tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83148143779443110532024-03-13T08:26:02.152-07:00Carolyn's CreationsCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-9219790808462223042016-01-30T03:00:00.000-08:002016-01-30T03:00:07.246-08:00Evening Elegance Blog Hop reveal<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today is the day for the reveal of the Evening Elegance Blog Hop sponsored by Lisa Lodge of A Grateful Artist. I purchased a bead kit from Lisa and I was to use the kit and any additional beads from my stash to make different pieces of jewelry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lisa is always very generous with her kits and I was able to make two pieces with earrings with beads left over. I hope to be making at least two additional necklaces and earrings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Here is a picture of some of the beads that I received. For some reason I didn't get a picture of the black beads that I received and those are the ones that I didn't finish making things from. Will have to include a picture with the new post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I was able to use most of the beads in the above picture. Starting with the beads at the bottom of the picture, I used pink oval shaped pressed glass beads along with two shades of pink crystals to make a necklace and earrings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Going with the Evening Elegance theme I went with a shorter necklace than what I usually make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The next necklace and earrings are from the violet crystals and larger beads of a similar color that were included in the kit. I added silver bead caps and crystal cut seed beads as spacers. This necklace is also shorter than what I usually make.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made two sets of earrings as I couldn't decide which I liked better and I had enough beads to make both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you have enjoyed looking at my jewelry. Please feel free to leave a comment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Be sure to stop my the other participants and view what they made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your hostess:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lisa Lodge, </span><a href="http://www.gratefulartist.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">A Grateful Artist</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Carolyn Lawson, </span><a href="http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Carolyn's Creations</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kim Dworak, </span><a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Cianci Blue</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Shaiha Williams, </span></span><a href="http://www.shaihasramblings.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Shaiha’s Ramblings</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Becky Pancake, </span><a href="http://www.beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Becky Pancake Bead Designs</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Beti Horvath, </span></span><a href="http://www.stringingfool.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Stringing Fool Jewelry</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Therese Frank, </span></span><a href="http://www.theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Therese's Treasures</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;">Jacqui Kipfer, </span></span><a href="http://sevenoaksjewellery.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Seven Oaks Jewellery</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Veralynne Malone, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.veradesigns.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Designed by Vera</span></span></a></span><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></u><br />
<u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Marde Lowe, <a href="http://fancimardesigns.blogspot.com/2016/01/challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bb900f;">Fancimardesigns</span></a></span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Thank you for stopping by and be sure to stop by again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I have another challenge reveal on February 18, 2016, for Andrew Thornton's Cloud Bridge Challenge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">I am also working on a challenge for Firefly Design Studio Designer Challenge. There will be a public voting on the pieces from February 20 to February 29. I will be sure to let you know the Facebook address so that you can vote on the pieces.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></u>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-19724686901700350632015-11-13T03:00:00.000-08:002015-11-13T03:00:02.294-08:00Superstition Blog HopPaisley Lizard's Tammy Adams is sponsoring her first blog hop and I couldn't wait to participate. <br />
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Tammy was offering a black cat pendant at a special price to be used as the source of our inspiration. This was a pendant that Tammy made herself. I like the background of black, gray, and silver,<br />
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I had a hard time trying to decide which other beads to use. <br />
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Black faceted beads and silver seed beads were a possibility<br />
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Another choice was gray pearls with black ebeads and the black faceted beads from the first choice. I almost think those black beads are too large. All I am seeing are the big beads and nothing else.<br />
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The last choice was the large black beads again with a matte silver seed bead.<br />
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The end result was something completely different from most of the suggestions. I almost wonder why I take pictures of the wannabes. I never end up taking a progress shot of what I actually end of making.<br />
