Lorelei's resin component challenge!

This one has proved to be a true challenge.

I have been reading my new book, the wonderful Contemporary Geometric Beadwork by Kate McKinnon and a troop of wonderful beady people (me included). So my brain was full of beadweaving when I took on this challenge.

Here is the first attempt to create some sort of Rick Rack segment between sliders.

That wasn't working out swiftly enough, I will have to think about it longer.  So, I decided to make some peyote tubes.  I really like the greenish blue with the gold, it was a color combo that brought to mind Egyptian faience. I picked up some green blue chinese beads and some magnetic clasps.  Here is an in-progress shot:

The end bracelet is cuff like without the bulk.  I like the boxiness of it though.

I may restring and make the ends go together to have one clasp point. Here is another look:

Thanks, Lorelei, for a another interesting challenge.  I would have never picked these components up on my own!

bead soup blog party! summer 2012

Another great Bead Soup Blog Party by Lori Anderson!

After receiving such a great stash of beads from my partner, Brandy of Bella Vita Handmade Jewelry, I immediately whipped up these earrings with the vintage brass leaves and wonderful green glass beads.  She include many wonderful vintage beads and components!  I then started into the sead beads using a peyote stitch.  That creation is still in progress.

I also gathered up the vintage lucite and made up a bracelet (inspired by my jewelry guru, Lorelei Eurto).  I added a Green Girl bee charm since it went with the honey colored beads.

I used waxed linen and some improvised knots.  I need to brush up on my macrame!

After discovering that I had some quirky Monkeys to deal with, I made this necklace to show them off. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, a good phrase to live with. I really enjoyed working with these beads and have so many left to make so many more pieces.  Thanks, Brandy!

Here is a list of the 2nd reveal participants:

Hostess, Lori Anderson, Pretty Things

Adlinah Kamsir, Dream Struck Designs

Adrienn Lukacs, Raszputyin Designs

Agata Grygiel, Cytherea Bijoux 

Alenka Obid, Pepita Handmade 

Amy Dickerson, Damyjo Designs 

Amy Schmidt, Amy's Treasure 

Amy Severino, Amy Beads 

Ana Krepel, Cat's Pajamas, Dog's Tuxedos

Andra Weber, Andra's Joyful Journey

Andrea Trank, Heaven Lane Creations

Anke Humpert, Anart Island Studios

Ann Rishell, My Critical Eye

April Grinaway, Brooklyn Bead Goddess 

Ashley Bunting, Miss Ashely Kate 

Astrid Boyce, Astrid Boyce Beads 

B.R. Kuhlman, Mixed Mayhem Studios 

Barb Fernald, Barbara S. Fernald Jewelry 

Barbe Saint John, Saints and Sinners

Beata Benkone Meggyesi, Beahobbi

Brandy McNair, Bella Vita Handmade Jewelry 

 Bryna Lumb, Bryna's Bead Box

Carmen Lau, Little Maketto

Cate van Alphen, Fulgorine

Cathie Carroll, Cathie Carroll's Studio

Cathy Khoury, Touch Jewelry 

Christina Stofmeel, Feng Beads 

 Collette Collins, Fire Fly Myst Artisan Jewelry

Courtney Breul, Beads by Breul 

Crystal Thain, Here Bead Dragons

Cynthia Abner, Created Treasures

Deana Hager, Just Deez'Art & Life

Debbie Davis, Natural Treasures by Deb

Debbie Phenes, Deb Joy Sing

Debbie Rasmussen, A Little of This, A Little of That

Dhea Powers, Java Bead

Diana Welte, Lilyweeds

Dita Basu, alankarshilpa

Dorota Zeranska, gdymamczas 

Dot Lewallwn, Speedie Beadie

Eleanor Snare, The Magic Square Foundation

Elisabeth Auld, Beads For Busy Gals

Ema Kilroy, Ema K Designs

Emma Todd, A Polymer Penchant

Eva Sherman, Eva Sherman Designs

Evie and Beth McCord, EB Bead and Metal Works

Francy Inman, Francy's Studio

Ginger Bishop, lilmummy likes...

