Fair Entries

Hi Y'all,

Well last Thursday I packed up five necklaces and took them down to the Creative Living Center at the Coliseum fair grounds to be entered in this years fair.  I took two bead woven necklaces to be entered in the hand crafted jewelry category and three bead strung necklaces to be entered into the Gem and Mineral category.  Here are the pieces I entered.

I chose the necklace that I did for the Bead Soup Blog Hop.  I got such great review of this piece during the hop and from those that have seen this piece in person.  How could I not enter this piece?

The same goes for the necklace I did for Amy's Summer Lovin' challenge at her blog I love how this necklace turned out. It is my very first all on my own no tutorial piece that I created with RAW.  The pendant is also the fist time I made a bezel without the focal being glued down to a foundation piece first.  I have had so many offers to buy this one, but this one is just not for sale.

This necklace is made with red died coral, black onyx, and the most gorgeous round Blood stone I have ever seen.

This long necklace is made with graduated sizes of Porcelain Jasper and between the Jasper is graduated sizes of light pink crystal rondells. This picture dose not do this necklace justice.  This necklace is 30 inches long and heavy, but yet not a pain to wear.

And my last entry is the piece I did for mine and Christine's one on one challenge "She made, She made" You will have to come back on October 1st to see this one.  I can tell you though it is a beauty.

I will not know how I did until I visit the fair sometime during the first week in October.  My Brother and his wife usually work at the fair and will know before me, but I think after last year's mistake in telling, they will not spoil the surprise this year.  Let's just say my Brother still rubs his arm when he sees me! ;-)

Happy beading Y'all,

Therese