25 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Around this time, a prayer I learned as a child from my mother comes to mind:
Thank you for the world so sweet
Thank you for the food we eat
Thank you for the birds that sing
Thank you God, for everything
- E. Rutter Leatham
I loved the simplicity of this poem and it always evokes childhood memories for me.  [...]

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15 November 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Little Christmas Trees

Little Christmas Trees

I have received these Cone Shaped paper beads the other day and it took me a few days to come up with something.  Here is what I came up with today; little Christmas trees that can decorate a mantle or miniature Christmas village.

The materials I used are: 22 gauge craft wire, bead cap (for the [...]

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09 November 2009 ~ 6 Comments

More Paper Beads Today

More Paper Beads Today

I have received a package from my sister today, and she always suprise me with new stuff!  She made my day today…

What’s in it?  Let’s see:

The bamboo and metal roller with same bamboo handles.

Some are cone shaped or what I call the little Christmas trees.  These are so neat because you can still see some [...]

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