You have to see this...

I'll be honest. I spend a lot of time looking at Etsy and seeing what other people are doing, admiring their work and suffering brief moments of envy and inspiration. I love finding shops that make me grin or say 'Wow'. Or squeal with glee over how cute they are.

Like Bolts and Bots. This has got to be one of the most adorable shops I've seen on Etsy for a while. These polymer clay robots, which can be customized at your choice, are so detailed and so well done, while being uncluttered. They're wonderful! I mean, just check out Captain Jack!



While you're here, check out one of my latest pieces too. I love the flat spiral stitch, because it's so elegant and the Swarovski crystals really seem ideal for it. These colors, however, went together much better than I expected, creating an elegant bracelet that caught me by surprise.



And that's that for now. Thanks for stopping by!

Falling down and catching up.

Obviously, I didn't make my once a week posting plan, but I solemnly promise to do better. As I realize, more and more, that I'm actually going to try making a go of this beadwork thing, I'm trying to ramp up my time and attention. It's a lot of hard work, especially balancing other things.

I am already a proud member of the Sacto Metro and Sac Etsy teams on Etsy, but I'm thrilled to announce that I'm now a member of the Etsy Beadweavers Team too. I have been watching this group for a while and I'm so happy to finally make it in! You can find them here: http://etsy-beadweavers.blogspot.com

I finished my beaded box and will post pictures (hopefully later today). Just putting on some last touches. And I'm back at work on creating new pieces. I will be attending a fair on Labor Day in Diamond Springs, CA, so I need to have more stock than I currently have completed. I could use about four more arms and another ten hours per day, but, this is the way it goes, and I'm loving it.

Look for more updates in the next couple of days!

ETA: As promised, here's the first of my beaded boxes, from a pattern in Julia Pretl's Little Bead Boxes.