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I actually ended up using two different sizes of gray pearls, black seed beads and some gray tube beads that I either got in a destash or one of Andrew Thornton's challenge kits, I can't remember which.<br />
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I found a cat and fish toggle clasp in silver to use.<br />
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I made earrings to go with the set. I always try to make earrings whether I end up selling them with the necklace or not, I want to give the customer an option.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to come back next Thursday, November 19, to see what I have made for the reveal of Andrew Thornton's Gold Dust Special Challenge and Last Harvest Challenge.<br />
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Comments are always welcome.<br />
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CarolynCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-12492421613068547282015-11-07T20:24:00.003-08:002015-11-07T20:24:58.544-08:00Gentle Hues Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Today is the reveal for Lisa Lodge's Pine Ridge Treasures Gentle Hues Challenge on Facebook. I purchased a kit from Lisa and received a variety of pastel colored pearls and some pink and purple tiles.</div>
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I had some tough decisions to make - what to make. I found a couple pendants that I had gotten from Lori Anderson and thought that they might work. Then the decision was which beads to use with the pendants.<br />
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Will it be pink pearls with this pendant? Not sure who made this pendant.<br />
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Will it be lavender pearls with this pendant by Gaea? If so, the rounds or the egg-shaped ones?<br />
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Or will it be the tiles with this pendant by Gaea?<br />
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The pink pearls win out to be used with the pink pendant. I used copper seed beads as spacers along with a copper toggle clasp.<br />
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Close up of the pendant. If anyone recognizes it and can let me know who made it, I would love to give them credit for it.<br />
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Here is the copper toggle clasp I used.<br />
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The harder decision was what to use with Gaea's pendant, the pearls or the tiles. I went with the egg-shaped pearls.<br />
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I used a S-shaped clasp at the front of the necklace as the clasp. I need to find some more of the pearls as I got so engrossed in making the necklace I forgot to set aside a couple to be used for earrings. I think I also want one for a dangle.<br />
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Here is a close-up of the pendant.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by. I have another blog challenge next Friday, November 13 - Tammy Adams' Superstition Blog Hop. To be followed by two of Andrew Thornton's challenges, Last Harvest and Gold Dust the following Thursday, November 19, 2015.<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-78872129291326073702015-10-24T20:21:00.001-07:002015-10-24T20:21:09.507-07:00Pine Ridge Treasures' Ceramic Bead Challenge revealToday was the day for the reveal of Pine Ridge Treasures' Ceramic Challenge reveal. I received a kit with six ceramic disks made by UK artist Natalie McKenna (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/grubbi" target="_blank">Grubbi</a>).<br />
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Here is a close-up of the beads. The two on the left were a matching set of brown with gold/brass highlights.<br />
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Here is the set of earrings that I was able to make.<br />
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I still have the other beads to play with and I have ideas about how to use them.<br />
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Please be sure to visit <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/PRTbeadsandmore/" target="_blank">Pine Ridge Treasures</a>' Facebook page to see what the other participants were able to make.<br />
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Thank you for visiting. Be sure to come back on Thursday for the reveal of Andrew Thornton's Brave Angel 2 Special Challenge.<br />
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I received a set of ceramic beads from <a href="http://artisancomponentmarketplace.com/OkawaAfricanBeads" target="_blank">Okawa African Beads</a>.</div>
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A gorgeous wooden gingko leaf shaped wooden pendant from <a href="http://artisancomponentmarketplace.com/dobziewood/" target="_blank">Dobzie Wood by Burl Girl</a>.</div>
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I knew right away that I wanted to link the chain and ribbon together. I cut the ribbon in half and put the ends through the last link on each side of the chain. Then I had to figure out a clasp. I thought about that for a couple of days and ended up using a wooden bead as a sliding clasp (not sure that I am calling it the right thing) and put the ends of the ribbon through the bead going in opposite directions.</div>
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Aren't they pretty! Not my usual colors but I need to use them and I finally thought about using two on each side of the chain to kind of draw your eye. These beads have large holes so I had to use bead caps on the ends so that the head pin didn't fall thru.<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-50807707857831061152015-09-29T20:34:00.001-07:002015-09-29T20:34:27.611-07:00AJE Component of the MonthHi, everyone. Today is the reveal for the Art Jewelry Elements Component of the Month. Linda Landig made these fabulous clay leaf pendants in the most gorgeous fall colors. The one I received is the pale green one with the yellow-gold leaf on the right side of the picture.<br />
