Happy in Facebook 's Bead Soup Café...

 

Yeahhhh, I won the 10-th Non-Blogger & Blogger  Challenge!
And do a happy dance!

 

Esterina Mestoko Jagiella choose a picture made by a friend of her
to challenge 'us' BSC-members. We were a group of 20 participants.

It is an amazing picture.

With lovely warm colours, you really wished to be there, in the ocean...

 

Well, this is what I made, a necklace and a bracelet.

 

My Sea Garden.

 

 

There were a lot of sweet reactions: Toltec Jewels / Rita beautiful - Love the natural coral.   Alison Baird - Lovely colours,  they are so perfect :-D   Sam Waghorn - Really love the combinations Dini, really captures the picture.   Veralynne Malone - Love the colors....you really captured the moment!   Esterina Mestoko Jagiella - Love all those beads.. the colors, the shapes.. different elements perfectly matched to bring out the dynamic joy from the sea.   Dini Bruinsma The necklace found a new home yesterday ;-)   Robin Kae Reed - This is just wonderful Dini!!! This is the first chance i have had to see it and I am not in the least bit surprised that it is sold!!!   Kelly Hosford Patterson - Gorgeous as always Dini ! You certainly do have a knack for those color combos. Love the big chunky coral.   AC Beads - This is a gorgeous set! The shapes and the colours of the photo have been perfectly captured in the pieces of jewellery. Well done.   Stephanie Gard Buss - :-) Love the colors!   Louise Maccormick-Glazier - Love how the colors reflect the photo.   Sisi Quilt - Love the colours   Shalini Austin - It reflects the colours from the picture so well!   Robin Showstack - Beautiful!     Thank you all so much for the likes, comments and votes! ======================================= En reacties van mijn Nederlandse ♥ FB-vriendinnen♥  Annie Eekma, Lucy van Pijkeren, Armande Borghardt en 32 anderen vinden dit leuk. Suzanne Beekhuis - Mooie creatie Dini! Olga Klinkenberg - Prachtig Dini Dini Bruinsma- Dank jullie wel, hij was héél snel verkocht… Suzanne Beekhuis -  Des te beter :-) Lia Steffens Jansen - Mooie combi, zo met de inspiratie foto erbij!! Janka Krol - Gefeliciteerd Dini Janny Loosman - Heel mooi gefeliciteerd !! Jann Schenk Heideman - Wat mooi Dini, die combinatie van kleuren die weer zo prachtig terugkomt, complimenten! Ina Hospers - als iemand een prijs verdiend....zeer terecht dat je die hebt gewonnen!   Nelly Bakker - gefeliciteerd!   Inka Wijnands - Erg mooi!    Wies Voesten - Prachtig, Dini: proficiat! Trijnie van Kalsbeek - Terecht een prijs gefeliciteerd... Cobie Reuvers - Wow goed van jou, gefeliciteerd. Bedankt allemaal voor de likes en de reacties!

 Second Annual  October Fest 2013 - Blog Hop

 

Autumn…

An amazing and very special time of the year! We say goodbye to Summer
and enjoy all the beautiful colours around us.   

 

 

What I love about Autumn, is that special smell of  leaves in the forest.
The fascinating mushrooms appearing everywhere,
 

and the soft light of the sun at the end of the day.

And… when it’s a just not too much, I even like
the stormy weather. It  changes the colour of the water in
the lake nearby our house from blue into mud!

 

The colours of the jewellery I make, like this bracelet for example,
are also changing by the season. Here I worked with copper coloured
and other warm tones...  and added a bit of copper sheet to the glass bead too!

 I really really like the season,
Autumn!  

Thank you so much dear Rita for organzing this Blog Hop,
you are a great and very sweet hostess (-:

 Have lots of fun when visiting all the participants:

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October Fest '13 - The Artists 

❀ Toltec Jewels (Rita, your hostess)  www.JewelSchoolFriends.com ❀

Caroline                                       http:// Carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com
Andrea Glick-Zenith                     http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/
Dolores Raml                               http://craftydscreations.wordpress.com/
Karla Morgan                               http://TexasPepperJams.blogspot.com
Susie Harris                                 http://jewelleryjunkie.blogspot.com/
Susan                                          http://libellulajewelry.com
Mischelle                                      http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com/
Billi                                               http://billi-rs-rothove.blogspot.com/
Kay Thomerson                           http://kayzkreationz.blogspot.com/
Jean Yates                                  http://prettykittydogmoonjewelry.blogspot.com/
Kelly Hosford Patterson               http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com
Kathy Lindemer                           http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com
Liz E                                            http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com
Jasvanti Patel                              http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com
Christie Murrow                           www.charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com
Jodie Marshall                             http://marshalljodie.blogspot.com/
Andrea Trank                              http://heavenlanecreations.com/
Dini Bruinsma                              http://angazabychanges.blogspot.nl    ❀❀❀❀ You are here!
Elsie Deliz Fonseca                     http://ladelizchica.blogspot.com/
Pepita                                         www.pepita-handmade.blogspot.com
Karla Morgan                              http://texaspepperjams.blogspot.com/
Kathleen                                     http://99bobotw.blogspot.com/
Vera Lynn                                   http://veradesigns.blogspot.com/
Rana Wilson                               http://ranaleadesigns.blogspot.com/
Catherine King                           http://catherines-musings.blogspot.com/
Lily Vincent                                 http://thecreativeklutz.blogspot.co.uk/
Janice Hidey (Janimar)               http://drawingthelinesomewhere.com/
Cory Tompkins                           http://TealwaterDesigns.blogspot.com
Candida Castleberry                  www.spunsugarbeadworks.blogspot.com
Cynthia Kent Machata                http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/
Alicia Marinache                         http://www.allprettythings.ca
Linda Anderson                          http://fromTheBeadBoard.blogspot.com
Leah Curtis                                 http://beadyeyedbunny.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Reno (JenRen)              http://jenrenjewelry.blogspot.com/
Robin Reed                                 http://willowdragon.blogspot.com/
Tanty Sri Hartanti                        www.tjewellicious.blogspot.com
Lisa Lodge                                  http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/
Ingrid A.                                      http://lilisgems.wordpress.com/
Judy Turner                                www.silver-rains.blogspot.com
Gina Hockett                               http://freestyleelements.blogspot.com/
Nelly May                                    www.smellynelly.blogspot.com
Tanya McGuire                           http://tanyamcguire.blogspot.com/
Ahowin                                        http://www.blog.ahowinjewelry.com
Sonya Stille                                 http://dreaminofbeads.blogspot.com
Pam                                            http://www.klassyjoolz.blogspot.com
Carol D.                                      http://dillmansdallies.blogspot.com/
Asri Wahyuningsih                      http://asribeadwork.blogspot.com/
Ginger Bishop                             http://lilmummylikes.blogspot.com
Janine                                         http://www.esfera.me/travel/blog/travel-stories
Shaiha Williams                          http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/

