A Time to Stitch

For this blog hop Therese Frank from: http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/  
and Christine from : http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/  
Co-hosted a blog hop, for this hop you had to choose one stitch and then use different colors or beads.
I would like to thank both Therese and Christine  for hosting this blog hop. I had so fun last year!!
I use different colors on my netting stitches, the first one I used Chinese crystals and pearls, the second is a turquoise beads in a bangle and the last is gold pearls.

Next I made  right angle weave bracelets using different colors. I used Chinese crystals, glass pearls and seed beads.

I hope you visit our gracious host blogs to see what the other artist's have created.
Thank you so much Therese and Christine for another wonderful hop.

BSBP 8 Reveal

This was so much fun!!
Reveal Day is here and I want to thank Lori Anderson for hosting this huge Soup.
Please visit Lori's Blog here with the list of all participants:
http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2014/05/welcome-to-8th-bead-soup-blog-party.html


This is my second year doing this Blog Party.
My Soup partner this year is Hana Haverty from : http://handlcreations.blogspot.com/
And the beautiful beads above is what I received from Hana.
I had a blast with the jewelry I created.
Thank you Hana!!

The first piece is a bracelet using the flat glass beads and the brown bead, I made  matching earrings.
Next I also a pair with the heart glass beads, and lastly I wire wrapped the crystals with freshwater pearls, and I used the focal and the clasp.

A closer look on the necklace. The pendant and the are very colorful, so I used all the different color crystals.
I will post what I make with the remaining beads later.
Again, thank Lori for this huge Bead Party!!
And visit Lori's blog here:
http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com//2014/04/welcome-to-8th-bead-soup-blog-party.html

The Color of Dreams Blog Hop

Those are the beads that Rita from www.jewelschoolfriends.com/ generously sent the participants of this hop.

This is what Rita wanted us to do:

The Design Challenge:

Feel free to create in any way you wish, using your bead as inspiration for your colorway, theme, technique. You are welcome to use additional Color of Dreams beads in your design, as well as artisan beads and gems and anything you like. You are not limited to jewelry.

You may share a dream that has come true, one you are working on now, or one you hope for in the future. The one goal of the hop: we'll focus on our dreams as entirely possible, with the idea, "If we can dream it, we can achieve it." So, try creating "from the end" -- as if your dream has already come true -- using your jewelry design to do so.

This is the bead I received. It is so pretty.
Hum, this made me dream of the Island of Burano in Italy, I went there one summer and I had the best meal of my life.
Burano is a place I definitely want to go again.

I hope my dreams come true!!!

This is what my dreams called me to make.
A dutch spiral bracelet using the bead I got from Rita.
Thank you Rita for another opportunity to participate in one of your blog hops.
I know it has been a very difficult time for you, and I hope that everything is going well for your family.
This is Rita's blog and you can see what the other participants made here:
http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/

BSBP 8

I signed-up for the BSBP once again, It was my first blog hop and I had so much fun last year, and then my partner from last BSBP Liz Engreser was sending me links to the blog hops that she thought would interest me, which I really appreciated. It got me involved in lots of great blog hops. Thanks Liz!!

This year's Bead Soup partner is Jana Haverty from :
http://handlcreations.blogspot.com/
And she sent me the soup above.
Wow, this soup is amazing. I am going to have lots of things to make.
Thank you Lori Anderson for this amazing Blog Hop.
Here is Lori's blog: http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/
Come back on May 8th to see all the creations.

Winter Sparkle Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,
Another Blog hop!!!
Winter Sparkle Blog Hop is by Lisa Lodge from :http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/.
Please visit her blog so you can see what all the other participants have created.
Thank you Lisa for this wonderful blog hop.

So for this hop I received the beads above.
Oh, what to make with them. My brain was not working.
After many weeks of looking at them, placing them in different arrangements, I was not liking anything, until yesterday(02/20) I found a pendant that I thought would work.

