Tuesday, December 25, 2012
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Holiday Bling 2 Blog Hop
I am once again participating in the Holiday Bling Blog Hop hosted by Shelley Graham Turner and Marlene Cupo.
This time I was paired with the extremely talented Debbie Rasmussen. She makes stunning bead woven items so I knew that I would receive something really great from her. We exchanged some emails and got to know each other a bit. I learned that she really likes copper and warm tones. I also do some bead weaving so I did not want to send her something that I felt she could make herself. So I went about creating a necklace, bracelet, and earring set using copper. I made an asymmetrical necklace using some of my enamel beads and copper chain. I made a bracelet with lots of dangles (one of my favorite styles) also used some of my enamel beads and them some earrings to match. The necklace clasp is made with a S hook and is adjustable.
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Here is the amazing bracelet and earrings that Debbie sent me. I love them!
They are a beautiful silver/gray color. The color in my picture is off, sorry. They came packaged in this cute little purse wrapping.
I will be wearing the bracelet and earrings Debbie made for me on my cruise this week. If you are reading this on the 15th I will be sailing the seas! I will visit all the participants when I return. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. I wish each and every one of you and wonderful and prosperous New Year!
Please visit all the other participants in this blog hop and see what wonderful Holiday Bling they created!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Head to Head December Update
I am doing a Head to Head Challenge with my good friend Sweet Freedom. For all the details go here and here. Well the good news is not only have I selected beads but I have started stitching!!!! Progress from last month. This is amazing for a procrastinator like me. Come back in a month and see my finished piece!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Echo Creative Club November Reveal
I once again have the privilege of having a guest spot in Jeannie's Echo Creative Club. Jeannie makes such beautiful and amazing creations using polymer clay and you can find them her in her shop. In her Echo Creative Club she sends you a piece and you then use it to design something. I received this beautiful pink Gin Blossom. I LOVE it!
I wanted to keep the design fairly simple so as not to take too much away from the focal piece. I decided to do a Russian spiral weave. I also stitched the toggle clasp and added a bit of fringe.
I ADORE this necklace and know that I will wear it often. Thanks to Jeannie for allowing me to showcase one of her wonderful creations. Please visit Jeannie and all the other participants.
I ADORE this necklace and know that I will wear it often. Thanks to Jeannie for allowing me to showcase one of her wonderful creations. Please visit Jeannie and all the other participants.
Alicia Marinache http://www.allprettythings.ca
Charlie Jacka http://clay-space.com
Cindy Cima Edwards http://www.cindycima.com
Donna Martin Bradley http://strandedbeads.blogspot.com
Jeannie K Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog
Jessica Klaaren http://www.cellardoorjewelry.blogspot.com
Karen Williams http://baublicious.blogspot.com
Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com
Kristen Stevens http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com
Michelle Buettner http://www.MiShelDesigns.blogspot.com
Shannon Chomanczuk http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com
Sonya Ingersoll-Stille http://dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Head to Head Challenge November Update
Remember from this post I am doing a Head to Head Challenge with my good friend Sweet Freedom. We decided that we would do a monthly update until the reveal date. Well..... I have gone so far as select some beads that go with my triangle bead.
Please come back next month to see what progress I have made. And be sure to see how far Sweet Freedom has gotten with her head to head challenge piece.
Please come back next month to see what progress I have made. And be sure to see how far Sweet Freedom has gotten with her head to head challenge piece.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Ears to You blog hop
I first must apologize that this post is late. When I join a blog hop I always make sure that my post is ready and I schedule it to post at 12:30 am the day it is due. Well.....life got in the way! Thursday and Friday I had a sick and cranky 2 year old and then yesterday with his fever it was a REALLY CRANKY day and with Mom not feeling so hot herself it was not a good day! So anyway her is my post....better late than never I say.
Amy of http://copperdiem.blogspot.com/ is our wonderful hostess and found this awesome organization Ears to You . They provide free earrings to women undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. She decided that since this was such a giving and easy way to brighten a woman's day why not ask some of her like minded friends to help out and make some earrings. Her rule was for us to make 3-5 pairs or more of earrings to send to the organization and share with each other what we made.
Here are my earrings.
If you would like to donate just go to http://www.earstoyou.org/ and you too and make a woman's day!
Please visit the other wonderful participants to see what they created for this amazing cause.
Copper Diem
My Addictions
Beads, Tea and Sweets
Juls Beads
Fabric of my Life
Blogging Business Artisans
Jeannie's Blog
Lorelei's Blog
One Kiss Creations
Backstory Beads
According to Katie
Cherish Designs
Beads: Rolling Downhill
Falling Into The Sky
Garden Path Beads
Antiquity Travelers
Sissy and Jacks
Erin Siegel Jewelry/Art Bead Scene
Northwood Creative Studio
SilverRose Designs
Dreamin of Beads/SAS Jewelry Design *** you are here
Cabe Woman
Summers Studio
Honey from the Bee
Shaiha's Ramblings
Mama's Got to Doodle
Beads for Busy Gals
Tanya McGuire
Creative Atelier
Amy of http://copperdiem.blogspot.com/ is our wonderful hostess and found this awesome organization Ears to You . They provide free earrings to women undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. She decided that since this was such a giving and easy way to brighten a woman's day why not ask some of her like minded friends to help out and make some earrings. Her rule was for us to make 3-5 pairs or more of earrings to send to the organization and share with each other what we made.
