2007 Bead Journal Project: Ode to BJP

About the 2007 Bead Journal Project

We are 241 women and 1 man who are dedicated and committed to creating 12 bead journal pages, one per month, for a year, starting June 1, 2007. We live in 13 different countries, including 37 states in the USA. Our primary goal during this process, is to stretch our creative and technical limits. The BJP is all about visual journaling using any media and techniques, as long as it includes beading. We are free to structure our bead journal pages any way we want, as long as all 12 are the same size. Through this blog, we intend to support each other in process, techniques and design. Until September 1, 2007, we will not post pictures of our finished journal pages. Many of us have our own blogs or websites (links below) where we may post pictures sooner.

Robin Atkins BJP Coordinator

Sunshine, tiny gleaming beads,
Bring to life thoughts, ideas
Sharing world wide passion and pain
Unity of spirit is what we gain

Thunderstorms, needle and thread
This Bead Journal get into your head,
Evolve, learn, laugh, cry,
Will someone please ask "Robin, Why?"

Spring, Fall, Autumn too,
We've come so far, you knew,
Don't look back that's not you
Stand tall look ahead,
What a view!

Nospoj

Just a little something that hit me whilst beading today - Dinah