A view of our Villa in France... The part that we stayed in was built in 1629...But the inside had just been redone and was very modern!!

This is the wildfire that we can see from our house across the lake from Peachland. B.C. Canada

 Living in  a semi-arid desert is always a concern... we have not had any significant amount of rain for about  60 days.
This is what can happen in an instant.... just a small spark or carelessly tossed cigarette..some winds around 30 miles per hour and presto... a wild fire!!!  Over 1500  people have been evacuated!!!

Well..here it is Sept. already and I still have some blog hopping to do.

All of our summer company has come and gone..so I am just doing a few things  in the studio.. re-organizing and trying to get rid of stuff that I don't need or use.  I've got a big box of clothes to go to the charity shops and hopefully I can let go of some other stuff around my studio that is  just sitting here.  But as soon as I get rid of something I usually need it!!!  C'est la Vie!!!


 

6th Bead Soup Blog Hop 3rd Reveal

It's after midnight in the East so I am going to post this from the Pacific Northwest....

 Well, the big day has  finally come. Here's  what  I made with the beads from  Bonnie  over at Jasper's Gems....  I was feeling like making a bunch of wrapped bead dangles.....  I used some  of  my  vintage  brass chain which I have been collecting for a long time.  I usually work in sterling silver or silver plate.  Some times I use copper wire...but not too often do I use brass.  I like how the brass goes with the blue.. 
Just love the big brass hand-forged nugget... it has so much depth!!!

The whole project took a lot longer than I had anticipated but well worth it!!  I even had enough beads to make ear rings and a bracelet.  I added some dark blue seed beads, some white dagger tubes (also vintage), a few brass balls and some small white seed beads..  I called the collection 
     
                      "VINTAGE  BLUES"

View all of the participants here at  Lori's 6th bead soup blog party..3rd reveal

                  Happy blogging!!!!!!!



Thanks to our super hostess Lori Anderson for all the work that she has done.

The Bead Soup Blog Party is now on Pinterest:

  http://pinterest.com/limamike/6th-bead-soup-blog-party/

What a great way to see all the Soup participants!!!

Here's a look at the bead soup mix that I sent my partner   Bonnie
at Jasper moon!!

Here's the 2nd  Bead Soup Blog Party  reveal today      http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2012/06/participants-of-6th-bead-soup-blog.html...   can't wait to see what the other  fab beaders have come up with!!!

I'm working on my fabulous bead soup mix sent from Bonnie... all finished the main part.... I's trying some new stuff for me.... Can't wait to post it!!!!
My daughter & grandkids are here from Montreal... Lots of lake time,  the water is really warm......who knows I may even go wakeboarding this afternoon!!!!

The first reveal for the Bead Soup Blog Party happened on Saturday....over at    Lori Andersons Bead Soup Blog Party

and if you want to see the whole 1st  Bead Soup Blog Party reveal... Tanya 's massive endeavor... to show the entire 1st reveal at once  go to The whole shebang!!   So many talents artists!!!

 the latest singed fabric flower!!

BEAD SOUP BLOG HOP

 Here is the fabuous bead soup mix that I received from my partner Bonnie at Jasper Gems... just love the pretty vintage blue beads and the brass  findings..especially the large hand-forged brass nugget focal... I am going to have to think of something extra-special for these babies!!!

 Here is the soupy mix that I sent to my partner Bonnie...I call it

   'Ode to Orange'

I love the orange and  lavender colours together.... It was fun making the head-pins too!!

So much happening toay!!!  Just received my Bead soup Mix from my partner Bonnie ....Awesome.... will have to wait till tomorrow to take some photos...

I passed my Boat drivers licence exam..yeah!!!  My daughter and grandkids arrive from Montreal tomorrow....  Summer has finally arrived... Got my passport stuff done & in to the PassPort office to get it renewed... (going to Spain in Sept/Oct....  So far it is a good week!!!

Bead Soup Sent to my partner Bonnie

 here's a hint of the bead soup that i sent to my partner Bonnie

Busy studying for my boat exam... all boat operators have to have a licence from the government...(my husband thought I should get the licence in case I get to drive the boat.... not much chance there!!!!  It is a bit intimidating!!!!)

So far I have spent 10 hours doing an on-line course...I can see another 5 or 6.

Waiting for my bead soup mix to arrive in the mail... should be here some time this week....

Took a glance out of my dining room window the other day ..  just in time to see these beautiful creatures!!!  We are so lucky to be living where the wild animals can roam freely....they don't seem to be at all bothered by us  'humans'.

Life is good!!  the sun came out last week and we are having glorious SUMMER weather.... nice and HOT..although we have a lot of smoke hanging around from the Colorado fire and even some smoke from fires burning in Siberia!! of all places.... We have  had a few fires here  ourselves  but the big plane that drops the fire retardant was on them super fast.... so they didn't amount to much... we are going to be on the Extreme fire danger alert by this weekend though!!

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!!!