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Is the picture just gorgeous? All those leaves just falling all over the place.<br />
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I did some thinking and pondering over what I wanted to do. I received my monthly goody box from Blueberry Cove Beads and it had the perfect beads for me to use. I used the yellow shell chips, the mottled orange round beads and the brown mottled round beads. I added gold daisy spacers and green rondells. I used an asymmetrical beading pattern and away I went.<br />
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I love how it turned out and will be adding a bracelet and earrings to the set.</div>
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<strong>Guests</strong><a href="http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/" tabindex="-1" target="_parent"><span style="color: #cc9900;">Carolyn Lawson</span></a><br /><a href="http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/" tabindex="-1" target="_parent"><span style="color: #cc9900;">Alice Peterson</span></a><br /><a href="http://vintagebluestudio.typepad.com/vintage_blue_studio/2015/09/september-com-reveal.html" tabindex="-1" target="_parent"><span style="color: #cc9900;">Diana Ptaszynski</span></a><br /><b id="yiv8240829815yui_3_16_0_1_1440873248293_3083"></b></div>
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-55542703282404730622015-07-18T03:00:00.000-07:002015-07-18T03:00:01.743-07:002015 Pine Ridge Treasures' Beach Blog Hop! Hopefully this post is going to work. Never had so much trouble signing into blogger.<br />
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But this is supposed to be about a bead challenge and not my computer problems.<br />
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Lisa Lodge from A Grateful Artist blog sponsored another bead challenge this week.<br />
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I purchased a kit with lots of lovely beads and was able to make two necklaces and two earring sets. But first off is the set of beads that I received from Lisa.<br />
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Cultured seaglass in aqua, cobalt blue, medium blue and a lovely lavender that reminds me of Alexandrite without the color changes.<br />
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The first set that I made was using the lavender with some purplish crystals that were included in the kit along with the silver rectangular spacers also included.<br />
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The other set that I made used the cobalt blue, the aqua nuggets, and more of the silver spacers.<br />
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I still have some lovely beads left and will try to get another set done.<br />
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Please stop by and visit the other bloggers that are participating in the challenge.<br />
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CarolynCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-68219538311762907142015-06-27T20:19:00.002-07:002015-06-27T20:19:41.124-07:00Summer Waters Blog Hop/Challenge <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry for the delay in posting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is the reveal date for Lisa Lodge's latest blog hop/Facebook challenge Summer Waters. I purchased a kit from Lisa and created several different items. But to start off, here is a picture of the kit that I received from Lisa:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lovely white pearls, a silver clasp, multiple cultured sea glass pieces, light aqua barrel shaped beads, dark blue square spacers, a pair of dark blue wings, aqua star fish, aqua rondells, and spacers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.39px;">Next up was a necklace using the dark blue square spacers, 6mm white pearls from my stash and some red matte seed beads from another kit of Lisa's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.39px;">Next were earrings to go with the red, white, and blue necklace. In fact, I think I went a little overboard. I made four pairs using all the left over blue spacers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.39px;">Sorry about the pictures. I am not able to access the pictures I took with my phone. I was playing around with my camera and these are not the greatest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.39px;">Last but not intended to be the least of what I tried to make. I need some help here. What is the best way to make these starfish into earrings? Premade jump rings don't seem to work. I am open to suggestions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A wood toggle clasp from <a href="http://artisancomponentmarketplace.com/asburyavenuedesigns/" target="_blank">Asbury Avenue Designs</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first piece that I made went together fairly quickly. I had some crystals leftover from another blog hop on my bead mat waiting for me to make something. They went together perfectly with Asbury Avenue Designs toggle clasp. I used the sari silk that came with the components to make a necklace. I don't do mixed media very often but I think it turned out nicely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jenny Kyrlach </span><a href="http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://anafiassa.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelly Hosford Patterson </span><a href="http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://travelingsideshow.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lori Poppe </span><a href="http://lorillijeanscreativecorner.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://lorillijeanscreativecorner.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rachel Mallis </span><a href="http://mintmonarch.