Most of these made their way to my Etsy shop and some are sitting in my jewelry box. :)
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
New Happy Jewelry
Three posts in a row, I'm on a roll. I wanted to show off some new jewelry that I made from some very fun pendants that I bought from Michaels. They are all from the Jennifer Heynan line. I think I may have purchased all of the pieces in the collection-they kept putting them on sale, what was I supposed to do? They are just so fun and they make me happy just by looking at them.
Most of these made their way to my Etsy shop and some are sitting in my jewelry box. :)
Most of these made their way to my Etsy shop and some are sitting in my jewelry box. :)
Monday, April 15, 2013
Bead Soup - Better Late than Never
So yeah, stomach bug, food poisoning, I don't know, whatever it was came on hard and fast and left me incapacitated. When mama goes down, the whole house is in an uproar and it usually takes a couple of days to get back on track. Anywho, I finally finished my piece. It's not exactly what I pictured, but I kinda like the way it turned out. I used the focal bead on top of a tassel of copper chain ( that tassel was originally supposed to be made with tiny orange beads, but I realized that was not my forte so I switched) added some wooden beads to the orange and white Czech glass and put the clasp on the side with the flower dangling next to it. I hope Michelle likes what I did with her beautiful beads and thanks to Lori for organizing another fun blog party!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Bead Soup Postponed
My Bead Soup reveal is going to have to be postponed due I an unforeseen illness. I hope to have it posted by the beginning of next week. In the meantime, please check out what my partner created at www.michellescreativemusings.blogspot.com.
Happy Hopping!
Happy Hopping!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Bead Soup
I have been remiss in not posting the adorable beads that my partner, Michelle Tucker sent to me for this round of the Bead Soup Party. I will say that it is not my fault and I will blame the taskmaster that is my second son who won't let me alone for a minute to go to the bathroom, much less some time to write.
But, he is sleeping so here are the goods. Lamp work beads handmade by Michelle, white leather, a handmade clasp and coordinating beads in orange and white. In a funny coincidence, I sent the exact same color combo to Michelle. You will have to come back and take a peak on Saturday to see what I made.
But, he is sleeping so here are the goods. Lamp work beads handmade by Michelle, white leather, a handmade clasp and coordinating beads in orange and white. In a funny coincidence, I sent the exact same color combo to Michelle. You will have to come back and take a peak on Saturday to see what I made.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
New Earrings
I've come to realize that if I cannot do something on my phone instead of the computer, it won't get done. Some of my new favorite apps are Etsy and Blogger. I can actually update them without dragging out my laptop. Lately the baby has been sleeping on a great schedule so I have actually had time to myself. And I've been on an earring kick. Some of these have been uploaded to my etsy store and the rest will be updated shortly. I put my bead soup together to send out to my partner, hope she likes it!!
Also diggin the collage app too. :)
Also diggin the collage app too. :)
Monday, January 28, 2013
Hello? Is this thing on?
I have a new man in my life. He is the best. Calm, sweet, happy and he takes up a lot of my time. He is the reason I haven't been posting or making jewelry. But I thought it was time to dust off the blog for the annual Bead Soup Blog Hop. I'm so excited to do something creative. It's hard beading with one kid. Add a baby and it is near impossible. I figured I should strive to do more beading this year, because I really do miss it. And maybe the laundry can wait til tomorrow.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Bead Soup Time!
Thanks again to Lori Anderson for hosting this blog hop and to my partner, Vonna for all of the beautiful beads she sent me. When I first opened her package, I was excited to see a lovely lampwork focal that she had made herself. I almost never use actual lampwork in my stuff (that is weird though, isn't it?) but I couldn't wait to try. First, I thought I would get out the wire and create a wire worked masterpiece. One problem - I suck at wire, anything beyond the basics just doesn't work for me. So I thought I would make a bracelet. Never looked right - I knew that it had to be a necklace. At one point, I thought I would just make a bail and hang it from a piece of cord, but I knew that I wanted it to be a little more fancy than that. So, what do you do when you are stumped? Keep it simple.
I added some of Vonna's chain to the bottom and added some navy blue glass beads. I strung this with some lightweight wood triangle beads and peanut beads in a mix of tan and brown. Nothing too outside my box, but I was happy that I was able to actually make something for the first time in a loooooong time.
Happy hopping!!
Happy hopping!!
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