Color challenged

Color challenged!

How neat is this...When it comes to color I am an ametuer, nature isn't as you can see from the lovely sunset, but I AM... I was so inspired by the craftswomanship in the 6th BSBP reveals and was cruising the internet through one of the sites and stumbled upon this handy dandy tool, check it out Neat interactive color wheel. They list the numbers for the Swarvorski line, but that wheel will help even us beaders who shy away from interchanging colors too much. Between that and learning how to use more wire in my work I have my days filled up. Oh lets not forget the home I am building too!!!! Plans out of the architect and will be submitted for permit soon. Yippee I Ah...

Peace to all. Happy beading!

Bead Soup...2013!!!! Has arrived

Partners have been picked for the 7th Bead Soup Party,put on by Lori Anderson, hope my hotspot holds in there for me----real challenges living in a rural area~soon we will be blessed with some "real" internet, lol!!! In any event I will do my best to start catching up with this blog, yada, yada~any encouragment welcome...Truly!!! Now you enjoy my latest post and I will go and connect with my partner, Leanne Loftus!
7th Bead Soup Party!



Here are some recent works with seed beads, stones and wire....
I want to do more with metals, so trying my hand at that as well!

Where is all began...seed beads!!

http://mycriticaleye.com Pantone bead swap partner sent me the yellow disks and the wheat beads. Connected with hand twisted wire. Thank you Ann!

Mixed media, needs something, just have not figured out what it is yet-any suggestions??

For a dear friend..simple but unique just like her!

Herringbone Ripple Bracelet

Internetless...

I may be internetless, but where there is a will there is a way and I will not be missing out on the fun Lori puts out with the bead soup party...Now just to figure out how to get this on my iPhone...:-)

The Big Day~Reveal Day~has arrived

"Three Souls"

Well.. we have arrived at the reveal day. What a journey it has been; a lovely journey! I was challenged with the size of the focal bead sent from ema. My husband had a wonderful interpretation of her creation he stated it tells of an astrological message of 5 planets lining up and a tidal wave capturing 3 souls in it's current. Wow, now that speaks volumes to Ema and her talent, thank you for sharing these treasures with me:-)  Yes, really it is beautiful and I did not want to take away from its beauty, but yet still wanted to "create", hmm, yea see my dilemma. I decided to keep it simple, and it worked! I have ended up with a wonderful piece of jewelry that I am proud to post to this PaRty, that is Bead Soup Blog Party. The colors were not scary at all. I am at one with blues and garnets and had many options of beads to add to this piece. Buttercream worked wonderful in this colorscheme, like the sand of time. I decided a mixed bag of peyote worked to deliver the balance I was looking for. 3 Souls is a wonderful name for this piece. For the bracelet I used star netting, buttercream and garnet. The pictures really don't do any of the pieces as much justice as they deserve, but that is something I am still working on...tips gladly accepted::grin::

I used the other blue blown glass beads and matched them with some decorative copper tubing,  and simple stringing, love it! I loved participating and now have three lovely pieces of jewelry to wear and share. I was actually fortunate enough to have some left overs. In any good project you always have left overs---got them stashed anyway, you know for a rainy day...

Thank you Lori for hosting this and helping us with the technical stuff...Learned alot, enjoy your hop everyone, I know I will.

Peace

 

BEAD SOUP BLOG PARTY!

Hostess, Lori Anderson

Special Book Sneak Peeks, Cindy Wimmer

1.  Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)

2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)

3.  Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)

4.  Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman

5.  Alesha Conklin and Becki Mendivil

6.  Alice Peterson and Carol Dillman

7.  Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu

8.  Amanda Dittloff and Brandy Thomason McNair

9.  Amanda Tibbetts and Andrea Trank

10.  Amy Freeland and Kay Mallery 

11.  Andra Weber and Christine Murrow

12.  Ann Sherwood and Diane Welte

13.  Barbara Bechtel and Kerry Bogert

14.  Barbara Lewis and Cat Pruitt

15.  Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)

16.  Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)

17.  Cassie Donlen and Deryn Mentock

18.  Cathie Carroll and Janel Dudley

19.  Cece Cormier and Morwyn Mullins

20.  Charlene Jacka and Christina Hickman

21.  Cheryl Brown (Canada) and Diana Ptaszynski

22.  Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)

23.  Christine Damm and Deb Brooks

24.  Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)

25.  Sabrina Straub (Switzerland) and Kathy Combs

26.  Cindy Cima Edwards and Eleanor Burian-Mohr

27.  Cory Celaya and Rhea Freitieg

28.  Courtney Breul and Dana Hickey

29.  Cynthia Abner and Jennifer Boreck

30.  Cynthia Tucker and Jean Peter

31.  Debbie Goering and Heidi Post

32.  Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)

33.  Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)

34.  Diane Cook and Lyn Foley

35.  Donna Bohler and Lisa Lodge

36.  Donna Millard and Kiersten Giles

37.  Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)

38.  Elisabeth Auld and Eva Sherman

39.  Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)

40.  Ema Kilroy and Laurie Keefe-Cecere

41.  Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)

42.  Erin Grant and Jean Wells

43.  Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday

44.  Genea Crivello-Knable and Heather Powers

45.  Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)