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://mintmonarch.com/blog</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Robin Kae Reed </span><a href="http://artistryhcbd.indiemade.com/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://artistryhcbd.indiemade.com/blog</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Terri Arcas </span><a href="http://driftnbleu.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0072c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://driftnbleu.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Please join me in wishing Alenka "Happy Birthday". Her birthday was actually March 28th but that date had several blog hops already scheduled and Alenka rescheduled so that the blog hop would not get lost among all the others.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Be sure to visit her blog and leave a comment for a chance to win a pair of earrings that she has made. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1. Alenka (Pepita) - hostess </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="OLE_LINK2" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5137" name="OLE_LINK1" target="_blank"><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5136"><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5135" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">--></span></span></a><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5131" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/">http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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<span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5139" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2. Monique (A Half-Baked Notion) </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="OLE_LINK4" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5129" name="OLE_LINK3" target="_blank"><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5128"><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5127" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">--></span></span></a><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5130" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/">http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com</a></span></div>
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<span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5123" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4. Kathy Lindemer </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="OLE_LINK8" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5142" name="OLE_LINK7" target="_blank"><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5141"><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5140" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">--> </span></span></a><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5254" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/">http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com</a> </span></div>
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<span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5478" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">5. Kepi </span><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5143" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">--> <a href="http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.com/">http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.com</a> </span></div>
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<span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5171" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">9. Cynthia (Antiquity Travelers) </span><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5151" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">--> <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/">http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com</a> </span></div>
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<span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5175" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">15. Liz E </span><span id="ecxyui_3_16_0_1_1428689196304_5163" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">--> <a href="http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/">http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com</a> </span></div>
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-1976154481368828222015-04-04T00:30:00.000-07:002015-04-04T00:30:01.683-07:00Jasper Intrigue Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today is the reveal day for Lisa Lodge's Jasper Intrigue Blog Hop. I needed to purchase a kit from Lisa and I received a bag full of goodies that I was to use to make a piece or two or three of jewelry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Please be sure to stop by and visit the other participants.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your hostess:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lisa Lodge, </b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.gratefulartist.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Grateful Artist</span></a></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><br />
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Today is the reveal for Andrew Thornton's Marsala Valentine Challenge. <br />
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Andrew prepares 20 bead kits that he makes available for purchase through his store Allegory Gallery's website. <br />
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Andrew always includes a mystery component or two in his kits. This time we lucked out and received two components.<br />
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The following are what I designed and put together.<br />
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When I saw the large bead that was included in the kit, I decided to make that the focal of this necklace. I had some silver chain that I used to thread the silk through that was included in the kit. I then used two sets of matching dark red beads to hand on either side of the focal.<br />
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I then made several pairs of earrings, including a pair using the mystery components.<br />
