tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17828545754152361892024-03-16T02:08:46.977-05:00Therese's TreasuresTherese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-29330379151015030502020-12-05T03:00:00.001-06:002020-12-05T03:00:01.572-06:00Happy Beads Blog Hop<p> Hey Y’all,</p><p>I know it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, but life takes so many twists and turns and Facebook is just easier, so onto why I’m here.</p><p>Lisa Lodge of <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">A Grateful Artist</a> </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">put out the call for anyone that wanted to do a blog hop challenge, and of course I was in, because I love a challenge, especially if it involves beads. Lisa offered two different bead kits to choose from, purple or blue. I chose purple, not because it was my favorite color, because it’s not, and there in is part of the challenge working with a color that I’m not that fond of. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">My purple kit</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKAMmpILa6w/X8r_F9Ezs9I/AAAAAAAAGi4/Sgkz_ePlvw4TVg39rMY9SI39CIyF-ml_wCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/E3256584-7B68-438D-A18B-CCC2B23EC1EE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2048" height="600" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oKAMmpILa6w/X8r_F9Ezs9I/AAAAAAAAGi4/Sgkz_ePlvw4TVg39rMY9SI39CIyF-ml_wCPcBGAYYCw/w640-h600/E3256584-7B68-438D-A18B-CCC2B23EC1EE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> </div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;">Lisa gave us plenty of time to create pieces from the kit, but I’m an procrastinator always thinking I have time. I did play around with the beads, but they just weren’t talking to me except to whisper seed beads.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: white;">So I started looking in my stash of beading tutorials for something that the beads in this kit would work with, and I came across a tutorial for a netted necklace designed by Cathy Andrews of Andrea Catherine Jewelry, LLC titled Queen Elizabeth. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EUCljXcMIWw/X8r_FuSoycI/AAAAAAAAGi0/jGLhHyen7cg0ryQs1oxv3pKspx_q4Pt5gCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/856B4A2A-A0C1-4D10-AFC2-28C1D9A1E4F5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1650" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EUCljXcMIWw/X8r_FuSoycI/AAAAAAAAGi0/jGLhHyen7cg0ryQs1oxv3pKspx_q4Pt5gCPcBGAYYCw/w517-h640/856B4A2A-A0C1-4D10-AFC2-28C1D9A1E4F5.jpeg" width="517" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I used the 8mm silver glass pearls from the kit, Toho size 11/0 seed beads per a finish pale lilac, and clear AB 3 mm bicone crystals. </p><p>The second piece I did, well still doing, is a netted ornament. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVGysqUfH1c/X8r_EpWr7xI/AAAAAAAAGis/Nq4PABKUZ4Idm63sk_CY1Sm-RtURNp-wQCPcBGAYYCw/s2048/696B52ED-9B0B-4E48-8D22-E30BC5ECF19F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1566" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TVGysqUfH1c/X8r_EpWr7xI/AAAAAAAAGis/Nq4PABKUZ4Idm63sk_CY1Sm-RtURNp-wQCPcBGAYYCw/w490-h640/696B52ED-9B0B-4E48-8D22-E30BC5ECF19F.jpeg" width="490" /></a></div><p>I used the 4 mm fire polished Czech beads and the pear shaped glass pearls from the kit. The seed beads are Toho 11/0 hybrid oxidized bronze purple and Toho 15/0 galvanized gold. I have to finish sewing the pearls on and then it can go on my tree.</p><p>Then in the last minute I made a very simple necklace and earrings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEI8hbguI54/X8r_FLLfBwI/AAAAAAAAGiw/dT8BbXJYmm8HkHee8pKzJPZz-mHh7CtXACPcBGAYYCw/s2048/B8F8CB51-9FA1-484E-B0BC-FE6BB6CD6B72.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZEI8hbguI54/X8r_FLLfBwI/AAAAAAAAGiw/dT8BbXJYmm8HkHee8pKzJPZz-mHh7CtXACPcBGAYYCw/w480-h640/B8F8CB51-9FA1-484E-B0BC-FE6BB6CD6B72.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p>I used the purple string and strung on the 16mm clear AB glass beads and the clear AB 8mm Chinese crystals in between the 16mm’s. I took a short piece of the string and strung it through the clear AB square beads tied a knot and then strung the string through a loop in an earring tear drop shape, tied another knot added the ear hooks from the kit.</p><p>Well that’s all I have to show you for this blog hop. I hope you like what I’ve done. If you do please leave a comment. Then go and visit what the others in this blog hop have created with their kit. </p><p>Thank you Lisa for inviting me to play along in the blog hop. Thank you to all that stops by my blog. </p><p>Here’s the list of the others that are playing along in this blog hop.</p><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your hostess: Lisa Lodge, </span><a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">A Grateful Artist</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br /><br />Kim Dworak <a href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Cianci Blue</span></a><br /><br />Heather Canepa, </span><a href="http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Desert Jewelry Designs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />Beti Horvath, </span><a href="http://www.stringingfool.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Stringing Fool Jewelry</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />Shaiha Williams, <a href="http://www.shaihasramblings.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Shaiha’s Ramblings</span></a><br /><br />Ann Schroeder, </span><a href="https://beadlove.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Bead Love</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />Kari Asbury, </span><a href="https://kariasbury.com/blogs/design-challenges" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Design Challenges</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />Therese Frank, </span><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Therese's Treasures</a> ( you are here)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />Linda Anderson, </span><a href="http://www.fromthebeadboard.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">From the Beadboard of...</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /><br />Lisa Prewitt Knappenberger, <a href="http://liraysadesigns.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">LiRaysa Designs</span></a><br /><br />Ellen Newcombe Gravante, TBD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy beading,</p><p>Therese</p>Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-2704158835990309172018-12-21T14:35:00.002-06:002018-12-21T14:35:24.955-06:00Holiday Ornament Exchange 2018 In Carrie Johnson's Words<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aloha! I had a wonderful time participating in the ornament exchange this year. After getting to know Therese, I learned that her favorite colors were in the olive/lichen/moss range as well as the pink-red tones. In addition, she makes her own cabs. I also found out that she loves stars, bunnies and collects Santa’s from around the world. I had so many ideas on what to make for Therese! At first, I wanted to do a Bunny sitting on a base with candy cane poles. But, after making the bunny out of Swarovski crystal, I realized it would be too heavy. Plus, I wasn’t sure how “personalized” that was. So, on to plan 2. Given her color choices and love of gemstones – I remembered that I had made a colorway kit a while back that was perfect – the colors of tourmaline. And it was even better since the lichen/olive green is my favorite as well (Toho 2600). It would work both as a gemstone connection as well as combine all her favorite colors. So, I just started beading, not really having a plan. After a bit, I realized that it was going to come together as a snowflake/star shape which is one of her favorite shapes. Things progressed from there. And, I am showing a picture showing all the threads at the end that all have to be tied off, we’ve all been there, the least favorite and most time-consuming part of the project. In all, I used seed beads, fresh water pearls, Swarovski crystal, and cubic zirconia. I also sent her the bunny to use as another ornament or just a figurine – it was just too cute. Of course, I forgot to take a picture of it before I sent the package. And, since Santa’s are her other favorite, I found her a “local” Hawaiian Santa ornament. I wish Therese and all of you a very Mele Kalikimaka and a Hau’oli Makahiki Hou. <br />
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And, then, I received this big package in the mail. I couldn’t wait to open it. But I shipped mine late and I wanted to wait until Therese had hers. I was hoping that it would be worth the wait for her! It was definitely worth the wait for me. On my goodness, wow! I’m speechless. She made me a bead embroidered lizard (my favorite) in all my favorite colors – it couldn’t have been more perfect. It is my absolute favorite lizard and she made my day, week and month! So, Mahalo, Therese for such a wonderful ornament, I will treasure it for all the years to come. Here’s a peak at all the goodies that arrived in the package. Therese also hand painted the star box and star ornament, again in my favorite colors. The jellyfish paperweight is just stunning and the soy candle will be put to good use. And then, to top it off she included several of the stone cabochons that she made. Thank you for being such a wonderful and generous swap<br />
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-9225321205547918132018-12-21T13:36:00.001-06:002018-12-21T14:09:21.829-06:00Holiday Ornament Exchange 2018 Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Merry Christmas Y'all,</div>
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Well my package from Carrie Johnson arrived on Monday as promised and I opened it as soon as I got home from Tuscaloosa, AL on Wednesday. All I can say is OMG!!!! Carrie was so right when she told me that it will be worth the wait. So without further ado let me show and tell about what Carrie sent.</div>
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When I opened the box I was like a small child looking at all the wonderful wrapped packages, so I just reached in a took out a package and unwrapped it. It was a kit for a felted bunny rabbit with the instructions in Japanese but I can follow the pictures, thank goodness I took a class in needle felting.</div>
