New Kits!

I've finally settled in from my trip teaching up in Tacoma and had a wonderful time at the Puget Sound Bead Festival. I made a lot of new friends, got to see many old friends and had a blast spending time with my students.
Yesterday I spent the day organizing my kits and attempting to find my table under the mountians of papers and beads that seem to multiply over night like rabbits. I'm happy to report I can see bits of wood now showing through the piles of my organized chaos.
Today I managed to list the kits from my classes I just taught up in Tacoma. For those of you who are interested, please check out my Etsy site. http://www.beadologistkelly.etsy.com/
Today I've been living on blues power.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUAg1_A7IE  And bow wow to you, too.

Puget Sound Bead Festival is Almost Here!

I really can't believe that the Puget Sound Bead Festival http://www.pugetsoundbeadfestival.com/ is already next weekend. Time seems to be traveling at the speed of light these days and I feel like I'm not getting anything accomplished. It doesn't help that summer has finally arrived here on the Oregon Coast and the sunshine is proving to be a much needed distraction. I would much rather be out enjoying the weather than sitting inside printing directions and tending to kits like I really need to. But I'd be a fool to complain. Life is good and I'm doing what I love to do.
I received a package in the mail the other day from Tierra Cast http://www.tierracast.com/ who has generously donated samples to put into my kits for my students at next weekend's Puget Sound Bead Festival. It was like Christmas to open up the package! I'm so happy to be able to share these goodies with my students. I'm not going to tell you what they are because I want the students to be surprised but I can guarantee that they will be pleased!

Pacific Northwest Garden Bracelet