Last year on my blog I hosted a Pity Party for those poor, poor souls who couldn't go to Bead Fest. And since I'm feeling all sniffly and blue about it again this year I thought I'd host another one this year! I'm not one to sit around and pout for long, so I've come up with a Pity Party (heavy on the party) for us to have together so we don't feel like we are missing out on all the fun and all those beads! With a little thought I've come up with three days of fun for us to join together, inspire each other and get creative.
You can play along on your blog or on the Creative Bead Chat facebook group. I'm giving you a few days to gather materials and make plans for the weekend.
All weekend - Sale & Giveaways. I've joined up with some of my beadmaking friends to offer discounts for the weekend and I will be hosting a giveaway each day for gift certificates to my website.
Friday - Bust your Stash. On Friday we going to go into our bead stashes and pull out something that hasn't seen the light of day for a while. If you'd been to a big bead show, I challenge you to find something from a past bead show purchase. You can share a photo and story about it. Create something with it or give it away on your blog or Facebook page.
Saturday - Inspiration Adventure. Get out of the house and find something to inspire you. You can go to a farmer's market, craft show, festival, museum, gallery, bead store, antique store, walk in the park - whatever you can fit into your weekend that will inspire you. I'm planning to attend an antique market that is not too far away. Share photos from your adventure.
Sunday - Class of One. Pull out a jewelry book and try one of the projects in the book. Go through a few books and pick a project. How often do we really do that? For me the answer is hardly ever! I need to go through my book stash and find a new project! Share your results with us. We'll also share links of our favorite online tutorials.
That should keep us busy and our minds off Philly! Who is going to join me? I'm looking forward to having some fun and being inspired together.