February 2011 BJP

I decided to prioritize my "Bead Journal Project" this month and won't start a new project 'til it's done. Finally finished it this afternoon, so here it is! ... What do y'all think?

It didn't occur to me that I miss stitching sequins flower since I started my BJP pieces - so it looks like that's the bottom line of my blocks, I'll put sequins flowers in all of them (perhaps). It has been almost 2 decades ago since I made a lot of these - at my aunt's dress shop in Manila, where me & my cousins do the beadworks on wedding gowns, etc.

Happy beading all!

January 2011 BJP

My January piece is finally done though I didn't go ga-ga with it. This is my first year with the BJP... and after much contemplation, I decided to go with a "random" sampler block theme.

My initial plan was to use this quilt top (acquired from a dear friend Linda, who was a prolific quilter before she discovered beading) for my 2011 blocks but with the lovely splash of colors in it, I'm having a second thought.

My blocks for the entire 2011 will come from these stabilized square and round foundations... or perhaps others shapes as well. The squares are 2"x2" while the rounds are almost 2" diameter.

Happy beading all!