Here are my earrings.
If you would like to donate just go to http://www.earstoyou.org/ and you too and make a woman's day!
Please visit the other wonderful participants to see what they created for this amazing cause.
Copper Diem
My Addictions
Beads, Tea and Sweets
Juls Beads
Fabric of my Life
Blogging Business Artisans
Jeannie's Blog
Lorelei's Blog
One Kiss Creations
Backstory Beads
According to Katie
Cherish Designs
Beads: Rolling Downhill
Falling Into The Sky
Garden Path Beads
Antiquity Travelers
Sissy and Jacks
Erin Siegel Jewelry/Art Bead Scene
Northwood Creative Studio
SilverRose Designs
Dreamin of Beads/SAS Jewelry Design *** you are here
Cabe Woman
Summers Studio
Honey from the Bee
Shaiha's Ramblings
Mama's Got to Doodle
Beads for Busy Gals
Tanya McGuire
Creative Atelier
Sunday, October 28, 2012
October Fest Blog Hop
Tolec Jewels is hosting a October Fest blog hop.
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Tolec Jewels wanted to celebrate Autumn in all its splendor and glory. She asked that participants create just about anything (did not have to be just jewelry) to celebrate Autumn! I love the change of seasons and I did celebrate Autumn.
I made a fall inspired leaf necklace. The center part is cubic right angle weave and then I added the leaves and Czech beads. I used some beautiful jasper roundel beads, two beads I enameled and copper chain. I really like the way this necklace turned out.
I did some chocolate candy molds. I do these for just about all of the holidays.
Chocolate covered Oreos! Oh so delicious! Even though some of my chocolate went into the outer cavities.
My Sister and I carved pumpkins with my 5 year old Jacob.
This was the first time I let Jacob carve alone, he was soooo excited!
We roasted the pumpkin seeds. This was a first for me and they were good, taste like popcorn.
My boys at Crooked Pines Farm.
Jacob
Noah
My big boy in the pumpkin patch!
Some of my Fall decorations.
Please visit the other participants and see the way they celebrate Autumn.
And last but certainly not least.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR HOSTESS!
Host Toltec Jewels http://www.JewelSchoolFriends.com
Mischelle Fanucchi http://www.micheladasmusings.blogspot.com
Marlene Cupo http://amazingdesigns-marlene.blogspot.com
Shaiha Williams http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com ;
Shelly Graham Turner http://shelleygrahamturner.blogspot.com/ ;
Shelly Joyce http://www.aujourlejour-shelly.blogspot.com/
Charlie Jacka http://clay-space.com/blog/
Pam Sears http://crazycreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Margareta Saari http://magsinhelmet.blogspot.com/
Marita Suominen http://momentofjewelry.blogspot.fi/
Lisa Posthumus https://www.facebook.com/lisa.posthumusharper
Jeannie Dukic http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog
Cheri Reed http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com/
Arlene Dean http://aglassbash.blogspot.com/
Duffy Blevins http://bubbasjewels1.blogspot.com/
Susan Kennedy http://suebeads.blogspot.com/
Dita Basu http://www.alankarshilpa.blogspot.com/
Sonya Ann Stille http://dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com/ ****You are here
Audrey Allen https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wrapped-Up-In-Magic/145456948869148
Kashmira Patel http://sadafulee.blogspot.com/
Kathy Lindemer http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/
Kris Mattingly https://www.facebook.com/kris.h.mattingly
Lennis Carrier http://www.windbent.net/
Shannon Hicks http://uptwnsh-fallingintothesky.blogspot.com/
Paula Hisel http://simplybeadiful.weebly.com/simply-stated.html
Karin Slaton http://backstorybeads.blogspot.com/
Shirley Moore http://www.beadsandbread.blogspot.com/
Alicia Marinache http://www.allprettythings.ca/
Valeria G. Rome http://fancysphynxdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lo http://thecreativeklutz.blogspot.com/
Zoe Marcin http://beadsteaandsweets.blogspot.com/
Carolyn Lawson http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com
Kimberly Booth http://thepinkmartiniboutique.blogspot.com/
Sherri Stokey http://www.knotjustmacrame.com
Tanya McGuire http://www.tanyamcguire.blogspot.com/ ;
Debbie Rasmussen http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.com/
Christine Stonefield http://sweetgirldesign.blogspot.com/
Tanty Sri Hartani http://tjewellicious.blogspot.com/
Sandra McGriff http://skyescreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/
Evelyn Shelby http://raindropcreationsbyevelyn.blogspot.com/
Colene Waltermire https://www.facebook.com/groups/426147797447039/?fref=ts
Lee Nova https://www.facebook.com/groups/426147797447039/?fref=ts
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
A Time to Stitch 2 Hop
It is time for me to reveal another blog hop....this one is hosted by Therese Frank and Christine Altmiller. This is A Time to Stitch 2 hop and it features Right Angle Weave and St. Petersburg Chain. The rules are pretty simple: make something using Right Angle Weave or make something using St. Petersburg Stitch.