Patina Sunset Challenge

And there's another Challenge ...

It's really a Challenge by itself, to get all the ones done that I chose! :-)

 

This time I made some very 'basic' jewellery. Working on
getting nice colours, that's my goal, mixing ink and gilders paste.

After the drying process, the jewellery got sealed.

 

This is ring Magenta, made with stainless steel wire.

A Vintaj button ring with a little vintaj glass button on top,

that's all it is :-)

 

Click to enlarge 

 

The pendant is silver plated, and can be opened to put the blank

 -made of alpaca- inside. Every day another one if you like so!

 

With the Big Kick & the Vintaj Deco Emboss Celtic Weave folder

I gave it a nice pattern.  Again I used ink & gilders paste, trying

to get some colours, matching with this time of the year.

 

So... may  I introduce my pendant La Tène, in warm Autumn tones to you...

 

click to enlarge

 

Thanks♥ for visiting my Blog!

 

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September 18th - Deadline to submit

September 19th - Voting closed

Oct 1st:  Bead Chat Magazine Feature

 

It was really nice to participate, being a winner or not :-)

Let's wait and see who won this challenge... 

 

Find the work of all the participants here...

Kristi Bowman’s Wonky Bead Blog Hop  - Reveal Date September 16

 Wow, it took my wonkies -made by Kristi and here is 
 her Etsy shop - only a few days to travel from
Snohomish (US) to the Netherlands. The postman made me very happy
with the ♥delivery only 6 days after my order.
Are they special… and wonky J. They are characterful  and don’t need
much additions. At least not in the way I want to design the jewellery.
3 Pieces, that’s my goal! The beads speak for themselves,
they just need a little ‘something’.

Since the beginning of September I’m  ‘playing’ with stainless steel wire,
it’s so much fun. Some parts of the jewellery are hammered.
To my first piece -Berries & Cream- I added some Agate, Rose Quartz,
Beryl, a little Ruby, Crystal and a Fresh Water Pearl. This necklace is mine,
and will go very well with my lbd with its pink accents!

click to enlarge

In the second piece I worked with the gold coloured and the
fuchsia coloured bead, still on my beading table after having finished piece nr. 3.
What to do with them? Well… with the Agate beads I suddenly had a bouquet
of Autumn Roses ;-) the wired Rose clasp is the finishing touch!

click to enlarge

Tetouan was 'a piece of cake', blue, brown and a chocolate brown silk ribbon,
no doubt about that colour combination. A lot of wirework, but the bronze
wire was not that difficult to work with.

 click to enlarge

So, Kristi, thanks to you I had a great time! Thanx♥ for organizing the Hop.

Let's wait and see the creations of the other participants  :-)
Click here...  the link is active until the 21st of Sept.

DeTeal Goddes...# de 9de ronde

 

 

Opnieuw een  schitterende Blogger- Non Blogger uitdaging via
Facebook, de Teal Goddess. Kijk eens wat een kleuren!
Rita, van Toltec Jewels heeft deze Challenge

georganiseerd en ik vind 'r ♥prachtig...

 

 

 

 

Zoveel felle, stralende en sprankelende kleuren, wat mooi!

Hoe pak je die? Ik heb het geprobeerd.
Met Chalsedoon, een glaskraal van eigen hand, Sodaliet, Labradoriet
 en kristalletjes. Met draad werken -wire wrapping- is iets nieuws

voor mij, waar ik veel plezier in heb.  
Elk onderdeel is met elkaar verbonden en 'ingepakt',
met glanzend rvsdraad, gewirewrapped :-)

 

Hier is het eindresultaat:

 

Click to enlarge :-)

 
Rita blogde over de Challenge, volg deze link om er over te lezen!

En vandaag 16-09 nog méér informative over prijzen en winnaars :-)
Kijk hier maar eens! Veel plezier op haar weblog!

En... ik heb een prijs gewonnen -the Hostess Choice- met nog een
groot aantal anderen, een kraal van Rita!
Wat gaaf... Thanks Rita!