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Then I opened a package that had the cutest bunny that was beaded in RAW with Swarovski crystals, I squealed so load it scared my Mom she asked what was wrong so I showed her the bunny, she said that it was very pretty, but still did not understand my excitement. Maybe y,all to are wondering why I was so excited about the bunny, I collect rabbits in all mediums I also collect Santas. I then opened a box with a hand painted Hawaiian Santa in a hula skirt, Love it! I then picked a box that said to open last so I set it aside. Ok I wont keep going on about what all was in the box I will let the picture tell the story.</div>
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Carrie sent one of her earring kits, beach glass and coral that she collected from a beach in Oahu, some Swarovski crystals, Tibetan trading beads and a turquoise cab, lamp worked beads one of which is a bunny, tea and coffee and chocolate covered Macadamia nuts, and a beautiful Hawaiian Christmas card.</div>
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Okay on to the box marked to open last. It contained the exchanged ornament I was absolutely blown away with what I saw when I opened the box. Carrie you truly out did yourself with the ornament. I love, love, love it!!!!!</div>
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This is the picture Carrie sent to me it is so beautiful I am still trying to wrap my brain around how she put this one together. I recognize the stitch Carrie used, it is Cellini spiral. It is also done in my favorite colors.</div>
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Here is the crystal bunny on my tree.</div>
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Here is Hula Santa on my tree.</div>
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My tree with all my handmade ornaments collected over the years some I made but most are from ornament exchanges I was involved in. Also on the tree are my Santa ornaments that I collected and that were gifted to me. Around the tree are some of my Santas that have been collected over the last ten years and on the fireplace mantle is my prized porcelain Santa in his sleigh and reindeer. </div>
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I wish all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you once again to Karen Williams for pulling this ornament exchange together. Carrie Johnson <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mahalo Nui Loa,</span></span> for gifting me such a wonderful ornament and all the goodies you sent with it,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou, my friend. Thank you to all that stop by, please leave a comment I love hearing from y'all. Now go by and see any updates that the others in the Holiday Ornament Exchange may have left on their blog. </span></span></div>
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It's time for the Holiday Ornament Exchange hosted by <a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/">Karen Williams</a>. My exchange partner is Carrie Johnson a fellow off loom bead weaver. Sadly for reasons beyond our control my package from Carrie will not be delivered to me until Monday December 17th, so I will update with what Carrie sent to me later this week. I am very excited to receive my package, but I will not be able to open it until Wednesday evening, because I am going out of town to help train a new Police Communications Officer in Tuscaloosa, AL and will not be home until Wednesday afternoon. Oh well such as life. I did take photos of some of the items I sent to Carrie. <br />
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I was excited to do something for Carrie in a beading form that she does not do, bead embroidery. We exchanged emails telling each other a little about ourselves, likes, dislikes, hobbies, things we collect, favorite colors, and so on. I was intrigued and intimidated at the same time as I read Carries email, she has lived a very full and exciting life, she has even taught beading classes at the Bead and Button show. So as soon as I was done reading her email I knew exactly what I was going to do for her. Since she lives in Hawaii I knew the traditional ornament would not do and I have a feeling Carrie is not the traditional type. So I got to work gathering the materials and colors I was going to use in her ornament. Carrie's favorite colors are teal, orange, and lime green I found everything I needed in my stash. Then I went to Pinterest to do some research on lizards, yes that's right lizards! Carrie is fond of lizards and the house lizard is very common where she lives in Hawaii.<br />
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I happened to find a lizard outline so I traced the outline onto the bead backing and got to sewing. I used a piece of wire for the tongue that is also the hanger for the tree. The colors are brighter than it shows here the sun was just a little to bright when I took the photo. </div>
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I also painted a box and a paper mache star ornament.</div>
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I did the same fluid paint technique on the star although the colors are more bright and not as muddy as the lid of the box. </div>
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I put a few more items in the box. Carrie had told me that she was not going to open her box until I got mine and we would open them up sort of together, but since I am not getting mine until after the reveal, I wrote to her and told her to go ahead and open her box, so I hope that she opened her box and likes what is inside.</div>
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Thank you Karen for inviting me to participate in the Holiday Ornament Exchange. I had a lot of fun getting to know Carrie and creating her ornament. I have put up my tree and the ornament you made for me the year we were partners in Sally Russick 2014 Holiday Ornament Swap/Hop is positioned where I can see it from where I sit and bead.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Be sure to come back later this week to see what Carrie sent to me. </span>Happy Holidays to all of you and may 2019 be better than 2018!</div>
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Well it's almost Thanksgiving and my vacation ends today. I go back to work after being off since the first of November. I have enjoyed every day of being off and being able to sleep in later than 4:15 am.</div>
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In hindsight I should have waited and taken off from the second week in November and that way I could have been off until the 1st of December, but that is okay I will be back to work on Wednesday, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so some of my co-workers can be off for the Thanksgiving holiday and weekend.</div>
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Back around October 21st I received an invitation from <a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/">Karen Williams</a> to join the Holiday Ornament Exchange Blog Hop, so of course I signed up for the hop. On November 2nd I received the email with my exchange partner. I was paired up with the wonderfully talented Carrie Johnson. We have exchanged emails with our bios of who we are, our beading styles, and our likes and dislikes. After reading Carrie's bio email I got started with thinking and designing the ornament that I am going to send to her. Y'all it is not your typical Christmas ornament, but I have a feeling that Carrie is going to be very pleased with her ornament. </div>
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So come on back on December 16th and see what I sent to Carrie and what I received from Carrie.</div>
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Here is a list of the participates of the Holiday Ornament Exchange:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy Thanksgiving and if you are traveling be safe.</span></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-62607818414601056242018-11-08T16:54:00.001-06:002018-11-08T16:54:32.569-06:00Mountain Girl Bracelets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So on Facebook I had seen this gorgeous bracelet that Deborah McDonald had made and I fell in love with the design. I found out that the design was called Mountain Girl Bracelet by <a href="http://www.nightowlstudiojewels.com/">Regina Payne</a> and that I could get the tutorial from her website <a href="http://www.nightowlstudiojewels.com/">http://www.nightowlstudiojewels.com</a>. The tutorial can be obtained by giving a donation to the Puerto Rico hurricane relief fund. So I got the tutorial and in February of this year I made my first Mountain Girl Bracelet.<br />
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The focal stone is a cabochon that I made Gary Green - Larsonite Jasper.<br />
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After finishing the first one I couldn't wait to make another one, but I did not have another narrow oval cab, so I chose a large round oval cab of Orbital Jasper. In April 2018 I had two MGB's made.<br />
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In July 2018 I made my third MGB this one is a gift to my cousin Sarah. Two years before at a family reunion I asked my Aunt and Uncle and their two daughters to pick out a cabochon each and that I would make them something with the cab they chose. Well I would take those cabs out and play with them, but they just would not speak to me until just before the family reunion in July of this year.<br />
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Here is the pieces I made for my relatives:<br />
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The first square is a Mexican Crazy Lace cab that my Aunt Betsy chose I did a simple pendant and beaded a Chenille Stitch rope. The second square is a purple Florite cab that my cousin Amy chose I wire wrapped it with silver square wire. the third and forth square is a Bolo Tie and made for my Uncle David he chose a Stony Creek Jasper cab. Last but not least the MGB I made for my cousin Sarah she chose a Red Moss Agate cab.<br />
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On Regina Payne's Facebook page she sells MGB kits. I tried and tried to get one of her kits, but they sell so fast. Early one morning before I left to go to work I just happened to go on Face book and there was one that she just listed so I was able to purchase the kit. Here is the finished MGB. I made this one in August 2018</div>