I did a basic right angle weave base and added a layer of fringe that is right angle weave too and added the daggers for more drama. To make this elegant evening necklace I used black Czech firepolish beads, size 11 seed beads and black daggers. I am going on a cruise in December and think this will be perfect for one of my dresses.
I also did a lariat that used several stitches. St. Petersburg stitch and a chevron stitch make up the main parts of the lariat and they are joined together using a ladder stitch, the pieces that make the three inside fringe portions use right angle weave and straight fringe. The beads on the end of my fringe are enamel beads I made. For the clasp I used circular peyote stitch. This is a design by Kelley Wiese and she called it Royal Chains Lariat. It was in Bead Work magazine issue Oct/Nov 2009. I have wanted to do this necklace since I first saw the pattern way back when but I did not know how to do St. Petersburg or Chevron stitch. This was my first time doing the Chevron stitch, really easy and stitches up fast. I really love the way this piece turned out. I think I will do it again in lighter colors.
Unfortunately I had difficulties and could not get the list of the other participants to copy with links so I am asking you to please go to their blogs by visiting our hostesses Therese and Christine. Thanks so much!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Jumped the Gun....
Guess you can just call me an eager beaver!
I have removed the post and rescheduled it for the morning.
So please come back tomorrow and see my creations! Thanks!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Head to Head Challenge
My friend Sweet Freedom and I have decided to do a head to head challenge. We each start with the same bead and the only hard and fast rule is that it must contain some free form peyote. This is perfect for me since I just did this stitch for the first time and really want to try it again. We will do a monthly blog update on the 14th. Our finished pieces will be revealed on January 14th 2013.
We are the only participants in this head to had and we worked together to find one or more matching beads that we would both be happy to create a design from. We had an entire bead mat full of matching beads and eliminated down to the following really cool ceramic triangle bead. I am really into the fall colors right now and this is just the perfect color, it is a beautiful reddish orange color.
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I must say that we are both much more attractive than these two....LOL!
Over the years of our friendship I have learned a great deal from her and I am honored that she wants to do this challenge with me. I am excited to see what we each create.
So be sure to return on the 14th of November and December to see our updates and January 14th for the final reveal.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
"My Bead Table Blog Hop"
Lisa Lodge of Pine Ridge Treasures is hosting this blog hop. She sent each of the participants a group of beads from her bead table and we were required to use as many of them as we could and supplement with beads that were on our bead table. We were not to go out and purchase any new beads.
These are the beads Lisa sent me. An eclectic mix of pinks and greens (which I love) and a few others.
I admit I was really stumped. What to make?!? I thought and thought and just could not figure out what to do. Luckily I love to work with seed beads and I had some on my workbench, I usually do! I finally decided that the best way for me to design a piece was to do some free form peyote. I had never done free form before so that also was a challenge. I did a necklace and feel like I did justice to using as many of Lisa's beads as I could. The only thing of mine that I added were the seed beads. Lisa did send me some size 6 seed beads and I used them as well. I finished the back with one of the beaded pink beads and a peyote loop. I am not really pleased with how the necklace turned out, and I would never wear it, but for my first time doing free form peyote I can say that it is a fun and very versatile stitch and I will do it again. The thing that I love most about challenges was accomplished, I learned something new, worked outside of my comfort zone and grew as a designer.
Please visit the other participants and see what Lisa sent them and what they created.
Your Host: Lisa Lodge
Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me
Audrey Belanger, Dreams of an Absolution
Ginger Bishop, lilmummy likes...
Tanya Boden, Fusion Muse
Lisa Boucher, Lisa’s Clay Happenings
Michelle Buettner, Mishel Designs
Eleanor Burian-Mohr, The Charmed Life
Mikala Coates, Maybe Just Perhaps
Marlene Cupo, Amazing Designs
Kathleen Douglas, Washoe Kat's
Mary Anne Klinglesmith Flesch, Hand Crafted Serenity
Tanya Goodwin, A Work in Progress
Mary Hicks, Falling Into the Sky
Tina Holden, Polymer Clay Bytes!
Shelly Joyce, Au jour le jour
Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations
Kathy Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Susan Lloyd, Designs by Susan
Cynthia Machata, Antiquity Travelers
Kashmira Patel, Sadafule .. always in bloom!
Inge von Roos, Inge's Blog
Kristen Stevens, My Bead Journey
Sonya Stille, Dreamin' of Beads
Christine Stonefield, Sweet Girl Design
Toltec Jewels, Jewel School Friends
Norma Turvey, Moonlit Fantaseas
Sandra Wollberg, City of Brass Stories
Saturday, October 6, 2012
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