I have been spending time looking for jewelry creations that has appeal, something that grabs my attention at first sight.  It is just a way of drawing inspiration from the artistic geniuses who created them. Most of them got their inspiration from Nature itself.  It is the way to go, and in Spring, go for the Colors of Spring in Your Beaded Jewelry Creations.

From Color Palette and Inspirational Images
[Image courtesy of the contributers of Morguefile]

Focusing on certain themes helps a great deal.  When the inspiration comes, imagination runs wild.  The great challenge comes when you start to choose combinations of shapes and colors to mix it on your very own palette.

I am not very good at choosing colors for my Beaded Jewelry projects.  Most of the time, I would prefer to stay with monochromes to be on the safe side.  Purple is my pick and it turns out to be most appealing to my friends too.  Different shades of purple is monochromatic.  However, after some time, the color becomes a little boring.  Then it’s time to be more adventurous to try the complementary colors that are opposite colors, and analogous colors that are adjacent colors found on the Color Wheel.

I was checking out the Colors of Spring.  Photos of the flowers found in the garden at my condominium.  Spring brings bright and cheerful colors.  The flowers are so beautiful, so close that you can see, smell or touch.  How I wish I could see the beautiful flowers in your garden too.  A great inspiration to start a new day, whether the roses, orchids, lilies or tulips that are carefully arranged in a vase, or put on canvas or refined accessories.

Flowers for Inspiration in Beaded Jewelry is a wonderful excuse to get back to nature and away from the workshop and computer for a pleasant break. 

Did a lot a amatuer photography with my faithful Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P73.
It was a lot of fun time with friends and family with just point and shoot no-brainer effort.

When I had to get down to photograph my beaded jewelry, I started to appreciate the macro function icon represented by a little tulip.  Digital photography is fun.  It is certainly a luxury to be able to shoot and delete. When I get lucky,  I get a few good shots.

My WinZip has expired!  

The headache turned out to be a blessing.  It helped me to unearth a treasure, IZArc! 

I thought WinZip is the ultimate until I started a desperate search for an alternative. The point is that I hardly use WinZip.  Is it not worth buying a copy when I seldom make use of it?  Both evaluation copy of WinZip on my desktop and laptop expired and failed me at the most critical moment. It was frustrating. It was holding up a simple step like trying to unzip a plugin for my blog.

I googled for similar problems faced by many people and the opinions on program features that they liked most about their archive software.  It identified popular archive software 7zip, Winrar, Power Achcive, Tugzip, Universal Extractor, Win Ace, WinZip and IZArc.

For the first time, I discovered that IZArc is a favorite choice from popular reviews and there is no need to look further. I tried IZArc and find it extremely user friendly. I’m so excited to share with you.

Wikipedia search defines  IZArc (pronounced like “easy-arc”) as a file archiver developed by Bulgarian programmer Ivan Zahariev.  The program is freeware which is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee.

Some Features extracted from IZArc :

IZArc is integrated in Windows so you can perform all archiving operations by using right-click menus in Windows Explorer.  

If you have broken archives IZArc can help you to repair them with ease.  

IZArc is 100% virus free and it doesn’t contain any spyware or adware.

IZArc is the most complete archive utility available today.

IZArc has also built-in multilanguage support.

It is a long list of features at IZArc .
Check it out. You will love this!

We get fresh air in the early morning while sparing a few minutes to listen to the birds singing in the garden. I craned my neck to look for the birds singing the same song.

I was there looking for some refreshing background pictures and got a few quick compositions right from the garden below.