Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happiest of New Year Wishes! :)

I had a pretty awesome creative-filled year! Here are some of my (MANY!) favorites... (PS- lots and lots and lots of pictures!)

Waterfall pendant necklaces:
Made for a Bead Swap USA auction!

I made this one for fun!

Made for my friend, Kerri. :)

Summer Elements Blog Hop- my color was ORANGE!

Made for the Bead Soup Blog Hop Challenge - Andrea Frank sent me the sea glass beads. I added everything else! This was the first one I made, EVER. :)
 Kitties out of polymer clay:
Made for Rita /// Toltec Jewels!

Made in honor of my late kitty, Crab Apple.

Hello Kitties out of polymer clay! MY version!
 Unusual color combinations:
My first attempt at combining coral & olive... Also my first attempt at wire wrapping with five strands of wire!

Dark coral red & sky blue. Bead is by Marcia Seever of Shazazz Glass. :)


Lots of purple this past year:
Lampwork and Clay Blog Hop, hosted by a Grateful Artist

My blue & purple charms made for the Art Charm Exchange- our theme was "Love"

The only pendant I made by putting a rose accent on a focal- given to my friend, Kerri (yes, again!).

A Bead Swap USA Halloween bracelet swap

More purple & pink! An Artist Bead Necklace for the Bead Hoarder's Blog Hop!

Another Bead Swap USA Halloween bracelet swap
A Custom Hello Kitty Order:
A set of stretchy Hello Kitty bracelets.

A stretchy Hello Kitty necklace! Made to slip right over a little girl's head! :)
Plus a little red:
Made for the Bead Swap USA auction... Valentine's day theme....

Made for the Bead Swap USA auction, also Valentine's Day themed....

My very first attempt at making polymer clay roses!

More hearts.... this one is for sale in my Etsy shop...
 Something special I made for my Grandma, (she loves frogs!):
Acrylic flowers, freshwater pearls, sterling silver & enamel frog.
More Halloween Goodness:
I turned a couple of these into earrings as a gift.

My first try at Jack 'o Lanterns....

A BUNCH of skullies I made for a custom order. TONS OF SKULLIES.

An extra gift to a swap partner. Silver tone bats, sterling silver earwires and howlite skulls.
Some wire wrapping:
A White Opal Tree of Life sold at one of my online Trunk Shows!

Also made during the Bead Soup Blog Party! I got these sea glass spears from Andrea Trank. :)

Cultured sea glass from ZNet Shows.

More cultured sea glass from ZNet Shows.

"Teal Goddess," a Bead Soup Cafe challenge/contest. Lampwork focal by Michelle Mahre.
UBER POLYMER CLAY YEAR:
Another contest entry for a Bead Soup Cafe challenge.

Pretty in Earth Tones. Made for Earth Day!

Made for a magazine.

Made for Andrea Trank, my swap partner in the Bead Soup Blog Hop.

Another pretty focal.

More pretties.

My first steampunk heart!
 And something I made for ME:
Pressed Czech glass two hole beads, a cherry quartz flower, cherry quartz beads, tila beads in soft ivory, and copper findings. :)

Here's a link to my two shops on the 'net:

and other places I'm at:

*mad love* Thank you for following my progress throughout the year!!!

1 comment:

  1. So fun to see everything together in one post, Andrea... many Blessings for 2014!

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