Finished two!

Well, given a few days off from school for winter break, and now that I'm over the flu, I have had some time to bead! I managed to finish my October page and am very pleased with it although it's changed since I first conceived of it! The bee became a mere shadow of itself.... see the bee wings in pale pink beads and the silver bee charm where the bee's body should be. I loved doing all the ruffles, and filling in with texture.

I also finished my December page and it seems to be the most "journally" of my pages.  It really represents my journey in December.  It starts in the lower left with the darkness of the Pacific Northwest in December with vines and trees here.  We then flew south to Costa Rica and into the light and warmth.  We were there for Christmas , hence the Christmas tree in the center.  There were fireworks nearly every night in a nearby community and were able to appreciate and enjoy

 them all.  
  

January Finished!

Here is the flower photo I used as the base for my January page.


Here it is! I finished my January page just last night. I am a little surprised at the look! It's very coarse and impressionistic for my normal style. I am really pretty happy with it over all. The disks along the edges of each petal are coconut shell with beds on top. The mask is a miniature of the masks they carve in Boruca, Costa Rica.



We spent seven days in this indigenous village over the new year's holiday. They have a five day festival to celebrate the fact that their tribe was never conquered by the Spanish. The men dress up in coffee sacks and wear masks and walk all over town fighting the bull which represents Spain. It's an amazing festival and we enjoyed staying with a family and being able to see the goings-on over many days. You can see some photos of the festival at www.boyerotours.com