The obsession continues. It's been almost a month and I'm still beading quite a bit - pretty much every day. I've made 11 necklaces so far, not counting the little one I made for Camila and the several necklaces that I made only to decide I didn't like and ended up unmaking. Pretty much everyone with whom I exchange presents is getting a necklace (or a pendant) this year :-)
Mika is not very enthusiastic any more about beading, but Camila is totally into it. She likes following the patterns on the necklaces I make (but she won't put the 2mm seed beads) and loves making necklaces of her own, on which she tries, but cannot, follow a pattern. The only problem is that she wants to use my "good" beads in her necklaces - the plastic ones are not good enough for her :-( After we are done with a necklace, no matter how it looks, she enthusiastically proclaims that "it's very cute, mama", opening her eyes to show delight. She's so sweet.
I have several necklaces planned out (though I've learned that I'm not good at predicting what will look good together) but I'm waiting for spacer beads (which I also ordered on e-bay from China). I've also been making earrings but I find that more difficult, looping the pins into a hook in particular.
I'm still astounded that I'm enjoying this so much - I'm the least crafty sort of person in the world. But it is completely mindless and makes me relax :-)