tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30327178386459647712024-02-07T01:40:27.921-06:00Swallowtail JewellerySwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-84867837834800481602013-04-13T00:30:00.000-05:002013-04-13T08:45:59.898-05:00It's time for a cup of Spring Bead Soup!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
It's reveal day!! I am so happy to be participating in another Bead Soup Blog Hop. Thank you so much to our very talented, kind and generous host <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> for organizing this wonderful event. Please take a moment to hop on over to her blog and check it out. She is an awesome lady!! Thank you Lori!!</div>
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Thanks also to my wonderful bead soup partner <a href="http://myglassbeadlife.blogspot.com/">Kiersten Kern</a>! Kiersten sent me beautiful beads to play with. Be sure to visit Kiersten's blog and see what she made with the stash I sent her. Click on Kiersten's name and it will take you to her blog. </div>
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Here's a reminder of the bead soup I received from Kiersten. </div>
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Hmmm! What do with the clasp. I must admit to being a little stumped on this one! I have never worked with a clasp like this before so it was a good challenge. I originally thought I could make a bracelet but I wasn't happy with the look of it when I had strung the beads and put it together. I put the clasp aside for a while and concentrated on the focal bead. This bead is stunning! Love it! </div>
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I made the "Spring Flowers" necklace below - trying to keep it simple so that all the attention is on the stunning focal bead. I used brass tube beads, Czech glass beads, Swarkies and green ribbon. </div>
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I made some earrings with the beautiful blue lampwork beads. "Morning Mist" Earrings - I added some delicate brass chain and brass dragonfly charms. </div>
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The scrummy faceted blue sandstone beads went well with some coca seed beads and citrine beads that I found in one of my beadie boxes. The little brass charm has "believe" stamped on it. The blue Czech glass flower charm is topped with brass bead caps. "Believe in Dreams" Bracelet. </div>
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I used the dark green ceramic beads paired with some bone beads to make the earrings shown below. I embossed some brass blanks, coloured and sealed them. "Stormy Day" Earrings </div>
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Here is how I used the gorgeous sterling silver clasp. It took me a few attempts but I got there in the end Lol! I used three of the beautiful lampwork beads Kiersten sent me and paired them with some pale blue glass crystal beads. I used silver crimp beads as spacers and hammered some 18 gauge wire to form the paddle drops. </div>
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Again, thank you so much to Lori Anderson for all her hard work and organization of this huge event. Thank you also to my lovely bead soup partner Kiersten for sending me such beautiful beads to work with. I had great fun working on these designs. I can't wait to see what Kiersten made with the soup I sent her! </div>
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For a list of all the participants in this 2nd Reveal go to this link and start hopping! <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2013/04/7th-bead-soup-blog-party-2nd-reveal.html">http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2013/04/7th-bead-soup-blog-party-2nd-reveal.html</a>. </div>
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog ♥</div>
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Have a wonderful day ~ Karen </div>
SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-57410422437947740272013-02-24T20:23:00.001-06:002013-02-24T20:23:57.736-06:00Bead Soup Partners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello! I am very happy to be involved in another Bead Soup Blog Hop. My lovely partner is <a href="http://myglassbeadlife.blogspot.com/2013/02/bead-soup.html">Kiersten Kern</a> of Red Opal Designs. She makes the most beautiful lampwork glass beads. Kiersten lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. You can check out her gorgeous jewellery at <a href="http://www.redopal.etsy.com/">Red Opal Designs</a>. Stop by Kiersten's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/RedOpalDesigns?fref=ts">Facebook</a> page and say "hello". Our reveal date is April 6th and we have both sent and received each others beads. Here are the beautiful beads I received from Kiersten. <br />
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I can't wait to get cooking with this gorgeous soup! The lampwork focal bead is gorgeous - love it! I dabble in a bit of glass bead making myself and would love to be able to create beads like Kiersten's. I already have a few ideas of what I am going to make so stay tuned! As always a huge "thank you" to <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> for organizing this wonderful Bead Soup Blog Hop. Check out her blog and click on the Bead Soup link to see who else is participating. <br />
