So here is my official post for the Art Charm Exchange (hosted by Glass Addictions) & the Auction Benefit for Beads of Courage (BoC)... the (our!) theme this year is "LOVE".
I suffered pretty bad "performance anxiety" during the making & reveal of our charms. I just wasn't sure if my charms would be "good enough"... after receiving my charms, I realized that it wasn't necessarily how "good" they were, but how much LOVE and SOUL went into each piece... now that is something I have in SPADES. :) I am so honored to be a part of the Art Charm Exchange and the Auction Benefit for Beads of Courage. Let me share the creations I made & received with you...
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| A BUNCH OF LITTLE CHARMS made by ME! |
Beautiful light blue pearl polymer clay, with a dark blue pearl heart coated in Pearl-x powder and sealed; it also has a lovely *vintage* light blue marquise stone that I acquired from a friend and embedded in the clay... and the heart has little rays coming from it, like a comet! Universal love, or love from above. The findings are silver-plated.
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| See the little rays? :) It's a LOVE COMET! |
It actually has a silver-plated screw eye, so the charm stays on the post! :) I bought mine in bulk at the BeeHive on facebook. Andi & Dee (the owners) have them in a variety of finishes, including gold.
The hearts are formed by hand, using my fingers and some mad skillz. *winks* The little bases for the charms are formed the same way- entirely by hand. :)
Here are the charms I received, in alphabetical order by first names:
By Alicia Marinache of All the Pretty Things @
By Julie Bowen of Autochthonous Evolved @
By Kristi Bowman of Kristi Bowman Design @
By Lennis Carrier of WindBent @
By Linda Haskell of Lilys of the Valley Jewelry @
By Lori Bowring Michaud of Artfully Ornamental @
By Michelle McCarthy of Firefly Design Studio @
By Toltec Jewels (Rita) of Toltec Jewels @
By Terri DelSignore of artistcaos @
Here is the complete list of all participants, (there are a LOT of us- please visit us each when you can!):
Jen Cameron: http://glassaddictions.com/blog/
Toltec Jewels: http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com
Vanessa Gilkes: http://culturezine.com/blog/
Caroline Dewison:
http://blueberribeads.co.uk
Lesley Watt: http://www.thegossipinggoddess.blogspot.com
Susan Kennedy: http://www.suebeads.blogspot.com
Nancy Dale : http://www.nedbeads.blogspot.com
Alicia Marinache:
http://www.allprettythings.ca
Cassi Paslick: http://cassisbeads.blogspot.com
Alenka Obid: http://www.pepita-handmade.blogspot.com
Renetha Stanziano:
http://www.lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com
Shelley Graham Turner:
http://www.shelleygrahamturner.blogspot.com
Monique Urquhart:
http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com
Shai Williams: http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com
Lennis Carter: http://windbent.wordpress.com
Cheri Reed: http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com
Moriah Betterly: http://mlbetterly.blogspot.com
Perri Jackson: http://shaktipajdesigns.com/blog/
Mallory Hoffman: http://rosebud101-fortheloveofbeads.blogspot.com
Ginger Bishop: http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com
Jean Peter: http://jeanpdesigns.blogspot.com
Linda Florian: http://lilysofthevalleyjewelry.blogspot.com
Patricia Pulliam:
http://rusticstudio.blogspot.com
Karin Grosset Grange:
http://ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr
Julie Bowen: http://blog.autochthonous-evolved.com
Susan Delaney: http://ladyflowersbysusan.wordpress.com
Emma Todd: http://www.apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com
Carolyn Chenault :
http://carolynchenault.wordpress.com
Terri Del Signore:
http://artisticaos.blogspot.com
Cory Tompkins: http://www.tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com
Cheryl (Lee) Koopman:
http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com
Lori
Bowring Michaud: http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com
YOU ARE HERE- Andrea Glick: http://zenithjade.blogspot.com
Jacqueline Carlson: http://www.beadgypsy.blogspot.com
Michelle McCarthy:
http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Charlene Bausinger
Jacka: http://clay-space.com/blog/
Kristi Bowman: http://dreamsomedesigns.blogspot.com
LOVE the way you speak from the heart and create from the heart...just like you are. You are amazingly talented.
ReplyDeleteReally lovely charms! I like how much time you must have spent on them, the heart YOU put into the hearts, and the beautiful love comet!! :)
ReplyDeleteAndrea, I love how you expressed your anxiety, as I am sure most of us felt exactly the same (I know I did). I love your design, and was so pleased and proud to have received one! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading about your charm...it's a LOVE comet. lol! See, you had nothing to worry about :-) Thanks so much for participating and helping raise money for the kids.
ReplyDeleteI loved your charm with its "heart comet" so much that I wrote a haiku for it:
ReplyDeletecrackling campfire/ the comet's tail/ streams toward morning
Susan Delphine Delaney
LadyFlowersbySusan
I love the combination of color, texture, and depth you put into your charms. They really are very lovely! I would have been very happy to have received one! Now I'll have to see if I can snag one in the auction :) - Julie
ReplyDeleteWhat a peaceful "cosmic" blue color! A beautiful charm!
ReplyDeleteI was a lucky reciever of one of your charms!! Totally agree about the importance of what goes into something!! The reason I LOVE handmade things! I am happy to own one of your charms!!
ReplyDeleteI do recall the anxiety I suffered last year too (my first year of participation) ~ however you had no reasons for it! Your charms are absolutely adorable.
ReplyDeleteThe sentiment makes me love it even more. Thank you Andrea.
ReplyDeleteThese are really sweet charms!
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