Back to Basics and Learn a New Technique, Week Fifty

Another week struggling with time and interest in stitchery (the missing beads and threads did arrive for that ornament set I want to stitch) conflicting with the need to finish December's Bead Journal Project piece. At least a week needed to finish the BJP --- and I really don't want to start anything new until I do finish it. But like Topsy, it seems to be growing (in number of beads to say nothing of time needed)!