✿❀  Bead Hoarders Blog Hop July 20th ✿❀ 

 

Yeaahh! It’s time to start hopping …

In my former posting you saw the picture of my little treasury.

Some beads that I really really love are  the silver beads I bought in Ethiopia

in 2010. They were for about 3 years in a box, waiting for me…  Looking at

them brings back memories of the hard working people and strong women

we saw during the amazing journey we made from North to South in

that very special country!  Another (completely different) subject is

my love for pearls! Since my childhood, I’m so very fond

of them when I saw my mom wearing these beauties.

They are very often on my shopping list…

In this necklace I worked with

cross pearls, some smaller grey pearls and Onyx.  I

thought that would going so well with the greyish Sari Silk.

 

 

I have been looking at my Silver treasuries for a long  time and cherished

all the  pearls♥. My necklace tells the story of a great journey and a love

that started in the past but still lasts… Swarovski and Sari Silk give the

finishing touch to my absolute favourites!

 

 

The silver components for the earrings were in my 'secret box' for at least

five years, and make a nice match with the transparent Swarovski!

 

 

 

Lori, you’re such a great hostess. Thank you so much and take good care of yourself!
I wish you all the best! Stay healthy... 

 Have tons of fun when blog hopping, there are about 167 participants:

1.  Lori Anderson, Pretty Things
2. Nancy Dale, NEDBeads
3. Roxanne Mendoza, Roxi Designs
4.  Melissa Trudinger, beadrecipes
5.  Rana Lea, Rana Lea Designs
6.  Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs
7.  Rita Avila, Jewel School Friends
8.  Linda Anderson, From the Bead Board
  10.  Erin Guest, Renlish


11.  Joan Williams, lilruby jewelry
12. Diane Hawkey, Diane Hawkey
13.  Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation
14.  Sue Kennedy, SueBeads
15.  Lisa Cone, Inspired Adornments
16.  Kari Asbury, Hippie Chick Design
18.  Lori Jean Poppe, Adventures in Creativity
19.  Linda Landig, Linda's Bead Blog and Meanderings
20.  Lori Schneider, Bead Addict


21.  Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me
22. Cece Cormier, The Beading Yogini
23.  Niki Sayers, Silver Nik Nats
24.  Elsie Deliz-Fonseca, Eliz-Eliz and All That Craft
25.  Amber Dawn, Inventive Soul
26.  Heather Powers, Humblebeads
27.  Sarah Goode, Pookledo
28.  Monique Urquhart, A Half-Baked Notion
29.  JJ Jacobs, Coming Abstractions
30.  Cheri Reed, Creative Designs by Cheri


31.  Robyn, Museiddity
32.  Catherine King, Catherine's Musings
33.  Jacquie, Bead Gypsy
34.  Janet McDonald, Singing Woods
35. Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreations
36.  Tanty Sri Hartanti, TJewellicious by Tanti
37.  Hannah Rosner, Good River Valley
38.  Rochelle Brisson, A Creative Chelle
39.  Nelly May, Smelly Nelly
40.  Skylar Bre'z, Brising Beads


41.  Beti Horvath, Stringing Fool
42.  Christie Murrow, Charis Designs
43.  Leanne Loftus, First Impression Design
44.  Valerie Norton, Hot Art
45.  Judy Riggs, Rigglettes
46.  Crystal Thain, Here Bead Dragons
47.  Terry Carter,  Tapping Flamingo
48.  Sue, Mid-Life Great Expectations
50.  Miranda Ackerley, MirandAck Arts


51.  Marie Covert, Creating Interest
52.  D'Arsie Manzella, This Here Now, Mamacita
53.  Stephanie Haussler, Pixybug Designs
54.  Lori Bergmann, Lori Bergmann Design
55.  Johanna Nunez, The Lovely One Design
56.  Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs
57.  Becky Pancake, Becky Pancake Bead Designs
58.  Alicia Marinache, All the Pretty Things
59.  Debbie Rasmussen, A Little of This, A Little of That
60.  Nat, Grubbi Ceramics


61.  Marjorie Savill Linthwaite, Bennu Bird Rising
62.  Cheryl McCloud, One Thing Leads to Another
63.  Heather Otto, The Crafthopper
64.  Candida Castleberry, Spun Sugar Beadworks
66.  JuLee Wolfe, The Polymer Penguin
67.  Ginger Bishop, Lil Mummy Likes
68.  Karen Mitchell, Over the Moon Design
69.  Jeannie Dukic, Jeannie's Blog
70.  Dini Bruinsma, Angaza by Changes