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Monutain Girl Bracelet # 4 The focal cab is a polymer clay cabochon created by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BeadazzleMe?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Sherri Kellberg</a>, click on her name for her Etsy shop. Regina provides everything you need to make a MGB except for the thread and needles.</div>
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So as you can tell I'm totally addicted to making these bracelets, on to MGB #5. I made this one in August also. I made the cabochon especially for this MGB. I cut and cabbed an Amethyst Sage Jasper. This MGB was a birthday gift for my future daughter-in-law Samantha. </div>
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This last MGB is a birthday gift for my Birthday Buddy for Life Phyllis. We were both born in November me on the 16th and her on the 18th and we made a pact that no matter where we are in November that we would get together for our birthdays. This MGB is made with another one of Sherri Kellberg's polymer clay cabs. I made this one in October 2018.</div>
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Mountain Girl Bracelet # 6 This one is so bright, colorful, and cheerful just like Phyllis.</div>
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I'm not done making these MGB's I have five more lined up to make. There is a Facebook group just for the Mountain Girl Bracelets, it is called Mountain Girl Bracelets and Kits. </div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-38756966746358818432018-11-08T14:41:00.002-06:002018-11-08T14:41:54.408-06:00I'm Still Here!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I can't believe the last time I was on my blog was May 1, 2017. Wow I had no idea it had been that long, well I just want to let y'all know I'm still around.<br />
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So let me tell you a little that has been going on in my life since May 1, 2017. I have moved around a couple of times, still in Montgomery, AL though. I have mostly been on Facebook it's easier to connect with people there, but I have missed blogging. I will be retiring from my job with 25 year on July 1, 2019 and I can hardly wait. My plans are to open an on line store to start selling my jewelry, I will now have the time to organize and keep it up to date. I'm also planing on doing the art festival circuit as many as I can get in on. I want to teach and take classes in learning more about silversmithing.<br />
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I've been doing a lot of beading it's the one thing that helps release the tension of the day and keeps me sane. Here are some of the items I have been creating.<br />
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Dutch spiral necklace made with ivory and olive green AB size 11/O seed beads the focal is bronze colored freshwater pearls and African Brecciated Jasper round beads. </div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-19309599747755317882017-05-01T00:00:00.000-05:002017-05-01T00:00:14.617-05:00Unfinished Objects May Reveal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wow I can not believe how time flies it is May 1st already. This reveal sneaked up on me, Well to tell the truth I forgot about the reveal date until I received the reminder email from Karen Williams, of <a href="http://baublicious/">Baublicious</a> blog, that put me in a rush to try to get my UFO finished, Well you know what they say about best laid plans... You guessed it I did not get my UFO finished. I will show you a picture of how far I got though and a promise to have it done by the next UFO reveal.</div>
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Before I show you my UFO let me recap on The Unfinished Objects Studio Support Group. Karen Williams asked her newsletter readers if we had unfinished objects of any sort, that we look at and say to ourselves how much we should get them finished. A lot of us responded with a yes we do have unfinished projects that we would like to get finished. So Karen put together a support group on Facebook for those of us that have UFOs so we can have a forum where we can show our finished objects or to ask questions to others in the group. She also asked those of us with blogs if we would like to do reveal dates and of course we agreed to reveal dates, because it was just the incentive to get the UFO's done. This is our 2nd reveal and this time it is not just the blog group but also the facebook group that will be revealing on today.</div>
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Here is a picture of my UFO before I started to get it finished.</div>
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I stuck everything in a baggie and put it in my I am going to finish this one day box. I had gotten the base of the box finished and started on the sides of the box.</div>
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Here is how far I got with the box.</div>
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I finished the sides now all I have to do is the lid. I have not decided if I want to put feet on the box or not, you will just have to wait for the next reveal date to find out what I decided.</div>
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Thank you Karen for bring us procraftinators together into a support group, so that we may over come our procraftination and get our UFO's done. I need to work a little harder at over coming my procratination.</div>
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Thank you to all that have stopped by my blog. I appreciate your visit. Now please go and visit the others in this blog hop, hopefully they will have completed their UFO's.</div>
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Well the big day has arrived the BSBP Bead Hoarder's Edition hosted by <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a>. Lori always does a wonderful job at organizing these blog parties. These blog parties are a lot of work pairing people up with a partner, gathering blog address and Pintrest boards, sending out emails and Facebook postings. My hat is off to you Lori and to your helpers for keeping this party organized and running as smooth as possible, thank you.<br />
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This is my fourth time participating in the BSBP and this time around I was partnered with <a href="https://babetteblogsite.wordpress.com/">Babette Cox</a> a wonderfully talented person. Here is a the items that Babette sent to me.<br />
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The Hoarded beads are the turquoise nuggets, the coral, the clasp, and the teal and white beads, These beads are very special to Babette, they used to belong to a dear friend of hers that has passed away and resides in heaven. The lamp worked glass focal bead was made as a gift for me. I really hope Babette likes what I did with the beads that she sent to me.</div>
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I made a rosary using the hoarded turquoise nuggets and the teal and white beads. The rest of the items are from my stash.<br />
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I also made dangles from the turquoise nuggets, the coral, and the teal and white beads combined with items from my stash. I made six dangles, but they did not hang well from the bottom of the focal glass bead, so I took three of the dangles off and made a pair of earrings out of two of the three dangles I removed. I made a bead woven rope using turquoise 8'0 seed beads and blue and lime green 11'0 seed beads and the hoarded clasp, I did the rope using the Russian Spiral stitch.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Thank you Lori for hosting this Bead Soup Blog Party.<br />
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Please click on this link<span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2017/03/welcome-to-bead-soup-blog-party-bead.html">http://www.prettythingsblog.com/2017/03/welcome-to-bead-soup-blog-party-bead.html</a> </span>for a list of the other participants.<br />
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-61030979442225614422017-03-11T00:00:00.000-06:002017-03-11T00:00:11.461-06:00Unfinished Objects Blog Reveal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today is the first of the UnFinished Objects blog posts. <a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/">Karen Williams</a> put out the word about possibly putting together a Unfinished Object support group just to see how many people would be willing to join. Well everyone has unfinished object projects that you stumble upon and tell yourself you really need to finish this one day, whether it is a beading project or sewing, or polymer clay, or whatever it may be we are all pretty diverse in our creating. So of course I told Karen that I would be in for the adventure of getting some of my if not all of my UFO's done. </div>
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Karen decided that one of the best ways to have this group is on Facebook and she was right, not everyone does a blog these days, but most are on Facebook. It is easier to post a question for help in the support group on Facebook and get an answer from a lot of knowledgeable people, than to do it on your blog. For those of us in the group that do have a blog Karen said that we would have regular blog reveals of the projects we managed or almost managed to get finished. </div>
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So here we are the fist UFO Support Group blog hop.</div>
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I am such a procraftenator that I put off my UFO project until I saw Karen's email about the date of the blog hop. I just finished my project Thursday but too late to take a good picture until yesterday.</div>
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Here is the UFO before I finished it.</div>
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I started this bracelet and decided that the colors just were not doing it for me and I got bored with it. One of my co-workers saw one of the Super Duo netted bracelets that I did for another one of my co-workers and wanted to know if I could make her one with Topaz or yellowish tan color. Of course I told her yes. So when I got home I remembered that I had started this bracelet and felt like it fell into the color that she was wanting, but I still could not make myself finish it, I just really do not like the color of the super duos. So as I state earlier in the post the deadline was looming, so I put on my big girl panties and got to work. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Karen Williams, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blog.baublicious.me/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNGEH4DLJaohu6lazyI-XhO8B4NQ6A" href="http://blog.baublicious.me/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Baublicious</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">Christine Van Dyke Altmiller, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNHMYUIz66-yObNxEsh_UD24S_0HsA" href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">One Kiss Creations</a></span><span style="background-color: white;">Amy Severino, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.amybeads.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNG2ExIuuymQR36WA5Iv_0oHUkz5yg" href="http://www.amybeads.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Amy Beads</a></span><span style="background-color: white;">Therese, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNGxttbEUMCAR0ky8FOaapW37yhx1w" href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Therese's Treasures</a></span><span style="background-color: white;">Kim Dworak, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNFYF0UmnR4NMwwzQB4m3KcFPrGJLQ" href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CianciBlue</a></span><span style="background-color: white;">Liz E, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNHAkbvYEu_TjchtDGP6j8-TWE-n7A" href="http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Bead Contagion</a></span><span style="background-color: white;">Margo Lynn Hablutzel, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://mlh860.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNF6lQS4XZ064RJS9ab-Y4ajvSPotw" href="http://mlh860.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">My World and It's Full of Books</a><span style="background-color: white;">Cynthia Machata, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966078000&usg=AFQjCNGX6Fx1wB1WjqzK2kqQdArnx1hvIg" href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Antiquity Travelers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Cathi Salzarulo Kent, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://meowtalk.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489282966079000&usg=AFQjCNFwFW-2VSPm5bE6jrN5_wKNfjZjJg" href="http://meowtalk.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Cat's Meow</a></span></span></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-35122731612904224882017-03-08T12:29:00.002-06:002017-03-08T12:29:46.087-06:00UFO Reveal March 11, 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Come back on Saturday, March 11, 2017, and find out what UFO I finished in <a href="http://blog.baublicious.me/">Karen Williams</a> UFO Support Group Challenge. Still working on it, so I need to go and get busy.<br />
Here is the blog roll for the 11th as of right now.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Karen Williams, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://blog.baublicious.me/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNFZbVE3X4R_JPNa53LSU-SDkE8qYw" href="http://blog.baublicious.me/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank">Baublicious</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Christine Van Dyke Altmiller, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNFrqho_xHWlyxHJMTRYfWhevyqQQA" href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">One Kiss Creations</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Amy Severino, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.amybeads.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNG8weJYCQ4X0yKV2We7H8de35LCjw" href="http://www.amybeads.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Amy Beads</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Therese, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNGogklNsMKSyJhY7au4nnFHfLRn_g" href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Therese's Treasures</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Kim Dworak, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNFJY2P3nvutJnVTxjBLIERJY8sMog" href="http://cianciblue.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">CianciBlue</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Liz E, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNFvRdrjPO0zDT8oUeSAF1j4XA4H6w" href="http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Bead Contagion</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Margo Lynn Hablutzel, </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://mlh860.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNHTOWeYNnNZ-tTXpmmmAsOnk5D-CA" href="http://mlh860.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank">My World and It's Full of Books</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Cynthia Machata, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNGiRIvN6GhkAm2bdFC3ijuLggY2rQ" href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Antiquity Travelers</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Cathi Salzarulo Kent, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://meowtalk.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1489083940994000&usg=AFQjCNHoQ77Aw-S_LAxO3Ei-sKu_bCvhyA" href="http://meowtalk.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Cat's Meow</a></span><br />
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I'm back after taking a year off. 2016 was a year of changes and readjusting, but all is well now and I am back.<br />
I follow <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> on Facebook as well as in the blogs, but I must confess I am on Facebook more than on the blogs, I saw that she decided to do another BSBP and the sign up was going to be on January 28th. I said to myself, this is just the thing to get me back to my blog, so I signed up.<br />
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This time around Lori made it about hoarded beads and that when making up our boxes for our partner we were to include a hoarded bead or beads and these are the must use items in our creations.<br />
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Lori partnered me with <a href="https://babetteblogsite.wordpress.com/">Babette Cox</a> out of Rowlett, TX this is Babette's first BSBP. <br />
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I forgot to take a before picture of what I sent to Babette, but she was kind enough to send me the pictures of what I sent to her.<br />
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The hoarded items I sent, well to be honest they are all hoarded items, are a lampworked glass focal bead by Juli Cannon of <a href="http://www.studiojuls.com/">Studio Juls</a> and a brass and copper clasp handmade by Melinda Orr of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ORRTEC">ORRTEC</a>. I also included a cabochon that I made and wire wrapped. The rest of the beads are from my stash of beads. I put them all into the box I had made for a challenge by <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-wheely-fun-jewelry-challenge-hosted.html">Janet Bocciardi</a> in October 2014.</div>
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Here is what Babette sent to me.</div>
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The hoarded beads are the turquoise nuggets, the coral, the teal hashi beads, and the clasp these are treasured beads, because they belonged to a dear friend of hers that has passed away. The lampworked bead was made by Babette just for me. <br />
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Babette made the card she sent.</div>
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Babette is like so many of us creative people. She does lampworking, stamping, PMC, and much more.<br />
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The BSBP reveal is March 25, 2017, so come on back and see what I created with my beads.<br />
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-11979229126130683612016-01-30T00:00:00.000-06:002016-01-30T00:00:08.401-06:00Evening Elegance Blog Hop hosted by Lisa Lodge <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A few months ago Lisa Lodge of <a href="http://gratefulartist.blogspot.com/">Grateful Artist blog</a> put out the call for those that would be interested in participating in the Evening Elegance Blog Hop in January. Lisa has several kits for sale, so I signed up, because for those that know me, know that Romantic Elegance is my style, so how could I pass this challenge up.<br />
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When I got the package in the mail I looked at all the pretties that were in the kit and knew just what I was going to make, so I got started, but what I did not do was take a picture of the items in the kit before I got started making my piece.<br />
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Here is what I made.<br />
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I did a double needle right angle weave stitch with size 6 mm (from my stash) and size 8 mm (in the kit) glass pearls as the base of my necklace and used the 4 mm purple AB bicones (in the kit) for the center embellishment. Then I added drops along the side of the necklace using size 4 mm glass pearls (from my stash) more of the 4 mm purple AB bicones and tear drop glass pearls (in the kit). The center embellishment drops are done with 4 mm glass pearls, 4 mm purple AB bicones, 4 x 8 mm purple AB rondells (in the kit) and light purple glass drops (in the kit). The seed beads used are size 11 antique gold.<br />
The earrings are made using the Hubble Stitch with cream size 15 seed beads, size 11 antique gold seed beads, and size 10 purple seed beads with light amber glass drops (in the kit). <br />
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I hope you like what I have done and thank you for stopping by for a visit. Please leave a comment, because I love hearing what you have to say.<br />
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Thank you to Lisa for organizing and hosting this blog hop.<br />
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Now please go by and visit the other participants in this blog hop to see what beautiful creations they made using their Evening Elegance kits.<br />
