January 2014 BJP

Here is January 2014.  Yes, I already posted it on Facebook, but that's okay, it's here too now.   And I had it on my brother's blog which I'm supposed to be sharing with him, but it was too weird for me, seeing his lovely photos and stories about his hiking and trips and then there was a post by me just blathering on about whatever.  

so I made the decision to start my former blog again, which I've changed, and deleted a whole lot of stuff.  All my cancer stuff I deleted years ago already because I just couldn't read it anymore.  I'd lived through it once, and that was enough. 

Do take a look at my brother's blog if you appreciate nature photography and the outdoors.  He lives in New Mexico and does quite a bit of hiking and other outdoorsy things. North by Southwest .

This is called "Time to Begin."  This year is going to be mainly created from "old" works in progress, pieces that never got used in old projects, bits and pieces from here and there, inherited costume jewelry, etc.  And "Time to Begin" is just that.  Time for me to commit again to the BJP, to be creative, to get back to the things I love to do.  

January is my birth month, so I used my favorite colors ,there are bits of a broken bracelet from my grandma, Russian leaves from a huge stash I beaded at one point, and the clock charm I actually took out of an old BJP piece that I didn't much care for. 



this box to the right is how I will be displaying my year of projects.  It's a wooden bead tray that I threw some paint on and sanded a bit.  Right now I have January in there, and the other 2 are actually just other little pieces I made years ago.   I just wanted to see how they're going to look...   I think I like it!

February is up next, and some other stuff I'm working on.