So here is what I made:

The pendant is glass and it has some brown, a rust color and some blue.
I like the colors, and the beads matched perfectly.
I am very happy with this necklace.

I had fun, and I hope you are able to visit Lisa's Blog : http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/

Thanks again Lisa for all your hard work.

A Time to Stitch 4 Blog Hop

Therese Frank  from : http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com and Christine Altmiller from : http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com  are co-hosting this blog hop. I would like to thank both ladies for hosting this hop.
I had so much fun.
Please check their websites to see what the other participants have created.
For this hop, we had make one piece with the net stitch.
I used gold seed beads and gold crystals, the bracelet was so shiny that the picture did not turned out very good.

Then you had to make a second piece using one of these stitches : Spiral Rope, Chevron Stitch or Chenille.
I choose Spiral Stitch.
The four color bracelet is using Russian Spiral and the green bracelet is using Dutch Spiral.
Wow, that was a lot of fun.
Thank you again for the opportunity to participate on your hop.
Please visit the blogs here: http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/ and http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com

Into the Forest 2014 Blog Hop

This Hop is being hosted by Lisa Lodge from: http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/
Thank you Lisa for allowing me to participate in this hop.
Please visit Lisa's blog to see what the other participants created.
For this hop we had to create jewelry with a "Forest" theme or "Forest at Night" or "Organic" theme.
I used some freshwater pearls and some gemstone chips.

Above are the beads I receive from Lisa.
Lampwork beads by Lisa Anderson(the two in the middle)
Tiger eye cubes
Jasper rounds
Seed beads
Czech glass beads

Below are the two necklaces I made using the beads I received:

  For this necklace I used the Tiger Eyes Cubes, and the some seed beads, I also used freshwater pearls,  tiger eye chips and a tiger eye pendant that I have for over 30 years.

And for this necklace I used the Lampwork beads, the Jasper rounds, the Czech Glass,  the remaining seed beads and Critine chips from my stock.

I have so much fun with these hops.
I hope you can visit Lisa's Blog here: http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/
and thanks for visiting my blog.

Row of Roses

 I made this bracelet from a pattern in the Bead & Button Magazine, August 2013.
The designer is Mabeline Gidez.
Her patterns are so pretty. I also have her book.
This is one of my favorite bracelets, the colors in the pictures aren't as good as the actual bracelet.

I Love Clay 2013 Blog Hop

I received 2 pieces of clay from our host, Lisa Lodge and this is her website: http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/
Thank you for letting me participate on this blog hop.
Both my pieces are from Blu Mudd, and I have a picture of both pieces in one of my previous posts.
I am so excited, I didn't buy anything for either one of my pieces, I used everything from my bead collection.
The above piece I used 6mm round crystals in two different colors, and I made links with wire.
Too bad is so cloudy and cold outside, so my pictures didn't turned out as nice. Brrr.

My second piece is a bracelet bar, I had a hard time with one. I could not make anything I liked, until last night.
I use gemstone beads( I don't know what they are, those are one of the first beads I both when I started beading about 5 years ago) and freshwater pearls.
I thought it would be easier to make something when you have the pieces. But I found it quite challenging, I really had a lot of fun.
Thank again Lisa for letting me participate at the last minute.
Please visit Lisa's Blog to see what the other participants have created.

http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/

Elda Pendant

This pattern is by Ewa and this her website: ewagyongyosvilaga.blogspot.com/
I found a video on YouTube and you can watch it here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy0IryZSzDc
I like this pendant and will make it in different colors.

Cube Bracelet

This bracelet was using 4mm crystal cubes and herringbone stitch.

What I received for the I Love Clay blog Hop

This is what I received from Lisa Lodge for the I Love Clay Blog Hop on December 7.
I have no idea what I will make with them.
We will see next week.
Thanks Lisa for letting me participate on this blog hop.

I won

I won those beautiful clay beads above.
I would like to thank Rita from Jewel School Friends.
I did the October Fest Bead Hop and she was giving out some prizes, and I won!!
I was so excited!
Thank you again Rita.