Happy New Year: Beading Resolutions (1/2/2012)
2012 January 2
Happy New Years from Guide to Beadwork! This is the time of year we all make our resolutions – why not make them Beading Resolutions. It will be so much easier to accomplish than losing weight, exercising or some other boring resolution you know won’t last through January. š
I read a great article on the Fire Mountain Gems website that gives you some greatĀ ideas. Here’s the main points, but please go and read the whole article:
Bead in the New Year: Beading Resolutions
- Resolve to pick up a stitching project BEFORE opening the pint of Ben and Jerry’s.
– Or chocolate or cookies… - Resolve to give back more.
– Donate jewelry to a charity, teach kids basic jewelry stringing, teach your friends how to bead… - Resolve to organize the studio 1/2 hour a day 3 days a week.
It’s too hard to tackle it all at once – working for a short time or cleaning up one section makes it easier… - Resolve to declutter jewelry making/crafting magazines and books.
Swap magazines and books you don’t need anymore with your beading friends… - Resolve to hook up with peeps regularly.
– Get togetherĀ with your bead friends on a regular basis… - Resolve to multi-task when sitting in front of the TV.
– You’re just sitting there anyway – get a project in your lap… - Resolve to take care of UFOs (Un Finished Objects).
– Once a month or once a week tackle some of those unfinished project… - Resolve to explore a new color palette this year.
– Stuck in a color rut? Resolve to try new colors this year… - Learn a new technique.
– Try a new stitch or a new medium… - Resolve to remember NO is a complete sentence.– Don’t commit to doing so much for others that you don’t have time for yourself – to bead!
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