Playing Catch-up with BJP 2008-9

My selected theme of memory books for this year's Bead Journal Project was to have been based on the four elements: Earth, Air, Water, and Fire.




September 2008 BJP


Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien



Three rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-Lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all.
One Ring to find them.
One Ring to bring them all and
in the darkness bind them.
In the Land of Mordor where
the shadows lie.




September begins with Earth and what better representation of that element could there be
than Tolkien's masterpiece.


The symbol representing Tolkien's initials was
painted on this earthy batik fabric. An old bronze bangle bracelet was covered with bronze metal beads in peyote stitch, then attached to the fabric background with metallic thread.








The border was worked with seed beads and
carnelian crystals.







This is the only memory book to date that has completed pages within. (All books are 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches)