Bead Peeps Swap N Hop Reveal

I had the pleasure of being paired up with Dolores Raml of Crafty D's Creations.

She is a multi talented creator in many craft mediums.  I really had fun going through

all the wonderful things that she included in my swap design kit.  This is what I received:

Here is a close up of the clasp...a bird sitting in a nest!

And the pendant I received was created by Dolores from a spoon!  How cool is that?

Any time you can recycle something is great, but to make it into so beautiful is amazing.

Here is a close up picture of the pendant:

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I used everything included in my design kit except for the dove charm, 4 lamp work beads

and a few spacer beads.  I added from my stash the waxed linen stringing material, antique

silver chain and earring wires.  This is my finished design:

 

And a close up shot of the earrings:

I plan on gifting this jewelry set to my Mom for Mother's Day because she loved the spoon

pendant so much.  Please visit Dolores's blog at www.craftydscreations.wordpress.com

to see what she created with the ceramic bead goodies that I sent to her!  Also, a big

THANK YOU to Linda Anderson for organizing our swap this year.

 

 



Beading Back Before Time - Early Human

Last time it was all about fossils for me - this time it is all about dinosaurs!
Cave men and women did not have to fear my friendly dino....

 

When I was in Tucson this year, my booth neighbor, Michelle Davis from

Tangible Light Studio, made the cutest lamp work dinosaurs.  There

was my inspiration for the second installment of the Beading Back Before Time

design challenges!  And in green, too....(one of my favorite colors)

I made two 12mm hand rolled ceramic beads and glazed them lime green to accent the

dinosaurs spots.  I used cats eye beads, crystals, silver spacer balls, waxed linen, silk,

closed rings and a lobster claw clasp.  Since the dinosaur bead hole was vertical, I made

a tassel under him with 3 strands of waxed linen.  What a fun necklace!

 

Here is a close up shot of the dinosaur.  He is even smiling!  If you'd like to see more

of  Michelle's lamp work beads, her website is www.tangible-light.com and if

you'd like to see more of my ceramic beads, check out my etsy site at

www.fireflydesignstudio.etsy.com.  Please hop around and check out some other

cool Early Human jewelry designs!

Lindsay Starr, Phantasm Creations: http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/…/beading-back-in-time…
Sherri Stokey, Knot Just Macrame: http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/…/beading-back-in-time-revea…
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Susan Kennedy, Sue Beads: http://suebeads.blogspot.com/…/beading-back-in-time-blog-ho…
Stephanie Sanner Haussler, Pixybug Designs: http://www.pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com/ (not post specific link)
Jean Wells: http://jeanawells.indiemade.com/…/beading-back-time-install…
Jenny Davies-Reazor, http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/…/beading_back_time_blog_hop_r…