December 30, 2009

Double RAW weave

I’m working on a beaded amulet bag, using a double right-angle-weave (RAW), with size 8/0 frosted pink Myuki Soji beads and some darker flat pink beads, sized 22/0.

You can see a tutorial on how to make beaded double right angle weave here. As it’s my first video ever, I’d appreciate any and all comments on how to improve it. Thanks!

December 27, 2009

Beading the TQ way

Tenaciousness, persistence, and steadfastness. These are the three things that ThinkTQ says one needs to reach a goal.

Goal one for this week is to make a beaded ribbon, woven amulet bag. I’ve already had a few interruptions, and it’s only Sunday! Besides battling a severe head cold, my pug’s allergies have been keeping me up at night, and my mother and oldest brother paid me an unexpected visit today, and they stayed almost all day long.

It’s now heading towards 7:30 p.m., and I will be beading until 10:00 this evening, when I plan on stopping and going to bed. I’m now working on ribbon #4, and have at least a dozen more to complete before I can even begin to weave the ribbons of beads together to create my new amulet bag.

Being determined to build my beading business keeps me from putting things off. What can you do today (i.e.: NOW) that will help you take one step towards reaching one of your goals?

December 24, 2009

Schedule Time to Blog!

Title: A Free 2010 Blogging Calendar and Planner For You
Don’t you just hate it when you really need to update your blog and draw a blank? Well, one of the best ways to jump start those creative juices is to simply look at the calendar. How simple is that?

Every month, week and day, there are some really strange, fun and downright funny holidays and observances celebrated everywhere. In fact, you can even make up your own ‘holiday’ to celebrate on your blog with your readers – that’s how easy it is to come up with days of posts at a time. But you don’t have to make it up yourself. It’s hard enough coming up with a post. Here’s a blogging calendar I found that feature some of these holidays. The other nice thing is, it has room to jot down your own ideas and you can use it to literally plan out the year’s content – or just a month or two ahead if you’re not the planning type. This really helps keep your blog going without rushing to write last minute posts.

Download; and check it out for yourself. I bet you can find a couple of posts just off those dates you can write about. In fact, you can write about them right away and schedule them. Your readers will have fun and marvel at how you are so on top of the holidays and seasons.