I have made the big decision to join the
Bead Journal Project for another year. Last year I only finished I think 6 months of projects. It started out very well, but I chose a very ambitious size of 5"x7". My carpal tunnel got so bad it was to the point that I could no longer do bead embroidery, even for 5 or 10 minutes at a time. At that rate it would take several months for me to finish just one project. I was very frustrated because I was enjoying being a part of the group so much. When the call came out for the new registration I thought to myself that there's just no way I can do it. And I ignored all the posts on the blogs and Facebook to join. I was sad. I really wanted to join. So then I thought, I can beat this! I'm not going to give in to carpal tunnel! I just have to get creative, right? I mean, there's nothing in the rules that says it has to be bead embroidery does it? I just have to think of some other format of beads that I can express myself with each month that won't be so taxing on my hands. So tonight I made a leap of faith in myself that I can overcome and I joined the 2011 Bead Journal Project.
Here is my call to all of you. Have you joined the
2011 BJP yet? There is still time! Registration doesn't close until December 8th. For those of you out there who think that you can't or aren't good enough...this is not a competition! This is self expression, and all the work is beautiful and done just the way it was supposed to be. If you would like to learn how to do bead embroidery but don't know how, I have started a series on how to do bead embroidery with step by step instructions on different stitches on my
Videojug pages. There are videos along with text, and of course if you have any questions you can always ask me. Do you have any friends who might want to learn how to do this? Send them to my video links...they're very easy to follow. Don't want to learn bead embroidery? Well, I'm not doing it this year, so think of some other creative form of beading for personal expression. After all, the rules say that they just need to have beads.
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| Some main characters: dad, Rick; mom, Lori; son, Carl. |
And now, I am off to watch our family's favorite new drama series on the AMC channel, "The Walking Dead". Haven't heard of it? It's about zombies!!! My son Matthew especially loves zombies. The show is very well done, great special effects and the story line is suspenseful. If you have not seen this show, you really should check it out. I think they show repeats on Sundays to get people caught up, with a new episode also airing Sunday nights and repeats of the new show throughout the week. The kids are not allowed to stay up late on school nights, so they get to watch the new show repeats on Friday nights.
