After many months of watching me crochet, my husband, ever on the lookout for (as he puts it) "artsy/crafty" activities for his flamboyant wifey, brought home a book from the library sale: Beadwork. Ok. Hmmm. Interesting. I'm an accountant, I absolutely love counting. I love patterns ~ as in repetitive situations. I love colorful, shiny, glittery, crystal-magic things. So my adoring man found something that had all I loved in one fine craft. I immediately went to the nearest Michael's and walked those two sacred bead isles; back and forth, over and over again. I saw many beautiful beads. I stared longingly at the strands, calling out to me: "DesertChick, DesertChick! Take me! Choose me!!" I envisioned myself, sitting crosslegged in the corner of my favorite coffee shop, surrounded by my creations. I was a Beader.... nah.. .sounds awful. Anyway, I did not get the beads that time. I let the book sit on my nightstand for weeks. Then, one day, after a meeting for a fundraiser that I am going to participate in, as I walked back to my car, thinking... what, oh what can I do to raise funds?! I don't like to walk a lot, it's too hot to bake, and so on and so forth... the greatest idea came to mind!! LIGHT BULB ABOVE MY HEAD: I would go get some beads and make keychains!! Yeah for me! I went, I got, I made. Ahhhh! This time, to the peaceful, relaxing sounds of Reiki music. Talk about R E L A X I N G!! Which brings me to the purpose of this post. Readers, Friends, People of the World... I am selling my beaded keychains to raise funds for the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert's www.facebook.com/crcdinc 2011 Boot Out Cancer Campout. $5.00 US Dlls for keychains, and $8.00 US Dlls for keychains with personalized leather charm (ahhh, my next post!). Please help me raise funds to support a great organization that provides excellent services to the people of the Imperial Valley. All donations are tax-deductible. So check out the keychains http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2266720111463.2132837.1352367143&l=e1d001a18e&type=1 and let me know if you are interested in buying one. They are made using hemp, glass and wood beads, colored synthetic feathers, and leather. Monday, August 1, 2011
And then came the beads...
After many months of watching me crochet, my husband, ever on the lookout for (as he puts it) "artsy/crafty" activities for his flamboyant wifey, brought home a book from the library sale: Beadwork. Ok. Hmmm. Interesting. I'm an accountant, I absolutely love counting. I love patterns ~ as in repetitive situations. I love colorful, shiny, glittery, crystal-magic things. So my adoring man found something that had all I loved in one fine craft. I immediately went to the nearest Michael's and walked those two sacred bead isles; back and forth, over and over again. I saw many beautiful beads. I stared longingly at the strands, calling out to me: "DesertChick, DesertChick! Take me! Choose me!!" I envisioned myself, sitting crosslegged in the corner of my favorite coffee shop, surrounded by my creations. I was a Beader.... nah.. .sounds awful. Anyway, I did not get the beads that time. I let the book sit on my nightstand for weeks. Then, one day, after a meeting for a fundraiser that I am going to participate in, as I walked back to my car, thinking... what, oh what can I do to raise funds?! I don't like to walk a lot, it's too hot to bake, and so on and so forth... the greatest idea came to mind!! LIGHT BULB ABOVE MY HEAD: I would go get some beads and make keychains!! Yeah for me! I went, I got, I made. Ahhhh! This time, to the peaceful, relaxing sounds of Reiki music. Talk about R E L A X I N G!! Which brings me to the purpose of this post. Readers, Friends, People of the World... I am selling my beaded keychains to raise funds for the Cancer Resource Center of the Desert's www.facebook.com/crcdinc 2011 Boot Out Cancer Campout. $5.00 US Dlls for keychains, and $8.00 US Dlls for keychains with personalized leather charm (ahhh, my next post!). Please help me raise funds to support a great organization that provides excellent services to the people of the Imperial Valley. All donations are tax-deductible. So check out the keychains http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2266720111463.2132837.1352367143&l=e1d001a18e&type=1 and let me know if you are interested in buying one. They are made using hemp, glass and wood beads, colored synthetic feathers, and leather. 
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