Tantalizing Tuesday 12/17/13 (Aye’s Birthday, A Gift and a New Project)

Yesterday I was in a EPIC battle with my computer again!!  I have to tell you that I really think that even if I get it working – the computer still wins!!  I spend so much time ‘fighting’ with it that somehow I just feel like a winner when it will finally work again! 
I had a wonderful weekend though!!  I was able to spend so much time with my family and finish my Christmas shopping…not really bead, but the other was fun too!!  🙂 
There are so many things to show off today, so I had better get to it!!
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Today’s new listing is actually from the Prima Blog Team New Years beads I received!!
http://www.primabead.com/?source=kraftymaxoriginals
  Here is what I started with…..
http://www.primabead.com/?source=kraftymaxoriginals
 I thought I would do a little different than the traditional Black and Silver and really make a bold statement with Black and HOT PINK!!  This would make a wonderful statement for that New Years party – don’t you think??  This is the first of several from this set of beads….
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/8248874#
And for those of you who missed it….here is the Grey necklace finished…I think it turned out amazing!! Introducing the Grand Grey Lady Beadwoven Necklace.
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/8242108
And here is the ‘making of’ video….
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I get to start something new today – WHOOO HOOOO!!  I have been looking at this stone for some time, and here are the colors I came up with!!  Come on over to my Fan Page or Google+ page throughout the day to watch it grow !!
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Through on of my Beading Face Book Groups I participated in a HOLIDAY GIFT SWAP.  I was very lucky to get a wonderful lady named Sam Waghorn.  She is a very talented lady and after a couple of quick emails we discovered that we have a LOT in common!!  We are the same age, our backgrounds are similar and through this we quickly became friends.  Yesterday when I received her package from the UK I was ‘doubley’ lucky.  Not only did she send me this amazing necklace with a handmade glass center piece, but she also send me an amazing ‘face’ from BlueberriBeads.  The note wished me a Merry Christmas and that she saw this ‘face’ and thought I would be able to create something with it!  So, not only did I get an amazing necklace creation, but a bead to create something with!!!!  WHOOO HOOO!!


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Here is the gift guide – how many of you have looked?   Please look through it, and remember to always support handmade artists through this holiday season (and everyone other day).
http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2013/11/2013-krafty-max-original-gift-guide_27.html
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Only 2 days left to enter….to win this amazing Swarovski Crystal set!!  Remember, even if you have entered, there are daily entries too, so make sure you keep coming back!!
http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-merry-christmas-from-krafty-max.html
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Remember, my sale is still on – and what a great sale it is!!   *** If you are on my email list there is even a bonus!! (Leave your email in the comments if you want to join the list)***
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/KraftyMax
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And, if that isn’t enough, today is my daughters 14th Birthday!! My children are the light of my life, but my daughter and I share a very special connection.  She and I are so much alike it is scary!  So, to her, I say – 
Happy Birthday my darling girl!
(this is one of my favorite photos of her)
(This is one of her favorites!!)
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Today I would like to leave you with this thought;
Celebrate everyday.  Find something to be happy about and enjoy it! ~KM
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