I finally am getting to play with the beads, rather than counting them for a while.

I joined the Use the Muse II contest and now have a wonderful set of beads to play with!  I can’t show you the Muse yet, but it’s beautiful, and very inspiring.  It will be challenging to come up with a piece worthy of it.

Alas, this contest is closed now, but there will be a Use the Muse III contest coming up soon.  So save your pennies and join the fun!

Remember this song from camp?

I’ve been looking for the beads needed to make the new broad collar kits.  I didn’t know there were SO MANY different types of beads available!  It seems that bead stores carry only the best sellers, and then fill in a bit with unusual beads.   I’ve been drooling at all the interesting ones I’ve seen that I can only get in large quantities from wholesalers….  Gives me inspirations for the next round of designs I make.

Some of my current favorites are: