Look what I made! :)

Hello Kitty Pendants!!! *squeeeeeeee*

They have the cute little orange noses, and the cute little red bows!!! And whiskers, (of course!). And Swarovski crystals for the eyes. :)

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

Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs (Posting on Sunday the 25th)

Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes

Monique Urquhart, A Half-Baked Notion

Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool

Charlene Bausinger Jacka, Clay Space

Tara Plote, The Newbie Beader's Blog

Renetha Williams Stanziano, Lamplight Crafts

Leah Mifflin Tees, My Beady Little Eyes

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design

Toltec Jewels, Toltec Jewels for Jewel School Friends

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)

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!