Welcome to this Epic Inspiration Jewellery Design Challenge and Blog Hop!

Thank you so much Melissa, for organizing this Hop…
I had a lot of fun watching films and movies, you gave me a great time J
And then came the moment  I had to chose one…
In The Netherlands we have a lot of different  -new- great shows on TV,
but… we have had some epic TV in the past as well!
And so I chose a movie I was quite impressed by in the eighties…   
A movie of the life of the King of the Zulu’s, Shaka Zulu.
What an impressive story and what an impressive cast as well!

Wikipedia gives a lot!!! of information about Shaka’s life.
Here’s his story;  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka

Shaka was raised mostly by Nandi, his mother.
If it was not for her Shaka would have never grown into the man he became.
Nandi was queen mother of the Zulu’s. Her death had a profound effect
on Shaka and he never recovered from her death.  He went into a deep
stage of mourning, depression and erratic behavior.

This is ‘Nandi’ in the movie:

The picture inspired me to design this necklace

 

  

Happy hopping!
Here's the list with the names of the other participants  :-)

Melissa Trudinger             https://beadrecipes.wordpress.com (Hostess)
Karen Mitchell                   http://www.overthemoon-design.com
Andrea Glick                      http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/
Karen Martinez                 http://fairiesmarket.blogspot.com/
Lennis Carrier                    http://windbent.wordpress.com
Lindsay Starr                      http://phantasmcreation.blogspot.com/
Mona Arnott                      http://bijouxgemsjoy.blogspot.com
Lee Koopman                    http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com
Shaiha Williams                 http://ShaihasRamblings.com
Veralynne Malone            http://veradesigns.blogspot.com
Elisabeth Auld                    http://www.beadsforbusygals.com
Kelly Schermerhorn          http://meanderingwithkelly.blogspot.com
Dini Bruinsma                    http://www.angazabychanges.blogspot.nl  that's me!!!
Jami Shipp                          http://www.celebratinglifewithdamamashipp.blogspot.com.au/   

 

Alenka’s Butterflies Birthday Blog Hop & Giveaway

 

 

 To start this blog with dear Alenka, - here is her weblog - I hope you had a
great birthday and many many more beautiful  years to come!

Like you I missed the blogging too, and I was happy  to find your post on Facebook,
thanx so much for starting and organizing this hop. The Butterfly Theme you chose
is such a lovely one, with a very special and symbolic meaning for so many people.
 

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

 

Since a few days  it’s Springtime in The Netherlands, with loads of ☼ Sunshine ☼
this week Friday! I love it, and even already spotted some butterflies in our garden
and in the woods near our house… 

For the jewellery I made, I used the embossing & deco etchting technique
and used alcohol ink to add some color. The blanks are made of bronze, I
heated the metal to make it a bit easier to work with. Here is the result,
a pair of earrings and of course, a bracelet. There's always a bracelet :-)

 

 

 

 

There are 19 participants, come and see  how they worked out this amazing theme.
Have fun visiting their blogs and admiring their great work.
 Alenka (our hostess) ♥
Monique, Beti, Kathy, Kepi, Christine, 
Amy, Dini -that's me- Cynthia, Alicia, Sheila, 
Therese, Rebecca, Rachel, Liz, Ana, 
Jasvanti, Carolyn and Nan.  

Elspeth

My Black and White Victorian Challenge...

 

 

Since I'm "on FaceBook" I see many many stunning Art pieces -
made by Moriah Betterly / Blu Mudd passing by on the screen of my laptop...
Long time, one of the things I wished to do was, being able to 
participate in one of their Challenges...

And yes, there came the opportunity to do so, so I jumped in.

No idea what I ordered... the content  of the box was a surprise! 

Later on I saw a picture and found out what is was...
It took quite a while before it arrived in The Netherlands.

 

I love the Cameo! It remembers me of my mother, she liked to have

them in her jewellery... The colours of the pieces are a bit green- dark greyish,

so I added lots of small Kazuri beads in matching colours, freshwater pearls
 and facetted rock crystal for ☼ the sparkling effect ☼

 

I used a very simple design to let the Cameo get all the attention she deserves.

 

The bracelet matches with the necklace. This jewellery will complete

my ♥ lbd ♥ at Christmas, I will love to wear it in a few weeks!

 

Merry X-mas to you all...

 

 

 

 

 

Falling on the Edge of October

 

Sparkling Rocks



Today is the day for the Reveal of the
“Falling on the Edge of October" Jewellery Design Challenge & Blog Hop.

Yes… another Hop hosted by ♥Rita♥ – Toltec Jewels- 

‘We’ are all challenged to create a piece of jewellery, with one of the
beautiful sparkling rocks lampwork beads (made by Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens)
the featured artist of Glass Bead Art Lampwork.

Rita sent each participant a bead, how sweet is that!
Mine never arrived, that can happen ✈ on its long ✈journey :-)
But I was very lucky having enough time left to buy some
in Maryse’s Etsy shop in Luxembourg.  

 

November 1.

Yes, we are ‘Falling on the Edge of October’…into November :-)
We’re still surrounded by stunning sunsets and beautiful flowers.
These colours go so well with the beads!

For creating the bracelet I used 1 orange  and 2 purple sparkling rocks.
I added some raw amber and matching beads
from The Curious Beadshop on Etsy

Amber

When I took my picture, the sun was shining
so the amber and the beads are really glowing!   

 

Lovely Sparkling Beads

 

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

 

Here's the list with the other artists’ names, have fun and
enjoy seeing what they designed with their orange sparkling beauty!

Featured Artist: Maryse Fritzsch-Thillens	Glass Bead Art
Toltec Jewels  (hostess)	Jewel School Friends
Shai Williams	Shaiha’s Ramblings
Sherri Stokey	Knot Just Macrame
Lindsay Starr	Phantasm Creations
Kelly Rogers	Beadin’ Black & Blue
Jennifer Reno	Musings of a Crafty Jenny
Melissa Trudinger	Beadrecipes
Marybeth Rich	A Few Words from Within the Pines
Andrea Frank	Andrea Creates Jewelry & More
Sondra Jackson	Sondra Jackson
Robin Reed	Artistry HCBD
Kathleen Breeding	99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall
Heather Richter	Desert Jewelry Designs
Gina Hockett	Freestyle Elements
Mindy Shell	Kitty’s Cache Beading Blog
Debbie Rasmussen	A little of this, a little of that
Tammy Adams	Paisley Lizard (*you are here*)
Carolyn Lawson	Carolyn’s Creations
Nan Smith	Nanmade Handmade Jewelry
Evelyn Shelby	Raindrop Creations Jewelry by Evelyn
Jasvanti Patel	Jewelry by Jasvanti
Linda Anderson	From the Bead Board
Dini Bruinsma	Angaza by Changes
Margareta Saari	Mags~koruja
Lori Schneider	Bead Addict
Robin Showstack	The Crazy Bead Hoarder
Karin Grosset Grange	Ginkgo et Coquelicot
Chris Eisenberg	Wanderware
Heather d-Entremont	Frugal MacDougall
Linda Younkman	Lindy’s Designs
Janine Lucas	Esfera Jewelry
Sheila Prosterman	Cheap Charms
Veralynne Malone	Designed by Vera
Kelly Hosford Patterson	The Traveling Side Show
Divya N	Jewels of Sayuri
Deb Fortin	Studio 24
Klaudete Koon	Only Road
Carol Briody	A Bead’s Life