All Blogged Out!

Oh My Goodness!

When I started blogging the world was such a simple place.

But now, everyone, and their sister has blogged her baking and babies. Is there really anything of interest left to blog about? I'm afraid I've lost the motivation to keep my own blog.

However, I now keep a blog for Loop. I'm more motivated to do this since there are always new things in the shop to talk about and I imagine our customers are interested. I'm posting patterns as well as interesting ideas over there. 

Check out my pattern for the Crow Waltz Shawl.

Will I still keep my own blog about non-knitted things? I don't know yet. I'm afraid that it's just vain and self-promoting. These days, I get so much irritating spam ,I have to approve all the comments. Yet, it is a place to have a voice and a web identity. I'd miss that, if I gave it up. I just don't know.

In the meantime, I thought I'd show you some recent non-knitting. I went away for a weekend, just to bead. I mostly finished off old projects. Two bracelets:

And two new pairs of earrings:

I was very inspired by my friends Marilyn Phipps and Zitta Smith. They both have astonishing collections of bead jewellery that far surpasses anything else I've seen. Their colour and design sense is first and foremost. They make wearable delights, but not for profit. Mores the pity really because I can't direct you to much on the internet. Marilyn is teaching some of her collage beading in the summer and autumn. I find her collage style really inspiring. It got all my juices going! I have all these lovley bits and love what they do when you put them together. Here is a little play on my bead table last week.  

I don't have time to make anything of it at the moment but it puts fire in my belly!

Comments

[Doreen]

I really hope you don't give up your blog. I always look forward to your posts even though far and few between lately. Your designs are always so interesting. I especially love to see the jewelry you are working on.

[misa]

Beautiful shawl and beading!! They are all worth blogging about, absolutely.

[Annabel]

Dear "Juju", please don't stop blogging, wherever and in whatever form takes your fancy. Yours was one of the very first blogs I read ( I think it was a post about Japanese dress patterns) and you were and are inspiring. I now look at lots of blogs, some 'baking and babies', lots of crafts and all sorts of other things, but I always look for a post from you.

[Facile Cécile]

what ever you doo et where ever you are wa will come back...
Such a lot of beautiful things...
Thanks!

[sarah]

i agree with doreen - you have wonderful posts and great humor and cool stuff. do not give it up!
the beaded bracelets are making me quite covet-y.

[sjhall]

Your blog was my first. Although I agree with you about the supersaturation of banality online, it is always a treat to find the blogs that sparkle and spark like yours does. I'm off your Loop blog. However, I doubt that it will be able to reflect your boundless creativity.
Stay the course Juju!

[Rosemary]

I have always enjoyed reading your blog. Loved all the Japanese-style clothing that you made and the beautiful knitted garments and accessories.
Thank you!

[Norma Francis]

Dear JuJu, I beg of you - please, please don't stop blogging! It is very selfish of me, I know, to expect you to do something if you are struggling with it - but let me assure you - it is one of the best blogs out there. I promise you, it gives more joy to people than you will ever know - it is inspiring; uplifting; challenging. I have been really sick for 18 months or longer and you kept me motivated in some of my darkest days. Love you from afar xx love Norma

[Ilka]

hi juju
i also hope you don't give up for good. we need thought-provoking and quirky blogs like yours to counterbalance the babies and baking blogs!

[Susannah]

Your blog is fantastic precisely because it is not about babies and baking. You are epically talented and it is not fair to the rest of us if LOOP gets you full time! Love the beadwork...