OMG, It is finally here!!!  The final reveal of all the Wonderful and Fun and Fabulous and Unusual and Pretty and...and...and!!!  Well I  am sure you have the idea!!!  The Very Talented Kristina Hahn Eleniak     [ of Peacock and Lime   fame]    is my Wonderful  Partner!!! http://www.peacockandlime.wordpress.com  We talked about our likes and dislikes and about our styles and found that we were really Really REALLY a lot alike!!!  LOL  We love the same kinds of stones and have similar tastes in color and style so finding a nice selection of beads and bobs was really pretty easy!!!  LOL  I just bought for me!!!                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Blog is really more pictures than anything else.  Each piece has elements of what Kristina sent me.  In some it is the focal or the largest amount of the design.  In others it has more of a supporting role with added sparkle or color.  

This piece the Fairy is the Focal

 In this piece is the base of the bracelet and most of the color as well

In this piece it is the base [in the leather cord] and the color in the window beads and all of the sparkle too

In this piece it is the Brilliant Teal Sparkle

This one has a softer sparkle that is the Czech fired beads Kristina sent me

This one it is everything but the thread!  Isn't that owl Adorable??? 

As you can see I have a lot of pieces left and a lot of fun left to have!!!   I can't Thank Kristina enough for all of the Fabulous beads and such that she sent me!  AND  most of them have sold!!!  So thanks again Kristina!!! 

 This is what I sent Kristina after we talked a bit! 
 If you look closely you will see several similarities!  
We opened them and then I texted her and was laughing at what we had sent each other.  

Blanks and gears and lots of fun color!! 
 This has been a Blast and I have made a new Friend.

Thank you soooo much Linda Anderson and Bead Peeps!!!  

This is one of my FAVORITE SWAPS!!!

Please scroll down some there are more pictures!!!

And here are all the participants in this Wonderful Swap N Hop. Please give them all some LOVE!!!

Linda Anderson- Hostess -

http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com/...

Linda Anderson http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com Natalie Davidson http://www.northshoredays.com/

Marcy Lamberson http://www.studiomarcy.blogspot.com Kathy Lindemer http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/

Dita Basu Http://www.alankarshilpa.blogspot.com Andrea Glick http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/

Kristina Peck http://tealeavesandtinyhats.blogspot.com/ Shai Williams http://www.shaihasramblings.com/

Catherine La Vite http://www.drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/ Christina Hickman http://vintagetreasuresjewelry.blogspot.com/

gloria allen http://wingsandbeads.blogspot.com Teresa Schurter http://treezstreazurs.com/

Maria Rosa Sharrow http://willowstreetshops.blogspot.com Susan Kelly http://mimismilesdesigns.blogspot.com

Jenny Kyrlach http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/ Michelle McCarthy http://www.fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com

Terry Jeanette Carter http://tappingflamingo.blogspot.com Lee Koopman http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com

Laurie Vyselaar https://lefthandjewelry.wordpress.com Marianne Baxter http://simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com

Divya N http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com Kelly Hosford Patterson http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/

Johana Nunez http://www.artincendi.com Kari Asbury http://hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog

ROBIN REED http://www.willowdragon.blogspot.com Kristina Hahn Eleniak http://www.peacockandlime.wordpress.com

Robin Lynne Showstack http://heartsdesiresjewelryforyou.blogspot.com/ Rosantia Petkova http://bairozan.blogspot.com/

Claire Fabian http://saraccino.blogspot.de/ Inge von Roos https://ingetraud.wordpress.com

Rachel Mallis http://mintmonarch.com Sam Waghron http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk

Lori Schneider http://beadaddicted.blogspot.com Fay Wolfenden http://torchfairy.blogspot.com

SEEDERS

Suse Stelljes http://pearlify.blogspot.de Ginger Bishop http://www.lilmummylikes.blogspot.com

Nelly May http://www.smellynelly.blogspot.com Rebecca White http://morganafeycreations.121hub.com/

sheila Prosterman http://catswithbeads.blogspot.com Catherine King http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com

Palak (aka Pallavi Asher)http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/ Krafty Max http://kraftymax.net

Renetha Stanziano http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/ Becky Pancake http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com

Katy Heider http://onthepondcreations.blogspot.com/ Deborah Apodaca http://deborahapodacadesigns.blogspot.com/