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-44500292861564904462015-11-28T08:15:00.001-06:002015-11-28T08:15:42.282-06:00CC7A's Last Blog Hop for 2015 November hosted by Christine Altmiller<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I apologize for being late with posting the final installment of CC7A's blog hop for 2015, but like most of you understand life gets in the way, please accept my apology . I hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving had a wonderful and safe holiday. The month of November was hosted by <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/2015/11/november-final-cc7a.html">Christine Altmiller</a> she chose a very pretty picture of her Rose of Sharron tree on a beautiful clear day in late fall.<br />
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I am all about taking the colors of the picture and creating from there and this one was a challenge, because of the beautiful blue sky color and the dark dead flower pods and bare branches, but I think you will be pleased with what I put together for this final CC7A blog hop.<br />
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I had a string of Aquamarine gemstone chips that I had been hoarding, yes I said it hoarding, and thought that their color comes close to the color of the blue sky in Christine's photo. So I pulled out some aqua rondel crystals and got busy making another Bling bracelet. I do not normally like repeating a pattern over and over, but this one is so versatile, that it does not seem repetitious.<br />
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I saw the Pinnacle Lace necklace designed by Renee Kovesky in the December 2015 issue of Bead and Button and fell in love with the pattern. That I went straight to my stash and started pulling out all of the items listed on the material list. This one is the second one I made and I knew I was going to use this one for this blog hop. The blues are darker that the photo but the bronze color is what I was going for the represent the Rose of Sharron tree.<br />
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I was gifted the Sediment Jasper beads by my friend Cynthia Wilson, because she know how much I love this stone. The mineral in this stone give it the blue color and the sediment looks like it is floating in water. I think this stone is a good representative of Christine's photo because it captures the blue of the sky and the browns of the Rose of Sharron tree.<br />
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Thank you to <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/2015/11/cc7a-november-hosted-by-christine.html">Alicia</a> for bring us together to make up the CC7A and to Christine for the beautiful photo to inspire us all.<br />
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Thank you to you for stopping by and visiting my post. Please leave a comment I love hearing from y'all.<br />
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Now go by and see what the other's have created in this final CC7A for 2015.<br />
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Welcome to mine and <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine's</a> eight addition to A Time To Stitch. This go around we decided to do beaded bags. It could be any kind of bag as long as it has beads on it in some sort of fashion.<br />
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I had big plans to make more than one bag, but as usual I only got one bag done, and I finished it just in time for the reveal.<br />
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Cynthia calls this Dragon Warrior against Cancer. Cynthia found the dragon at Hobby Lobby and knew that she had to do a bead embroidery piece with the dragon. The dragon is copper tone metal with purple crystals in the wings and eye. She scattered other crystals and purple glass pearls around and swirled purple seed beads all around. the border around the motif is done with super duos and size 15 seed beads. Cynthia whip stitched around the edges of the purse with purple iris size 11 seed beads, and along the bottom of the purse Cynthia did a lace trim with the size 11 seed beads. The strap is done with super duos.<br />
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I had glued the Glen Green/Larsonite Jasper and Citrine cabs to a piece of bead backing and was waiting and waiting for the cabochons to speak to me. Finally they began to speak to me and I am pleased with how it turned out. I went to Hancock Fabrics and was looking for some material to make a purse to put the bead embroidered piece onto. I found some ultra suede but it was to flimsy. I saw some satin that I liked but not stiff enough. then I saw some canvas and it was perfect.<br />
I cut a strip of the canvas and a strip of some white broad cloth for the lining. There it sat up until Thursday when I sewed the bag together and glued the motif to the flap and when it was dry I sewed it down as well. I decided to do a diagonal design and put a glass pearl at the intersections. I had to open back up one side so I could get my needle and thread inside of the bag. As I was stitching the design on the bag I was thinking about what I was going to use for the strap. I knew I did not have time to bead one. I remembered I had this rolo chain and it was long enough to make an across the body strap.<br />
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This bag is going to be my nieces Christmas present. She is in college and it is the perfect size to carry her cell phone, driver license, student ID and some money. (The citrine looks like it is fractured, well it is, but on the inside the outside of the cab is very smooth and not fractured, some people call the fractures on the inside of a transparent stone angel lights.)<br />
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Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog. Please leave a comment I love hearing from you.<br />
Thank you Christine for being my partner in the on going A Time To Stitch challenges, you are the best.<br />
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Now please go by and visit the other participants in this challenge.<br />
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Therese</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.jdaviesreazor.com/blog" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jenny</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://beadsong.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bobbie</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://acbeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ana</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cynthia</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://backstorybeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Karin S</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://zingalasworkshop.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maryanne</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://beadcontagion.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Liz</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://lori-finney.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lori</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://cavecreekbeads.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paula</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Jasvanti</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://kokopellidesign.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dagi</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://kepirasmussen.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kepi</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://wescottjewelry.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Samantha</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alicia</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://kalaabhushan.blogspot.in/" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Motidana</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Becky</span></a></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-27125376428431576472015-09-26T00:00:00.000-05:002015-09-26T00:00:02.359-05:00The Creative Continuum of Seven Artist September Challenge hosted by Cynthia Machata<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wow another month has gone by already and it is time for the CC7A September challenge. This month it is being hosted by <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/">Cynthia Machata</a>. The photo that Cynthia chose was of a lake where her family visits often. The photo was taken at sunset showing all the beautiful reds, golden yellow, and orange tones. Cynthia named her photo Indian Summer.<br />
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Here is my first piece.<br />
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I got this Swarovski bicone mix from <a href="http://www.firemountaingems.com/">Fire Mountain Gems</a> and after it arrived in the mail I realized that it would go with the colors of Cynthia's photo. I have been making these bracelets for a few months now they are very easy. The base is ladder stitch with size 4 cubes and then you embellish the top with either crystals, gemstone chips, or pearls and size 11 seed beads I like to use clear AB or silver lined clear.<br />
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A bling bracelet done with 4 mm Swarovski crystal pearls.<br />
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Here is my third piece.<br />
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I have gotten into doing Lapidary work and I love it just as much as I do bead weaving. Although I have a ways to go to be as good as those that I admire. This cab was made from a slab that I purchase on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RocksOfAgesDesigns?fref=nf">Rocks Of Ages Designs</a> on facebook.<br />
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Here is what I did with the cab.<br />
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A simple wire wrap with square copper wire hanging form a copper viking stitched chain made by a friend of mine.<br />
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Thank you Cynthia for supplying such a beautiful inspiration photo. Thank you <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia</a> for bringing us all together. A big thank you to all of you that have came by to visit please leave a comment I love hearing from you.<br />