71.  Birgitta Lejonklou, Create With Spirit
72.  Shalini Austin, Jewellery by Shalini
73.  Jayne Capps, Mama's Got to Doodle
74.  Ile Ruzza, Ilenia's Unique Beaded Jewelry
76.  Annita Wilson, AW Jewelry 
77.  Sherri Stokey, Knot Just Macrame
78.  Hannah Trost, PZ Designs
79.  Linda Inhelder, Must Haves Jewelry
80.  Miri Agassi, Beadwork


81.  Hope Smitherman, Crafty Hope
82.  Dyanne Cantrell, Dee-Liteful Jewelry Creations
83.  Susan Bowie, Susan Nelson Bowie
84.  Megan Milliken, MaeMaeMills
85.  Menka Gupta, Menka's Jewelry
86.  Ambra Gostoli, Chic and Frog
87.  Lori Lochner, Bloghner
88.  Gerda Jurimae, Gerda's Crafts Blog
89.  Susan, Mistheword
90.  MaryLou Holvenstot, MaryLou's time2cre8


91.  Mary Shannon Hicks, falling into the sky
92.  Karin King, The Sparklie Things Blog
93.  Christa Murphy, Adventures of One Beady Woman
94.  Jenny Davie-Reazor, Jenny Davies-Reazor
95.  Donetta Farrington, Simply Gorgeous
96.  Mallory Hoffman, Rosebud 101 - For the Love of Beads
97.  Danielle Kelley, Imbue the Muse
98.  Kym Hunter, Kym Hunter Designs
99.  Dolores Rami, CraftyD's Creations
100.  Marcia Dunne, 13 Alternatives


101.  Marlene Cupo, Amazing Designs
102.  Emma Todd, A Polymer Penchant
103.  Wendy Holder, Jewelry by WendyLea
104.  Michelle Escano, The Cabby Crafter
105.  Louise Glazier, Lily and Jasmine Treasures
106.  Dana Hickey, Wind Dancer Studios
107.  Lennis Carter, windbent
108.  Anne Betenson, Crystal River Beads
109.  Audrey Belanger,  Dreams of an Absolution
110.  Lisa Stukel, Carefree Jewelry by Lisa


111.  Janine Lucas, Travel Stories
112.  Claire Lockwood, Something to Do With Your Hands
113.  Kathy Engstrom, Catherine's Dreams
114.  Paula Hisel, Simply Beadiful
115.  Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams
116.  Mischelle Fanucchi, Micheladas Musings
117.  Kim, Cianci Blue
118.  Linda Sadler, Ida Louise Jewelry
119.  Karen, Spokalulu
120.  Jennifer LaVite, Dry Gulch Bead and Jewelry


121.  Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations
122.  Karen Martinez, Fairies Market
123.  Robin Reed, Artistry HCBD
124.  Amy Bright, LABweorc
125.  Jasvanti Patel, Jewels by Jasvanti
126.  Tammie Everly, TTE Designs
127.  Karin Slaton, Backstory Beads
128.  Natalie Moten, Running Out of Thread
129.  Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Sharyl's Jewelry & Reflections
130.  Jenny Kyrlach, Wonder and Whimsy


131.  LiliKrist, Handmade by LilK
132.  Jessica Klaaren, The Truth Space
133.  Cynthia Abner, Created Treasures
134.  Beth Emery, Stories by Indigo Heart
135.  Heather Davis, Blissful Garden Beads
136.  Jeanne, Gems by Jeanne Marie
137.  Sandi Volpe, Sandi Volpe
138.  Laren Dee Barton, Laren Dee Designs
139.  Steph, Confessions of a Bead Hoarder
140.  Carolyn Lawson, Carolyn's Creations


141.  B. R. Kuhlman, Mixed Mayhem
142.  Patty Miller, Cabari Beads
143.  Elizabeth Bunn, Elizabeth Beads
144.  Marianna Boylan, Pretty Shiny Things
145.  Lizzie Clarke, The Need to Bead
146.  Christina Miles, Wings 'n' Scales
147.  Patricia, The Color of Dreams
148.  Marde Lowe, Fancimar
149.  Ev Shelby, Raindrop Creations
150.  Sarah Small, By Salla


151.  Perri Jackson, Shaktipaj Designs
152.  Laurie Vyselaar, Lefthand Jewelry
153.  Pam Traub, Klassy Joolz
154.  Lisa Harrison, Daisy Meadow Studio
155.  Anzia Parks, Anzi-Panzi's Work Shoppe
156.  Ingrid, Lilisgems Handcrafted Jewelry Inspirations
157.  Andra Weber, Andra's Joyful Journey
158.  Kelly Hosford Patterson, The Traveling Side Show
159.  Adlinah Kamsir, Dreamstruck Designs
160.  Marci, That Nothing Be Wasted


