Showing posts with label Summer Surprise Blog Hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Surprise Blog Hop. Show all posts

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Summer Surprise Blog Hop hosted by Pine Ridge Treasures!

Here's a link to Lisa's blog entry & participant list: http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/2013/08/summer-color-surprise-blog-hop-reveal.html

Remember that beautiful jewelry set I teased you about right here? Here's the final product! It's a Waterfall necklace and earring set. :)




Sorry about the (slightly) dark photos... I used an LED light to light the set up as it's (VERY!) dark here right now. LOL. I'll endeavor to get better pictures on Sunday in NATURAL light. :)

I used a little bit of everything, except for the Carnelian that was sent. I was planning on making something else, but plumb ran out of time... I'm SO happy I made this set right away! Yes, it's another Waterfall necklace.... can you tell I'm obsessed with them? They are just so pretty, and you can use so many different materials for them!

Here's another waterfall necklace I made recently to show you how similar, but DIFFERENT, they are:

This one has rose quartz, lampwork, labradorite, freshwater pearls and crystal in it. :) Very pretty! I donated it to BeadSwap-USA. (Another group I've been meaning to tell ya'll about!).

Anywho, I really hope you like the orange Waterfall necklace & earring set I made. In case I didn't mention, I got the orange packet of beads for this challenge! :)

I love summer for the green and the flowers!

Here's a flower to brighten your day- I took this picture on one of my walks through town:


Without further ado, here is the participant list:
Your Hostess: Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist
Chris Eisenberg, Wander Ware
Audrey Belanger, Dreams of an Absolution
Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes
Monique Urquhart, A Half-Baked Notion
Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool
Charlene Bausinger Jacka, Clay Space
Renetha Williams Stanziano, Lamplight Crafts
Leah Mifflin Tees, My Beady Little Eyes
Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design
Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me
Alicia Marinache, All the Pretty Things
Laurie Vyselaar, Lefthand Jewelry
Eleanor Burian-Mohr, The Charmed Life
Julie Lockhart, Copar Aingeal
Dolores Rami, CraftyD's Creations
Elizabeth Bunn, Elizabeth Beads
Mowse Doyle, Mowse Made This
Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera
Candida Elkins Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
Shaiha Williams, Shaiha's Ramblings
Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry
Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations (YOU ARE HERE)

Friday, August 9, 2013

Summer Surprise Blog Hop - The Beginning! (Hosted by A Grateful Artist - Pine Ridge Treasures aka Lisa)

Here are some of the absolutely LOVELY beads I was sent for the Summer Surprise Blog Hop hosted by Lisa. The Hop is the 24th of August, and I will be posting a list of attendees to my blog closer to the hop. For more information on this hop, head on over to Lisa's blog, which is right HERE. :)

Without further ado, the BEADS! :::

One side of the bag...

The other side of the bag...

Czech? Pressed Glass Leaves?

An unsorted beady mix!

Crystal!

Czech Pressed Glass Flowers? (There was one more that I missed in the mix, so now I have ONE left!)

Glass, probably Czech...

More crystal...

Carnelian...

Czech Glass Drops, maybe?

Agate or Carnelian!

I made a BEAUTIFUL jewelry set today using these amazing beads... BUT I can't show you until the 24th of August! :) So please come back then! I might, maybe, possibly make something else using these beads!