La Bella Joya: The Mini-Charm Challenge

Marcie Abney of La Bella Joya blog is hosting a mini-charm challenge.  She has a mini-charm pattern in the April/May issue of Beadwork.  Create your own version of the charm using it however you want, earrings, necklace, bracelet, etc.  Take a picture and email it to Marcie.  She will hold a random drawing on April 6th and the winner will receive a free tutorial of your choice from her shop.  (She has some gorgeous ones.)

Here is a link to her blog announcement:  La Bella Joya: The Mini-Charm Challenge

Thanks for stopping by.

Carolyn

Suddenly Spring Challenge

Michelle Mach is sponsoring a Spring Challenge.  (Here is a link to her original post Suddenly-Spring-Challenge)  If you were lucky enough to get one of her pre-made bracelets, you were to use it to make something springy.  I wanted to keep it as a bracelet as it actually fit my wrist (which is smaller than most).  So I added some ladybug charms in spring colors, gold butterflies, and some gold leaves.  It was challenging to get the charms on.  I used two different sized jump rings, a large one to go on the elastic itself and a smaller one to hang the chanrm.  I mixed gold and silver as I wanted to keep this and I prefer gold.

I think I met the challenge.  I am pleased with the bracelet.  Please let me know what you think.

Added 3/13/12

Blog Hop Participants
Please visit all the participating blogs.  This is a great group of designers and you're sure to get some  inspiration for spring (which, by the way, starts March 20th)!


Michelle - Beads & Books [Hostess]

Andrew - The Writing & Art of Andrew Thornton

Charlie - Clay Space

Christa - Adventures of One Beady Woman

Dita - Alankarshilpa

Donetta - Simply Gorgeous

Erin - Erin Siegel Jewelry

Heather - As I Bead It

Jean - Snap Out of It Jean - There's Beading to Be Done!

Karen - Over the Moon Design

Kate - We Can Make That At Home

Kay - Palm Coast Art

Kim - CianciBlue

Kristina - Wild Roses and Blackberries

Linda - Lindy's Designs

Lisa - Pine Ridge Treasures

Marlene - Amazing Designs by Marlene

Michelle - Reverie & Revival

Pam - The Crazy Creative Corner

Pamela - Someday Beads

Renetha - Lamplight Crafts

Sharyl - Catchenthesun

Terry - Pink Chapeau Vintage Jewelry

Therese  - Therese's Treasures

Thanks for stopping by.

Carolyn

Creative Chaos giveaway

Skye over at Creative Chaos is giving away butterflies this month.  Skye sponsors a giveaway each month and this month is lots and lots of butterflies.  Wooden ones, crystal ones, metal ones, turquoise one, acrylic ones, and butterfly ribbon.  What to make with all those butterflies.  Any suggestions would be welcome.

Here is a link to the giveaway page: freebie-friday-3  Please mention that you saw this on my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

Carolyn

Return to blogging

I have been missing in action the last week or so as I have been to see my daughter and her family in Indiana.  It was relaxing and hard to return home without them.  Have been trying to catch up reading the blogs that I follow.

Have some new beads to play with as it was my birthday this month and my friend, Evelyn, gave me three sets of beads to challenge me.  Have one set almost done.  It will actually be my March challenge piece for Operation Tackle That Bead Stash.  I hope to have it done and pictures taken by tomorrow or Wednesday.

The other two sets will have to wait until next week to be worked on.

Thanks for stopping by.

Carolyn

7000 Bracelets for Hope

Here are pictures of the bracelets that I made to be donated to the Global Genes Project (GGP) which is collecting blue jean/denim inspired bracelets for families living with rare disease.   Here is a link to their information page:  http://www.globalgenes.org/7kbracelets.php



Here are pictures of the memory wire bracelet I made.  I will be adding some gold hearts to the end loops for a bit of a dangle.



I am sending the top bracelet and keeping the smaller

one for myself (as I really made it small) although it would make a nice mother/daughter
set.  I wonder if I can do that?



Here is a list of all the people that are joining in by making bracelets.  Please visit them:

Elysian Studios  and  One Kiss Creations

  

The Studio Sublime

Crafty Hope

The Gossiping Goddess

SilverRose Designs

Firefly Visions

Pink Chapeau Vintage Jewelry

Michelle Mach

Pine Ridge Treasures

Backstory Beads

Adventures in Creativity with Lorillijean

Carefree Jewelry by Lisa

Sue Beads

MiShel Designs

Created Treasures

Taralinda Muses

My Life Under The Bus

Elizabeth Creates

SilverNikNats

Erin Siegel Jewelry

Carolyn’s Creations  (you are here)

My Life…one bead at a time

Fresh Baked Designs

Songbeads

Sunshine Bliss

Lori Anderson

Rainy Days Designs

Pat Barden Jewelry

Tell Your Girlfriends

Therese's Treasures

Windrock Studio

Bead Lola Bead

Spice Box Designs

Antiquity Travelers

Vitamin C...A Daily Dose of Creativity

Beads and Bread

Sharyl's Jewelry and Reflections

Ahtee's Blog

Thoughtful-Notions

Beads for Brains:365

Wild Sally Road

All The Pretty Things

Skye's Creative Chaos

My Addictions...Handcrafted Jewelry by Patti

Lindy's Designs

Falling Into The Sky

Star Hitched Wagon

Mama's Got to Doodle

10KDgroup

Please be sure to visit the above blogs to see other bracelets that will be donated to GGP.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Carolyn



Suburban Girl Studio seeking new design team members

Suburban Girl Studio is seeking members for their design team.  If you are interested click on this link:
new-bead-design-team-seeking-members.

Here is a picture of the beads for the first challenge.


Our first challenge will be "Bloom and Grow" (thanks Jenny) featuring the orange porcelain flower pendants pictured above.

Thanks for stopping by.

Carolyn

Mardi Gras beads giveaway from Happy Mango Beads

Win the beautiful beads shown below.  Click on the link below the picture and leave a comment for a chance to win these beautiul beads from Happy Mango Beads.

win-the-mardi-gras-beads

Thanks for stopping by.

Carolyn