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Bead Journal Project

Cyndi Lavin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:38 +0000

The second year for the Bead Journal Project is quickly drawing to a close. Last year, I made fairly elaborate pieces that featured the full moon for each month. I knew that this year I would be more pressed for time, so I chose to make very simple pieces. Each month, I chose a fragment of scripture from one of the Psalms and used a heart shape to create a little 4 x 4 inch beaded piece that illustrates the feeling of that verse for me. By the end of August, the entire project for the year should be finished…Yay!

We’re talking about doing the project again, for a third year, and we’re going to be waiting until January 2010 to kick it off this time. I’ll make sure I post about it when I have more news…it would be fabulous to have more folks join in!

Here are my three completed sets: Autumn, Winter, and Spring. Summer is almost finished…just one to go!

My previous pieces for the Bead Journal Project
Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project

Bead Journal Project: February

Cyndi Lavin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:30:55 +0000

Each month, I’m choosing a fragment of scripture from one of the Psalms and using a heart shape to create a little 4 x 4 inch beaded piece that illustrates the feeling of that verse for me. Here is my piece for February:

Psalm 90:2
From everlasting to everlasting, You are God

There is no trouble or struggle that is as big as God.

Here are all three of my Winter pages together: December, January, and February

My previous pieces for the Bead Journal Project
Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project: February

Bead Journal Project: January

Cyndi Lavin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:30:19 +0000

Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God

No need to struggle…just let go of your self-will, and know that He is there.

My previous pieces for the Bead Journal Project
Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project: January

Bead Journal Project: December

Cyndi Lavin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:30:04 +0000

Psalm 42:7
Deep calls to deep

The deepest and most satisfying relationship in my life is my spirit’s communion with my God.

My previous pieces for the Bead Journal Project
Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project: December

Bead Journal Project: November

Cyndi Lavin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:30:05 +0000

Psalm 84:10
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere.

Here are all three of my Autumn pages together: September, October, and November

My previous pieces for the Bead Journal Project
Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project: November

Bead Journal Project: October

Cyndi Lavin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:30:11 +0000

Psalm 16:11
In Your presence is fullness of joy.

The symbol here is joy that is so tightly coiled within that it just has to burst forth.

My previous pieces for the Bead Journal Project
Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project: October

Bead Journal Project: September

Cyndi Lavin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:15:25 +0000

The Bead Journal Project started up again this month, and I was ready and eager to dive right in. This year I’m making my pieces smaller. I know that last year’s postcard sized pieces weren’t really that big to begin with, but I found it sometimes challenging to keep up with it. This year, I want the pieces to be more heartfelt and less about techniques.

Huh?

Well, last year I used the full moons as my guiding theme, so each month’s pieces was based upon the name of that moon. This year, I’ve chosen hearts, but simply as a guiding shape instead of a controlling theme. Each month, I’m choosing a fragment of scripture from one of the Psalms, and creating a little 4 x 4 inch beaded piece that illustrates the feeling of that verse for me. Here is my piece for September:

Psalm 9:2
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

I did not intend for the shape inside the heart to be an ‘S’. It’s supposed to just be a shape, an indication of a welling up from the depths of my soul, resulting in an outpouring of song. Oh well, ‘S’ can stand for sing or for song too, I suppose

Information about the Bead Journal Project
Bead Journal Project blog

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Bead Journal Project: September

Here’s what I made at Animoto

Cyndi Lavin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:51:37 +0000

I shared with you about the Animoto site the other day. Well, I tried it out today, and even though the free videos are very short (only was able to include 6 of my 12 images), I am still very impressed with what they’re doing.

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Here’s what I made at Animoto

A report on MyPublisher

Cyndi Lavin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:15:35 +0000

What’s Up Wednesday

You may recall awhile back I asked for reports on the various online publishers that would produce one-offs of your artist books. Well, I got a report about MyPublisher that gave it an A+ on all counts!

Robin Atkins, who started the Bead Journal Project that I participated in last year, has used MyPublisher to create a book of her beaded pages and poetry. What a great idea! She was very satisfied with ease of use, options available, customer service, and the end result. You can see her book online here to give you some idea of the possibilities.

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A report on MyPublisher

Mounting the beaded postcards

Cyndi Lavin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:21 +0000

Technique Tuesday!

I used 12″x24″ gallery-wrapped Frederix canvases to mount my Bead Journal Pages. Each page is 6″x4″, so this left plenty of space around each.

Materials and Tools
3 gallery-wrapped canvases
Golden’s acrylic paints
Sponges
Waxed paper
Beading thread
Beading needles

Step by step instructions

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Mounting the beaded postcards