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I have several unfinished necklaces on my bead table :) I have been playing around with Ice Resin again and have made a couple of sealed pieces with image art from my friend Tina at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Glimmersmith">http://www.etsy.com/shop/Glimmersmith</a>. Check out Tina's shop for individual images. I love being able to buy just one image instead of a whole sheet for maybe one or two that I would want to use. I fell in love with this image of peacocks and just knew I had to have it! Unfortunately my Ice Resin is rather old so I think I will end up redoing this one. The beads are Czech glass with smaller faceted green glass beads.<br />
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~ Karen ~SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-22057192524530286762012-08-11T08:00:00.000-05:002012-08-11T08:03:00.964-05:00I think it's time for Bead Soup!<br />
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Hello and welcome to the Bead Soup Blog Party! This is the second time I have participated in this wonderful event. I would like to say a huge "Thank You" to <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> for all her hard work and organizational skills in putting this event together. Lori - you are amazing!!! My lovely bead soup partner is <a href="http://www.fengbeads.com/">Christina Stofmeel</a>. She lives in the Netherlands and is a self taught lampwork bead artist. She teaches classes and has written a couple of books. Check out her beautiful beads on <a href="http://www.fengbeads.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>. Yay! I just received my beads on Thursday evening. Here is the bead soup I received from Christina :) <br />
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As you can see I had a wonderful selection of beads and beautiful colour combination to work with. The hollow focal bead was a bit of a challenge (in a very good way). I have never made anything with a hollow bead before and I must confess that it had me flumoxed for a a few minutes. After studying it a bit longer I decided that it looks like one of those glass buoys you see with fisherman's netting around them. I love anything to do with the sea so I set about making the necklace below. </div>
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I used the Russian Amazonite chips with freshwater pearls and dangled a teensie seahorse charm and an anchor charm. The chunky/rustic chain reminds me of old treasures from the ocean. I wound wire and hammered it flat and then added a brass bead I had coloured with patina and then the gorgeous focal bead. The chain,wire and charms are beautiful Fallen Angel Brass.</div>
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Thanks for visiting ~ Karen </div>
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<br /></div>SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-52788548242019456492012-07-01T14:59:00.002-05:002012-07-01T14:59:38.257-05:00Another Cup of Bead Soup!Hello! <br />
Well it is sad to say that I have very much neglected you dear blog over the past couple of months! Yikes - didn't realize how long it was since my last post. Hope that everyone is enjoying the summer and keeping cool!<br />
I am excited to be participating in the 6th Bead Soup Blog Hop Party. You can find out more information about the blog hop by going to <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson's blog</a>. 399 people signed up and there are three reveal dates. My thanks to Lori Anderson who organizes Bead Soup so wonderfully - it is a lot of time and effort on her part and it is very much appreciated! Lori Rocks!! :)<br />
Yay!! My partner this time is Christina Stoomfel from The Netherlands. Christina is a jewellery designer and a self taught lampwork artist and her beads are just gorgeous! Check out Christina's work on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FenGBeads?ref=ss_profile">Etsy</a> and also on her <a href="http://www.fengbeads.com/">blog</a>. I am thrilled to be Christina's partner for my second Bead Soup Blog Hop! I am looking forward to getting to know Christina over the coming weeks. Stop back and see photos of our Bead Soup soon! Our reveal date is August 11th 2012. <br />
Thanks for stopping by! <br />
~ Karen ~SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-29952596481424662792012-04-20T08:36:00.002-05:002012-04-20T08:36:54.251-05:00And the Winner of our Giveaway Is ......<br />
Good Morning! <br />
It's time to reveal our giveaway winner! First we want to say a big "thank you" to everyone who entered. We had a wonderful time reading everyone's comments and we welcome our new blog followers. Random.org was used to draw the winner. We put in 88 names - minus our one comment - Lol :) The winner is Kim!! Woohoo!! Congratulations!! Kim if you could please email us with your address at <a href="mailto:swallowtailjewellery@gmail.com">swallowtailjewellery@gmail.com</a> we will send you the earring and necklace set below :) <br />
