Hi Everybody!!!  Welcome to the Bead Peeps, Swap N Hop!
My FABULOUS Partner, Natalie Davidson from New Zealand, sent me all of the wonderful beads you see here!  She also sent me some chocolate bars...mmmmm those are all gone!
I also got this Wonderful towel that has a map of New Zealand on it and lots of information!  I think I am going to frame it!!!

I have several pieces done but I have lots of goodies left to use!  I can't wait to show you!

I usually do very complicated  designs when I make jewelry!!!

Not today!!!  I used a lot of the beautiful beads and components that Natalie sent me to make simple designs highlighting the components and beads instead of the design itself.
This Necklace is made of the beautiful beads and charms that I got from Natalie.






This is a close up of the focal and the charms.

 This bracelet is one of mine that I wire wrapped for interest and then added the Butterfly  [from Natalie] that I painted and sealed and then all of the charms, most of which are from Natalie.

 This is the most simple design of all.  I just wanted it to be fresh and totally uncluttered. All of these charms and the bracelet are from Natalie.

A better view.

 This is the last piece I have done. I am really an Owl freak!! I Love them!!  I distressed this one a bit, curved it a bit, and sealed it then added chain and all the fun charms.  It is asymmetrical in that the clasp is on the side by the owl instead of on the back.  

Hope you Love all of the designs!  Don't forget to check out all of the designers!

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Hi Everybody, let me introduce myself!!  I am Robin Kae Reed, 1/2 of the duo that is ARTISTRYHCBD!!! [Melody Stanton is my partner in crime]
This year we are working on our Brand and how it is perceived by our clientele!  We are a Mother/Daughter team that creates OOAK designs with you in mind!  We have always wanted our Jewelry to Speak to you!   Like the bracelet above that says Choose Joy, or the bracelet that says be overjoyed.  It isn't always a focal saying tag.  a lot of the time it is in the charms we use that say Believe or Joy, or Love...

We create a wide variety of designs, each one different and unique.  We use  beads and materials from all over the world.  Crystals from Austria and China. Pressed glass from The Czech Republic. Jaspers and agates and amazonite and...lol

 We create custom too. A Design made for that special outfit or occasion.

Our Dream is that you will find our Jewelry irresistible and will want to order from us.

 We accept Paypal only.  Currently we ship throughout the Lower 48 states and Alaska.  Other areas are possible so just ask.




We are at our heart creators of wearable art
"THAT SPEAKS TO YOU"

I'M LATE, I'M LATE FOR A VERY IMPORTANT DATE!!!  LOL OK I'm not that late but I am  here now!  BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO LINDA AND HER ADMIN ON ANOTHER FUN AND SUCCESSFUL HOP!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME PLAY!! 
Ok, on to the pictures.  My partner Fay Wolfenden from B.C. Canada, sent me all of the Wonderful beads and bobs in the first pic.  And here is what I did with them.

The first one did is a Sterling Silver and Dichroic piece that Fay made!  I love the focal and did not want to take away from that so I used the Lampwork beads that she sent and just added some color and chain.

This is the next one I made!  I love the colors and the design and again just wanted to accentuate the focal.  So I did a little searching and found a baggie of the perfect colored beads.  Added them , one of Fay's Lampwork beads and some chain and we have this one done!

 I was lucky enough to have time to make a few more pieces on Friday. This is the first one I made!  I love these colors and the shapes.  I wanted to do something to show off how unique and cool they were so I went asymmetrical and added some dyed Howlite and center colored crystals and an angel wing.

This is the last necklace I made.  Fay works in copper and sent me some wonderful pieces.  This one was a Focal/Clasp and I really wanted to use it!  So I used the focal part and added crystals and a dragonfly and one of Fay's beautiful Lampwork beads.  I strung it on sari silk and added the clasp on the back and that one is done!

This is the last piece I made.  I used 2 of Fay's Lampwork beads and added Amazonite, freshwater pearls ad of course a dragonfly, and a  saying tag.

I really hope you enjoyed these!!! Please go see my partner Fay at http://torchfairy.blogspot.com

BEAD SOUP BLOG PARTY 2017 BEAD HOARDERS EDITION

  First let me say THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO LORI MCDANIEL ANDERSON!!! This is her baby.  I am so excited to be doing one this year!!!  SO HATS OFF TO LORI!!!
 The Beads to the left are the wonderful beads that Sandi James sent me!!!  I still have lots of beads left to play with but I concentrated on the Hoarded bead first!  That bead is the Peacock bead!!!
The Peacock bead screams Art Deco and Quality and timeless Elegance.  That is the design elements I wanted to bring to the Peacock Bead. Sandi and I have similar taste in beads and she sent the perfect foil for the Peacock bead.

I wanted to keep the necklace simple but elegant andI wanted to show off it's Elegance.  I used the bead as the focal of  a drop/tassel like design.  The Necklace itself is made with the catticorner drilled red adventurine [ that picks up feathers in the tail], iris colored crystals from my stash and the lime green and dark grey fresh water pearls to pick up the rest of the colors in the focal.   To enhance the art deco feel I used genuine metal buttons in an Art Deco motif, and the bottom of the tassel is an embossed head pin that has coordinating dangles.  There are two more buttons near the back of the necklace to tie it all together.  I really hope you enjoyed this piece as much as I did making it!  I want to give a shout out to SANDI JAMES, SHE IS GOING THROUGH THE AFTERMATH OF A SERIOUS SURGERY AND SHE TOOK THE TIME AND THE CARE TO SEND ME BEAUTIFUL BEADS TO WORK WITH!!!

 OK, here is the link to Lori's Blog and her wonderful designs and also the names and links of all of the other designers!!!  Have Fun!!  SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICTURES!

 http://www.prettythingsblog.com/…/welcome-to-bead-soup-blog…

OOOPS!!! I MISSED A POST WHERE I WAS SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU MORE INFO ON ME!!! LOL SOOOOO....HERE IT IS!!

I am a stringer, except when I am using Sari Silk, or when I am embossing metal, or when I am stamping...LOL  Confused yet?  I do OOAK designs with beads from all over the world.  I LOVE Jasper and Agate and rough cut natural stones.  I swoon over crystals and Lampwork beads.
I actually "See" completed projects in my head before I start on them.  Sometimes the ideas wake me up at 3am!!! LOL
I can't do seed bead projects but I do use some of the larger ones and E beads for spacers in multi strand projects.
I am learning riveting and love it and there is so much more I want to learn.

And lastly here are some pics of my designs! Hope this helps you understand who I am and what I do better.!!!  Have a Blessed Day!!!