161.  Kris Lanae Binsfield,  Cherish Designs
162.  Stephanie Perry, Mustard Bead
163.  Birgit Klughardt, Gites Beads
164.  Inge von Roos, Inge's Blog
165.  Rebecca Sirevaag, Becca's Place
166.  Sandy Markley, Gypsy Spirit Designs
167.  Elena Adams, Lena's Beady Blog

 

 



I’m in love ------ with my beads this time!

Click to enlarge...

We (beaders) have a lot of beautiful beads in our stash 'looking back at us’
as soon as we open the box they are sleeping in to look at  them…
They want us to work with them, the want to be shown!
They can be precious,  a souvenir, or maybe we just have no idea what to
do with them yet! But we do ♥ love ♥ love them. I really do love mine!  A lot…

This Blog Hop is another adventure in designing, this time for the
Bead Hoarders Blog Hop starting at July 20^th.
I’m number 70 on the list I think!  

What’s on my beading table?
Pearls, pearls, pearls :-) and silver from Ethiopia I brought back home with me,
sari silk from India, some black (seed) bolls, some Swarovski, lava stone and onyx.
What am I going to use... :-) come back in a few days and you'll see!

Pepita - 1st Blogoversary give away and blog hop!

 

Well :-) look what kind of surprise I found in my mailbox this week...

A very very special!!! component made by Alenka Obid of Pepita -
handmade in SLOVEnia - http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.nl

 

She's celebrating her first year of blogging, the number of followers & her
pageviews with a giveaway! I'm one of 13 persons who got the possibility to work
with one of her components. She works with polymer clay,
a completely new product for me!

 

It's a real challenge, so please come back @ the reveal date Sunday August 11
to see how this challenge turned out! I have no idea yet!

It's so not my style and colour :-) this will be great fun...

 

 

 

June 29th - My country, of Thee I bead!

What a great Challenge this one also is!  Thank you Nan Smith for this great idea
for the Blog Hop as well as for organizing it.  
Another one  in a row of Challenges, this summer@ Facebook.

 

The theme is ‘My Country of Thee I bead’. Well, my country is The Netherlands. 
What pictures you have in mind, when thinking of The Netherlands?  It’s a country 
with a lot of touristic attractions like famous museums with paintings of
Rembrandt &Van Gogh, the House of Anne Frank, tulips, daffodils,
windmills, canals, and delicious Gouda cheese.
And… our flat flat scenery! Could I bead of that? Yes, I could, but there
is more… In April we had the coronation of our new King, Willem-Alexander.
Finally a King, after having  a Queen as a head of our state for 107 years!
 

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At the coronation, his mom Princess Beatrix, his wife Queen Máxima, and

the 3 little princesses  were wearing lovely ‘Royal Blue’ dresses. I picked that

colour to make some glass tulips, here they are :-)

The orange facetted Agate beads I choose  because it’s the colour

of our House of Orange!

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Maybe you like to see a bit more of the coronation?

Watch this small movie (appr. 4 min). on Youtube:

 

I hope you like the necklace and the little in’s and out’s behind my story!


Have fun reading the blogs of the other participants!

http://wirednan.blogspot.ca/2013_06_01_archive.html
 

✿❀  

 

Inspired Design Challenge No. 2 - Spring Hyacinth

 Lori Bergmann is the great organiser of another (for me) new Challenge,
thank you  so much Lori. Her biweekly Challenge is 'defiant',
and I’ll try to participate as often as possible. It’s fun!

When looking at her photo I got touched  by the very intense colours
of this beautiful hyacinth, I could almost smell it! Every year when seeing this flower,
I  know it soon will be springtime with hopefully ☼ lots of sunshine… ☼

My contribution is a simple one, a bracelet in hyacinth-‘ish’ colours,
the 2 glass beads are made by me. The blue kyanite beads are going so well
with the colours of the hyacinth, that was my first thought when searching
for beads in my stash! 

I added some Shell Pearls, Abalone, rough Lapis Lazuli
chunks and Montana Rock Crystal beads. The green colours you find
in the glass beads and in the Abalone charms.

In Greek Mythology there is a story about Hyacinthus,
just follow the link  if you like to read it...

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_(mythology)

Enjoy!

