Every week I share what I have been working on. Come take a look at what's on my bead board this week.

I have started holiday patterns. Which means I'm testing a bunch of new brick stitch patterns for the shop and I'm also making new earrings for my finished jewelry shop. I should get things listed this week. And I'm so excited for you to see all the new things! 

What holiday patterns would you like to see? I'd love for you to throw a comment below telling me.

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I have been working with my daughter to create some beady goodies that are all her own. She drew some pictures of a few monsters and I transformed them into little charms. She was very specific about all the details and absolutely loves the end results. 

I had so much fun working with her one these and I think they turned out so cute. I was thinking about adding them to the shop as patterns so everyone can make their own little monsters. 

What do you think? Should I add these little guys to my patterns shop? Or would you love to see them as finished pieces you can buy? Let me know in the comments below. 

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This is my absolute favorite holiday. How can you not love Halloween? You get to dress up and be anything you want. You get to eat more treats than you ever should in one sitting. You get to enjoy spooky things. It's just a fun time. I love it. 

And because I love Halloween so much, I'm celebrating with a sale. Get 15% off everything in both my Etsy shops all weekend long. Just click HERE for patterns and HERE for finished jewelry. 

So have a lot of fun this weekend and get a little spooky. Aaand save on some beaded patterns and jewelry. You deserve it. 

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I am still busily working on my Halloween patterns. I have a bunch of these little earring patterns done and I am still thinking up more to add to this collection.

I think I might be done with my spooky Halloween items (or not if I can think of some more), so I think I will start working on some other holiday patterns. What do you think I should work on? 

What are you working on right now? I'd love to hear from you. 

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Every week I share what I have been working on. Come take a look at what's on my bead board this week.

I am still busily working on my Halloween patterns. I have a bunch of these little earring patterns done and I am still thinking up more to add to this collection.

What other spooky characters should I add to this collection? 

What are you working on right now? I'd love to hear from you. 

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Every week I share what I have been working on. Come take a look at what's on my bead board this week.

I just got back from my first break in about a year and a half. My family and I rented a small cabin and spent the week enjoying the outdoors, swimming, and just enjoying our time together. It was very relaxing and felt so good. 

I didn't bring my beads with me on vacation (I wish I would have), but I did get a bunch of beading done when I got home. I put the finishing touches on my new Halloween patterns and am slowly getting them listed in my shop. You can find the little ghost pendent HERE. The earrings will be up soon (as soon as I finish writing up the instructions for the fringe). 

What projects are you working on right now? I'd love to hear about it. Just leave a quick comment below. 

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So I'm still on the large earring kick. I now have four pairs for these bad boys that I wear all the time. I am still not going out and mingling with people, but I have started dressing up at home (I don't wear work out clothes every single day). And what better way to finish off an outfit, then with a pair of amazing earrings. 

And of course I need them in every color, which means I've been raiding my vintage seed bead collection for some of the most beautiful colors. Mmmmmmm, I do love vintage beads. 

I'm sure I will be making even more of these. I mean who could resist. I'm even thinking about putting them up in my shop. What do you guys think? Would you like to see some of these in the shop? Let me know in the comments what your thoughts are on these beauties. 

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I had to take a break from my big project. Let's just say I had an unfortunate series of events happen which made me have to take a step back. I think I have the logistics of it figured out now, so I'll probably start working on it again soon. 

In the mean time, I've been working on some long earring for myself. I haven't made a pair of these in years and I almost forgot how much I love them. So now I'm making a pair for myself in every color combo. I really love how I can make a pair in just an hour or so. Nothing like instant gratification. 

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​I have a confession to make. I have way too many scissors. I don't know about you, but I love buying scissors. There is just something about getting a new scissors and using it for the first time. I have a problem and I know it. I own so many scissors and they each have their specific thing I use them for. If I see a cool new pair (or pretty pair) of scissors, I'm probably going to buy them. 

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I won't show you my whole collection. It's quite large, but I will share with you the ones that I keep in my bead box all of the time. The ones that are with me every day. The ones I use the most.

So let's dig in.

​This pair is the one I've had the longest. I have no idea when or where I got this pair of titanium scissors. It use to have a little cover, but that broke long long ago. It has been abused for many years and I mostly use it to cut loose threads and itchy tags out of clothes. I first bought it to use with my beading, but it has since been retired from that (though there are times where I can't find another scissors and I use it to cut beading thread). 

​This one I bought because it's pretty. I know that was a pretty lousy excuse to buy a scissors, but like I said before, I have a bit of a problem. It's cheap and not the best around, but it has it's uses. And also look at how colorful it is 

Here is one I bought about a year ago, not really a scissors, but it cuts thread, so it counts. This one seems to have a bit of a learning curve to use because the first few times I could not get it to work. I just made a mess of things. But I'm happy to report that I have gotten the hang of using it and it does come in handy at times. The best part is this one you can take on a plane without worrying if it will be confiscated. So if you travel a lot, this is a big perk

​This pair right here is one of my favorites for trimming around my bead embroidery. It is uber sharp and the tip is so tiny (and also super sharp) you can get into any tight space. I went through a few different scissors before I found this one. It's amazing on how close I can get to my embroidery. If you do any type of embroidery or even quilting, this is an amazing scissors.

Now if you are like me, you probably cut a lot of fishing line for bead work. You know what fishing line does to scissors. I use to use a pair of kid scissors and they worked just fine. But they still dulled over time and I was really looking for something a bit smaller. I found two that I really have been digging on

First is this little pair of blue handled ones. They are specifically made for fishing line and have a serrated edge. They are well made, small, and cut like a dream. They also were super cheap. I think they cost me around 2 dollars, which is about what you'd pay for a pair of kids scissors. I high recommend these guys. 

​My second most used scissors is this pair right here. I love these so much. They are also made for fishing and have a serrated edge. Since they are made for fishing, they hold up to repeated cutting of fishing line. They are also really small and, my favorite part, you can lock the blade. What a great feature. They even come with a retractable clip, so if you are always loosing your scissors, you can slip them on and they are always right there. I really love this pair. I use this pair almost everyday. They have never met a thread they couldn't handle. This is my top rated scissors. 

​And of course, if we talk about scissors, we should probably talk about thread burners. I have a few of these, but of course I absolutely love this one made by Berkley for fishing (all the best tools are made for fishing). Why do I love this one? Well like all the scissors we talked about, it's made to be abused. It's made to be used in wet, dirty conditions. It's made to be tossed in a tackle box. So that means it's going to hold up really well. And my favorite thing about this one is the retracting tip. Which means you can use it one handed. No dropping everything so you can take the cap off to use it. It comes with reusable tips and take two AAA batteries (I use rechargeable ones). This is a highly recommended item for any beader. 

If you notice I do seem to gravitate towards things made for fishing (fireline, scissors, burners, etc). It's just going to be made to withstand more abuse and things made for fishing are usually a lot cheaper in price. So if you are looking to save a bit of money, they are a perfect investment.

So those are just a few of my scissors (that's right, I didn't even share my whole collection). What is your favorite scissors? Have you tried any of the ones I have? Do you have something you cannot live without? I'd love to hear from you. Leave a comment below and let me know about your favorite scissors. 

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Every week I share what I have been working on. Come take a look at what's on my bead board this week. 

I've made a little bit more progress on my secret project. The base is all done and I've started working on all the extras. 

I didn't get a lot of time to work on this project last week, but I'm hoping to get more time this week. Check in next week to see how much progress I actually make.  And if you'd like to see even more progress shots, check out my Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. ​

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