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The first pair of earrings were made with a pair of diagonally drilled cube beads and some oval shaped beads that were light and dark colored shades of red.<br />
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This next pair of earrings were made with some wine colored round beads and some stick (not sure what to call them) beads.<br />
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This last pair of earrings are made with the mystery components which Andrew made. I used some of the sequins that were included in the Luxury Bead kit along with two rose colored oval beads.<br />
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Today is the reveal for Lisa Lodge's Pine Ridge Treasures' Checkerboard Blog Hop reveal. Lisa prepared kits for us to purchase that fit the theme. </div>
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She is always generous with the beads that she includes in her kits. Here is a picture of the beads that I received: </div>
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First up is a pair of earrings using a couple of the crystal briolettes. I made hoop earrings using some rose spacers.</div>
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Here is the start of an idea I had for one of the necklaces that I made using the crystal rondells and briolettes. I used crystal facted seed beads as spacers. </div>
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-37225378125415179912015-01-08T20:34:00.002-08:002015-01-08T20:34:46.260-08:00Star Frost Special Challenge revealToday is the reveal of Andrew Thornton's Star Frost Special Challenge. I apologize for the delay. My computer decided it needed to update some programs and I wasn't able to wait until midnight so that it could happen.<br />
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Andrew always makes up the most inspiring bead kits for his challenges.<br />
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He selected a crisp, clean palette. The kit features snowy whites, cool silvers, icy blues, wintery grays, and crystalline clears. When thinking of the challenge, he tried to summon up the first weeks of winter, when all is transformed, as if by magic, into a winter wonderland. <br />
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Andrew adds a Mystery Component to each challenge. For the Star Frost Challenge, he created a polymer clay pendant using a combination of tinted pigments, Gilder's Paste, nail polish, and acrylic paint to create the finish on this pendant. He thought it was perfectly wintery to compliment the kit.<br />
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Above pictures and commentary are taken from Andrew's blog. The following pictures are ones that I took. Andrew's descriptions are so much more desciptive than mine.<br />
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I didn't get a picture of the full kit so I used Andrew's picture above. Here is a picture of the beads that I managed to photograph.<br />
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I decided that I was going to be making a necklace using the string of white beads and the string of different colored blue beads. The decision was on how to string them. Do I use a blue and three white, a blue and three white beads or do I use a blue, three white, a blue, a white, a blue, a white, a blue and three whites? Decisions, decisions.<br />
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I laid the mystery component on top to see how it would look.<br />
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So here's my final decision:<br />
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I used left over beads to make hoop earrings. I made these rather full as just using enough beads to have blue ones on either side of the white and blue ones in the center didn't look right to me.<br />
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I used another set of beads to make a pair of earrings:<br />
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I still have few beads left to add to my stash or Andrew is going to have an after reveal reveal where you show what else you made or what you made but didn't get to post. I believe this will be towards the end of February but I will let you know.<br />
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Be sure to stop by the other participants to see what they made.<br />
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<a href="http://carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Carolyn Lawson </span></a> (You are here)<br /><a href="https://beadsophisticate.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Carole Carlson of
Beadsophisticate </span></a><br /><a href="http://www.shaihasramblings.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Shai
Williams </span></a><br /><a href="http://ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Karin Grosset
Grange of Ginkgo et Coquelicot</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Ann Schroeder </span></a><br /><a href="http://innermusejewelry.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Tammy Bowman of Inner Muse
Jewelry </span></a><br /><a href="http://www.alisonadorns.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Alison
Herrington</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.hippiechickjewelrydesign.com/blog"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Kari
Asbury of Hippie Chick Jewelry Design </span></a><br /><a href="http://alice-dreaming.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Alice Peterson</span></a><br />On Andrew
Thornton's blog:<br /><a href="http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Andrew
Thornton, Cheryl Tucker, Mia Nutick, Joanne Goldberg, Lisa Mendum</span></a><br />
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Please be sure to stop back by on January 24, 2015, for the True Blue Challenge put on by Lisa Lodge of Pine Ridge Treasures and then again on January 29, 2015, for the Desert Sand Challenge put on by Andrew.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by.<br />
Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-1298257110941195272015-01-08T12:32:00.001-08:002015-01-08T12:34:05.196-08:00Star Frost Special Challenge reveal<p>Today is the day for Andrew Thornton's Winter Frost Special Challenge reveal.  </p>
<p>I was working on my post last night and the computer was not cooperating.  Then I found out I was the first on blog hop list.  accckkkk!!!!</p>
<p>Here is the necklace and earrings that I made.</p>
<p>I will be back tonight to fix my post.<br>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I used white pearls from my stash, the blue matte finish bows and hearts from my friend and beading partner, Evelyn, and clear beads that I got from Lisa to make a necklace. I wanted to keep the piece light so I stayed away from any large sized beads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I used the two small charms as earrings adding some pearls so that they coordinated but did not match the necklace perfectly. Aren't the earrings with their snowflakes cute? What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am going to try for some better pictures and see what I can come up with. I need to really show-off Sharyl's components. So there might be a part 3 reveal in the next day or two.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Be sure to visit the other designers that worked with Sharyl's beautiful pieces and stop by our hostess' website for a giveaway. </span><br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-14380475029536758332014-11-15T03:00:00.000-08:002014-11-15T03:00:05.641-08:00Pine Ridge Treasures Clay and Metal blog Hop reveal<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 6pt 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Today is the reveal for Lisa Lodge's Pine Ridge Treasures Clay and Metal Blog Hop reveal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This will be a reveal sorta. It will have to be a reveal in two parts because I have before pictures (if I can get to them, camera is not being cooperative) but no after pictures. The finished pieces are over at my beading partners' house and I won't be able to get them until later today. I was just looking at my camera to see what pictures I have and only found the two before pictures I remembered to get before I completed the pieces that I made. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I just love the clay pieces that Sharyl McMillian-Nelson makes and sells in her three shops. Everytime she has a sale I manage to find a couple of more pieces to add to my collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I received three pieces clay pieces, one a large pendant and two smaller charms, made by Sharyl and some clear beads from Lisa's stash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Please be sure to come back tonight to see what my finished pieces look like. Also, be sure to visit the other designers that worked with Sharyl's beautiful pieces. </span></div>
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-5238362614240158432014-09-11T19:52:00.000-07:002014-09-11T19:52:18.818-07:00Patriot Day Red, White, and Blue Blog Hop revealToday is the day for the reveal of Patriot Day red, white, and blue blog hop. I made several pieces. The easiest ones to make were the red, white, and blue seed bead ones. These just kinda of flowed. I made a memory wire bracelet using the beads in the red, white and blue pattern.<br />
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I then made some hoop earrings.<br />
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I struggled a little with the next piece. I had purchased several of these red, white, and blue pendants a couple of years ago. I never felt I had the right combination of beads and I am not sure that this picture shows it off well. I put a bead cap on the pendant along with red and blue jade beads and the white seed beads, I then strung the beads. This is a fairly short necklace so I used a toggle clasp with an extender.<br />
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I then made two different earring pairs to go with this necklace.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by. I have two blog hops next week, one on Thursday, September 18 and another on Saturday, September 20. Please be sure to come back and see what I have made.<br />
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CarolynCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-43528646341317374502014-09-07T09:38:00.001-07:002014-09-07T09:38:15.454-07:00Blue Fantasy Blog Hop<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Yea!!!! I finally was about to get my finished jewelry pictures inserted into my post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Today is the reveal of Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist's Blue Fantasy Blog Hop. As is usual, I purchased a bead kit from Lisa that had beautiful blue beads and brass findings. The idea is to use the beads from the kit to make some Blue Fantasy pieces. Pictured below are the beads that I received in the kit from Lisa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">I was also able to make two pairs of earrings from some of the leftover bone beads and the aqua rounds. I added a pair of angel wings to some dark aqua rounds to make one of the pair of earrings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">I just realized that I did not take a separate picture of the earrings. I will add these later.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">I had to think about what I wanted to make with the dark blue crystals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">I always think of crystals as being very elegant. I thought about it for a couple of days and decided to add some pearls. I had some white round pearls and some cream rounds and teardrops. I tried the white pearls with the crystals and didn't like the result. So I tried the cream pearls and with suggestions from my friend Evelyn, I decided on using the rounds with the teardrop in the center. I used some crystal seed beads as spacers.</span><br />
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Here are some pictures of the beads that I received from Lisa.<br />