Click to enlarge :-)

 

 

It's Sum-Sum-Summertime!

 

Thank you so much dear Rita / Toltec Jewels,
for organising this Summer Elements Blog Hop!

That was a ♫ great song ♫ in the past, do you remember it?

For me, every season has something special...
what I like about this time of the year is the warmth of the sun, and
the long long summer's evenings with lovely temperatures!
And not to forget all the bright, shiny, vivid colours of beautiful summer flowers.

 

Some flowers attract a lot of butterflies, I love these dreamy little creatures.
They inspired me to make Necklace Mariposa. The 2 glass bead
butterflies and some glass discs are made by me.
The gemmies are Jasper combined with facetted Agate.

 

Focal: made by Birgitta Lejonklou

 

Have fun you all, hopping and visiting all the other participants!
For this you can follow the links...

 

The Summer Elements Blog Hop Participants are: 

Toltec Jewels (Hostess)     http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/

Marlene Cupo                   http://amazingdesigns-marlene.blogspot.com/

Cheri Reed                        http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com/

Ailsa Cordner                    http://www.bramalfiebeadsetc.co.uk/

Robin Reed                       http://willowdragon.blogspot.com/

Nan Smith                         http://www.wirednan.blogspot.com/

Sherri Stokey                     http://www.knotjustmacrame.com/

Christie (Charis Designs)    http://charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/

Carolyn Lawson                 http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/

Susie Harris                        http://jewelleryjunkie.blogspot.com/

Andrea Glick-Zenith           http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/

Nelly May                          http://smellynelly.blogspot.com/

Melissa Trudinger               http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/

Dini Bruinsma                     http://angazabychanges.blogspot.com/

Kathy Lindemer                 http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/

Cory Tompkins                  http://tealwaterdesigns.blogspot.com/

Gina Hockett                     http://freestyleelements.blogspot.com/

Karen Martinez                 http://www.fairiesmarket.blogspot.com/

Liz                                    http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/

Jasvanti Patel                     http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com/

Solange Collin                    http://www.blog.ahowinjewelry.com/

Gerda                                http://gerdascraftsblog.blogspot.com/

Karla Morgan                    http://texaspepperjams.blogspot.com/

Anindita Basu                     http://alankarshilpa.blogspot.com/

Alicia Marinache                http://www.allprettythings.ca/

Andrea Trank                    http://heavenlanecreations.com/

Dyanne Everett-Cantrell     http://deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com/

Mischelle Fanucchi             http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com/

Tanty Sri Hartanti               http://tjewellicious.blogspot.com/

Shaiha Williams                  http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/

Mary Govaars                    http://mlhjewelrydesigns.com/

Becca Sirevaag                  http://godsartistinresidence.blogspot.com/

Lennis Carrier                    http://windbent.wordpress.com/

Regina Wood                     http://www.gina-design.blogspot.com/

Sue Kennedy                     http://suebeads.blogspot.com/

Kathleen Breeding             https://www.facebook.com/99BOBOTW

 

 

 

 





The Jewellery Maker by Gyula Tornai. Source Wikimedia.

 

  ✿❀ Thank you so much Leah, for organizing this great Blog Hop!!!   ✿❀  

I've always been interested in history, and Celts were a part of that... Thinking of Celts,
I have a picture in my mind of hard working people, strong women,
sturdy warriors, bronze, symbols, beautiful jewellery and lovely patterns.
Two of my favourites are spirals and knots.

 

Click on the picture to enlarge

I decided to design a bracelet and a pair of earrings for this hop...

I made 5 glass beads with Celtic inspired designs and added a lot of bronze :-) coloured charms.
The little spirals are inked. The earrings I made  with the Big Kick machine and deco etched
bronze blanks, I added a knot charm for the finishing touch, it's all inked too...
It was great fun, working on this jewellery!

✿❀ ✿❀  ✿❀

 

Enjoy the work of all the other participants :-) here's the list!

