Lampwork and Clay 2013 Blog Hop

The big reveal for the Lampwork and Clay 2013 Blog Hop sponsored by Lisa Lodge is here.  Thanks to Lisa for putting this together.

She mailed me beads from the ceramic artist, Marti Conrad, and I was to design some jewelry using them.  The beads were made of clay and had a nice turquoise blue glaze on them.  (Scroll down to see the original post of the beads.)  After searching my stash I came up with this design.

I selected a ceramic pendant that I had, and thought it went well with Marti's  clay beads.  I attached the beads to the pendant with some brown leather, tying knots between each bead. I really like the wonky, bohemian feel it has. 

 Then I wanted to tie in the turquoise blue glaze color on the clay beads, so I added some turquoise howlite and turquoise chips to finish.  It is about 18" and lays nicely on the neck.  I finished with earrings to match.  Hope you like it.  Let me know in the comments.

Be sure to hop on over to one of the blogs shown below so you can see what else these talented artists are making.

 Your hostess:  Lisa Lodge, A Grateful Artist

Mary Govaars, MLH Jewelry Designs

Melissa Trudinger, Bead Recipes

Kathy Zeigler Lindemer, Bay Moon Design

Laurie Vyselaar, Lefthand Jewelry

Annette Rivers, MamaOwl's Mess

Karin King, The Sparkle Things Blog

Shaiha Williams,   Shaiha's Ramblings

Mimi Gardner, Baubles, Beads and Other Curiosities

Dee Alcalde, Agape Creations Jewelry

Kay Thomerson, Kayz Kreationz

Karla Morgan, Texas Pepper Jams

Lori Jean Poppe, Lorillijean Creative Corner

Eleanor Burian Moore, The Charmed Life

Leah Mifflin Tees, My Beady Little Eyes

Terri Wlaschin, Dances in Fog

Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Sharyl's Jewelry

Jo-Ann Woolverton, It's a Beadiful Creation

Veralynne Malone, Designed by Vera

Linda Aspenson Bergstrom, TBD

Toltec  Jewels, Jewel School Friends

Judy Turner, Silver Rains

Gloria Allen, Gloria Allen Designs

Kathleen Douglas, Washoe Kat's

Connie Tipton, TBD

Christie Searle Murrow, Charis Designs Jewelry

Andrea Glick-Zenith, ZenithJade Creations

Michele Dotson, Star Jewels

Chris Eisenberg, Wanderware

Jennifer Clifford, TBD

Kathleen Breeding, 99 Bottles of Beads on the Wall

Molly Alexander, Beautifully Broken Me

Loretta, Loretta's Boutique - You are Here

Carolyn Lawson, Carolyns Creations

Shirley Moore, Beads and Bread

Bonnie Coursolle, Jasper's Gems

Alice Craddick, Alice's Beads and Baubles (reveal will be delayed a few days)

Lampwork and Clay 2013 Blog Hop

Its been awhile since I posted on this blog, but I am participating in the 2013 Lampwork and Clay Blog Hop, so thought I would show you the beads I will be using to design a piece of jewelry that I will show you on Saturday, November 16th.  I received these from Marti's Button N Beads. They are made of clay and have a shimmery blue green glaze.  I am actually done with the piece, but I can't show you until Saturday.  Be sure you come back for a peek.  Here are the beads I'm using.

Soups On!

Welcome to the first reveal for the Lori Anderson 7th Bead Soup Exchange.  I have participated in 6 of the 7 exchanges, and have enjoyed seeing the beautiful work that all these Artists create.  I know you will too.

This year I was lucky enough to be matched with my partner, Dyanne Cantrell, who lives in Arkansas.  Check out her blog at www.deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com  Here is what she sent me.

The clasp is handmade polymer clay by Tori Sophia.  The focal and green, red and white beads are lampwork made by Dyanne.  Aren't they beautiful?  The soup mix includes little green beads by Ion Beads and some clear spacers and gold spacers.  And this is what I created.

The bracelet is a "Ladder Wrap Bracelet" that wraps twice around the wrist,  and is made using Greek leather.  I stitched the green beads from Ion Beads on the leather and then added the beautiful polymer clay clasp from Tori Sophia's collection.  I get many compliments on this piece.

In this creation I used the lampwork beads created by Dyanne, which includes the green focal and the red,green and white beads.  I added some 14K gold curved tube beads, and some faux ivory beads to complete.  It is approximately 18" and I show it with a longer 14K gold chain that compliments the necklace.

I hope you enjoyed your soup, and you can continue your "culinary" tour by clicking this link to see all the other soup.  Thanks for stopping by.

http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2013/03/7th-bead-soup-blog-party-first-reveal.html

The Seventh Beacd Soup Exchange

I am so excited to be participating in another of Lori Anderson's Bead Soup Exchange.  This is the seventh, and I have participated in six of them.

A Bead Soup Exchange, for those of you that don't know, is a group of artists or crafters getting together and exchanging beads, and then creating something beautiful with these beads.  Lori sends the invitation and usually has over 500 people all over the world who will respond. She then gets busy matching all these people so that everyone has a partner.  A very exhausting job.

This year I was lucky enough to be matched with my partner, Dyanne Cantrell, who lives in Arkansas.  Check out her blog at www.deelitefuljewelrycreations.blogspot.com

Here is what Dyanne sent me to work with and the cute box it came in.

The clasp is handmade polymer clay by Tori Sophia.  The focal and green, red and white beads are lampwork made by Dyanne.  Aren't they beautiful?  The soup mix includes little green beads by Ion Beads and some clear spacers and gold spacers.  I have a yummy recipe in mind for this soup.