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Now please go by and see what my fellow CC7A members created for this month's challenge.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.48px;"><span style="line-height: 18.48px;">April: </span><a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" style="line-height: 18.48px; text-decoration: none;">Alicia</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May: <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Therese</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">June: <a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Sally</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">August: <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Monique</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">September: <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Cynthia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">November: <a href="http://www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Christine</a> </span></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-62391498019725989482015-08-26T00:00:00.000-05:002015-08-26T00:00:03.212-05:00Creative Continuum of Seven Artists August Challenge hosted by Monique <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I hope all of you have been enjoying your summer and are now settling in for the fall and winter. I have been pretty much vacant from the blog since June. My Mom and I drove, rather I drove and she rode, across the country from Montgomery, AL to Henderson, NV for a family reunion. The round trip was 4,398 miles. So as to not bore you with details and not to get off track of this blog post, we had a fabulous time lots of fun, laughter, and site seeing. Now on to my post.<br />
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August is Monique's month and she chose a wonderful picture for our inspiration. Short recap on our monthly challenge. the CC7A was brought together by <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia</a> of All The Pretty Things blog. She asked six of her blogging friends <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine</a>, <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/">Cynthia</a>, <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/">Monique</a>, <a href="http://www.sallyrussick.blogspot.com/">Sally</a>, <a href="http://apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com/">Emma</a>, and myself if we would like to participate in a monthly challenge spanning seven months where each month one of us is the host. Of course we all said yes and thus the CC7A was created.<br />
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Here is Monique's inspiration photo Colorful Chaos:<br />
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St. John's Newfoundland. If one could not get some kind of inspiration from this photo, then a funeral is in order because one's muse has died.<br />
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Here is what I beaded for this challenge:<br />
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I enjoy doing the patterns by Debi Roberti from <a href="http://www.aroundthebeadtable.com/">Around The Bead Table</a>. This Brocade bracelet is just one of the two styles that come with the tutorial I am currently working on the second one, which is in turquoise and bronze.<br />
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My co-worker Wanda gave me <a href="http://offthebeadedpath.blogspot.com/">Kelly Dale's</a> book Beading with Montee's. When I showed her a bracelet and earrings that I had made from the book, which I intended to give to her, she exclaimed "Oh can you make me a set in orange and blue?" so I did. After I made the set I realized these were two of the colors in the challenge. If you are wondering why she requested orange and blue, well we live in Alabama and in Alabama this time of year there is only two things that mater the University of Alabama football and Auburn University football. I am a Bama Girl (Roll Tide), so it was a little difficult to work with these colors, but I put on my big girl panties on and beaded on through it. LOL!!!!<br />
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Last but not least, Super Duo Knit Herringbone Bracelet <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkgPVH5cyo">Potomac Bead Company</a> the link is to the You Tube for the video tutorial for the bracelet. I had placed an order for some beads from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeadsToWeave">Beads To Weave</a> on Etsy, and when they arrived I realized (yes again I realized) that the Southwestern raku mix was a perfect mix for this month's challenge. Oh and by the way this bracelet feels so good on the skin it is so flexible and very comfortable to wear.<br />
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Thank you Monique for the fabulously colorful picture and for hosting this month's CC7A challenge.<br />
Thank you to Alicia for bringing us all together and thank you to all of you that stop by to read my blog please leave a comment I love hearing from you.<br />
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Now please go and visit the others to see what wonderful colorful creations they made for this month's challenge.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">April: </span><a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px; text-decoration: none;">Alicia</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May: <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Therese</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">June: <a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Sally</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">August: <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Monique</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">September: <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Cynthia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">November: <a href="http://www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine</a> </span></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-23567895012500283212015-06-26T00:00:00.000-05:002015-06-26T00:00:06.422-05:00Creative Continuum of Seven Artist - June - Soft Summer Hues - Sally Russick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to the June reveal of Creative Continuum of Seven Artist blog hop. June is <a href="http://www.sallyrussick.blogspot.com/">Sally Russick's</a> month and she chose a soft color pallet for us to create with. <br />
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If you are not familiar with the CC7A group, let me fill you in. Last year <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia</a> of All the Pretty Things blog asked six others if we wanted to be a part of a group that chooses themes to create by and each of us will be given a month to host the challenge. Last year it was based on a title or event of our choice and a bead soup for us to create with. This year it is based on a color pallet from a photo we chose. It could be a photo we took ourselves or one someone else took.<br />
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Sally took this photo of garlic plants and pulled out the soft hues of green, mauve, bluish gray, gray, and off white. I chose all but the bluish gray to work with in my piece.<br />
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Here is the bracelet I made using the green, mauve, gray, and off white colors.<br />
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I am a member of the Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/seedbeadersters/">Seedbeadersters</a> and this three drop peyote bracelet pattern was this month's challenge. If you want to try this pattern you can find it at <a href="http://www.fusionbeads.com/Mocca-Swirl-Peyote-Pattern">Fusion Beads</a> the pattern's name is Mocha Swirl. Sally's color pallet was perfect for this bracelet. Don't you just love those colors together? I used Miyuki Delica seed beads: eggshell, matte rainbow finish gray, a shimmering chartreuse green, and matte mauve. I chose a summer maiden button for the closure.<br />
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Thank you Sally for the beautiful soft color pallet. Thank you to all of you that stopped by to take a look at what I created this month. Please leave a comment I love hearing from you and then go by and visit the others in the CC7A group to see what they created with Sally's color pallet.<br />
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We are skipping July because too many of us will be vacationing in July, also one of our members had to take a leave of absence from our group for a little while.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">April: <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" style="text-decoration: none;">Alicia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May: <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Therese</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">June: <a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Sally</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">August: <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Monique</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">September: <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Cynthia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">November: <a href="http://www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Christine</a></span></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-34556367948838850232015-06-25T16:46:00.000-05:002015-06-25T16:46:36.208-05:00A Time To Stitch Eight - What's Your Bag Sign Up<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a reminder that Saturday June 27th is the last day to sign up for ATTS 8 What's Your Bag? challenge. You can sign up here or <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-time-to-stitch-eight-whats-your-bag.html">here (my original post)</a> or on <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-time-to-stitch-eight-sign-ups-june-20.html">Christine's blog</a>. So come on and sign up and in November reveal your bag!<br />
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Well <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine</a> and I have made a decision on the theme for ATTS 8. What's Your Bag? Christine's idea was to do an amulet bag, Which I thought was a great idea, but I thought why stop at an amulet bag. How about any type of bag as long as it has stitched beads. It could be done totally in beads or trimmed in a beaded fringe. You could do a bead crochet bag, or bead embroidery ext... The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. <br />
