Wednesday, January 2, 2013

12 days Of Christmas - Day Eight...

The eighth gift is from Renetha Stanziano.



Renetha sent me a really fun and unique set of polymer clay beads. I especially like the teardrops-I envision a pair of earrings being made with those! I also adore the little handbag shaped box that they arrived in!

Thank you Renetha for creating such a wonderful set of beads for me!
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

12 days Of Christmas - Day Seven...

The seventh gift is from Carolyn Chenault.



Carolyn sent me one of her beautiful faux sea glass beads with the word WISH on it. 
She also included a red barrel bead that has the word WISH on it as well.
I really liked the wrap she made for the box too-looked fantastic!

Thank you for this beautiful set Carolyn, I look forward to incorporating them into a beach themed design!
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Sunday, December 30, 2012

12 Days Of Christmas - Day Six...

The sixth gift is from Kristi Bowman.



She sent me a beautifully crafted set of end caps that she made from copper metal clay. They have hints of pink and orange hues in them-really stunning. I have never worked with end caps before, so I am really excited about receiving this set!

Thank you Kristi for this beautifully crafted gift!


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Saturday, December 29, 2012

12 days Of Christmas - Day Five...

The fifth gift is from me! 


I wrapped each box in handmade paper that was purchased through 
Distant Village, covered it with a beautiful felted ribbon and tied the name tag with hemp cord.  


 I decided to create polymer clay bead sets for the other eleven participants. I took a polymer clay class with Christine Damm at Art Bliss this past September and really fell in love with the medium! Each person received a pendant and a set of beads. The birch tree was swapped out for a butterfly pendant (which I didn't get a chance to photograph). I felt the Cheri (the recipient) would enjoy the butterfly more.

I hope everyone likes what I created for them!

Kathleen Lange Klik - www.ModernNatureStudio.blogspot.com
Francesca Watson – http://www.francescawatson.com
Inge von Roos – http://ingetraud.wordpress.com
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Friday, December 28, 2012

12 Days of Christmas - Day Four...

The fourth gift is from Pam Ferrari.



Pam made me a funky and fun necklace with her lampwork glass beads as the focal!
Very eclectic - I look forward to wearing this piece.

Thank you Pam for this beautiful, artistic creation!
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

12 Days Of Christmas - Day Three...

The third gift is from Donna Millard.




She sent me a gorgeous lampwork bead that she made in beige, pink and yellow. She also hand made the copper end caps-just beautiful! I may hoard this bead for a very long time!

Thank you Donna-it has brought sunshine to my day!
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12 Days Of Christmas - Day Two...


The second gift is from Marcy Lamberson.



She made me a beautiful lampwork glass snowflake pendant in a stunning shade of blue! I also adore the bail she created-it is a really fantastic design. Not only are snowflakes my favorite winter motif, but snow has been on my mind a lot lately (I have been wishing for some as we don't often see it in northern Virginia). 

Thank you Marcy-this pendant is a lovely reminder!
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

12 Days Of Christmas...


After weeks of anticipation, I finally get to open present number one for Lorelei's 12 Days of Christmas bead and component gift exchange! For those of you unfamiliar with Lorelei's 12 Days of Christmas exchange, it involved signing up for either Group #1; the bead and component group or Group #2; the gift group. She then randomly selected 11 participants for each, her being the twelfth. Each of us was to create eleven bead/component gifts and them mail them to the other participants. 

The first gift was to be opened on Christmas day, following each day afterwards for the next eleven days until all gifts are unwrapped. We skip the day that we were assigned, in my case Day 5.



Day One:
The first gift was from Lorelei Eurto...



Tin Snippets!!!
 I am so excited over receiving a set of her unique hand made bead caps, she cleverly named tin snippets.
Thank you Lorelei! I can't wait to incorporate these into my designs...oh the possibilities.

These are the lovely participants of the 12 days of Christmas Swap, Group One:

Francesca Watson – http://www.francescawatson.com
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Inspired Art In Color

Christmas came a bit early this year. It arrived via USPS in the form of a Jewelry Stringing magazine!
The Winter issue has me over the moon because my necklace titled "Inspired Art In Color" is featured in it!


I am a big fan of Elaine Ray's beads, especially her large ceramic coins. 
They set the stage for this bold yet fun necklace!


I was also equally excited to see my necklace featured in the table of Contents page!


The Winter issue is filled with creative inspiration! It has some fantastic designs that add sparkle to your holiday, inspire you with nature and make a bold statement with geometry. Plus, this issue also features the winners of the Bead Star contest! If you don't already own a copy, pick one up at your local craft or book store or better yet, treat yourself to a subscription! 
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Holiday Ornament Swap

Today is the reveal day for participants of Sally Russick's 2nd Annual Holiday Ornament Swap. I was partnered up with the ultra talented and lovely Erin Prais-Hintz of Tesori Trovati! Erin is an amazing artist and brilliant writer, so I new I would be getting a beautiful ornament that was sure to be a keepsake. I was absolutely right!

This is the ornament that Erin created for me...


She created a stunning cabochon with polymer clay and set it in an antiqued brass bezel. 
A stunning Swarovski crystal dangles from it, reflecting the lights on my Christmas tree in a glorious way!




The ornament was beautifully wrapped  in a holiday motif with her signature, a tiny key. 

She also sent her elegantly designed business cards, one of her scratch off cards that can be redeemed in her Etsy shop and a lovely quote accompanied by a figure skater.

To see the ornament that I created for Erin, stop by her blog.

Thank you Sally for hosting this wonderful event and Erin for adding beauty to my Christmas tree!


Please visit the other participants to see what they created...

















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