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I found some blue vintage German plastic connectors along with some pretty turquoisey blue beads (I forgot to ask what kind they were) that I plan to use with the connectors. I also found some purple bicone beads.<br />
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Then I found some lampwork beads from Lara Lutrick. She had a nice display of Halloween/autumn beads where I found lots of goodies.<br />
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I also found a couple of Christimas beads that she had hidden away.<br />
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Lara's next door neighbor (they were sharing a table) Lori Bergmann also had lampwork beads and I found a bunch of spacers that I could use with Lara's beads. Lori also had brown spacers which I can never find so those were snapped up quickly. Both ladies are on facebook and are semi-local (they live north of me but not a ridicous distance away) so I think I will be buying more beads from these ladies.<br />
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Lori's spacers.<br />
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Thanks for stopping and be sure to stop by the bead show if you are in the Tacoma WA area.<br />
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CarolynCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-9278785917604056902014-08-14T06:58:00.002-07:002014-08-14T19:46:51.320-07:00Dark Bloom Challenge Blog Hop revealToday is the day for the reveal of Andrew Thornton's Dark Bloom Challenge blog hop.<br />
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For this challenge, Andrew made polymer clay coin pendants. He saw a similar stylized flower motif on an old Roman vessel and thought that he would translate it into a jewelry component. He used a dark purply-black base and then hit the raised details with violet Gilder's Paste.</div>
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For the necklace I used the mystery component, the Czech glass beads, the recycled glass beads and the gunmetal toggle clasp.</div>
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I have a few leftover beads that I will be using in the next couple of weeks and I will have an "after the blog hop reveal".<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to visit the other participants in the Dark Bloom Challenge. <br />
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<a href="http://www.livingoutofcontext.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Hannah</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Karin Grosset Grange</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.carolynscreations.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Carolyn Lawson</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.trickoflightstudios.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Holly Baldwin</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.gemsbyjeannemarie.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Jeanne Steck</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.beadlove.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Ann Schroeder</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.hippiechickdesign.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Kari Asbury</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d81ee;">Andrew Thornton, Laurel Ross, Alison Herrington, Geri Colgrove, and Crystal Lombardo Farrell</span></a><br />
Here is a link to Andrew's blog: <a href="http://andrew-thornton.blogspot.com/2014/08/dark-bloom-challenge-reveal.html" target="_blank">dark-bloom-challenge-reveal</a><br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-80266029474685168072014-08-07T20:10:00.001-07:002014-08-07T20:10:12.603-07:00Dark Bloom Challenge reveal postponedAndrew has had to postpone the reveal for the Dark Bloom Challenge until Thursday, August 14, 2014. <br />
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I made something with these beads.<br />
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Be sure to come back next Thursday, August 14, 2014, to see what everyone has made.<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-82246328504947122402014-08-03T09:46:00.003-07:002014-08-03T09:46:54.851-07:00Choosy Chicks Choose Chicklets Blog Hop revealToday is the reveal for Rita's Toltec Jewels for Jewel School Friends Choosy Chicks Choose Chicklets Blog Hop reveal. Rita was generous enough to supply everyone with a chicklet bead that was made by Susan Kennedy of Sue's Beads that we were to use to make something. I received a lovely lavender/periwinkle blue chicklet.<br />
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I guess that means I need to get right into the description of what I made. With the unusual color of the bead, I was having some troubles deciding what other colors to use with it. I was able to find a strand of mixed color crystal bicones<br />
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Because I made it a three strand bracelet, I wanted a clasp that would handle the multiple strands so I chose a clasp that actually looks like a chicklet.<br />
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<strong>Guest of Honor & Featured Artist:</strong> <b>Susan Kennedy</b><br /><br />Sue Kennedy's blogs: <a href="http://suebeads.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">SueBeads...A Beady Girl's blog</span></a><br /> <a href="http://artjewelryelements.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">Art Jewelry Elements</span></a><br />Sue Kennedy's website <a href="http://www.suebead.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">SueBeads</span></a><br />SueBeads Art Beads <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/suebeads" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">SueBeads</span></a><br />
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<strong>Hostess:<br /></strong>Toltec Jewels <a href="http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://www.JewelSchoolFriends.com</span></a><br /><br /><b>Artists:</b><br />