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I fell in love with the bag that <a href="http://cavecreekbeads.blogspot.com/2015/06/time-to-stitch-7-bead-embroidery.html">Paula</a> did for ATTS 7. Paula purchased the kit for the bag from <a href="http://www.beadseast.com/">Beads East</a>, which they have many kits and patterns for bags and all kinds of other beading projects.<br />
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Other places to get inspiration are <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=beaded%20bags&rs=rs&term_meta%5B%5D=beaded%7Crecentsearch%7C1&term_meta%5B%5D=bags%7Crecentsearch%7C1">Pinterest</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=beaded+bags+tutorial">You Tube</a>, and magazines just to name a few places.<br />
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So if you are interested in playing along for another round of A Time To Stitch please sign up either here on my blog or on <a href="http://onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine's</a> blog. Sign ups are from June 19th through the 27th (I know the blog badge says the 20th, but we are giving y'all an extra day.). You will have five months to work on your project or projects, for those that are truly ambitious.<br />
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Therese<br />
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I can not believe that it is time for the reveal of A Time To Stitch Seven co-hosted with my friend <a href="http://www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine</a>. The first ATTS was in June 2012 we had 22 participants the two stitches that Christine and I chose for the challenge was Herringbone and Peyote the rules were simple, as they still are today. Make a piece with either or both stitches. It does not matter if you finish as long as you gave it a try and post what you made or attempted to make. Since that fist ATTS we have done several stitches and each time Christine and I have tried to raise the bar just a little to keep the challenge interesting. This time around is my favorite form of free form beading, Bead Embroidery.</div>
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Not so much Christine's, but she did give it a try and her piece turned out beautifully.</div>
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All of the pieces pictured in the blog badge are my original creations with the exception of the blue cuff it is my version of <a href="http://www.serafinibeadedjewelry.com/">Sherry Serafini's</a> Ripple Effect cuff featured in June/July 2011 Beadwork magazine.</div>
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I am going to be featuring a guest on my blog today. A dear friend of mine, Cynthia Wilson, that owns one of the local bead shops in Montgomery, AL <a href="http://enchantedbeadmontgomery.com/">The Enchanted Bead Store</a>. Cynthia is in rehab at the moment. This past year she has been having these episodes that mimic small strokes and about the beginning of May Cynthia had a sever episode that put her in the hospital for about two weeks and then into a rehabilitation center. The episodes were being caused by a rare form of migraine headache called <a href="http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/hemiplegic-migraine-headaches-symptoms-causes-treatments">Hemiplegic Migraines</a> only about 1% of migraine suffers get these types of migraines. Cynthia was very excited when I told her about the ATTS 7 challenge and asked if she could join. She has been working on this piece when her hands will cooperate and let her bead. Her piece is not finished, but knowing my friend she will not stop until it is done.</div>
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Here is her piece.</div>
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Cynthia made the fussed glass cabochon and is using fresh water pearls, glass pearls, and crystals to decorate her piece. Cynthia is planing on using chain for the neck strap. (sorry for the picture I took this in her room) </div>
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Now for my pieces. I made two pendants and a pair of earrings.</div>
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The first pendant I did, I used one of my stone cabochons as the focal.</div>
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The cabochon is Lemon Grass Jasper. I followed the design in the stone with the bead embroidery. I am pleased with the end result. A simple piece to let the beauty of the stone shine.</div>
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My second pendant and earrings set.</div>
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I saw this technique somewhere I thought it was on Pinterest, but when I went to look to for the link I could not find it. So I will just tell you how I made the cabochons. I purchased plain glass cabs and painted the back of the glass with glitter finger nail polish let it dry and then paint over the glitter polish with plain polish. In this case green glitter polish and bright lime green polish. When I was looking for the delicas I wanted to use for the beaded bezel I could not find a green that was suitable so I chose the orange. I then pulled out some orange 4 mm Czech rounds, some green glass beads, some clear drops and some 3mm emerald green bicone crystals. There you have it a bright and cheerful pendant and earring set.</div>
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Thank you so much for dropping by my blog. Thank you once again to Christine for being my co-host and thank you to all of the participants that signed up for this challenge.</div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-53877191095326842012015-05-30T00:00:00.000-05:002015-05-30T00:00:04.801-05:00Creating With Cabochons Challenge - Hosted by Sally Russick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well it is time for Creating with Cabochons Challenge hosted by <a href="http://www.sallyrussick.blogspot.com/">Sally Russick</a>. I enjoy participating in Sally's challenges they are always a lot of fun and push you to think about what you are creating.</div>
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Here are the rules in Sally's own words borrowed from her blog.</div>
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: create a unique piece of jewelry using any type of<a href="http://jewelrymaking.about.com/od/aboutmetalandstones/g/cabochons.htm" style="color: magenta; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> cabochon</a>(s)! </div>
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: techniques you can use (but aren't limited too) are <a href="http://lovemyartjewelry.blogspot.com/2011/10/picture-journey-sea-glass-bezels.html" style="color: magenta; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">metalsmithing</a>, <a href="http://eatbreathedesign.com/2011/04/20/wire-wrapped-bezel-for-cabochons/" style="color: magenta; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">wire wrapping</a>, <a href="http://www.artbeads.com/open-back-peyote-stitch-bezel-how-to.html" style="color: magenta; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">beadweaving</a>, <a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/p/beading-around-cabochon.html" style="color: magenta; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bead embroidery</a></div>
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: you can tab set it...sink it in a metal bezel... wrap it... smother it in seed beads... the sky is the limit!!! Go for it!!!</div>
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: post a photo and a little bit about what you created on the reveal date: May 30th, 2015</div>
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: <b>KEEP CALM and HAVE FUN!!! Don't worry about finishing just start! We love progress photos and if you have something that just didn't work out, post about it!! Someone else might be in the same boat or better yet you may find someone has an answer that may make it work!! </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So there you have it easy and care free. I was going to show y'all the process of making a stone cabochon, but fate has a funny way of skewing my well laid plans up and throwing them out the window. So I am left with showing you an already made cabochon, that I made, and the process of what I did with the cabochon.</span></div>
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But first I want to show you a slab of rough stone.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a piece of Marble slab, that I will be able to cut out three cabochons. As you can see in the upper left hand corner it is fractured all the way through, so I snapped it loose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The corner piece is still big enough to make a nice cabochon out of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">See this will be the back side of the cabochon. Okay on to the one I actually worked with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I chose this cabochon because I like the waves that run across the stone. I was going to bead embroider it, but then an wire wrapping idea came to me, so I went with it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I got my box of wire out and my tools and started to bring my idea to life. ( I did the wire wrapping on top of the box resting on my lap.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I used 21 gauge square copper wire for the base wires, 21 gauge silver twisted wire for the decoration. and 21 gauge copper half round wire for wrapping all the wires together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It turned out almost like I had envisioned it. I wanted to mimic the waves with the silver wire going across the stone, without covering the waves. Not quite what I wanted, but I am satisfied with the results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you Sally for hosting yet another fun challenge.</span></div>
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Thank you to all of you that have stopped by for a visit. Please go by and visit the other participants in this challenge and see what wonders they have created using a cabochon.</div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Therese<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Frank</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.veradesigns.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Veralynne<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Malone</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.sandivolpe.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sandi<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Volpe</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Cynthia<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Machata</a></span></div>
