An afternoon of beading

With school, families, internships, and crazy schedules, my friends from school and I seldom have time to get together and relax. We decided to meet today--a few days before module--and bead lanyards to hold our name tags. We made some as gifts for a few people who could not come due to work or celebration of the Chinese New Year.

It's funny in looking at the different lanyards, you can easily see the differences in everyone's personalities. Lisa's is a little crazy and very bold, harnessing the power of the double dragon (which has to be said very fast and in a loud whisper). Mine uses much smaller beads and antique turquoise that I found in a small shop in Port Townsend when B. and I went there recently. (There is even a small piece that looks remarkably like a globe--No one else will ever notice it, but I'll get joy out of knowing it's there).

I think the people who couldn't make it today will be pleasantly surprised with what we made--especially Christina when she finds hidden daisies in hers! (You should have seen the expression on the woman's face who was helping us at Ben Franklin when we told her we wanted to find beads for someone who was a Harley girl). Daisies? Well, let's hope Christina sees the humor in it. After all, they are hidden.