Hello and Happy Friday!! ☀ How has everyone been?!?! It’s been a great past two weeks and very productive!! I am having a wonderful time going to local Art markets and Festivals too, meeting new customers as well as seeing my regulars 😉!! I am super excited to be able to be going to the Mandarin Art Festival (https://www.facebook.com/mandarinartfestival) this upcoming weekend!! In the past two weeks I have been able to finish two 5×7 art tapestry WIP’s and even start another new WIP. I have some new listings to share with you as well as some Klub updates and news! I think it’s time to get started…right?!?!
The last time I put out my blog post, April 1st, I last left you where I was starting my day at 60 rows…Well I finished that day off at row 80 (3,840 beads). When I came back that Monday (4/4), I started my day off with 100 rows (4,800 beads). One bird was completely done, and a second bird was starting to appear. By the time it was time to get dinner and try to get a little laundry done, I was finishing up at row 120 (5,760 beads) and the second bird was almost done!! The next day, I kicked my day off with some more rows done…row 135 (6,480 beads) and 2nd bird done!! Later that day, I finished up at row 155 (7,440 beads) and the 3rd and final bird was halfway done. Wednesday, 4/6, I kicked my day off at row 165 (7920 beads) with the 3rd bird’s 2nd eye starting to show ☺. If you’ve been following me for a while now, some you already know that Wednesday is my BINGO Day…well that Wednesday was no different for me and I went so I got another 20 rows accomplished before heading out that day 😉-finishing up at row 185 (8,880 beads) and the 3rd bird was done. Not too much more to go on it after that and I was able to finish it up the next day 4/7 starting day off at row 195 (9,360 beads) and only a little more edge beads to finish up!! The design was complete with 200 rows (9,600 beads). Only think left after that was to get it framed and photographed for a new listing!! Let’s take a look back at some of the working photos and later on I’ll show you the new listing for it 😉!!
Before I move on to the next WIP, let’s take a look at some of the past available kits that I still have in stock🙂 There are not many kits left, but what there is leftover are discounted with limited quantities in stock. Most of the bracelet kits have only one left in stock with maybe one design having 2. All the Art kits except 2 of them, have two in stock for each design. I have put together a new collage of what I have left for you all to see. These will be offered until there are no more in stock and once, they are completely gone, these designs will no longer be available 🙂 so come and grab these while they are still here!! To see quantities or more information on these kits, give a click on the link below the collage 😉!
After I finished up the 3 Birds WIP last Thursday, I had time to start off the next 5×7 WIP of a Kawaii style Ghost Rider ☺. I started off by showing you all the first 5 rows (230 beads) with mostly background color and a hint of color. I didn’t get too much done that day and ended up only getting to row 15 (690 beads) but what I did get done looked like flames already!! Then last Friday 4/8, I started my day off with a few more rows added at row 25 (1,150 beads) and at that point you could see his skull starting. I was able to get a decent number of rows done that day before having to go and get things ready for the weekend art markets, stopping at row 45 (2,070 beads), and a good portion of his skull complete. I did get to bead over that weekend, quite a bit and ended up kicking this past Monday 4/11 off with 75 rows (3,450 beads) and an eye showing!! I pulled my rows 5 at a time and beaded all day long until dinner time and finished off at row 95 (4,370 beads) with both eyes done and the start of his nose and smile coming through as well as the collar of his outfit started. Then when I came back to my bead tray this past Tuesday, I started off at row 110 (5,060 beads) with his nose, smile and collar all completed. I pulled my rows, again 5 at a time, all day until I had to get dinner ready and finished up at row 130 (5,980 beads) and there’s a hand there and the top part of his outfit. What do you all think of the working photos?!?!? Do you like seeing them?!?! I like doing them, not only to show the progress I am making but also to see the development of the pattern too ☺. Since I have not been sleeping all that well at night again (why I do not know) I have been working a lot on this pattern and managed to get more rows done later that night, so I started Wednesday (4/13) off with 145 rows (6,670 beads) with the top part of his outfit completed. Swayed with the rhythm of pulling my rows then weaving them together, I got lost in the beading and finished the day up at row 170 (7,820 beads) and had his legs a little more than halfway done. There isn’t too much more to go at this point…I will be finishing soon and probably starting a new WIP!! What do you guys think I should do… another 5×7 art tapestry or a bracelet?!?! I’ll wait and see if someone has a suggestion, in the meantime, Thursday morning I got started out at row 180 (8,280 beads) with only a little more to go on his legs!! Will finish this by mid-day and will probably have time to start something new too!! Yup!! Finished that day at row 198 (9,108 beads) …only need to get him framed and photographed and hopefully be able to list him next week 😉!! Let’s take a look back at some of the working photos before moving on to look at a new listing!!
Are you all ready to see the New Listing I have put up this past Monday?!?! Can anyone guess what it might be?!?! If you guessed the 3 Birds Art tapestry, then YEP!!! I call it Upside Down Bird Bead woven 5×7 Artwork. It is of 3 birds hanging on a wire (upside down and upright) and is kawaii style from a Disney short I just love!! It is a cute and fun Artwork ready to hang up or put on a shelf and will be a treasure to pass down for many years!! You can find out more about this listing by clicking on the link below the image 😉!!
Let’s take a little break and talk about the Peyote Bracelet Kit of the Month before moving on to the next WIP!! For the Month of April, we have the Elephant Family Bracelet. This design is of 2 drop peyote and each kit will contain everything you need to create a Krafty Max Original’s designed bracelet: A printed word chart in 2 drop peyote (a color chart can be requested and be sent digitally), a needle, ALL Delica beads, plated bar ends and findings. Kit dates are as follows: Available from April 12, 2022, until May 11, 2022, and then kits will be mailed on or by May 16, 2022. A little FYI about the kits…The PATTERN is ONLY available with these kits!! After May 11th this pattern/kit will no longer be available!! Delica Bead colors are subject to availability!!
Now, it’s on to the next WIP 😉!! This one will be a quick and easy bracelet pattern that I am kicking a hint of bright color showing. Let’s see how far I can get today and see if anyone can guess what the pattern will be. REMEMBER, that you can check out my Facebook Fan Page, Google+ Page, or my Instagram Pagethroughout the day to watch updates and working photos!
Last but not least, time for some news and updates from my K~Max Klub and my regular page 😉. I am getting ready for the next bead along…if you are a member of the Klub, you can see an image of the pattern I have chosen for a bracelet bead along. As of yesterday, I have also put up the list of delica bead colors and the amounts needed to do the bead along. This bead along will be a little hard to stray from the colors listed. Also, Jessica has finished and shared her version of the February bead along with us and in case you have not seen it, I will be sharing here. It turned out so wonderful…don’t forget if you have done this one or any of others to share too!! It’s fun to see how everyone’s comes out and to see the differences in which can make one single pattern look so different each time. I also wanted to share here that Rada has finished the Lady & Bird pattern she got from my shop!! She did such a wonderful job with it!! I will be posting their posts below for you to check them out 😉. Be on the lookout for the posting of the first 50 rows for next bead along…should be getting them up soon. Let’s go ahead and take a look at Rada and Jessica’s posts!
That will be all for these past two weeks!! I will be going to the local Art markets and or festivals and hope to see some of you out and about while I am there ☺! I want to wish everyone a Happy Good Friday and a Happy Easter!! I will be back with more next week. Don’t forget to check out the new April Elephant bracelet Kit-it will be available until May 11th!! Have a great weekend and enjoy!!