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Happy beading Y'all,</div>
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Therese</div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-92163050133453580662015-05-26T00:22:00.001-05:002015-05-26T00:22:56.912-05:00The Creative Continuum of Seven Artist May Challenge - Tutti Fruity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Let me give you a brief history of the CC7A. It was started by <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia of All Pretty Things blog</a>. In 2014 she asked seven artist, me being one of the seven, if we would be interested in doing a monthly challenge for 7 months, where each of us would pick a theme and make up a packet of beads and such and send out to each of the participants. This year Alicia asked us to pick a photo and make a color palette from the photo.<br />
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The month of May is my month and I chose the above photo of my Mom's Confetti Lantana plant. Lantana is in full bloom in May through September in Alabama it is a very hardy plant and one of my favorites. I love the colors in the Confetti Lantana, this plant makes me smile.<br />
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Here is what I created from my color palette.<br />
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This bracelet is made using spiral rope section divided by 8 mm fern green Swarovski bicone crystals<br />
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This is Skinny Super Duo Band designed by Deborah Roberti of <a href="http://www.aroundthebeadingtable.com/">http://www.aroundthebeadingtable.com</a>. I really like the green picasso Czechmate tiles.<br />
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This is a Herringbone Stitch done with Super Duos. I learned this stitch from watching a You Tube video from Potomac Bead Store <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkgPVH5cyo">Super Duo Herringbone Knit stitch</a>. I was looking through a bag of buttons for a closure to this bracelet and found this orange and white button it was the perfect match to the orange 11/0 seed beads.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by I hope you liked what you saw, please leave a comment I love hearing from you. Thank you again Alicia.<br />
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Now please go and visit my fellow CC7A members to see what they created from the Tutti Fruity color palette.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">April: <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Alicia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May: <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Therese</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">June: <a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Sally</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">August: <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Monique</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">September: <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Cynthia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">October: <a href="http://apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Emma</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">November: <a href="http://www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Christine</a></span></div>
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Therese's Treasureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11048140538791568162noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782854575415236189.post-22443994067363844982015-04-26T00:00:00.000-05:002015-04-26T00:00:00.795-05:002015 Creative Continuum of Seven Artists - Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to the first month of the 2015 Creative Continuum of Seven Artists. Our theme for this year is Pictures. <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia</a> is our coordinator, it was her brain child to bring seven artist together to create a piece of wearable art based on a monthly theme. This year Alicia suggested that we each pick a picture (preferably one of our own to avoid copy right laws) and do a color pallet. Alicia put our names in a bowl and drew out a name for each month of this challenge. Alicia got April, she chose a photo of Easter eggs from a past Easter. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Since April will bring Easter for all of us (our Easter will arrive a week later than yours, but it will still be April), I chose a picture to symbolize that :) Our own basket of (mostly) naturally colored eggs. The palette is all over the place, as the colors are scattered (and I used one of the pastel baskets, I have one hat will go very well with a gypsy theme - really all over the spectrum!) </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">For April the theme will be 'Pastel Spring' </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">I went to my stash of beads and I found a polymer clay cross that my bestie Crystie gave to me. I then went to my seed bead stash and pulled out 15/0 seeds in orange, blue, pink, green, and black. I decided to do a Chenille stitch rope for the cross. Here is my version of Pastel Spring...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Doing a Chenille stitched rope in 15/0 seed beads can be a little daunting, so when I got 10 inches stitched I decided to do the rest with leather. I just so happened to have a dark olive green in my stash. I beaded loops on the ends of the Chenille rope and wire wrapped the leather to the beaded rope and then wire wrapped a toggle clasp to the other ends of the leather and called it done. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Thank you for stopping by and thank you to Alicia for bringing us all together again in 2015 to continue the Creative Continuum of Seven Artist, speaking of which, please go and visit their blogs and see what they created for "Pastel Spring".</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">April: <a href="http://www.allprettythings.ca/">Alicia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">May: <a href="http://theresestreasures59.blogspot.com/">Therese</a> (you are here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">June: <a href="http://sallyrussick.blogspot.com/">Sally</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">August: <a href="http://ahalfbakednotion.blogspot.com/">Monique</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">September: <a href="http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com/">Cynthia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">October: <a href="http://apolymerpenchant.blogspot.com/">Emma</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">November: <a href="http://www.onekisscreations.blogspot.com/">Christine</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Next month is mine, so I hope that you will come back on May 26th to see what we all have created with my pallet "Tutti Fruity" </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white;">Therese</span></span></div>
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Back on February 28, 2015 <a href="http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com/">Alenka</a> of Pepeita Homemade blog announced a Birthday Blog Hop and Giveaway. The rules in her words:</div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- create something on the theme of butterflies - it can be a piece of jewelry, an ornament or something else;</span></i></span></div>
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Well fortunately for me, because I missed the first sign up date, Alenka, changed the blog hop date from March 28th to April 11th and extended the sign up date to March 21st. Yay!!!</div>
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I have been seeing a lot of bead embroidered bugs and butterflies lately on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> they are all so beautiful, so yeah you guessed it I had to do one for this blog hop challenge.</div>
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Okay I am not that great of a drawer, so I was a little intimidated about getting started, also I just could not decide on what I wanted to used as the focal element on the butterfly. I was looking at my precious (my stone cabochons tee-hee) and reluctantly chose to use the Mushroom Rhyolite and the Rose Quartz cabs. Then I started pulling other items from my stash to use to fill in around the cabs.</div>
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Pink and Gray Butterfly front:</div>
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My first choice was to make this into a pin, but then when I was finished with the embroidering I decided to make it where the wearer could wear it as a pin or a pendant.</div>
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Happy Birthday and Thank you Alenka, for thinking up such a great challenge, to not only to celebrate your birthday, but the awakening of Spring.</div>
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Thank you for stopping by please leave a comment I love hearing from Y'all. Now please go and visit the other participants in this Butterfly Birthday Blog Hop - Giveaway. Oh yeah I forgot, you too can have a chance in the giveaway. Here are the rules in Alenka's words:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Christine Altmiller</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Amy S.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Dini Bruinsma</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Cynthia (Antiquity Travelers)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">12. Therese Frank (you are here)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">13. Rebecca White</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">14. Rachel Mallis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">15. Liz E</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">16. Ana (ACBeads)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">17. Jasvanti Patel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">18. Carolyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">19. Nan Smith</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Therese</span></div>
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