The romance with my beads became my dream
My dream became reality
I live my dream..
“It was fascination, I know
And it might have ended right there at the start
Just a passing glance, just a brief romance
And I might have gone on my way empty-hearted”
This well-known song I made my own –
As my romance with beads began.
Many moons ago my beading started with a chain
I added charms, some beads, a clasp, imagination
And all of a sudden the romance took on a life of its own.
“Moon River wider than a mile
I’m crossing you in style someday
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker
Wherever you’re going, I’m going your way”
Music and beading goes hand in hand for me-
It’s like the air that I breathe
I think in music, I live in pictures, and I bead in harmony.
“But I see your true colours shining through
I see your true colours and that’s why I love you
So don’t be afraid to let them show, your true colours
True colours are beautiful, like a rainbow”
Each bead has a colour and emotion of its own
It finds its rightful place in the right piece of jewellery.
My initial chain and beads and charms and imagination
Lives on and progressed with each beading season.
“We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
but the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time”
Beading seasons come and go, just like the actual seasons of the year.
There is no particular order for these seasons, they randomly make their way into my life.
Beading seasons can be stringing, crocheting, embroidery, free form, bead weaving,
And many other techniques known to handcrafted jewellery.
“Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars”
I look at the moon, the sun, the rainbow, the stars, the beach, the mountains, the sea –
And I see the beautiful colours that can be made into awesome jewellery pieces
“Masquerade!
Grinning yellows,
Spinning reds…
Masquerade!
Take your fill -
Let the spectacle
Astound you!”
I stand amazed at every single piece of jewellery I make –
The colours, the beauty, the uniqueness, the harmony of beads and techniques –
Whether it’s a necklace, a bracelet, a cuff, a collar, earrings or any other item-
Each piece speaks to my heart, my soul, my being.
“Climb ev’ry mountain
Ford ev’ry stream
Follow ev’ry rainbow
‘Till you find your dream
A dream that will need
All the love you can give
Everyday of your life
For as long as you live”
The romance with my beads became my dream
My dream became reality
I live my dream..
