Web Site Updating & FACEBOOK PAGE>

Well I finally went and did it!!!

I got my A into G and got on Facebook.

Well I'm in a forced into a sitting position for a while..

I Badly twisted my right knee... partial dislocated... tore the catillage under the knee cap ... strained and over stretched ligaments... so I have three months of recovery ahead but the next four weeks are crucial in that I have to do as little as possible..."YEAH RIGHT" this is leeanne here lmao...

But in saying that I have not got any excuses any more for not updating my web site (well when I can figure out all the tech stuff as well) & facebook but.......... the Best Of All.....

BEADING TIME!!!

LOTS....

So in Celebration of my me getting off my A, so to speak was to get to work and get some serious updating done... Hell I even got my books up to date (taxman now happy) ...lol , organising bead containers, gearing up new projects, etc etc etc.

So for all you new "100" likers of my Facebook Page Beadweaver NZ, I'm going to give away these lovely Earrings.

Garnet & Gold Koru Spirals

Now these lovelies have been created using Gold Artistic Wire & Genuine Garnet Rounds, they measure approx 2-3cm wide & 6 cm long. They will be gift boxed (made by me of course), and sent via Courier Post Tracked in NZ or if your overseas International Post Tracked.

So WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO......

1. Leave me Your Name. & 2. Your Email addy..... so as soon as I get to 100 likers I will do a cyber draw...GOOD LUCK LADIES!!!

Beady Hugs Leeanne

New News!!!

Yay! new news huh ;), well as you can see by the last entry its been a while.... Hmmm.
Well I have been a bit busy of late and now have some time to play catch up with everything that I have been doing.

I had taken some quilting lesson's with my mum in Paeroa and made new accessories for the house that I am quite pleased with and some new things to put up on the web site very very soon ;).
So On With The Show....

This picture is showing a cool pin cushion we made using only 15, 2 1/2 inche squares, in dark, med & light colors and a we had to put on large button in the centre ....but... as you can see.. not finished...Yet!!!
Also we learnt a Tuck'n'Pleat technique for an assortment of things, the first one we learnt how to do is in the pics below but in this picture was the second piece, a table mat or runner. I made mine into a table mat and have three more to do with a central table runner for my BBQ table just in time for some, also to match the table setting lol.
In this picture, is the first of the Tuck'n'Pleat blocks we learn't to do, but me being me... Just had to embelish it with beads and decorative machine stitching :).

Another cushion I have made from Taffeta Scraps and of course again decorated with beads.

Then below......this cushion has taken me a fair we while to do, it is all bead embroidered with lovely pearlised sz # 4 & # 8 czech beads with tiny sz #15 rocailes and the roses have been done with sz # 11 delicas. I got the idea from my mum, she was sitting doing some (lots of french knots) ie candlewicking for a quilt she is doing ....And I thought to myself cooooool.... But what if you used beads instead ;) This is the result and will definitley doing some more!!!.

Then this set of cushions is just playing about with "Kiwiana" designs and the spirals etc have been machine apliqued on, rather liking the colorway.

Then after all that sewing... as I do, I got a bit bored with all that sewing and decided to do some beading....YAY!!! Below is a picture of a russian spiral bracelet with a slight variation. More on that later, I will make a "Free Tutorial" for it and then post up here for you all. The necklace and earring set I made to go with the bracelet to match, using antique Czech Fire Polished beads and antique gold findings. Rather pleased with the results ;).

Finally!!! I have been making these great dog bandana's, in an earlier post I showed some pics of some but since then I have revised the design and now have had to make a label for them because they had become quite popular with dog owners. I have called it "Posh Petz Nz" and seems to be going down rather well with customers and groomers in the like. So many more to come ( demand is getting bigger by the week !). They love all the differing fashion fabrics & Rhinestones I have put on them and the handpainted decals and named ones especially.

Now but for no other reason but just to show you my wee work space, jsut perfect for me and I now have a dedicated storage space for all fabrics and haby items downstairs but my beading stuff stays up here with me !!!

And last but not least my "Shadow" and my baby sound alseep in the "middle of the floor" as always never far fom his mum :). FINN