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We currently have 280 FB fans and will announce another giveaway when we reach 350 fans. Stay tuned to this page! <br />
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!<br />
~ Karen ~<br />
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There were 88 items in your list. Here they are in random order:<br />
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<li>Kim</li>
<li>Alicia </li>
<li>Kimberly, Bakin#39; Goddess</li>
<li>Despina</li>
<li>Quiltingjewel39</li>
<li>Shannon</li>
<li>Ginger Bishop</li>
<li>Lisa Chapman</li>
<li>Melinda Orr</li>
<li>Tumblestone Handmakery</li>
<li>Helen Bowen</li>
<li>Pixiloo</li>
<li>Penny Neville</li>
<li>Shannon</li>
<li>Sandra</li>
<li>Alicia Coats</li>
<li>Kristibasket</li>
<li>Patti Van</li>
<li>Shannon</li>
<li>Sweetrose 74</li>
<li>RoEnchanted Designs</li>
<li>Shyme</li>
<li>Fireflymyst</li>
<li>Lorraine</li>
<li>Sarah Bunney</li>
<li>Pine Ridge Treasures</li>
<li>Cheri</li>
<li>Kashmira</li>
<li>Sweetrose 74</li>
<li>Despina</li>
<li>Cheri </li>
<li>Marla James</li>
<li>Rochelle</li>
<li>Lisa Chapman</li>
<li>Yolanda M </li>
<li>Marla James</li>
<li>Kashmira</li>
<li>Fireflymyst</li>
<li>Pine Ridge Treasures</li>
<li>Marla</li>
<li>Hurrundi</li>
<li>Helen Bowen</li>
<li>Rochelle</li>
<li>Quiltingjewel39</li>
<li>Yolanda M </li>
<li>Alicia</li>
<li>Kim</li>
<li>Quiltingjewel39</li>
<li>Sweet Freedom</li>
<li>Alicia Coats</li>
<li>Sarah Bunney</li>
<li>Kashmira</li>
<li>Patti Van </li>
<li>Penny Neville</li>
<li>Kim</li>
<li>Sweetrose 74 </li>
<li>Kimberly, Bakin#39; Goddess</li>
<li>Dreaminofbeads</li>
<li>RoEnchanted Designs</li>
<li>Patti Van</li>
<li>Shyme</li>
<li>Shannon Chomanczuk</li>
<li>Fireflymyst</li>
<li>Shyme</li>
<li>Kimberly, Bakin#39; Goddess</li>
<li>Lisa Chapman</li>
<li>Sweet Freedom</li>
<li>Lorraine</li>
<li>Lorraine</li>
<li>Helen Bowen</li>
<li>Mary Hicks</li>
<li>Marla</li>
<li>Patty</li>
<li>Tumblestone Handmakery</li>
<li>Dreaminofbeads</li>
<li>Dreaminofbeads</li>
<li>Marla James</li>
<li>Quiltingjewel39</li>
<li>Sandra</li>
<li>Lisa S</li>
<li>Ginger Bishop</li>
<li>J-Lynn Jewels</li>
<li>Alicia</li>
<li>Sweet Freedom</li>
<li>Penny Neville</li>
<li>Traci</li>
<li>Marla</li>
<li>Stepha</li>
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<br />SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-14517115903795045852012-04-09T10:12:00.000-05:002012-04-09T10:12:00.550-05:00Woot! Woot! It's Giveaway Time!!Hello and Welcome to our new blog followers! We've had a wonderful month with some gorgeous weather. Hope you have all had the chance to enjoy some outdoor time too. <br />
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Exciting news!! We hit 250 fans on our Facebook Page so to celebrate we are hosting a little giveaway. If you would like to win the earrings and necklace in the photo below, here's what you need to do :)<br />
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You can enter to win up to 3 times. <br />
1. Leave a comment on this post.<br />
2. Share on Facebook and leave another comment on this post to say you shared.<br />
3. Join our blog and leave another comment on this post to say you joined. <br />
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<br /></div>SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com89tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-6594153029342135242012-03-02T23:15:00.000-06:002012-03-03T21:04:14.772-06:00Yippee! Join us for Bead Soup Blog Hop/RevealHello and welcome to Bead Soup Blog Party! I am so excited to see everyone's designs. My blog partner is <a href="http://25reasons.net/">Helene Goldberg</a>. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Helene has a busy life looking after her mum and her new grandson as well as juggling her own household commitments. She is a crafty lady - check out her blog - she sews, knits and quilts as well as jewellery making and card making. My beading goodies consisted of two sizes of turquoise beads, two sizes of zebra jasper beads, tiny brown glass beads, silver spacer beads, silver toggle clasp and gorgeous metal flower focal. I love the flower focal because it is very different from the beads I usually buy. I haven't designed with silver components for a very long time so I had to venture outside of my sometimes narrow creating box to think of ways to incorporate them with my existing bead stash. This is good! I like and need to be challenged. Thank you Helene :) <br />
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Here are my designs. The first is a necklace using the scrummy flower focal. I wanted to create a frame for the focal and I love the jingly jangly noise the beads make when you pick this necklace up.<br />
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I used the silver spacer beads in the "After the Rain" bracelet. They are paired with Czech glass beads, the small turquoise beads and a blue seaglass bead. I made a simple S hook for the clasp. The brass is blank is textured and has a scarab attached to it. <br />
