Saturday, May 2, 2015

Bead Peeps Swap and Hop Reveal

Wow what a fun time I had with all the wonderful goodies my partner Elsie.  Her and I had much in common not only personally but we also got sick about the same time and had major/minor problems at our houses during preparation for this hop.  So here goes.  Remember all the wonderful items Elsie sent me
 At first I was overwhelmed with choices.  I don't normally work with gemstones but I loved all the different colors and shapes.  So first I worked with the Chrysophase chips and some small agates.  The first photo is the entire set. I made the bracelet with memory wire and the earrings I wire wrapped some gold filled wire around the stones.  Just a beautiful stone focal and some oblong chips.


I then started on my favorite set.  I just loved these beads made out of cord wrap.  These beads are soft and light, and added with these wonderful ceramic square beads just give a very romantic/boho vibe.  I wire wrapped units of different beads.





Here is the whole set plus individual pictures of each piece.  The necklace is 36 inches long. and I added a magnetic fold over clasp on the bracelet from my stash.  I attempted to use only what Elsie sent me except for wire and chain and the clasp.


 I love these earrings with wire wrapped stones.  First time I have ever done this.  Elsie sent me brass earring loops so I thought these small green gemstone beads worked well.

This focal I had in my stash and it was really going to be used for bracelet bars but I decided the coloring worked well with the other parts.  I didn't really need to add the clasp as this necklace is quite long but I thought it adds to the design.


 The final set was made up of these beautiful turquoise beads and this fabulous copper focal.  Very unusual with all the twisting of the copper.  I made just simple earrings because this necklace is only 17 inches long so it sits closer to the neckline and I didn't want to overwhelm the look.


Turns out these are still all the pieces I have left.  I am already working on a pearl bracelet with the lovely glass sparkly beads and something to add the black key to as well as I realized I did not use the clasp Elsie gave me so I will probably make another necklace.  Let me know what you think in the comments below.
Thanks,
Marianne

 Please visit Elsie's blog  as well as see all the other artists


Linda Anderson http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
Marica Zammit http://www.beadlovelies.com



Linda Anderson http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
Jessica Hocutt https://faithfamilyandadventure.wordpress.com



Kristina Hahn Eleniak http://www.peacockandlime.wordpress.com
Debbie Jeffries http://debrasdivinedesigns.com/blog/



Rosantia Petkova http://bairozan.blogspot.com/
Shalini Austin http://jewellerybyshalini.co.uk/my-blog/



Catherine La Vite http://drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com
Annica Larsson http://zestyfrog.wordpress.com/



Lori Schneider http://beadaddicted.blogspot.com/
Divya N http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com



Mowse Doyle http://mowsemadethis.blogspot.com
Fay Wolfenden http://torchfairy.blogspot.com



Kathy Lindemer http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/
Claire Fabian http://saraccino.blogspot.de/



Janice Warden Bergeron http://thejewelryroom.blogspot.ca
Natalie Davidson http://www.northshoredays.com



Deb Fortin http://www.studiok24.blogspot.ca
Inge von Roos http://ingetraud.wordpress.com



Karen Mitchell http://overthemoon-design.com
Robin Reed http://willowdragon.blogspot.com



Marie Covert http://thistledown-and-swaddlings.blogspot.com/
Alicia Marinache http://www.allprettythings.ca



Nan Smith http://www.wirednan.blogspot.ca
Johana Nunez http://artincendi.com



Kelly Hosford Patterson http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/
Lori Blanchard http://alainnjewelry.WordPress.com



Sue  Kennedy http://suebeads.blogspot.com
Shai Williams http://shaihasramblings.com



Niky Sayers http://silverniknats.blogspot.co.uk
Melissa Trudinger http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com



Candida Castleberry http://www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com
Erin Guest http://www.renlish.com



Nicole Rennell http://nicolerennell.com/blog
Ien Temaluru http://ienmaginationsjewelry.wordpress.com



Robin Showstack http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/
Sam Waghorn http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk



Marianne Baxter http://www.simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com
Elsie Deliz-Fonseca http://ladelizchica.blogspot.com



Shai Williams http://shaihasramblings.com
Lee Koopman http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com



Jayne Capps http://mamasgottodoodle.blogspot.com
Marti Conrad http://artisancomponentmarketplace.com/martisbuttonsandbeads/2015/03/20/bead-peeps-blog-hop/



Tina Bosh http://bookbug-somanybookssolittletime.blogspot.com/
Eleanor Thomas http://woolywireetc.blogspot.com



Jeanne Steck http://www.gemsbyjeannemarie.blogspot.com
Gloria Allen http://www.wingsandbeads.blogspot.com



