February and June 2010 completed!

I'm still working on these. I've finished February and June, have start beading July, and have all my beads ready for August. Check my blog to view where I am.

Done

I finally finished my 2010 BJP. If you'd like to visit - I'm here: http://heidibeads.blogspot.com/ HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Thanks for a great year of inspiration.

WEBSITE NOTICE

Just a quick note....the designer who put together the BJP website 4 years ago needs donations to keep it going. If you're interested in keeping it up and running just click the donation button and donate what you can.
We will still have the blogs and the flickr sites...they are all free and require no donations.
It's great to see what you're all doing so far!

Continuing on with 2010...

If you would like to see my latest BJP, it is HERE on my blog. I am still only on the month of September, but I am determined to get my entire 12 BJP's for 2010 finished as I begin work on 2011's BJP. Please take a peek!

Finally finished 2010

Here is my 3" x 4" piece for December, titled "Icy Bones". I was inspired by leaves under the surface of a frozen puddle and reminded of an Andrew Wyeth quote: "I prefer winter and fall, when you can feel the bone structure in the landscape---the loneliness of it---the dead feeling of winter." Now onto 2011, I'm looking forward to everyone's beautiful work this new year!
Barbara
Pinelands Patches, Beadscapes and Spirit Dolls

Looking for Swapping ATCs

Hi all - in 2011 I decided for my BJP to do Artist Trading Cards. I have not found 11 other BJP 2011ers who want to swap so I'm posting this to see if any of you from 2010 want to make an ATC and swap with me. The only requirements are that it's 2.5" x 3.5" and swapped, not sold. I plan to make 12 anyway and am looking for other artists to swap with. If you are interested, please email me directly at karen@kcEnamels.com .

Have a beady great day,

Karen

kcEnamels.com

In The Garden At Midnight - December 2010 BJP

I finished my December 2010 BJP on January 1, 2011. I could have finished it last year, but I just couldn't make it till (yawn!) midnight.

Come on over to Crackpot Beader to see the whole piece.

Marty S
Crackpot Beader

All in one place - part 2

Magpie Sue and I must be on the same page, as I also managed to get my 2010 BJP in shape over the weekend. Here are all 12 buttons:

All In One Place

I have created a separate page on my blog just for the ornaments I've made for this year's BJP. If you go to my blog and look at the top of the current post you'll see a series of tabs. The right-most one is labelled 2010 Bead Journal Project. Click on the tab and that page will come up. Or you can just click here.

I still have two more ornaments to make to complete the set. I have a plan for December but June still eludes me. I know the problem stems from the fact that I had a significant birthday and I want the ornament to be "just right." Hopefully I'll get over that soon!

It was a bit of work but I'm seriously considering making another page just for the little quilts I did in the first year of the Bead Journal Project...

Magpie Sue

Yay! Done (under the wire!) BJP 2010

I'm done! For those of you who haven't followed me, I've been trying to do one a month - no matter what. I fell short in November, but here - under the wire, are November and December:


Visit my blog to see the final two! I have had a wonderful time doing this and will be skipping next year, but I'm hoping to do the year after! (I'll be watching everyone next year!)

http://www.notahandbag.com

December done, farewell 2010!

I finished December's piece, so I achieved my goal of finished all 12 pieces for 2010 in 2010. (Of course the kitchen is a mess and the laundry needs folded, but they can wait! )

You can see the piece on my blog. I really enjoy seeing everyone else's pieces and the great comments people make.

So, getting ready for BJP 2011. My goal is to clean up my workspace tomorrow to get ready. Do you think it needs it?

lol

Been a Long Time

It's been a long time since I've been here. I can't believe it's the last day of the year already. A lot has been going on in my personal life, and I haven't been doing a lot of art work. I have been working on my Bead Journal, though I am way behind. January was done a while ago, and you've seen that. February is still in progress, but March, April and May are done. June is also in the works, and I hope to have it done next week. Then I'll get back to finishing February. I have the colors planned for July through December, though I don't have all the beads yet. Check out my blog to see where I am. I'm sorry I missed the registration for 2011, but it's probably for the best. I need to finish 2010.

Thanks for the encouragement, and the chance to be a part of the Bead Journal Project. Though I'm not part of 2011, I will be sure to check out all the beautiful pieces I know you'll be creating. Look for me again in 2012!

Sometimes It's Just Too Much! November BJP

I finally finished my November BJP. I hope you'll come over to my blog Crackpot Beader to find out how it was Just Too Much.

Happy New Year!

Marty S
Crackpot Beader

December BJP

I close our 2010 Beaded Journal Project with this piece titled Yearning for Beauty. My inspiration for the pendant was based on my readings by Lisa See. The books, Shanghai Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, both novels, describe two girls growing up in Shanghai and the trials and tribulations they went through immigrating to America.
The second book discusses the custom of foot binding as a practice towards beauty. I thanked my lucky stars that I was not born in that time period.
This piece uses Chinese coins and jade to symbolize the Asian heritage. Everything is beaded symmetrically to show balance and harmony. The gold beads are a sign of wealth.

To view the entire piece, go to my name on this site, Victoria P. or www.artntheheart.blogspot.com.

It has been a fabulous year of the BJP challenge. Best wishes to all for happy beading times in 2011.

Bead on! Victoria P.

November & December done!

November and December are finished. You can take a look at them here!

December BJP - "Words"

I have completed and posted my December BJP here.  I hope you will be able to stop by and look at it.  This month's BJP was sort of bittersweet since it ended a whole year of beads and words. I have enjoyed all of your entries into this project - thanks for sharing your marvelous imaginations and talent.

November BJP

I had 3 months of BJP to finish in December, and I just finished the second piece yesterday. Thank you for looking at the entire piece on my blog. I decided I needed something crystal and pretty to make up for November's dreariness!

I started on December's piece today, and it is bright yellow!

Traditional Christmas

You can se my December piece, "Traditional Christmas", here.

Now to come up with some inspiration for 2011!

It's been a great year, ladies, and I learned a lot --- what I can do and what I haven't learned yet; what I like and what I don't like. Thanks to you all! See you in 2011!

Back in the Saddle Again

When this year began I made six of my diamond shape "ornaments" in rather quick succession. Then my attention turned to other things. Recently I got back into my beads and have been working to complete my set for this year. Over on my blog today I've written about the ornament I made for May (although you have to get past some whining first - sorry).

Magpie Sue

December's Finished!

It's been a great year, and I'm looking forward to more inspiration and gorgeous beading from everyone in 2011!

The full piece can be seen on my blog.