Getting Ready for the New Year

Hello All,

My first post for the coming year will be including my plans for adding tutorials and kits to my Etsy Store and my plans to update and redesign my blog and website for better viewing, with a few extra surprises as well.

Check back often over the next few weeks as the new updates start appearing.

I've completed several new project designs that I'm looking forward to sharing with you.

As always,

Happy Beading

Terri Faye

Battle of the Beadsmith ~ Fun Stuff

Check out Steve's cool design he created using one of my necklaces.  I love it.

As always,

Happy Beading

Terri Faye

No Time to Waste

It's been an incredible past few weeks.  Busy Bee me.  I've complete the first phase of my competition piece for "The Battle of the Beadsmith", and am very excited about the way it turned it.  Now its on too phase II.

Every free moment is spent in the bead room working, especially since I went back to work full-time a couple of weeks ago, now it seems time is disappearing rapidly.  The July 10th deadline is just around the corner and there is still lots of detailed work to be done.  What FUN!  I can't wait to see all the amazing bead work.  Every Bead Artist from around the world will be drooling I'm sure!

Below I've shared a few photos from our annual family fish fry in East Texas, at Lake Fork.

This beautiful Butterfly had just came out his cocoon, the colors are so vivid!

I don't believe I've ever seen a butterfly so amazing.

This wonderful Passion Flower is one hundreds that run along the fences at my parents home at

Lake Fork.  I even bought some home last year and now it grows onto my living room windows and creates a beautiful frame of purple flowers to see everyday in the summer.  Amazing!

This is my Dad (on your right) and my father-in-law.  Dad, I'm sure; was telling how to master the art of smoking brisket!  Which he has and It was great! Brisket has been a happy addition to the annual fish fry the past two years and everyone will agree they love it.  There are never any left-overs to bring home! Darn!

I had to put in a jewelry photo too! This may even part of my phase two beginning!

Well, I'm off to get a little sleep and dream sweet beading dreams!

As always,

Happy Beading

Terri Faye

In the Beginning there were....

The Battle of the Beadsmith has begun and the 80 Jewelry Artists have been paired for the 1st Round of the tournament.  This is an exciting moment as all of us prepare for the first round.

My 1st round beading partner is Anna Bystryk from the Uraine.  What's is truly amazing is that Anna is approximately 5739 miles or 9234.05 kilometers from me.  Below is a map.

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Isn't this amazing! Steven Weiss of Beadsmith has put together this incredible Beading Tournament and  said;

"In an effort to create more awareness of some of the incredible bead artistry being executed by bead masters worldwide, I thought it would be fun to set up a beading "tournament" where original works can be viewed, shared, and celebrated both by the participants, and the beading public alike.

80 seed bead artists have been invited to participate in an elimination "tournament" to determine which piece of their original beadwork best captures the imagination of 119 of their fellow designers, specialty bead shop owners, and members of various beading magazine editorial staffs."

Released On May 14, 2010 below is the press release.

THE BEADSMITH ANNOUNCES 1st ROUND PAIRINGS FOR

“BATTLE OF THE BEADSMITH”

80 Artists, 21 Countries. A Celebration of Bead Artistry around the World


A brief ceremony at Beadsmith headquarters in Cartert, NJ took place Monday, the 14th of May, officially launching the inaugural “Battle Of The Beadsmith”. Steven Weiss, of the family Weiss, addressed the competitors in attendance with some emotional words of encouragement, (transcript seen below), before officially announcing the 40 1st round pairings.


“My fellow beaders. You have been charged with the monumental task of taking your designs to places never thought possible before. Your journey will strain the very limits of your beading abilities… (Pause)......Do not entertain failure! Do not allow uncertainty, and the fear of defeat, to extinguish the fires that burn within your creative souls….. (Pause)…. Though some of you will fall in battle, history will speak well of the 80…. The 80 who beaded steadfast and true…. The 80 that beaded on, when their needles snapped, and their threads frayed… (Pause)...The 80 that beaded until they could bead no more."


The 40 first round pairings for “The Battle Of The Beadsmith can be found by clicking on the link below.


Battle of the Beadsmith 1st Round Pairings

The "Battle for the Beadsmith" group is now open to all that want to see and follow the tournament over the next few months. Please join us on Facebook at "Battle of the Beadsmith Group" and get ready to view some the most incredible bead designs in the World!

My partner Anna Bystryk bead work is amazing and I wanted to share with you some my favorites from her on-line shop.

To find more of her amazing works of jewelry art visit her on-line shop FlyingCat.

As always,

Happy Beading
Terri Faye

Earring Crazy!

Woman can never have enough earrings!  Earrings are a weakness for so many woman and I recently created over 50 new pairs for an Art Show. Here are just a few that will be going up in my Etsy Shop over the next few weeks.  Check them out.





Mother-of-Pearl Leaf Dangles

Vintage Beads from 1950, Orange is Big!

Enjoy! and as always,

Happy Beading

Terri Faye