 

 

Leah Curtis - Indus Valley - beadyeyedbunny.blogspot.co.uk

Laney Mead - Māori - laney-izzybeads.blogspot.co.uk

Becca - Art Nouveau - godsartistinresidence.blogspot.com

Melissa - English Romanticism and Mourning Jewelry - beadrecipes.wordpress.com

Tracy Stillman - Native American - tracystillmandesigns.com

Gerda - English Romanticism and Mourning Jewelry - gerdascraftsblog.blogspot.com

Liz E - Native North American - beadcontagion.blogspot.com

Ahowin - Māori (New Zealand)  - blog.ahowinjewelry.com 

Jasvanti - Indus Valley - jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com

Lizzie - Art Nouveau - theneedtobead.blogspot.co.uk

Julia Hay - Merovingian - pandanimal.blogspot.co.uk

here you are - Dini Bruinsma - Celtic - angazabychanges.blogspot.nl

Caroline - Art Nouveau - blueberribeads.co.uk 

Charlie - Moche of Peru - clay-space.com/blog

Karin - China - maverickbeads.blogspot.com

Niky Sayers - Rome - silverniknats.blogspot.com

Marcia Dunne - Celtic and Mourning Jewelry - thealternativefoundry.blogspot.co.uk

anafiassa - Mesopotamia - anafiassa.blogspot.com

Kokopelli - Native American - kokopellidesign.blogspot.com

Christa - Native American - adventuresofwonebeadywoman.blogspot.com

Clair - Roman - obstinatepursuit.blogspot.co.uk

Susan Bowie - Native American - susanbowie.wordpress.com

Gloria Allen - English Romanticism - gloriaallendesigns.blogspot.com

Sheila Garrett - Early Russia - 4brownowl.blogspot.co.uk 

Kuala Lumpur

Another Blogger - Non Blogger Challenge!!!

hosted by me

 

 

 

♫ For the second time ♫, I'm the hostess of
the Blogger -Non Blogger Challenge in Facebook's Bead Soup Café...
That's always great fun!
Every hostess - winner of the last Challenge - chooses a picture that
will inspire all the participants,
It's so special to see everybody's (completely different) results.

Gloria Allen posted her jewellery impression of my picture in her Blog:

Gloria Allen Designs

Here's is Sam Waghorn's weblog
http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/new-day-new-challenge.html#links 
with a story behind her jewellery

Shalini Austin also wrote a webblog
http://jewellery-by-shalini.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/my-kuala-lumpur-challenge-earrings.html#.UZ8XeJnCTIU 

 

And Ana Cravidão's

http://acbeads.blogspot.pt/2013/05/desafio-challenge.html

 

Enjoy reading!

 May 4 - Hats Off Challenge - the Reveal

 

There are a lot of Challenges going on, and I ♥love♥ love♥ love♥ it to participate...

What I see helps me to think outside my own -safe- box. What a Challenge this one is too!
Bobbie Rafferty is the big initiator, and let me thank her first for organizing it.
Today -May 4-  is Kentucky Derby Day and our Reveal Day too.

We could pick a picture from her weblog to inspire us. Any piece of jewellery
is allowed to make. I choose to design a necklace in black & white.
I'm fond of black and white, okay, my own safe box :-) but... I really love that color
combination, for years!!! :-))))) So, here's the picture that inspired me

 

 

 

 

and this is the necklace I designed:

"Baby it's just Black and White"!

 

 

 

Here's the complete list of all participants:

Arlene Dean www.aglassbash.blogspot.com
Bobbie Rafferty www.beadsong.blogspot.com
Charlie www.505indiechic.blogspot.com
Cheryl Dunham www.renaissance-jewelry.blogspot.com
Chris www.furzalsjewellry.blogspot.com
Christine Altmiller www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com
Cindy Wilson www.itsmyseaofdreams.blogspot.com
Cynthia Machata www.antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com
Deanna Riles-Cox https://www.facebook.com/deanna.rilescox
Debbie Rasmussen www.kepirasmussen.blogspot.com
Dini Bruinsma      http://angazabychanges.blogspot.nl
Jasvanti Patel www.jewelrybyjasvant.blogspot.com
Jean Yates www.prettykittydogmoonjewelry.blogspot.com
Jennifer LaVite www.drygulchbeadsandjewelry.blogspot.com/
Karin Slaton www.backstorybeads.blogspot.com
Kashmira www.sadafulee.blogspot.com
Laney Mead http://laney-izzybeads.blogspot.com/
Leah Tees www.mybeadylittleeyes.blogspot.ca
Liz E www.beadcontagion.blogspot.com
Lola www.beadlolabead.blogspot.com
Micheladas www.micheladasmusings.blogspot.com
Nan Smith www.wirednan.blogspot.com
Robin Reed www.willowdragon.blogspot.com
Sally Russick www.thestudiosublime.com
Shiraz www.secretsongdesigns.blogspot.com
Susan Nelson Bowie www.susanbowie.wordpress.com
Therese www.theresestreasures59.blogspot.com
Vera www.veradesigns.blogspot.com

 

 

Have fun with all the beautiful pieces and Robbie's inspiring pictures!