Heather Richter http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/ Tami Norris https://tamisdesigns.wordpress.com

Brandy Scozzari http://bhjewelry.wordpress.com Catherine King http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com

Kathleen Breeding https://www.facebook.com/99BOBOTW/ Veralynne Malone http://veradesigns.blogspot.com

Bobbie Rafferty http://beadsong.blogspot.com Lori Blanchard http://alainnjewelry.wordpress.com

 OMG!!!  Do you all see this!!!  
Look at all the Wonderful beads and focals 
Kristina sent me!!!  I am just in awe!!!  
My Swap-N-Hop partner in crime,Kristina , owner of peacockandlime.com

 Kristina lives in Alberta Canada and like a lot of the same things I do!!!  When you see what I sent her you will see why I said that!!!  I really don't have much more to say other that I was soooo excited by what she sent me that I imediately made a necklace, a bracelet and started another necklace!!!                                                         Watch right here for the reveal in May!!!

 Hi Everybody!!! Linda of Bead Peeps said to show you some

pictures of my designs!!  SOOOO here they are!

 I am working on making my own embossed components as you
can see in the heart bracelet.  I am completely in Love with

crystals and jasper and agate.

I do unusual and always One Of A Kind designs.

I can do simple like this cross.

  I can do  much more complex.

I can do Bright colors.

 And I can do muted natural tones as well.

                                                            And even a bit more architectural.

I hope you enjoy these.

We also do custom...just sayin'

Have a Blessed Day!!!

BEAD PEEPS SWAP AND HOP

I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!! It is almost time to do another fun Bead Peeps SWAP AND HOP!!!

I haven't done any blogging in months as you can see!!!  So Sorry about that!!  But I am back and I am just chomping at the bit to get my blog started for the Newest swap!  It is always a challenge, and surprise, and so so so much fun!

For those of you that don't know me, here is a quick rundown.

I am a self taught jewelry designer.  My favorite method of designing is stringing.  That being said I rarely do just one type of method when designing. Just like I don't use one kind of medium in a design. I love using sari silk or shabbori ribbon and embossed tags and chain and dangles...sometimes all in the same design.

I am always trying to better my skills, and expand my repertoire so to speak with those different methods and new components.

My favorite items to work with are agates, jasper, most any kind of genuine stone.  I love high end stones for their elegance and more modest stones as well for their casual and fun feel.
I use paper, and acrylic, and silk and crystals...LOVE CRYSTALS, stones of all kinds, and found objects like watch faces etc...  I use saying tags, keys, angel wings, chain links, leather, and the list can on, and  on, and on!

I love to take pictures and do lots of those. I am not a computer geek and often make mistakes on the posting and where the pics end up but I am trying.  LOL

I hope you will join me here as I keep a running schedule of what is happening in the Bead Peeps Swap and Hop!  Thank you so much for coming by and I will see you soon!!!

Bead Peeps Swap and Hop! Reveal!

Just a reminder of what my New Friend Karen Mitchell sent me!  I was so excited about the beads and all that I started using them...forgetting that I was supposed to make pretties for the swap and hop!!! LOL So all of the mookite beads and the larger rose quartz are gone too!  I do however have the focals together and I made 3 pieces.
With the lovely bracelet bar, [Karen gave me the names of the artists and I lost the paper...blah!!!] but I made a bracelet with with the bracelet [imagine that...LOL].  I used a leather bracelet and added a Cherish saying tag, and a cool bronzy key and some of the artisan beads as well as charms. i chose gold colored metal to make the colors pop and then I used Bronzy metal as well.

I used the clay focal, It reminds of the amazing soustache designs I have seen.  They are so intricate and beautiful.  this focals is intricate and really beautiful!  I made it into a choker so it would lay right in the hollow of your throat. I tried a bunch of different beads to go with the focal and simply did not like any of them  then I tried some assorted czech glass and regular glass beads...success!!!  this is not my usual design but when the focal is so amazing adding a lot to the necklace can detract from the focal.  So simple was the name of this game.
And my last design for this swap and hop is using the Kari Asbury focal.  I know who made this one because I have been fortunate enough to be able to work with her designs before.
I did not go quite as simple with this one but still not my usual design.  I love the colors in the focal so I tried to pick those up in the necklace.  I added a few little charms and some color and called it .good.