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... Layne's Legacy - Beading For a Cure auctions to begin. March is National Colorectal Cancer Month. The first round of beaded items will be listed at eBay (user name: beadingforacure ) around 3pm ET this Sunday, March 7. A schedule for the auctions is listed here Nine pieces of beaded art will be listed this Sunday, including my Woodland Waterfalls set.Thanks for supporting this effort to raise

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Predictably, as the daytime temperatures get above 50-55F, the day- and night-time noise begins.Spring again!Pacific Tree Frog

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... why I've been sitting in front of the computer for several weeks instead in my "beading chair."... what happens when bones (2nd metatarsal) are stressed by other arthritic bones and joints, again.... what sometimes happens as our bodies age.... why I'm looking forward 4-8 weeks instead of concentrating on today.

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I recently participated in a bead swap. The theme was May flowers. My contribution was an assortment of blue flowers and green leaves -- forget-me-nots were blooming at the time:In exchange, I rec'd three packages.Ellen sent an assortment of flower beads and a lovely ceramic vase bead (I love the teeny, matte purple flowers):Denise sent an assortment of flowers in several pastel colors and bright

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... we're down into the upper 80s! Now to catch up on a few things ...

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. . . . and it's too hot to blog, read/write e-mail, bead, eat or sleep. We've had record high heat since Saturday (95F, 98F, 102F and 106F today), and it's predicted to be 104-106 tomorrow. It's currently 79F at 12:20am! Will be back soon (Friday / Saturday) once the high temps drop into a 'reasonable' range (80-90F). Just too hot without air conditioning to run the computers for long. Stay cool

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Last month, Lisa of Pursuing Art ... Life and Dreams! had a giveaway to celebrate a belated blogiversary. (Lisa had a most unique way of choosing and sharing the giveaway winners -- a video post of the entire process!) I was one of the winners! Now that I've completed my BFAC project, and have a little time on my hands, I thought I'd share what she sent.Lisa asked each winner choose from these

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Whatcha doing? My latest creative endeavor was completing a project for Layne’s Legacy – Beading for a Cure by the July 15 deadline. When my hands weren’t busy beading, my mind was occupied with decisions on incorporating one of each supplied bead type into a design to be auctioned off next spring. The kit included seed beads (one tube of 8/0s, one tube each of four 11/0s, one tube of 15/0s, 10/0

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Nila's boy snapped this photo of the dogs napping while I was out yesterday. They are truly yin yang dogs, complementary opposites within a greater whole. Nila (13yo) had neck surgery last month for a glandular lump that had dangerously enlarged overnight, from walnut size to grapefruit size. She healed quickly, and except for periodic reminders of her severe spine and hip arthritis, she's back

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While wandering the internet this morning, I came across Susan Mandel's Beadweaver blog . Her post this morning is about color memories and choice. Be sure to follow Beadweaver's links to the original color discussions at Virtual Yarns Wonderful stories and descriptions, and beautiful yarns!

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A beader organizing and thinning her stash! Unheard of! But do check it out . . . Silver Parrot Designs contestIf I should happen to win, I think this could be the beginning of a traveling bead box -- take what you want or can use, and pass the rest on.

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The Beading for a Cure auctions at eBay have resumed. Nine creations, originally scheduled for auction the week of April 5, have been re-listed for auction this week. Included are pieces by Karin Salomon, Annette Holbert, Nancy Simel, Vampi Choy, Beki Haley, Karen Linhart, Jan Atherton, and Julie Ethier, and my piece, Chili Lime Tango.The auctions can be found at beadingforacure

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I recently completed this piece -- a Suzanne Wester pattern. The butterfly is perfectly symmetrical. I'm still not sure how I'll use it, but I'm thinking about surrounding it in green fringe and mounting it on a dark green jewelry box.The pattern, Roseannes Butterfly, is available from The Bead Coop: http://www.thebeadcoop.com/pattern.asp?PatternID=18473

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The Pacific Tree Frog, or Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla), is a teeny-tiny frog with a GIANT voice. I enjoy their songs -- other family members definitely do not. The adult frogs range in size from 2-3cm; the young frog above is about 1cm. He is pictured near a one-teaspoon measuring spoon, and this picture was taken just after losing his tail (August 2006). The Pacific Tree Frog's "song

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Whew! I just made the deadline for submitting my breast cancer bead quilt squares last week. I completed six peyote squares with the 2009 heart theme.I had planned to use several different stitches to make the squares this year, but had so many problems with "wonky" beads that I fell back to my "comfortable" peyote stitch.These and other donated squares will be stitched together by Jeannette

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Chili Lime Tango, my 2009 BFAC project(photo by AJ Reardon)Layne's Legacy - Beading For A Cure is a non-profit 510(c)3 registered charity founded in honor of Layne Shilling, a beader who lost her battle with colorectal cancer in November 2002. Each year, participants purchase an identical kit containing a variety of beads. At least one of each bead must be used in the finished project and the

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Nila and Rose sunning on the deck last summerWe're experiencing typical Pacific NW weather today -- sun, rain, snow, hail, temperatures in mid-40s.So this would be a good time to remind myself of the sunshine we should be seeing more often in another month or so.

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