I participate in a bead exchange on one of my Etsy teams and today I received an envelope full of beautiful beads. My friend, Cynthia, of CLeasBeadwork, is so generous and talented. She learned beadwork from her grandmother and continues the tradition with very nature-inspired creations.
So I didn't even sit down in the bead chair in the bead cave before I ripped open the envelope and found such a bounty of beautiful beads. Apparently everyone knows my favorite color is blue because there are several different envelopes of blue beads. Here's a sampling of my new stash. Now I get to create lots of new fobs and counting pins and stitch markers and eyeglass leashes...