Busy beady day!

Got into some beads today.  I had two pendants with very interesting patterns--dogstooth amethyst, that I bought the other day.  I love the deep purple and the jagged lines in the stone.  Rooting around in my stash of beads I came up with this combo of colors to enhance the focal point in each necklace.

Green Nile Goddess...  I was trying to come up with the best pictures to put these necklaces in my etsy shop.  There's more work to be done on that, but you get the sneak preview... Amethyst and Fluorite.

Himalayan Goddess...  there's a mountain in that pendant.  Amethyst, lavender fluorite, agates, and moonstone. 

Better late than never...

It has been a long time since I posted.  Moving to a new area threw me off my creative wave completely, but the inspiration is slowly coming back.  Creating is living well!!  I sent off a box of bracelets and necklaces to a artsy shop in Indiana this morning.  The line at the P.O. was unbelievable.  People are getting an early start with their Christmas shipping.  The line was reaching out the door and only two clerks working...

Some of the bracelets were simple beaded designs, but I also made this beaded necklace with a center bead that I found at JoAnn's of all places.  I love the colors...

What have you been making lately?  If you leave a comment I'll have a link to check out your site! 

Bead Soup Party---day of the reveal!

Today is the big day of the REVEAL!  I made this lariat necklace with beads I received from Norma in Oregon, and I'm very pleased with the result.  I am auctioning it off and I will send the entire profit to The Prem Rawat Foundation that deals directly with sending funds to help suffering people all around the world--right now Haiti.  Shipping is free and the bid starts at $ 10.  The auction will run until midnight  February 17, and all you have to do is post a comment and leave a bid.  Even if you don't want to bid, please leave a comment!  No pressure. :)  Please check out the other blogs involved in the party.  We had more than 80 entrants, so the variety of jewelry created is spectacular!
Check out the list of other blogs involved here. Thank you Lori Anderson for creating the party!

 

 

The lariat measures 19" and the pendant is 3" long.

  

 

Copper wire rocks!

I made a simple bracelet with copper wire and red coral beads. I just love the color combo they create. Check out the rock upon which I placed the bracelet for the photo. The rock is from Cayuga Lake in the Fingerlakes region of New York. I used to live by that lake and seemed to have a knack for finding rocks with holes in them. Ages and ages ago, there were creatures that got trapped in the forming rock and the softer part they presented got soaked away by water and time. That's the "scientific" explanation, but some believe the holes are magical. I've never had a magical experience with them, but they sure are beautiful! That's enough for me. I have a few I brought with me to Florida, where there are no REAL rocks, only soft sandstone.

Bailey was sitting on my table in my studio trying to get to this crazed bird that was pecking on my window every 20 minutes for the entire day. It's a Summer Tanager, native to Florida. I got a picture, but the quality is not good. It's been coming back now and again, pecking, pecking. I especially don't like the early morning pecking!