Pay it forward

OK so here's the deal...I love this idea.

These are the rules ...I will send a beady something that I made to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange (and email me their mailing address and favorite color), and who make the same pledge on their own blogs.

The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward, by posting a pay it forward on your own blog.

Now doesn't that sound like a fun thing to do! I am also going to try to pay it forward in other ways as well. I'll post about it here.

Wednesday already?!?

AAAAArrrrrgggghhhh! I've got soooooooo much to do in the next week and a half!

But, enough of that...I've been beading like crazy the last few days. That may be why I'm not getting all my work done.

The three bracelets I just finished are some of the purtiest ones I've done in a while.

Here's my favorite. I'm calling it Kaleidescope Blossom and hope to teach it and some killer variations next year at B&B and some of the other shows. At least, I'll propose it. It's got a funky thread path but man is it purty! I'm currently working on another variation that I hope to be able to kit.

My bead tray got dumped last night. Either cats or kids, dunno which, I've got plenty of both in the house. At any rate I have several hundred crystals, firepolish and misc. seedbeads all mixed together....ugh, guess I know what I'll be doing while I watch TV tonight!

OK so check this out...this is my schedule for the next few months:

I leave on Easter for Bead Expo. I'll be working for Beyond Beadery and selling some of my kits at their booth. If you're in the area look me up, eh?

The week after Bead Expo (Apr 3-5) I'll be at Beads, Etc. in Clovis, CA for a trunk show and teaching a couple of classes (Fabrege Caged Beads and Over the Top - Full Bloom )

You can find more details at http://www.beadsetc.net/ I'm very excited as these are two fun fun classes.

I get home and 12 days later I leave for London with my DH for 10 glorious days across the pond. Pray for sun please. I'm from the Southwest and can handle about 2 days of cloudy days at a time....I'm frantically shopping for waterproof clothing, i.e., raingear...I don't own any. LOL!

A month after I get home I go to Milwaukee for B&B, July is Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA and August is BeadFest Philly in Valley Forge, PA....travel much? LOL...

I'll be sure and post from the various venues and let you know what's shakin' in the bead "world".

OK, let me see if I can get some work done on this new bracelet....taxes? repair my samples for the show? Naaaaaaaaa....gotta need to bead...

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Ta-Daaaaaa

Well, I've finally succumbed to the bloggy thing. Welcome and I hope you enjoy your visit.

I've been exploring new venues to promote and sell my kits and jewelry. I have a couple of websites...one commercial and one with pictures. http://www.buythekit.com is where you can purchase my kits and the kits of an extremely talented group of designers. Check it out when you have some time.

I'm currently working on a new website that will be mostly a place to put up pictures to share my work. Since I've been beading obsessively for 20 years I have a few pieces laying around. If you'd like to take a look you can go to http://www.nikskits.com.

And, last but not least, I've recently opened an etsy shop. There you will find very limited edition kits, patterns, and destash type items. I'm about to put up a bunch of vintage German Glass cabs and have LOTS of other stuff waiting for me to photograph it and get it up.

So that's it for now. I hope you'll stop by now and again to see what I'm up to.

Have a splendiferous day if you so choose...it is up to you after all

sloppy smooches!