Giorgia Rossini, Jo in Wonderland

Ine Vande Cappelle, Jewels by Ine 

Iveth Caruso, Creative Atelier 

JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions

Jackie Ryan, Kydo Jewellery

Jeannie Dukic, Jeannie's Blog

Jelveh Jaferian, Jelveh Designs

Jenna Tomalka, Twin Birch Studio

Jenni Connolly, Jenni's Beads

Jennifer Van Horn, Jennifers Jewels and Junk

Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation

Johanna Rhodes-Nash, Fire Phoenix Creations 

 Joyce Blair, Bent Wire West Coast

JuLee Wolfe, The Polymer Penguin

Karen Vincent, Swallow Tail Jewellery

Karin Slaton, Backstory Beads

Kayla Potega, The Eclectic Element 

Kim Dworak, CianciBlue

Krafty Max, Krafty Max Originals

Kris Lanae Binsfeld, Cherish Designs by Kris Lanae

Kristen Latimer, MJM Jewelry Designs

Kumi Fisher, Malie Kai Designs

Kym Hunter, Kym Hunter Designs

Lennis Carrier, Windbent

Leslie Wayment, AA Beads & More

Linda Florian, Lilys of the Valley Jewelry Creations

Linda Murphy, Bonita Bead

Lisa Johnson, Whimsey Wonders

Lisa Lodge, Pine Ridge Treasures

Lisa Sittniewski, Love, Yesterdays

Lois Moon, Que Onda, Q'Town?

Lola Surwillo, Bead Lola Bead

Lorelei Eurto, Lorelei's Blog

Lori Bowring Michaud, Artfully Ornamental

Lori Callahan, Dancing Wire and Beads by Lori

Lori Finney, Using My Beads

Marcia Dunne, The Alternative Foundry

Margareta Saari, Mags-koruja

Maria Horvath, Horimarika Beads

Marian Hertzog, M's Place

 Mary Ellen Parker, BeeTree by m.e.

Mary K McGraw, MK's Creative Musings

MaryLou Holvenstot, time2cre8 

Martha Aleo, Ornamento

 Maybeline Tay, The Jewelry Larder

Megan Collins, Churchy & Her Sailor

Melissa Meman, Art. Life. Love.

Melissa Mesara, One-Eared Pig Beads

Melissa Muir, Kelsi's Closet Jewelbox

Paige Maxim, Paige Maxim Designs

Pam DeBoer, Purple Notes from the Studio

Pam Farren, re-maker

Pam Hurst, Pam Hurst Designs

Patricia Handschuh, The Color of Dreams

Patty Miller, CabariBeads

Penney Klapoth, Faerie Acres

Regina Santerre, Regina's Writings

Rhea Freitag, starrgazer creates

Rochelle Brisson, A Creative Chelle

Sabine Dittrich, PerlenDschungel

Sandra McGriff, Creative Chaos

Sandra Neights, Petalo Azul

Sandra Young, It's a Bead Life!

Sara Oehler, SoftFlex Girl

Saturday Sequins, Saturday Sequins

Shanti Johnson, Sunshine Bliss

Shari Replogle, Plays With Paper

Sonya Stille, Dreamin' of Beads

Stefanie Teufel, Stefanies Sammelsurium

Tammie Everly, TTE Designs

Tania Spivey, Moobie Grace Designs

Tanya Wiles, Tenebrous Hollow Studio

Therese Frank, Therese's Treasures

Tina Holden, Polymer Clay Bytes!

Toltec Jewels, Jewel School Friends 

Tracey Nanstad, A Beadiful Mess

Tracy Choy, BumbleBeads Designs

Valerie Norton, Hot Art

monkey beads, up close!

take a look at these wonderful beads!  And take a look at the great tails they have!

wonderful bead soup!

Lori Anderson has arranged another big Bead Soup Blog Party.  So massive it has 3 reveal dates!

This is only half of the wonderful beads I recieved from my Bead Soup partner, Brandy McNair of Bella Vita Handmade Jewelry.  The other half is this:

The most interesting beads were the crazy monkey beads (dark red, in the middle).  They are the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" monkeys!

Check back to see what I made with them!

Thanks, Brandy!

Lorelei's pinwheel challenge!

I haven't blogged in ages, I have been working on my thesis.  But I took a bit of a break to participate in Lorelei Eurto's pinwheel challenge!  

It is a foggy day here in the midwest.  So this is a perfect pick-me-up!  The Jade Scott pinwheels are so cute and remind me of summer.  I took this chance to use these great bottle cap beads from Glass Garden that I picked up in Tucson a couple of years ago. I love the colors but had never found the perfect combination to use with them.

I absolutely love green, but pink and green together remind me of the early 80s preppy time of my life.  So I added some vintage blue glass beads and a strand of aqua ceramic disks that I got at Michaels.  That with the czech faceted rondelles and the cane glass, I really like the overall look.  It will get me thinking of warm breezes and the pool!

Kate Richbourg

Charlie Jacka

Lisa Cone

Shawna Tobias

Ann Rishell - You are here!

Heidi Post

Lorelei Eurto

Thanks for the great challenge, Lorelei!