Bead Soup and other babblings

I was really blessed last saturday when I went to my mailbox.  Kalmbach Jewelry Books was holding a contest where they asked for bead shops to contribute some bead soup to celebrate the release of Lori Anderson's Bead Soup book.

And I was lucky enough to be selected to receive one of these soups!  I have been dipping my toes into the water of bohemian designs so I think that someone decided to push me all the way into the pool.  These are definitely not beads that I would have selected for myself but I have been having a lot of fun with them and have made the required necklace as well as a bracelet.  As soon as the pictures have been released on Kalmbach's Facebook page I will be sure to share them here.

In other news, I go into talk with a surgeon on October 24th for my elbow.  I have been asking for surgery for a couple years now as the shots just don't last long enough.  I love to work with wire but it sure cripples me up for a week or so.  So if this all works out well I will be so happy.