Saturday, May 31, 2014

The Ocean Blog Hop 2014 hosted by A Grateful Artist!


This is one of the pieces I made out of the beads I was given- it is made from magnesite two-holed spikes, cultured orange sea glass beads (matte), and seed bead glass daggers in clear. It kind of reminds me of spiky coral... at the very least, it's a very FUN piece of jewelry!



This is a pretty cool FISHY necklace... The focal is one I made for a Bead Soup Blog Party Blogger/Non-Blogger Challenge... here's the link... CLICK. The theme to THAT contest was "Under The Sea" which fits pretty well with our Ocean Blog Hop that's happening today! :)

I used carnelian, glass rondelles in orange, and light light light green pearls. This focal is made from polymer clay, and has an Aventurine embedded in it. I create most of my beads using my fingers and a few simple tools...




This one is my absolute favorite out of the ones I made... I used a brass chandelier finding and blended it with copper, carnelian, brass and another polymer clay focal... this one has a green catseye embedded in it, with three crystazzi crystals as the fishy's air bubbles. Is it not the CUTEST little focal you've ever seen? *winks*




Here is another lovely necklace and earring set that I made for this challenge- I cannot believe how much jewelry I've made so far from the beads that were sent. WOWSA.

I made my own headpins- first time I ever tried to do this- I thought they turned out pretty darn good! :)

I used those larger sea glass discs in frosted white and orange- I also used yellow shell and 6mm frosted orange rounds!


The stone in this heart focal is sodalite. :) 

As you can probably tell, I had a ton of fun making stuff for this blog hop/challenge. :)

I know I posted in the original blog post that I was in the June 14th reveal, but I volunteered to switch to the May 31st reveal. :) That's why the dates of the two posts don't match. Just so you know!

Hope you enjoyed looking at the neat stuff I made!

Off to blog hop!
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18 comments:

  1. baymoondesignMay 31, 2014 at 6:40 AM

    What fun pieces! They just scream happiness and summer.

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  2. KimMay 31, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    I just love your polymer clay pieces, they are adorable, and a great match for the bead you received. Wonderful work, I love everything you made!

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  3. Ann SchroederMay 31, 2014 at 9:41 AM

    Your ocean pieces are all so fun! I can tell you had a blast with this. I love your first spiky bracelet! It's interesting to see all the different wonderful kits Lisa put together. (She's good, right?) Your colors are so happy, and I love your squiggly head pins! Great job! Those are inspiring me.

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  4. AnonymousMay 31, 2014 at 12:56 PM

    Andrea - all I can say is WOW!!!!!!! You really hit it out of the park with this hop! Love all your creations, especially the nifty spike bracelet with the two-holed magnesite. Love the orange earrings too. I like how you make the polymer clay focals by embedding the gems. Thanks for being in the hop!

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  5. Monique (A Half-Baked Notion)May 31, 2014 at 1:43 PM

    Andrea, I love your clever focals with the semi-precious embedded inside :) The colours look great with your VERY orange ingredients :)

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  6. MarybethMay 31, 2014 at 6:40 PM

    Wow!! Andrea so much to love! You did a wonderful job with your focals. They are fun and really work well with the theme. I love the coral bracelet and you really embraced the color! Congrats on making headpins for the first time, they came out great! Wonderful job on everything!

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  7. Jo-AnnMay 31, 2014 at 7:44 PM

    Love the addition of the green to your colour palette. What a great variety of creations!

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  8. Baking Beads in the KeysMay 31, 2014 at 11:38 PM

    I am just loving the inventive poly clay embedded gemstone focal idea. Clever girl!!! Enjoyed your collection. Sorry for the delay in comments. My post is up now - please swing on by.

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  9. Rebecca EdnieJune 1, 2014 at 12:38 AM

    Very interesting pieces. I love the colours.

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  10. UnknownJune 1, 2014 at 2:44 PM

    Totally an under the sea experience. The bright colors remind me of The Little Mermaid. Your pieces are cheery and lovely.

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  11. Charis DesignsJune 1, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    The colors in all of your focals are so bright and cheery- and a perfect way to pull together all the fun beads in funky, fresh way. Christie

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  12. HeatherJune 1, 2014 at 8:59 PM

    love your pieces especially that spike bracelet!!

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  13. JaniceJune 23, 2014 at 3:08 AM

    Again such fun and vibrant designs. It just happens that your favorite is my favorite too. I like your style!

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  14. CornerstoregoddessJune 27, 2014 at 6:16 PM

    Oh, those earrings are so much fun! Love the squiggles. And the way you combined the ocean colors with the fishy colors is brilliant!

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  15. Marianne BaxterJuly 25, 2014 at 6:07 PM

    Wow I just love what you did with the beads. That focal is really cute with the little fish! Great job

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  16. Marianne BaxterJuly 25, 2014 at 6:09 PM

    Wow I love what you did with the beads! That focal is so cute with the fish.

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  17. Lori AndersonAugust 6, 2014 at 7:00 AM

    Fun colors and fun beads...you blew it out of the park! Great job!

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  18. Lori AndersonAugust 6, 2014 at 7:01 AM

    Blogger burned when I tried to post...fun colors, fun beads, you really did them justice! Well done!

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