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<b><br /></b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Linda Anderson <a href="http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jennifer Reno <a href="http://jenrenjewelry.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://jenrenjewelry.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shirley Moore <a href="http://beadsandbread.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://beadsandbread.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kristen Stevens <a href="http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://kristen-beadjourney.blogspot.com</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Marybeth Rich <a href="http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://forestofjewels.blogspot.com</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jael Thorp <a href="http://jaelsjewels.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://jaelsjewels.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Melissa Trudinger <a href="http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://Beadrecipes.wordpress.com</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Andrea Glick <a href="http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nan Smith <a href="http://wirednan.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0a3c6a;">http://wirednan.blogspot.com</span></a></span><br /><br 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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Be sure to look at other recent posts of mine. The </span></span><a href="http://www.carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-blog-hop-patriot-day-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Patriot Day Blog Hop</a> sign up post and my reveal for the <a href="http://www.carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/2014/08/summer-carnival-blog-hop-reveal.html" target="_blank">Summer Carnival Blog Hop</a> .</div>
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I will be having another reveal on Thursday, August 7, 2014, for Andrew Thornton's Dark Bloom blog hop.<br />
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<br />Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963562922548608864noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8314814377944311053.post-34498942659563735072014-08-02T19:05:00.001-07:002014-08-03T09:30:19.776-07:00Summer Carnival Blog Hop reveal Today is the reveal of Lisa Lodge's Pine Ridge Treasures Summer Canival Blog hop. <br />
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The participants purchased beads kits from Lisa and were to make something that represented a summer carnival to them. <br />
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Here are the beads that I received:<br />
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Strands of crystal and cultured seglass. <br />
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It was difficult to decide what to make but the first item was a blue and white seaglass necklace with gold sparkly seed beads and clear crystals. To me the necklace just sparkles just like the lights on the midway or the ferris wheel.<br />
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Next up is a cultured seaglass rondell necklace that reminds be of the polka-dotted clown outfits.<br />
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I dug into the destash that I got from Lisa and found some red and green rondells to use along with the blue and color-blocked the necklace.<br />
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The earrings I made to match are a little different style than I usually make, kind of swingy like the buckets on the ferris wheel.<br />
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Please be sure to stop by and visit the other participants.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Eleanor Burian Moore, </span><a href="http://www.cornerstoregoddessjewelry.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The Charmed Life</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Dee Alcalde, <a href="http://agapecreationsjewelry.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Agape Creations Jewelry</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Marianne Baxter, <a href="http://simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Simply Seablime Jewelry</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Carole Carlson, <a href="http://www.beadsophisticate.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Bead Sophisticate</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Karla Morgan, </span><a href="http://www.texaspepperjams.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Texas Pepper Jams</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kay Thomerson, </span><a href="http://www.kayzkreationz.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kayz Kreationz</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Christie Searle Murrow, </span><a href="http://www.charisdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Charis Designs Jewelry</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Marianne Hurley, <a href="http://www.readsandbeads.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Reads and Beads</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kathleen Breeding, <a href="http://www.99bobotw.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Marci Allen Koziolek, <a href="http://www.kraftymax.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Krafty Max Originals</span></a></span></div>
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Be sure to stop by and sign up the <a href="http://www.carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com/2014/07/new-blog-hop-patriot-day-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Patriot Day</a> Red, White, and Blue Blog Hop scheduled for September 11.</div>
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Be sure to stop back by later today to see my reveal for the Haberdashery Hop put on by Melissa Trudinger of Bead Recipes.</div>
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Also stop back on Sunday, August 3, for the Choosy Chicks Choose Chicklets Blog Hop.</div>
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