini bracelet ( I get a little ambitious)!
I started with peyote stitch, and over time have added a few new stitches. Right now I am on a major herringbone jaunt, but always end up back to tubular peyote… so right now on my beading board is a turquoise and brown BIG cellini spiral… not sure if it will turn into a necklace or a bracelet… guess it depends on how long the beads, and my patience hold out!
As of right now, I am not a “published” or “award winning” bead weaver, but hope to get there some day… having 3 little girls, kinda limits my time.
CONLINS CREATIONS: http://www.1000markets.com/users/conlinscreations
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LINDA ROBERTS
Linda Roberts, BeadsForever, Jacumba CA (about 65 miles east of San Diego) in the high desert
I am passionate about beadweaving. It brings me such joy and I hope that spills over into your life! I love to design and create with beads, but I also love to incorporate other mediums such as polymer clay, cabachons, precious metal clay and wirework.
I'm originally from South Dakota (Black Hills area). I learned to sew and crochet from my Mom and Grandma as a small child and still love the feel of the needle and thread in my hands. Discovering beadweaving about 9 or 10 years ago has brought me so much joy. Each time I find a new craft to try, I usually move on to try something new. But with beadweaving, there are so many different stitches and new things to learn, I haven't ever been bored, so I think I will stick with it until my eyes can't see the holes in the beads anymore.
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I’ve been married for 23 years to my lovely husband, Bob. I am mom to two adult children, Eric and Kristen. Grandma, or actually “KK”, to 5 grandchildren-3 girls, and 2 boys, ranging in age from 18 to 8. Bob and I have a dog-Jack, a cat-Charlie, a parrotlet-Bluebelle, (all very original names, of course!) and two tiny finches who remain unnamed at this time.
At 57 years old, I am a Texan, through and through, and having lived in Key Largo, Florida for the last 2 years, I love Texas more than ever before. We have 1 more year (truly, 11 months!) and then my husband’s job will be over and we will return to our home in the country. Even my yankee husband looks forward to it!
I began making jewelry about 3 1/2 or 4 years ago, during a time when my mother was declining in health, and it became an escape for me. Then, it became an obsession for the beads themselves! The textures, the coolness, and the complexities of various stones, shells, and wood…keeps me ooohing and ahhhing over them! The rich and bright colors are so delicious! Then, weaving tiny beads together into a pattern or picture, fascinating. I have always been easily entertained! Yet my attention span is not especially long, so I love to make the simpler pieces. I always enjoy seeing what other people are inspired to do with their gift. Sometimes I think my enthusiasm for it is coming to an end…then I visit my beads!
Presently, I am at home in Texas, busily working on my home, spending time with loved ones, so I’m afraid beading is not number one…….but soon….!
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From the Board of Rachele Dagley:
Here are a couple of pictures that I took this morning for the bead board blog. I’m not sure when I’m going to be able to get back to them, and really I don’t have tons left to do on either of them, so hopefully It’ll be soon!
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Rachele Dagley; Proprietor Rachele's Originals
"I've been with my husband Jim for 19 years, however married for 15 of them. I have two great kids, Tyler (14) and Bailey (10) who I am so proud of. I was born in 1971 in Hillsdale, Michigan. I had very little creative influences in my life, if any. My sister, Carla, is such a natural artist, she is a singer, song writer, and she can draw like nobody's business, so I honestly thought she got all of the creativity in our family....I mean for goodness sakes she is a Libra, and I'm a Capricorn....lol.
All that changed not quite 5 years ago. I had several friends that had been beaders, and although I loved their jewelry, I never even thought about making it myself. My best friend at the time, had just taken a class on how to bead string and how to wire wrap earrings, and she showed me how to do both. She then took me into the bead store where she had learned these new techniques.
Oh My Goodness....I am a huge believer in being in the right place at the right time. I do not believe in coincidences. I believe everything happens for a reason and I was not ready until that very day, to start this new chapter in my life. I cannot easily explain to you what happened to me. This was for me not just like someone picking up a new hobby, it was like my spirit had been awoken. I mean serious Deja Vu, and instant inspiration, like nothing I had ever experienced before in my life.
At this point.... .beading, beadweaving, beading around cabochons, wire wrapping, all of these things brings my soul such peace, that everything in my life since has been affected in a positive and loving way, and now it's brought me to all of you. I feel honored and grateful for being given the ability to create, and ready to be guided to where ever that leads me."
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This Blooming Blossoms choker just left my beading table and was purchased by a beautiful woman in Texas --what I really have on my table are the beginnings of small blue flower earrings to match the choker --no picture yet, but picture in your mind--tiny flowers like the dark blue flower on the longer end of the choker---fun in # 15 seedbeads! ;>) Wish me luck!
Marilyn Goodman http://www.Cigarboxbeads.1000markets.com
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I'm Cigarboxbeads--Marilyn Goodman - a wife, mother, grandmother, retired Home Ec. Teacher and now- caregiver. I've always enjoyed crafting and was taught to do many needlecrafts by my great aunt- who taught me to crochet and tat. My other favorite things to do- beading, beadweaving, sewing, knitting , collecting, etc.---I learned on my own. I've been beading and beadweaving since the early 90s--when we got our first computer and I became 'addicted' to the AOL Bead Boards!
