Calling All Seed Beaders

This is a short blog post, but I so want to win this book!!!

Calling All Seed Beaders Book Giveaway

CATCHING UP....

The bad thing about having a small business is that YOU are the ONLY employee, so business management sometimes gets in the way of your creativity.

The SOUP is finally ready!!!

Bead Soup that is...

One of my best friends, Catherine King, suggested that I join the Bead Soup Blog Party.  Having never been in a bead party, I was very anxious to see if I was accepted in this HUGE event!

The events just keep coming!

Last Saturday, I talked my friends into joining me for the GINORMOUS Indoor "Garage" Sale at the Ocean Palms Retirement Community in Stuart, Florida.

Mother's Day Extravaganza Event!

One event down this week!  Wednesday night I had another event at the Vine and Barley in Port St. Lucie!

Time to Chill and Recharge

Today I attended the St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club's monthly general meeting.  Thanks to Joe David, our meetings are now held at the White City Methodist Church.  It is a much more comfortable place to hold our meetings and has a full working kitchen.

Week of Insanity

It has been such a busy insane week!  Cleaning jewelry, firing bottles, adding to jewelry inventory, torch out - copper cuffs in the works, Metal Impressions class, doll making class, house - not so much!  And to add to the insanity my pieces for the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party are due to be revealed on May 3rd (with a complete blog post)!  Have started my pieces, but have a long long way to go!!!

Meet my Garden Party Doll, FLORA!

After MANY days of beading, let me introduce you to Flora!

We had so much fun and laughter during Anne Hesse's Garden Party Doll Class last weekend at Beads and Baubles in Fort Pierce, Florida.

EXCITING events in the horizon!!!!

I am getting so excited, no ECSTATIC, about being able to attend the following classes!!!

Anne Hesse is coming to town and we are making dolls!  Anne Hesse, who I am proud and honored to call my friend, is a nationally known artist and doll maker!

Wonderful Weekend at The Great Bead Escape!

I had such a wonderful time at The Great Bead Escape this weekend!  The Retreat is put on by Ronda Stevens and Jennifer Shibona.  I attending my first retreat two years ago and was so sad to miss last year because of health issues.  It is such a great time and already I can't wait until next year!

The Great Bead Escape!

ESCAPE INTO THE WORLD OF JEWELRY ART....

Leaving tomorrow for a wonderful retreat, The Great Bead Escape!!  I missed last year due to shoulder and neck surgeries, but I am so excited to be going for my second time this year!  The retreat is put on by Ronda Stevens of Twist & Turns and Jennifer Shibona of Mad Chiwawa Designs.   This year's Retreat is going to be held at Lake Yale Baptist Retreat Center in Leesburg, Florida.

Busy Busy Day

I had a very busy, but very productive day!

Meet my Partner in the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party!!!

The ingredients for my POT of "soup" arrived today!  Talk about having doubts about the soup ingredients I sent to my partner in my first bead soup party!

Soup is in the mail!

Been racking my brain for a bead assortment for my partner, Elizabeth Bunn of Elizabeth Beads, in the 8th Annual Bead Soup Blog Party hosted by Lori Anderson.  My problem is that although Elizabeth is an AMAZING lampwork artist, she does not make jewelry.

Bead Soup Blog Party

Just got my Bead Soup partner!!! 

It is going to be so exciting getting to know Elizabeth "Liz" Bunn through our beads! I have already learned by glancing at her blog that she is very smart and loves to write! She also creates the most amazing lampwork beads. You have to check them out (and maybe buy some, too!)

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Transition Complete

The transition of changing my website name is complete!  My new URL address is www.deborahapodacadesigns.com.  Make sure to check out my webpage Deborah Apodaca Designs and hit the Facebook LIKE icon on the bottom right of the page!

Please share my webpage link with your friends!  Thank you so much!!!

New URL Address

Been working hard the last few days to get more traffic to my webpage.  I was finally able to get the web address I wanted, so it is easier to remember and associate with me!  YES!!!

Watercolors on Enamel

In today's enameling class at the St. Lucie County Rock & Gem Club, I practiced with watercolors.  It may not be a Van Gogh, but I am happy with the results.

8th BEAD SOUP BLOG PARTY

Tomorrow is the date to find out my bead soup partner!  So excited!!!  We both pick out a stash of beads and components to send to each other and then we make jewelry from the stash we receive. 

Not only do I get to make a new friend, I get to play with more BEADS!!!!  Very interested to see if what I make matches up to her original vision!

Jewelry Makers of the Treasure Coast

Had a wonderful lunch today with other members of the Jewelry Makers of the Treasure Coast Meetup Group at the Elliott Museum on Hutchinson Island.  Our meeting was one of several to generate continued interest in the group and to map out our objectives for the group.

Carole Grant will be providing a questionnaire for members to review and fill out, so we can see who wants to actively participate in this Meetup Group.  If you are interested in joining this group, go to Jewelry Makers on the Treasure Coast.  

Catch up time!

Today has been a very busy day catching up!  Now it is blog time.

Since my last posting I have taken another copper class at the Gem and Mineral Society of the Palm Beaches.  Arlene Lazarro is an excellent teacher.  We made a copper fold bracelet with a cold connection bezel and then completed a cold form pendant.  Can't wait to make more copper cuffs!  LOVE THEM!!!

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!!

Join me tonight, February 17th, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm for the unveiling of my Wine Bottle Serving Trays and Lamps and the Vine & Barley located at 1680 SW St. Lucie West Boulevard in Port St. Lucie, Florida!

Florida Jewelry Artists Retreat

Just arrived home from the Florida Jewelry Artists Retreat held at the Advent Christian Village in north-central Florida!  We had 21 jewelry artists this year and had a blast renewing friendships and learning new techniques.

Winter Blossom...

One of the things that I need to get in the habit of doing is naming my pieces.  Today I cut and grinded a Dendritic Jasper cabachon and the finished pattern reminds me of a bouquet of flowers and so ... a "Winter Blossom" is born.

Wine Bottles are coming!

Here is a sneak peek at what's coming soon to Deborah Apodaca Designs LLC!

Metal Impressions Class

Started another class yesterday at the St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club.  Our instructor, Joe David, gave us tons of information to absorb.  LUCKILY, we have 10 weeks for it all to sink in.

Sgraffito

The winter session classes started today at the St. Lucie County Rock and Gem Club.  I am starting to really love enameling and hope to be adding some enameled items to my webpage in the near future.  Still not entirely comfortable with the technique and need to do a lot of research, but here is what I accomplished today.