Grape Candy

 I tend to stay away from bright colors (does turquoise count?) in my jewelry designs but today a little jar of colorful polymer clay beads was calling to me. This piece and many more will head over to a shop in historic Franklin Tenn. called Heart and Hands, a shop that sells only items handmade in Tennessee and I have been selling there for a few years. I am trying to be better about keeping my inventory up as my sales are great when I am well stocked.

 Looking at the beads all I can think about is grape candy and sticky fingers.

These fabulous polymer clay beads come from Hande Burge of Aslancrafts.etsy.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Sedona

This piece originally started out as a bracelet, instead a very earthy pendant was formed. I have been trying to create with other colors...that are not blues and turquoises. I always seem to gravitate towards those colors, but when you scroll down you will see I was not too successful. 

 Gorgeous fire agate, red river jasper, copper and some brass, originally I thought a copper ball chain would work well, but I felt it had to much copper going on, so I substituted a mellow antique brass chain. I am calling this piece Sedona. You can find this later today in my Etsy shop.

Sedona is on my bucket list of places I would like to visit...someday. 

The lovely LeAnn of Summers Studio  created this great porcelain pendant that I used as a toggle for the focal for this bracelet. I paired it with sterling, smoky quartz and fancy jasper. The glaze on this toggle is wonderful, blues and greens, my favorite combination.

 

  

The Butterfly is a Flying Flower

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. My DH took me out for a lovely dinner on Saturday night, a nice splurge I should say. We went to the Capital Grille in downtown Nashville, located in the Hermitage Hotel. Four years ago when we moved to Tennessee our new home was not ready for us to  move in,  we were fortunate to stay at the luxurious Hermitage Hotel with our cats for just over a week, needless to say I did not want to leave. It surely was a real treat, this being a very stressful time, chocolates on the pillow at night sure helped. So four years later, here we are dinning at this lovely restuarant. Romantic yes...wonderful yes..it was a very nice evening. Thanks honey!

I had my son take this picture before we left as I was wearing a new butterfly necklace that I had just finished making. I loved it so much and it went with my blouse so I decided to wear it. I was very happy with the piece and it was really comfortable to wear.

The Butterfly is A Flying Flower

You can find this piece in my Etsy shop.

Spring Blessings

"The beauty of spring" was Artbeads theme for February and March. As part of their blogging program I was asked to design a piece of jewelry with my interpretation of Spring. I was able to choose from any of the products on their website. This was not easy for me as they have such a vast array of wonderful products. I finally settled on a variety of pressed Czech glass beads in an array of luscious colors, of all glass beads Czech glass are my absolute favorites.

Spring Blessings Long Necklace

This long lariat style necklace is a collection of colorful wire wrapped czech glass beads. These beads are so rich in color and most are faceted so they catch the light nicely. Copper chain and copper spacers are also used to accent these stunning beads. The lariat style makes this piece versatile.I added one of my handmade bird resin pieces as a dangle. Necklace measures 32" with additional 7" from brass ring to the end of the cross.
You can find this piece in my Flap Your Wings Etsy shop.

Spring Fling Earrings

Some folks like to have matching earrings so I made these dangles to go with the necklace. Bright yellow turquoise beads are accented with Czech glass roundelles. Such a great combination and so alive with color. These can be found in my Etsy shop.

Disclosure: All above mentioned beads from Artbead.com were kindly provided free-of-charge by Artbeads.com, within the frames of Artbeads.com blogging program. The author of this blog has not received any payment from above-mentioned company. The post above represents only personal opinion of the blog author.

Fusion

I never know what I am going to make on any given day... I had some old millefiori beads that I cast aside and and today they came to life this bracelet. I am calling this piece "Fusion", A joining of yellow turquoise, czech, art glass and millefiori beads to form a composition of vibrant colors and textures. You can find this in my Flapyourwings Etsy shop.

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This week PK of Room Remix is hosting a blog giveaway of one of my bracelets...and the lucky winner gets to choose which bracelet you would like, how fun! I love following PK's blog and I think you will too. She has inspired me to start a few projects which I look forward to sharing with you real soon!




...and last but not least...I really had to share a picture of my two boys, Sam & Jack...aren't they just the cutest? They are perched on the back of the chair so they can look out of the window at it snowing...yes it is snowing again! This is our fourth winter in Tennessee and this has been the snowyest (is that a word?)...anyway I am not liking it and I am hoping that in March it will start warming up.

I would like to give a shout out and thank all of my new blog followers, I really appreciate you taking the time to visit.

Candy Bracelet

I love these beads, they remind me of sour candies...it is like I can almost taste them! A fun bracelet that can go with so many colors and styles. Funky wire wrapped in brass that has been oxidized and buffed for a shine.
You can find this on Etsy.

Color....Color....Color

I just received these wonderful polymer clay beads from Aslan Crafts. These are so rich in color, some are matte and some are polished to a nice shine. Can't wait to start working with them.

Orange Burst

Wow...what a great colorful bracelet! I am loving the color combination if I do say so myself! I found these cool orange fiber beads at a bead show and just had to have them.

The orange beads are Tinalak fabric covered wood beads.
Tinalak is a colorfully designed cloth. It is handwoven and made from the bark of trees including banana fibers.Handcrafted by t'boli people (natives of the Philippines) in the Philippines.

I paired them with multi colored polymer beads hand crafted by fellow Etsian Hande Burge at Aslan Crafts. I hand forged a hook and eye clasp from brass. The bracelet is a generous 8 1/2" and is very lightweight. You can find this in my "Flap Your Wings" Etsy store.