My name- Cigarboxbeads- comes from the fact that my first beads were purchased in several vintage cigarboxes, at a flea market---I still have many of those beads, still in the cigarboxes- mostly seedbeads--and teeny tiny ones at that.
My first beadweaving was following the patterns from a great beadweaver- Suzanne Cooper--I followed her on the bead boards and bought her first Amulet books and here I am today---totally addicted to beadweaving--and it's all Suzy Cooper's fault!
I've progressed from trying those first amulet bags in peyote, to any other stitches that I can basically figure out on my own---I'm not too great on following instructions- I usually go off on my own---which can be a good thing - and sometimes, not so good! ;>)
I watch my twin granddaughters a few times a week, and one of them 'needles' with me--that's her term- and it seems to fit! I'm going to become a grama again, in September- our other daughter is having a little girl- so it will be crafting and 'needleing' time around here for another generation.
Right now, I seem to be in a beading slump, with lots of ideas but not much started on my beading board --I'm knitting baby afghans again, right now!
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"from Beadazzaled in Oregon's "ZOO COLLECTION" I've been working on this old fella for a little while now. The wonderful lion head comes from Amee of "Amee Runs With Scissors". (www.ameerunswithscissors.com) Leo has been on my beadboard recently - I worked on him while my arm and hand was still in a cast (after 4 reconstruciton surgeries) and when the cast came off and the pins out, I worked on it with a traction hand brace. He helped me keep my sanity through my rehabilitation! We've become good friends ~ this guy will live in my private collection. But, I do have 2 more unspoken for lions (green and coral) and they are asking for a good home; I will make them up as custom orders in your special colors and length."
Artbeads.com also put him in their blog: http://blog.artbeads.com/
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Dini Alves, Proprietor Beadazzled of Oregon, Grants Pass, Oregon
"Born in the country outside of Cleveland, OH and moved to the west coast in 1952. Mother to 3, blended family of 6, 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Long Christmas list!"
"Spent many years as a publisher and caregiver for my mother who had MS and lived with us. We were the typical "sandwich generation": raising 6 kids, working and caregiving for Gramma. Hubby and I retired from northern CA to outside of Grants Pass OR in 1996. We now live in the wonderful quiet of the forest with our 2 dogs and a pond full of mallards, a great place to create! We spend a good deal of time traveling all over the country, Canada and Mexico. Other than family, other hobbies include gardening and cooking explorations."
"My mini claim to fame: is that when I turned 65, I set off to realize a personal dream I had had for the last 50 years. I packed up my Jeep, a little refrigerator in the back, a map and my beads and drove out the driveway alone. 3 months later I returned after traveling way over 13,000 miles on the backroads of our country. It was a life-experience I will never, ever forget."
"My mother was an occasional artist; a painter. So I grew up surrounded by paint brushes and tubes of paints. But my own path took another avenue. I have always loved fibers - spent many years as a free-from weaver, then moved on to quilting and art quilting. Dabbled in many other mediums but always came back to yarns and materials and beads."
"So I am primarily an Oregon-based bead artist; a multi-media artist who brings color, texture and originality to each individual creation. Working often with unique embellishments, I consider my work new and constantly evolving. The pieces are truly collectible objects d'art for the discerning jewelry connoisseur. I continue to expand my ability for expression through many medias, using them in harmony with each other. Truthfully, I enjoy any art that pushes the envelope ~ I endeavor to follow that path with my own work. Always looking for that next challenge, I continually ask myself "...what if?"...what if I just added a piece of copper? What if I used a contrasting color? I love walking on the cusp of a new explorations! Each unique creation is a one-of-a kind, wearable piece of artwork and is a product of my own passions. Beads have a spirit all their own ~ they tell me where they want to go."
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"This is kind of long term project-- it's for the BEM New Horizons Challenge. A new horizon for me because it's my first freeform art object-- meaning it's not wearable which everything I bead is! And long term because I still have a month and a half to finish so I'm working on it between other projects."
"...The hardest part is that that the skull is so tiny. There's really not enough room to maneuver and stitch in some of the tiny crevices. I'm going about it in a very organic fashion-- just using whatever I please for each stitch."
"I can't wait to see it finished of course!"
"And I don't know when it will ever leave me. I do intend to put it up for sale, but the price will be prohibitive for anyone but a collector, a truly obsessed bead, bone or dinosaur enthusiast or someone with bucks to burn."
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Sarah Kelley; Proprietor The Beadedlily Savannah, GA
"I believe that uniformity and conformity are overrated, that less is less, in the value of the unique, individual, ornamental and simple, and in the humanity of art. I'm a self-taught southern gal with a needle, a pair of pliers and an intense love for art, beads, and jewelry. I love to work with different materials, learn new techniques, and give free reign to my imagination."
"I'm 30 and I have cats. I came to beads by way lots of crafty pursuits. It was therapy for me during a rough spot and, since I found beads I've pretty much stuck to jewelry and the occasional keyring. A love of beads became a love if jewelry became a love of wearable art. And for the longest time I was completely and totally uninterested in seed beads and beadweaving."
"Then a couple of years ago I saw an exhibit at a museum focusing on paintings done with seedbeads. My first impulse was to translate that into something wearable. And I did."
"Now things come full circle and my attention turns once again to art that is not meant to be worn. I won't give up on the wearable of course. I like to show off the art I make and collect and wearing it is an easy way to do that."
"What's On My Beading Board?" interview starts Wednesday, May 13th right here!