46.  Heidi Kingman and Lori Greenberg

47.  Helen Kemp and Lisa Wangeman

48.  Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent

49.  Jamie Hogsett and Jeannie Dukic

50.  Jeanette Ryan and Jelveh Jaferian

51.  Jennifer Cameron and Tania Spivey

52.  Jennifer Justman and Kari Carrigan

53.  Jennifer Tough and Lorelei Eurto

54.  Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)

55.  Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)

56.  Julie Anne Leggett and Kelley Fogle

57.  Karen Hess and Linda Landig

58.  Karyn Bonfiglio and Kathleen Lange Klik

59.  Kashmira Patel and Kat White

60.  Kat Barron Miller and Kelly Morgan

61.  Kathy Lindemer and Rose Binoya

62.  Krafty Max and Sandra Miller

63.  Kristen Latimer and Pam Ferrari

64.  Kristie Roeder and Lea Avroch

65.  Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)

66.  Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)

67.  Lara Lutrick and Lisa Suver

68.  Laura DeMoya and Lisa Hanna

69.  Libby Leuchtman and Melanie Brooks

70.  Linda Koch and Rosemarie Cowit

71.  Lisa Chapman and Menka Gupta

 72.  Lisa Liddy and Marion Simmons

73.  Lori Anderson and Marcie Abney

74.  Lori Bowring-Michaud and Mary Govaars

75.  Lori Dorrington and Maria Rosa Sharrow

76.  Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)

77.  Lynn Bennett and Mandi Ainsworth

78.  Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)

79.  Mary Harding and Shannon LeVart

80.  Mary Jane Dodd and Stacey Curry

81.  Melinda Orr and Molly Alexander

82.  Melissa Meman and Michelle Escano-Caballaro

83.  Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)

84.  Nan Emmett and Nicole Valentine-Rimmer (Canada)

85.  Nancy Boylan and Suzette Bentley

86.  Natasha Lutes and Patti Vanderbloemen

87.  Pam Hurst and Rebekah Payne

88.  Patty Miller and Sara Rhoades

89.  Rebecca Anderson (UK) and Lori Anderson

90.  Rebecca Sirevaag and Sharon Driscoll

91.  Rochelle Brisson and Shannon Chomanczuk

92.  Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde

93.  Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick

94.  Sandi Volpe and Sarah/Saturday Sequins

95.  Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)

96.  Skylar Brez and Theresa Buchle

97.  Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)

98.  Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)

99.  Stephanie LaRosa and Vonna Maslanka

100.  Terri Wlaschin and Wendy Blum

Bead Soup is brewed and ready to serve!

I am super excited about the reveal day on March 3rd for the Bead soup blog party!! Still not sure how to "hop" but I'll figure it out. Lori has been super helpful already so she won't let us newbies flounder. I was truly challenged by my focal bead sent to me by my partner and artist Ema, but its all good and why I joined, well other that the delight and surprise when the package arrived. I have enjoyed viewing some blogs I would otherwise have not found. So I thank Lori for all the work she does!

This picture is of a design my daughter used to doodle as a child, will soon be a peyote stitched banded bracelet for her. I just love her to pieces and create stuff with her in mind, well most of the time:-)

Peace~

The Honor was all mine~

I got the wonderful Honor of taking a family heirloom piece and creating a bracelet for the bride to be. As the story goes this friend of mine's mother-in-law passed a few years ago. After she died each of the girls in the family was presented with a piece of her jewelry, including the daughter-in-laws. Well one of the son's had not yet married and my friend, being the selfless, sweet person she is felt it would be special for the new member of the family to also have a piece of her mother-in-laws mementos and commissioned me for the job! How delighted was I to have the honor of such a lovely gesture. I love the finished piece which is this bracelet made from a graduated necklace. What a task it was I'll tell ya! But it came out beautifully and the bride was very delighted with her gift. Bonus was I was able to also make a very petite bracelet for my friends daughter...Loved being a part of something so special~ 

Had to leave my loyal friend again today~

My ever so faithful companion and protector, Sierra. She is a Rotti and she knows it! However, she has been to me the most loyal dog I have ever had the pleasure of having. She is not one we can take to the farmer's market but I can walk at night in the middle of a big city if need be. She is one of four in our family, this "girl" is from the 1st litter we had. Her brother goes to the park and so does her parents, but not her, unfortunate as it is she does not seem to mind being with just us. However, that has changed a bit for her and well us. She had to go to temporary housing with my son while we stay in temporary housing to get our other temporary housing finished and approved while we build the "forever house". Sounds a bit redundant and complicated and can be to some but to us it is just "how it is right now". Living in the moment is a simple way to be able to accommodate transition. Transition or change can be very difficult and knowing that is really half the battle. I have learned hard felt lessons over my years that change is necessary for us to flourish. Remaining stagnant is extremely unhealthy-think of that body of water that just is, without movement, yes not always so pleasant. We have had lots of movement both physical, geographical and spiritual. Every day is a new day to begin with something new. For today I leave my furry daughter again after our weekend visit. It is hard for us and she gets a bit irritated, which is evident upon our return. But again it is all good and while there at my son's she is busy learning from him what she does not get from us and that is wonderful. Time to release and go...Peace~