Here's some photos of the kids mosaic project I did with them a while back..
There were 129 kids in 4 classes... it went really well... except for the grouting..I think I will do the grouting next time...hope the janitor didn't mind the black grout all over the floor.  It was a BIG project and I learned just as much as the kids... Over all it was really fun!!  Kids are so enthusiastic!!!

Where did all the time go??   Got my partner from Lori over at prettythings.....  Bonnie and   I  are paired up again....  that makes it easy-peasy.... I know what I would like to send to  Bonnie over at JaspersGems... just have to make the beads... 

It's a bit hectic here right now... we live on a large lake and  it is fulllllll of water.. so much that it it just about over our dock... we had to put big barrels and sand bags out to keep the water from going into our little cabana that has our well in..  We have had so much rain in the last month....all the rivers are overflowing and washing away buildings, etc.  Hope we don't get any big wind which will make bigger waves!!!

  Signed up for the 6th Bead Soup Blog party!!!!

   Can't wait to see who I am partnered with..

  Just got a new kiln to anneal my beads  and  have to get going making some awesome beads...  Just got back from Toronto a few weeks ago and took a  lampworking class with Amy Waldman-Smith...super lampworker!!

Here's the other pair of ear rings I received from Sharleen Newland  This is another of my favorite colour combos!!!  LOVE the ear wires on both pairs...

Here's the ear rings I received from Susan Kennedy   They are just fabulous.. and one

of my favorite colours!!!!

The Big Reveal Day is HERE!!!Here's the list  of the participants for the EAR RING SWAP..     organized by:  Diana

Diana Ptaszynski
Jan Onipenco
Patti Vanderbloemen
Mary Harding
Diane Hawkey
Lesley Watt
Jenny Davies Reazor
Melinda Orr
Cilla Watkins
Stephanie Haussler
Sally Russick
Susan Kennedy
Amy Freeland
Marla James
Pam Sears
Tania Spivey
Kathleen Lange Klik
Lori Bowring Michaud
Erin Prais-Hintz
Gail Barnett
Linda Landig
Sharleen Newland
Dee Elgie
Mary Shannon Hicks
Lisa Johnson
Shelby Foxwell
Keri Lee Sereika
Cheryl Brown
Linda Younkman
Kari Asbury
Fay Wolfenden

two things to report today!!!  I received one of my pairs of ear rings for the ear ring swap yesterday.. they are georgeous!!!!  Hope I get the other ones tomorrow!

Will have to take photos of them & post them on my blog on Thursday.. the big reveal!!

I did the mosaic project with the first group of kids today.. 60 in total... they did fantastic!!!  Will do the other 69 on Thursday morning...  Will have to post the ear ring swap pics when I get home in the afternoon!!!

The Ear Ring Swap that I entered  organized by 
  go here :     Diana Ptaszynski..Surburbangirlstudio 
 My ear rings have made it all the way to  Pennsylvania.. I have yet to receive mine yet!!  The reveal day is June  7
I can't wait to get mine.    The Mail to our little city is ever so slow!!!! I totally forgot to take photos of the ones I sent  I was in such a rush to get them mailed.

Finally finished getting ready for my mosaic session with 129 Grade 5 & 6 students.... Had to drill a hole in 129 pieces of 4" x 6" glass. The old Dremel on the drill press-stand came through with flying colours.. Could not have done it without it!!!
 Just getting the frameless picture frames from all the $ stores in town was a challenge in itself. But I did  learn that I can order them if I have a least 2 weeks lead time.  Oh well..next time!!!!
Cut up 30 pounds of glass into little pieces.  By all my calculations that should be enough glass.   My kitchen scale came in handy to weigh it.  All put into baggies by the colour... Not sure how that will work..  will probably be all mixed up at the end of the sessions... I am surprised that my fingers are still working!!!!  Next came the glue.. My husband had a gallon of Weldbond, so I poured it into 8 smaller squeeze bottles.
Fortunately I am doing each grade on separate days.. I am sure the project will need a bit of tweaking.....Will post some pics. soon!!