BAUBLE AND BEADS

Quick pic update. This one's full.... I went bead shopping and now I needs to get myself another one. Unfortunately, the store where I found this only had 2...this was one. Fortunately, I had their number in my phone so I was able to reserve the 2nd one. Woohoo!! Will go get it soon. I needs it. As I have 20 colors more to organize. These are beads from China and Japan (5 colors are mill hill). Locals substitute these in the place for mill mills. Heck, these are cheaper. And I compared. Some of these are identical to mill hills. Also got myself 2 strings of tiny swarovski beads... will use those on my fairy idyll. Couldn't resist. They were so nice and shiny! I'm like a crow that way--- if it's shiny, I get mesmerized. 

I basically got all the colors 'usable' for the mirabilias. Heck, knowing me... I'll change colors away from the pattern. I like the idea that my project will be unique. But I do love the fairies Nora Corbett designs.

I'm just wondering why she went from nice flowy girls to... something that look like can labels. Golden Girl and Silver Tea... they looks like something on tin cans. I prefer the ladies with wings, gowns, or tails. Or maybe that's just me...

Anyway, I've been busy organizing and collecting Mirabilias. Sooner or later, I'll find a way to get all of them. Yippee!! Enough shopping for me now... will concentrate on stitching. No more surfing HAED or the mirabilia site or ebay... I. MUST. HAVE. WILLPOWER. I. MUST. STITCH.  

Gloating over Patterns and Beads

Some of you might not know that I live in the Philippines. And here, it is UBER hard to find patterns. So hard that as soon as I hear a whisper of a possible stash place, I'm off! Heck, it's so hard I shop online or in Singapore. Do you have any idea how expensive that is???

(example: a pattern that is worth $10 is already around 450pesos... and that is more than the minimum daily wage here).

And now... I heard a whisper...someone was selling Mirabilias and L&Ls. Budget be damned. I wanted those. So I put money in my bag. Grabbed my dad and we went. Basically out of town. Following sketchy directions taken from small posts on the internet. I was like a tourist, turning this way and that in the car. Pointing out buildings I've never seen before.

We were treasure hunting.

And I got 'em. I got my treasure. :) Think scrooge over his gold. That's how I feel over these now.

Thank God for a Dad who supports my crazy whims. He drove me out of town just so I can go treasure hunt. Think one and half hour driving...one way. Thanks Daddy!!

And... I just want to share my latest stitchy find. A BEADS ORGANIZER. I basically cut out the number on the mill hills package and stuck it on the butt of the containers. I prefer it on the butt instead of the top. Who knows if I'd get absent minded enough to switch covers by accident. This way, since it's on the body... I know that the numbers have the right beads attached to it.

Happy sigh. My Panda just asked me "what are you doing?" I answered "Gloating".

And I am. Wheeeeeeeeeee!!! Happy butt dance of joy. uh-huh! uh-huh! Yeah!