I’ve recently been practicing a bit on my jewelry/beading skills. They aren’t much right now, but repetition helps alot. So I bought myself a whole big spool of wire at my local hardware store, and got busy doing things over and over and over again.

Making eye pins/loops:

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Wrapped loops:

Spirals:

Last weekend I took a beading class with an SnB friend, Lacy, and here’s what I made (1 pair of earrings, 2 bracelets - 1 with a clasp and 1 elastic):

And of course, Lacy and I practiced our skills on some stitch markers for herself. All I did was help make the loops at the top. Aren’t they purty? (click on a thumbnail for a closeup)=)

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Unrelated, but I was tagged by Ayelet a week ago with the Interview Meme. I thought it was fun…. here you go!

1. If you could master any craft in the world, which would it be?

At the moment, jewelry making (see above). =)

2. Has your Christian life ever affected your crafty life, or vice-versa?

Hmm, not really. The two don’t really intersect all that much… although I did attempt to start up a knitting group/ministry at my local church. I discontinued it after awhile because I was just too busy to keep up with it (among my other projects).

3. Black and white, or colour?

Color!

4. If you could have $1000 to spend in ANY site on the internet, which one would it be?

Oh goodness, that’s a hard one. It’s a toss-up between Yarnmarket.com and Amazon.

5. You’ve been blogging since 2002. Post links to your 3 favourite blog entries.

Wow, that’s a hard one. I had to sort through ALL my entries I’ve ever made! It was hard to pick from any on this crafting site (too many to choose from!!), so I chose ones from my personal site, for varying reasons (listed below):

Post Accountability Musings (Nov 9th, 2002) - I made some profound discoveries about myself and my relationship with God, and was starting some baby steps towards some inner healing. A slice of what was going on at that time in my life.

A Christmas Blessing (Jan 9th, 2006) - This was special because it has a picture of myself with my brother and my sister, taken December 24th, 2005. I hadn’t seen my sister in a little over 4 years (due to family drama/conflict), and it was heart-wrenching on my end. My younger brother surprised us both by planning a surprise meeting for both of us, and that made it really special, so Hubby snapped a picture of us right then and there.

Significance (Oct 3rd, 2006) - A very frank look at my soul struggles, and the blessings that Hubby has brought into my life. I’m still struggling a bit with these things, but I’m also still reaping the blessings that God has given me through Hubby (and other individuals/situations that come across my way).

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For those interested in participating in this meme, see below! =)

DIRECTIONS FOR THE INTERVIEW MEME
1. Leave a comment saying, “Interview me”
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. Beware, I’m not shy of asking personal questions! Please make sure I have your email address.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment, asking to be interviewed, you will ask them 5 questions.