I've been busy finishing projects, beading, knitting and starting new stuff. This first picture is of the finished bracelet that I started several months ago. I think it turned out great except that it is about one stone too big for my wrist....but it wouldn't look as great without all five stones....

I took this picture out side the garage in the flower bed. This deer has taken a liking to us and decided he needs to be close by. I didn't have to use the zoom......he was right there. He doesn't seem to be all that afraid which probably won't be a good thing later this fall.

I found this pattern on one of the free knitting pattern sites. I really like doing cables and this one had loads of cables. It was a new technique too, you start with a crocheted chain and then picked up stitches along one side and then along the other side and knit the whole thing from the bottom up on circular needles. I found a pattern for a Christmas pillow that I think this technique would work well for and I think I will give it a try later.

This is a bracelet pattern from one of the beading magazines that I picked up several months ago. It was fun and easy....the only problem is that it turned out to fit a little tighter than I like, but it is so soft  that it really doesn't bother me enough to take it apart and make it larger.

This necklace was made with delicas too, the drops are dyed cultivated pearls. It fits great and matches a bracelet that I made last year, which makes a nice set.

I have finally finished my Bead Journal Pages and will post them later tonight or tomorrow. I can't really say why it took me all this extra time to finish, it was like I hit the wall and just couldn't find the motivation to finish. I really enjoy doing the pages and I had the ideas, I just kept finding reasons (excuses) for not finishing. I haven't signed up for the 2008 project, or submitted my pages for the web site. I did read the instruction and one of the things I need to do first is to write some kind of introduction to my page.....you would think that wouldn't be a problem right....well here we go again the reasons I can't get to it this week are beginning to pile up already.......