Looming Ahead: November 2006

Atta Girl Mabel!!!!!

She has finished four of Nancy's Herringbone bracelets .
She took up my challenge to send in her finished work. I sure hope the rest of you will do the same.
Thanks Mabel

You have to understand something about Mabel. She and George go on a month vacation after they leave ABC and she still is our most prolific and fastest beader. Here are 6 bracelets she made from Jean Perret's pattern and they are all embellished differently .
That was the one thing about this bracelet. I thought it was very versatile. Notice how she offsets her slide clasps so that when they are fastened they will be exactly lined up. These details are what make her handpainted eggshell and porcelain cabs so beautiful.

Don't you love the flapper button that she bezelled on the black and white one.

Mabel and Linda
Linda found the Bead Society in the Lapidary Journal. She couldn't believe that we actually met in her home town. This was her first ABC . Linda is our resident jeweler.

Here are the gals that we grabbed out of Kathleen Wittmann's class of Netted Christmas Ornaments.
Katy, Slyvia, Libby, Jennifer

Aren't the ornaments beautiful. Kathleen is a perfectionist when it comes to her beading and it shows.

Jean looks like she's having fun. We sure hope so. Jean and Sandy was the second group of mother - daughter groups at ABC7

Here we have Jennifer and Slyvia in the background and Louann and Sandy. All busily shopping at the Argenta Bead Co Extension.
Louann and Sandy were some of our new local gals.

KT, our French Beader
She had the most comprehensive demonstration on Fri. night and we sure enjoyed listening to her history of her style of beading.
Notice the brooch she is wearing on her sweater. She had a great way of finishing her work too.

Dawn Drilingas and Nancy Seegers.
Notice the necklace that Nancy is wearing.

Here are some of the pictures I promised that were taken during our ABC7. I have some others that I will post, plus anyone that sends me completed pics. I will put them up here also. Come on guys, lets see what you finished. We all love show and tell.

So far Dawn is the only one to send pictures of her completed projects.

Yeah Dawn!!

Dottie Wood's Matrix for Beaded Brooches
Mabel Thompson's class

Dawn used a blue lace agate cab
A lot of glare so you can't see the striations on the cab

Nancy's Lesson on Herringbone
Nancy Seegers

Jean Perret Lesson
Jean lives in the New Orleans area and was not able to attend but she was kind enough to send her instructions for her Three Drop Peyote Bracelet.