Challenge Swap #3: Fall Colors

Wow that was quick, but then your package made it here in a week too.  Must be a fast route from you to the East Coast.

Dagi, I can't imagine where your package went-usually it's fast from me to you.

 Lita-- they're a funny opaque bright yellow with goldstone glass wrapped aorund the middle. Very fun, and I think they're going to blend with some other lampworked beads from Dagi I got in the regular bead swap. Just need some copper wire I think....

Lois

Lois - I remember those beads very well.  I bought them in 1995, from one of the bead sellers on 37th Street (Amola, sadly no longer in business).  I believe they are vintage Japanese, but they could be modern Indian.  I was never sure.

Glad you like them - can't wait to see what you make.

Lita

I got mine today too!!!  YAY!!!

 I got mine today too :D im excited now to find time to actually use them....

JSmaz:

Dagi, I can't imagine where your package went-usually it's fast from me to you.

So sorry that I did not reply- I got my package too! It looks so exciting but just haven't had a chance to sit and really go through it all. One day soon..... Thanks guys! The mix and assortment of beads is amazing!

Ok, I don't remember if I posted already or not. LOL.  

but, I got my package!  Hooray!  What an awesome envelope of goodies!  I briefly went through it when it got here but I haven't been able to REALLY dig since I have been so busy.. when I do, soon, I am sure I will be even more excited!

Thank you very much everyone who participated!

Inca:

JSmaz:

Dagi, I can't imagine where your package went-usually it's fast from me to you.

 Mine's not here either .... but I guess customs have fun un-packing everything before xmas ...

OK, they can have fun with every single package they want, but NOT with our swap packages! Christmas or not!

Kokopelli Design:

Inca:

JSmaz:

Dagi, I can't imagine where your package went-usually it's fast from me to you.

 Mine's not here either .... but I guess customs have fun un-packing everything before xmas ...

OK, they can have fun with every single package they want, but NOT with our swap packages! Christmas or not!

Yeah, what's up with that anyway??  I can't believe you guys still don't have your packages yet.

The only people I haven't got confirmation of receipt from are Inca, Dagi, Erin K, Kyra and Kirsten, but she hasn't been posting much so I'll bet she has hers.  Erin & Kyra are in Canada so I expected theirs to take longer but hopefully any day now.

I'm thinking we may have to make our finish time after Christmas at this point, unless everyone else gets their packages this week.  I'd like everyone to have at least a month to make things.

 December is going to be crazy . We will be running between Tucson and Deming.

Jan 2010 sounds good to me. I will go for what the group decides as a whole

 I've already done a necklace!  Should I post it here or wait until the official reveal? 

I got inspired by the copper wire, red rocailles, autumn jasper and a bunch of other really pretty beads from my kit - I cranked out the first thing that came to mind when I started playing with all the goodies in my kit.  I'm not sure what I think of the finished necklace, it's not like anything I've done before - I've never done anything with copper wire and I'm finding that I really like the way it looks with certain beads - the only thing I added were some red jumprings from my personal stash and a length of copper chain that I bought on sale months ago with no idea of how I was going to use it.  Everyone was so generous that I still have enough beads left for a few more projects.  Isn't this fun?   I can't wait for the "reveal" to see what everyone else has done with thier kits. 

Wait until the reveal.  I'll have everyone send pics to me and this time I'LL make a gallery of all the finished pieces for the reveal instead of us having to wait forever for it.

 Yay! I just got my package today, and I can't wait to play with the stash! One question, when is the deadline for our photos of our pieces?

Thanks again!

Kyra