A Present from a friend - A Jill Wiseman Beading Kit

One of the things I miss most from Maryland is the group of ladies that I used to bead with at my favorite bead shop Bead Soup in Savage Mill. www.bead-soup.com.

I had spent many many hours with these ladies, and we all have grown close. I would spend Wednesday Afternoons, and every other Friday night beading, talkng, laughing and eating with the girls.

Before I left Maryland, my beading friends each gave me beads for a beading challenge. It's provided a lot of crafty entertainment during our move. I received multiple strands from a few friends, some mixed seed beads from another, handmade beads from multiple beaders, a color coordinated bead soup, and a really nice bead kit too! I've been given a challenge to do something creative with each set of beads, and will be posting each challenge as I complete them.

We're still hanging out in our temporary lodging, separated from our houseold items (and all of my supplies!)  I'm thankful to have packed a travel beading bag and thankful for the goodies the ladies sent me off with!

I'm happy to say i've finished one of those projets. My good friend Lisa gifted me a Jill wiseman Beading kit, (www.tapestrybeads.com).  The necklace is called bubbles and bumps - It's from Jill's beautiful beaded ropes book, released a few months ago.

It's a great pattern/Kit and was very easy to do.  The price of $30.00 is very reasonable
and leaves plenty of supplies left over for other projects!

www.tapestrybeads.com/bubbles_and_bumps.htm

Here's a photo of my finished Piece. I'm going to start a matching bracelet next. I've got some extra seed beads stashed away in my bag, and should be able to complete one.

Jill Wisemans Necklace Pattern:

Thanks so much to my friend Lisa for my gift! It came out really pretty!