Blu Mudd Contest/Challenge! TIME TO VOTE!

Bead Soup Blog Party #8

Ocean Blog Hop - Hosted by A Grateful Artist

My contest piece for the Blu Mudd challenge! Moriah Betterly makes these lovely ceramic components and hosts contests and challenges for jewelry designers. This time she provided us with a lovely kit containing the clasp, the amazing bird pendant and the teal ceramic beads...

I crocheted a five strand necklace using 24 gauge copper wire and used the following beads:

labradorite, amazonite, vintage ivory glass pearls, Czech Preciosa crystal in copper, and green ceramic beads-->

all of which I had in my stash and matched perfectly with the beads that Moriah sent! I was a VERY happy camper!

VOTING IS EASY!!!

All you have to do is "LIKE" the photo for which you're voting for, and you can "LIKE" as many entries as you want to. :) (Easy peasy, huh?)

Here's the direct link to MY entry... CLICK.

To view all the entries in one album, click here.

Here is the link to the Blu Mudd facebook page! :)

"Teal Goddess" - A Bead Soup Cafe Challenge/Contest on Facebook!

To vote for my creation, please CLICK HERE. :)

Upper left: a close-up view of the spiral (galaxy) wrapping I did on every bead, minus the focal.
Upper right: an overall view of the necklace
Bottom left: how the necklace hangs (self-portrait, that's why the pic is crooked! LOL!).
Bottom right: the focal is by Michelle Mahre. Isn't it pretty?

I blended this necklace together using Michelle's focal, blue sky jasper and genuine turquoise. And LOTS of copper wire!!! LOL!

This is the inspiration photo. :) The "Teal Goddess". To see all the entries, go here.

And the WINNERS are ANNOUNCED! Please click here! (Psssst! I'm one of them!).

Angel's Beaded Poetry & Contests!

So, I've been entering a lot of contests lately, (actually, I can't seem to resist them!). And oddly enough, I've been winning some really cool stuff! I guess it's true that you can't win if you don't enter. :) Don't be afraid to enter contests!!! They're a ton of fun and you get to meet new people through them, which in my humble opinion is the best part! :)

So far on the list is a digital subscription to Bead Style Magazine from All Pretty Things & Zinio, a lovely ring from O'Sebastian, (see this post), a bead raffle from http://beadswap-usa.com/, some cool gifts from Diana (she threw in names from Bead Swap USA and I was one of the chosen), and this LOVELY NECKLACE from Angel's Beaded Poetry, (and here's a link to her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelsBeadedPoetry):

 This is me wearing my lovely new necklace!

You can find Angelique's jewelry here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelsBeadedPoetry

and her facebook page here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/AngelsBeadedPoetry

and a blog to be announced! :)

Her wire-working skills are just AMAZING. Just look at this necklace:

Viewable here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/119899997/my-heart-swirls-for-you-pendant? !!!

Like I said, A M A Z I N G . :)

Please, check out her shop and give her some facebook love! *MAD LOVE*