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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2011 10:12 PM
 With tonight seeing the end of 2011, it is time to reassess our desires and refocus on our dreams. It is a time of celebration, of a new beginning and it offers us much, but to achieve we need to have clear and realistic goals, achievable timeframes and know what the rewards for our effort will be.  My personal goal is to get fitter & healthier. If this also means losing weight then bring it on. I have a cross-trainer (elliptical machine) that I haven’t used consistently for a while. My aim is to use it each morning for 20 mins at least and slowly but consistently increase either the time or the distance. Once I get into the swing of things (I am thinking a couple of weeks) I will add some weight resistance to my programme, to speed up weight loss and tone up. I am not going to tell you what my current weight is, but I will let you know how things are going and what improvements to my fitness I have achieved.  My business goal is to develop a business plan and work to it. I would like to at least double my business exposure this year by participating in more Artisan Markets and competing in state,national and international competitions. I will also send items to several of the magazines I read, both as pictures for “readers galleries” and instructions on how to make some of my designs. If you are able to help with suggestions for competitions to enter, or magazines to get published in, it would be greatly appreciated.  It is wonderful to be able to wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope you and your loved ones stay safe and that the coming year will be one full of Love, Joy and Success. I also wish you good luck in the 31 Million Lotto draw!! Best Wishes Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, May 29, 2011 11:09 AM
To celebrate my Birthday, I am giving away the gifts. YOU will receive a free gift for every $50 order you place during the month of June 2011 What a great, free way to stock up on all those little stocking fillers, teacher gifts etc.  Spend $100 and I will include 2 free gifts in your order, $150 and 3 gifts will be included and so on. You can choose between a bookmark and earrings (same or similar to these listings). In the comment section of the order, please indicate if you would prefer bookmarks or earrings for your gift/s. If you don’t indicate which your preference is, you will receive a beautiful bookmark. (Many of the bookmarks are unisex, but if you would prefer a more masculine or feminine one please let me know at the time of your original order and I will do my best to meet your needs)  And remember that once your purchases reach $100 I will post it for free, anywhere in the world. PLUS you will receive your free gifts. Over the next few weeks, I will be updating and streamlining my website. All your favourites will still be available, but they may be listed under a new heading. I hope you enjoy shopping in the “new” store and I look forward to receiving your feedback. |
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Maxine: Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2011 6:18 PM
MaxineFaye Handcrafted Jewellery and Beadwork offers original, one-off peices that are designed and made by myself. Find out other things I have been up to lately on my Facebook page. While you are there remember to "LIKE" me. A great way to keep up with any special offers or sales. Regards Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010 5:56 PM
Yesterday some of the other students and I, caught up with Alysea for lunch and she brought us up to date with what had happened at the Melbourne Aura Soma conference and things are in the future pipeline.  It was lovely catching up with her (she is such a wonderful and generous person) and meeting the other students. They were all more recent students than me, and some of them are doing wonderful things in their practitioner fields or private lives. It is so wonderful to see how colour (or lack of) comes into play in all parts of the world and effects every aspect of our hue-man lives. For some fun check out this page on the Aura Soma site Wishing you all Love, Light and Laughter, Maxine :o) |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2010 6:57 PM
After making the shorter tassel earrings in the last post, I thought the longer style might also be interesting - making use of the whole tassel. The copper one uses the same beadcone as its shorter mate, while the silver one uses a flattened triangular beadcap. I love the look of these shoulder duster style earrings. The Freshwater Pearl and Czech Smokey Quartz and Clear AB glass crystal anklet has a classy look and has an extension chain making it versatile. A matching charm ends the chain to finish off the design. The beadcaps, spacers and chain are gold plated. It's been a busy few weeks lately as I generally only work 2 days a week job-sharing the reception for a local family run business, but the office manager has been on annual leave so I have worked 4 days each week and then had the Cockburn Community & Cultural show and the Cockburn Spring Fair to get pieces ready for, and haven't had much time left to enter new pieces onto the website, but I plan to do that tomorrow as things go back to "normal" this week. We have had a lovely weekend off - no work, no designing or beading, but