Traveling with Beads

Yes, I am actually posting something new, about beads, and with pictures. 

Just a Tote Bag

I am away from my new home in training.  Of course I wanted to take some beads with me.  Who knows, it might even save me from temptation should I visit a bead store.

To begin with, I stuffed everything in a tote bag.

Inside the tote bag are containers holding more beads plus some strands and bagged beads.

Now, I grabbed all of these beads out of my stash at the last moment before I left home.  

Doesn't seem like much inside the tote.

Really, it is just a normal sized tote.  But I stuffed a lot into it.

The entire contents

The above represents my new project.  I have several choices. 

1. I purchased Hindia from Studio 183.  I have had my eye on this necklace for some time.
2. I also purchased Fancy Fish from Skunk Hill Studios.  I would call it an impulse purchase, but for the fact that I thought about it for quite a few days; however, I had not planned on making the purchase quite yet.
3. My parents took a trip to Greece and my Mom brought me back beads with the intent that I make something.  

Beads from Greece

 Inside the tote are some larger beads.

Bagged beads and strands

Light blue beads

Indigo and white beads

Because I was pulling all of this together at the last minute I grabbed a bunch of larger seed beads that would suit whichever project I chose to work on.

Larger seed beads and a few 15/0's to test my eyes

Delicas

Of course I had to bring quite a few delica's pictured above.  That left room for some Czech seed beads, pearls, and a few more delica beads just for good measure pictured below.

Czech seed beads, pearls, and a few extra delica beads.

Beading does require tools.  I put together a tool box with yet another box inside.

Inside the tool box

I do not know what you consider essential tools.  I grabbed a magnifying glass (a Christmas time treat from Target), a brass bead gauge, a good sharpie, small ruler, fireline, hemostats (these work wonderfully as a delicate set of pliers), scissors, zip lock bags, a note regarding the beads I need for the Hindia necklace, and finally a small box for even smaller tools.

Small essentials

The small box contains three sizes of bead needles, used needles, bees wax, bead trays, and a set of wire earrings that were never finished.

I have been contemplating how to finish those Greece beads- multi strand or single strand?  The multi strand has just about created itself in my mind.  Of course that never works out the way I envision it.