Have you heard about Heather Power’s great new idea?  On Bead Table Wednesdays, we are all invited show a picture of our bead tables and a little glimpse in to what is  new in our corners of the beading world.  Stop by and join in!   I know, it’s Thursday but I still wanted to play along.  It was just too dark by the time I remembered to snap a photo last night.

I’m working on a custom-order, a bracelet with beautiful summery shades of blue.  Unfortunately I did a big restock on Swarovski crystal before the sale went on, but if you visit Artbeads by the 24th, you’ll be in luck!

Let’s see….in other bead-related happenings, I was thrilled to find out who my partner will be in the Bead Soup Blog Party.  I was paired with a phenomenal mixed-media jewelry artist, Amanda Davie.  I am excited about this challenge and I’m busy figuring out what to send to such a incredibly talented designer.

Today I met Jeanette for lunch and we took a site tour of a potential venue for the 2nd Annual ArtBLISS retreat in September.  We have big plans for this year’s event and we’re busy making plans.  For those of you who attended the Inaugural Event, and for those who would like to attend in the future, we would love to hear your thoughts.  We hope to make this retreat everything you’re hoping for and more.

Now I must run…my 6 year old son has a playdate with a classmate after school, including dinner.   I hear she is up to a Nerf battle…it could get crazy. 🙂