Monday, August 31, 2015

Necklaces, Ornaments and Challenges

Hiya everyone and thanks for stopping by.  This week I have been so sore and tired!  I think it has to do with the start of the changing of the weather.  My shoulder has been in so much pain this week and of course my knee has been angry at me this week, more on that later.  Also, I think that work has been beating me up as well! Thanks work!  lol. 

If you have been reading recently you know I lost some weight; I want to continue riding that wave all the way to my goal weight.  So this week I also started a 30 day personal challenge.  I want to walk every day.  Yesterday I did not get much in but I walked.  I started on Tuesday, which was after 2 weeks of non-activity.  I think I was proud of myself for losing the 30 pounds and decided to revert back to my old habits.  No more!  I have to be accountable to someone so I am writing it here.

I wear a pedometer while I am on the treadmill and I wear it at work.  I have now gotten up to 20 minutes on the treadmill.  I don't want to go more than that right now for fear o hurting my knee.  I also think that all this walking is making my knee act up.  But I am not gonna let that stop me from walking. 

This week over at Every Inchie Monday the theme is Necklace.  I have been making more necklaces this year than I have before.  I am just to impatient to wait the time it takes to make a necklace, lol.  But this is a quick and easy one for me to make. 


For this inchie I used 5 colors including copper seed beads as the chain.  I wanted this to be one of those beautiful golden necklaces with a huge sapphire stone on it, on it's way to a red carpet gala.  So what do you think?  Do you see the mess-up?  I did not until just now!  ARGGG!!!!  Makes me so mad, lol.  But that is ok.  The Native Indians believe that all beadwork should have a spirit bead in it, a bead that does not fit in the design, wrong color or placement.  So I will call this my spirit bead. 


Also this week I finalized this years Christmas ornament design.  Sadly I cant show it here since some of my family reads this blog and I want it to be a surprise to them.  I did also finish the Christmas earring designs for the ladies at work.  That I can show you. 


This is a pattern from here.  It works up quickly and I added the crystal bicone in the middle of the earring as an extra bling. 

So that is it for me this week.  Don't forget to fly on over to EIM and check out all the great necklaces they have created.  Have a blessed and creative week.
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  1. chrissieAugust 31, 2015 at 2:05 AM

    Wonderful inchie as always and great that you are going to do more steps. I try to do at least 10,000 each day but I gave away the tread mill as it is so much easier to do 10,000 outdoors and often I have 15,000 without trying.

    Good luck-you are doing so well

    Love Chrissie xx

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    1. freebird7100August 31, 2015 at 2:36 AM

      Thanks Chrissie, I would love to walk outdoors more but with my knee and our hilly terrain the Dr told me to do the treadmill or find flat land to walk on. I do get an average of 7000 steps. Working tword 10,000.

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  2. MySpecialistAugust 31, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    Lovely done! But those earrings are totally gorgeous! I used to be so slim :) Can I just reduce in size without all the effort? :) lol Good on you, well done.

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    1. freebird7100August 31, 2015 at 7:51 AM

      Thanks Zoe, last time I was slim was in grade school lol.

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  3. sallyAugust 31, 2015 at 10:39 AM

    Love the earrings for the ladies at work and looking forward to seeing the ornaments in due course! The necklace beadwork is fab :-)

    Sally

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  4. WendyKSeptember 1, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    Fabulous inchie and earrings. I am trying to loose weight and we are planning on buying an exercise machine to help. I can't walk far as I have a trapped nerve in my leg and am waiting for an operation on my back. I just hate getting old. You are doing very well by the sound of it, well done.

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    1. freebird7100September 1, 2015 at 2:15 PM

      Thanks Wendy, I have problems with my knee so I can only do a little at a time. Just do what you can. You will get there

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  5. KiaSeptember 1, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    so proud of you or losing weight. Sorry about your aches - my knees are in terrible shape and limit my ability to walk. I did lose 20 lbs simply by cutting coca cola out of my diet. Love your earring design and how kind of you to make them for your co-workers. I looked and looked and could not find any mistake in your inchie - you're always hardest on yourself, aren't we all. Great sapphire and red carpet dress!

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    1. freebird7100September 2, 2015 at 1:20 AM

      Thanks so much Kia, I also stopped drinking Diet coke back in 2012, I really dont miss it, glad you lost weight by dropping to cola. The mistake bead is near her neck, I accidentally added a backgroun bead instead of skin bead. When I started working out I did it 10 minutes at a time. I rested, iced my knee and did 10 more minutes later on. Now I am upto 20 minutes and hoping for more. But i will take it slowly. Good luck to you on your journey

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  6. UnknownSeptember 2, 2015 at 5:52 AM

    Your bead-necklace-inchie is so beautiful :-) It really looks as a big saphire for a red carpet dress!
    Your christmas earrings are great! Must be a wonderful feeling to "wear" them!

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    1. freebird7100September 2, 2015 at 7:51 AM

      Thanks Sandra, I would love to wear them myself but I can't wear earrings anymore because of scar tissue in my lobes. I think that is why I have a love/hate relationship with making earrings. Lol.

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  7. cstocksSeptember 5, 2015 at 5:32 AM

    You're always created such lovely work, Freebird! But the best work is what you're doing for yourself! Be careful with your knees, they hold the rest of you up! Have a brilliant day! c

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    1. freebird7100September 5, 2015 at 4:25 PM

      Thanks, I am babying my knees as much as I can.

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