Treasures by Louise

Coordinating Jewelry for an outfit For a recent commission, I was asked to create a necklace and earrings inspired by a dress, to be worn for a friend's wedding in October. Inspiration for Jewelry The dress is as pictured, and I wanted to find "just that special bead" to compliment the pattern on the dress. I was fortunate that our Bead Guild's twice yearly bead show was happening in early October. I found the focal bead, accent beads and spacers at Small and Beautiful Beads, one of my favorite vendors. There's always a crowd at her booth, which is full of lovely colored beads as well as finished jewelry to inspire. The recipient received many compliments on her jewelry and enjoyed the beautiful wedding last month. Congratulations to Bride and Groom!

Our wonderful Guild had our Bead Bonanza yesterday. I am a new member, and volunteered to be a runner: A person who brings food or drinks from the food vendor to the booth members, or watches a booth while a vendor runs to the rest room. It was a great way to see the show and meet some of the wonderful people who come in to sell their wares. I hope everyone had a successful show and was happy to be there. Brenda Schweder was there promoting her Now That's a Jig, with her book and had a free make and take.  http://www.brendaschweder.com (Dark Side) I had fun working with Dark Annealed Steel Wire, and made a neat charm. I may have found a new favorite wire! (pics later) I found more Kazuri beads - from Tamie Simpson of Small and Beautiful Beads. http://smallandbeautifulbeads.com/ She also had some cool wavy spacers that should look great with the Kazuri Beads. I also got some neat metal charms from Lipstick Ranch,  http://stores.thelipstickranch.com I picked up a special...