Rachel Mallis http://www.mintmonarch.com/#!blog/c1jlz
Andrea Glick http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/



Stephanie Stamper http://skwds.blogspot.com
Chris Haussler http://pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com



Betony Maiden http://www.beadwenches.blogspot.com/
Kari Asbury http://hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog/



Jenny Kyrlach http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/
Colleen Foley http://colleenfoleycreations.blogspot.com



Marybeth Rich http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com/
Marcy Lamberson http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com



Dyanne Everett-Cantrell http://www.deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com
Ginny Lones http://www.Skippingintotheunknown.blogspot.com



Maria Rosa Sharrow http://willowstreetshops.blogspot.com
Loretta Carstensen http://designsbyloretta.blogspot.com



Dolores Raml http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com
Michelle McCarthy http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com



Louise McCormick-Glazier http://jewelrytreasuresbylouise.blogspot.com/
Heather Richter http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com



Tammy Adams http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog/
Shirley Moore http://beadsandbread.blogspot.com



Seed Beaders



Susanne Stelljes http://pearlify.blogspot.de
Sheila Prosterman http://catswithbeads.blogspot.com



Pallavi Asher http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/
Jami Shipp http://celebratinglifewithdamamashipp.blogspot.com



Peggy Kosier http://www.kosydesigns.blogspot.ca/
Andra Weber http://andrasjoyfuljourney.blogspot.com



Catherine King http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com
Krafty Max http://kraftymax.com



Sierra Barrett http://giraffecanhas.wordpress.com
Lois Sherwood http://thiznthat5454blog.wordpress.com



Katy Heider http://onthepondcreations.blogspot.com
Rebecca Robertson   (White) http://morganafeycreations.121hub.com/



Heather Richter http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com
Brandy Collier http://bhjewelry.wordpress.com



Stephanie Haussler http://www.pixybugdesigns.blogspot.com
Lori Blanchard http://alainnjewelry.WordPress.com



Kathleen Breeding http://99bobotw.blogspot.com
Becky Pancake http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com



Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/
Tami Norris https://jewelrybytami.wordpress.com/



Ginger Bishop http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com/
Peggy Johnson http://charmbarn.blogspot.com




20 comments:

  1. Oh my you really made some beautiful jewelry .Everything beautiful .

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  2. I just love all the designs especially the necklace in the second set. I tend to be partial to longer, simple necklaces.

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  3. What a fabulous stash. I love each item you made.The turquoise bead and copper focal necklace is beautiful and works really well. the wire wrapped gemstone earrings are fab an i can't believe thats the first time you have done that :D

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  4. You did a gorgeous job! Wonderful way to tackle the challenge!

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  5. Absolutely gorgeous. I thought the first set was going to be my favorite, but then I scrolled down and thought the second set was it, until I saw the third set. Everything is amazing.

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  6. Wow, what gorgeous pieces. Love the bead wrapped earrings. Beautiful job.

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  7. Great pieces - loved your use of the wrapped cord beads!

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  8. Wow.Beautiful pieces.I adore your second set. Gorgeous beads you were sent.

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  9. All the pieces are so pretty. I'm partial to the turquoise and copper. It's one of my favorite combos. You did a beautiful job with it.

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  10. Holy smokes! Look at all the pieces you made! Well done!!!!

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  11. You did a fabulous job with those very cool cord wrap beads and your sense of colour is great . I love both sets!

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  12. Amazing designs! The second set is my favorite but only by a little bit...all so beautiful!

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  13. Beautiful assortment of goodies & I love what you've done with them. Awesome colour palettes!

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  14. Beautiful assortment of goodies & I love what you've done with them! Awesome colour palettes!

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  15. You did an Amazing job with wonderful beads!!! I love the designs and the colors especially the agates that have both the reddish rust and the turquoisey blue in them!!! Be Blessed!!!

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  16. I'm in love with all your pieces. They have my favorite colors in them :-) I love how you managed to make matching sets with the beads you received.

    Great job!

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  17. I'm in love with all your pieces. Hard to pick a favorite. I love how you managed to make matching sets with the beads you received.

    Bravo!

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  18. What pretties you made.. I love the earrings... My fav colour is turquoise. Well done

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  19. I like everything about your pieces - the long focals, the colors, the hoop earrings with the wire wrapped beads, the beaded links in the second necklace and also that your designs are all different!

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  20. Wow, you did a great job on all the pieces you've made. I love all the earrings, great job on all of it and so much left over!

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Thank you for your comments. I would love to hear what you think of my desgns