Final BJP, first series

At long last, I have finished my 12th Bead Journal Project Piece from the initial BJP challenge.  This challenge started long ago, in a galaxy not so far away ... and I'm tickled to announce that I've finally finished my first series of BJPs!!!

Here is my final BJP, following "April Showers", we have "May Flowers" ...

Being from Texas, my favorite wild flowers are bluebonnets.  The ones feature here are made with hot-glue-gun-squiggles, painted with Lumiere blues and held in place with additional beading.  One reason this BJP is so late in being completed is that I made then misplaced the glue-gun-squiggles for a few months.  I stitched this piece together quickly once I relocated the squiggles, so I could close the book on my first year of the Bead Journal Project.

I am thrilled I have completed my 12 pieces for this year-long commitment, even if took me much longer than the original 12 consecutive months. Now to finish with my second series .... we won't even talk about my third series just yet ... but I plan to get there .... eventually!