catching up with family and friends and doing some home chores. Barney even got some more lettuces planted out - the last ones we lost due to the really hot days we had just after they were planted and the fact that we are on 1 day a week water restrictions after one of the driest winters on record. I am washing up in a basin and using the cooled water to water the "special" plants so we will see what survives. The chooks are a bit sad as they can't come out into the main garden while the plants are so small - they will have to wait a couple of weeks until the plants are bigger and able to cope with the odd nibble and scratch here and there. They don't miss out, with neighbours and friends sending them scraps over to supplement their diet and the chook-run goes across the back of the entire block under the avocado and mango trees. |
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Maxine: Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2010 8:04 PM
All who know me know that I don’t enjoy housework in the least, but I have been so busy beading for different Events, and have been covering extra days at work as my office manager is on holidays, that the house had gone to the pits. Well today was the day. It wasn’t planned, in fact I had more beading planned, but I thought "I will just sweep the floors before I start". Well several hours later I had swept, vacuumed and mopped the floors, dusted, swept some cobwebs down, done a load of washing and got it hung outside, tidied through, cleaned the bathroom, toilet and laundry, done the dishes and cleared items off one of the folding tables I need to use next week at the Spring Fair. In a tidying mode, I decided to give my website a bit of a look over. I have changed a couple of things, but not too sure if I like the changes so I may still have work to do on it. Now I am about to go and have a cuppa and see what is on the TV tonight. If there is nothing on I might continue to tidy the website.  I need to take some photos tomorrow of the new items I have made and get them listed on the website also, but I think hubby is feeling a bit like a beading widower so I may need to spend some time with him. Best wishes to you all Maxine |
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Maxine: Posted on Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36 PM
I have donated this piece to the Tabitha Foundation for their 2010 November 19th "Cocktail Party" Fundraising event In Attadale, Western Australia. If you wish to participate in this evening please email me and I will reply with the organisers contact phone numbers. Egypt's Daughter Copper, Bronze and Gold seedbeads in a right angle weave collar necklace Seed beads are woven into a graduated collar and highlighted with Swarovski crystals. Copper, bronze and dark gold toned seed beads in 15s, 11s and 8s are combined in this undulating right angle weave graduated collar. The collar is gathered onto a base of Swarovski gold lustre coated crystals and finished with a bronze magnetic fold over clasp. Length is approx 37cm and widest point is approx 5cm deep. Inspired by, but adapted from, an original design of Marcia DeCoster printed in Beadwork Magazine. TFA Board and members work on a voluntary basis - 100% of all donations are sent to support the programs in Cambodia. Tabitha now supports more than 33,000 families (representing over 264,000 Cambodians) in their journey to a better life, including food and income security, safe water, housing and education for the children. |
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Maxine: Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:54 PM
It has been such a beautiful weekend. The weather has been great. I got into the mood to do some housework yesterday (not like me at all), but it does look good when its done. Today Barney and I went to a drive to some of the Nurserys around Perth getting things ready for planting this year in the vege garden etc. We will have to be a little careful of where things go due to the water restrictions, though I often do use a bowl to wash up in and then tip the cooled water onto the plants. It seems to get most of them through the heat. Next year we will have to look at getting a rainwater or grey water system set up. This year we spent our budget on putting more Solar panels on the roof. We have 10 now and the solar hot water system so hopefully that will help cut the electricity bills. We bought a blueberry plant today - next year we can be baking blueberry pie? - If we can keep the chooks away from it. With the cleaning and time in the garden and Nurserys my hayfever is in full bloom and my eyes are so gritty that I havent been able to concentrate for too long on any beading. Also head feels like it is full of cotton-wool. I have been dabbling with some vintage buttons I bought from a antique/retro store a couple of years ago. One necklace has worked out well, just needs the finishing touches and a button and chainmaille bracelet is on the right path - but I have run out of large jump rings so that will have to wait until later this week. Another piece I am working on is buttons linked with seedbeads and crystals. It is fiddly and Im not sure if it will work out in the end. But still - nothing ventured, nothing gained! I will put some pictures up of them as soon as they are finished. Love and best thoughts Maxine |
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