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Thank you so much to <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> for organizing this amazing Bead Soup Blog Party. She is truly an awesome lady. Thanks also to my wonderful bead soup partner <a href="http://25reasons.net/">Helene </a>for sending such a gorgeous selection of Bead Soup to play with. </div>
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1. <a href="http://dreamstruckdesigns.blogspot.com/">Adlinah Kamsir</a> (Singapore) and <a href="http://mybeadedworld.wordpress.com/">Hajer Waheed</a> (Kingdom of Bahrain)<br />
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3. <a href="http://moonsafaribeads.blogspot.com/">Agi Kiss</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://blog.kralalien.nl/">Carolien Muller-Genger</a> (the Netherlands)</div>
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4. <a href="http://agnesenca.blogspot.com/">Agnes Asztalos</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://www.mixedmayhemstudios.com/">B.R. Kuhlman</a></div>
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5. <a href="http://obtainingmercy.typepad.com/aleshakayjewelry/">Alesha Conklin</a> and <a href="http://litbydesign.blogspot.com/">Becki Mendivil</a></div>
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12. <a href="http://ann-sherwood.blogspot.com/">Ann Sherwood</a> and <a href="http://lilyweeds.blogspot.com/">Diane Welte</a></div>
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13. <a href="http://secondsurf.com/">Barbara Bechtel</a> and <a href="http://www.kabsconcepts.blogspot.com/">Kerry Bogert</a></div>
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14. <a href="http://www.paintingwithfireartwear.com/">Barbara Lewis</a> and <a href="http://www.boobeads.blogspot.com/">Cat Pruitt</a></div>
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16. <a href="http://www.quant.com.au/">Carmel McGinley</a> (Australia) and <a href="http://www.thebeadjunkie.blogspot.com/">Tracy Stillman</a> (Australia)</div>
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17. <a href="http://www.glassbeadle.com/news.html">Cassie Donlen</a> and <a href="http://somethingsublime.typepad.com/">Deryn Mentock</a></div>
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18. <a href="http://www.cathiecarroll.blogspot.com/">Cathie Carroll</a> and <a href="http://janeldudleybeads.blogspot.com/">Janel Dudley</a></div>
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19. <a href="http://www.thebeadingyogini.com/">Cece Cormier</a> and <a href="http://www.anothercountry-morwyn.blogspot.com/">Morwyn Mullins</a></div>
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20. <a href="http://clay-space.com/">Charlene Jacka</a> and <a href="http://vintagetreasuresjewelry.blogspot.com/">Christina Hickman</a><br />
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22. <a href="http://www.fengbeads.com/">Christina Stofmeel</a> (the Netherlands) and <a href="http://ewagyongyosvilaga.blogspot.com/">Eva Kovacs</a> (Hungary)</div>
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26. <a href="http://www.cindycima.com/">Cindy Cima Edwards</a> and <a href="http://cornerstoregoddessjewelry.blogspot.com/">Eleanor Burian-Mohr</a></div>
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27. <a href="http://art-with-moxie.blogspot.com/">Cory Celaya</a> and <a href="http://starrgazercreates.blogspot.com/">Rhea Freitieg</a></div>
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32. <a href="http://cherryobsidia.blogspot.com/">Dee Elgie</a> (UK) and <a href="http://jobunkum.blogspot.com/">Joanne Lockwood</a> (UK)</div>
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33. <a href="http://www.mydias.de/">Dian Hierschel</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://perleni.blogspot.com/">Eniko Fabian</a> (Austria)</div>
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34. <a href="http://www.rosajosies.com/">Diane Cook</a> and <a href="http://www.lynfoley.com/category/lyn-foley-blog-jewelry/">Lyn Foley</a></div>
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35. <a href="http://thisyearsdozen.wordpress.com/">Donna Bohler</a> and <a href="http://pineridgetreasures.blogspot.com/">Lisa Lodge</a></div>
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37. <a href="http://www.glaszwergrevival.blogspot.com/">Doris Stumpf</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://www.bigyogyar.blogspot.com/">Eszter Czibulyas</a> (Hungary)</div>
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38. <a href="http://www.beadsforbusygals.com/">Elisabeth Auld</a> and <a href="http://evashermandesigns.blogspot.com/">Eva Sherman</a></div>
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39. <a href="http://elleraskleinesatelier.blogspot.com/">Elke Leonhardt-Rath</a> (Germany) and <a href="http://roomforchangemeuk.blogspot.com/">Marjolein Trewavas</a> (UK)</div>
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40. <a href="http://www.emakaye.blogspot.com/">Ema Kilroy</a> and <a href="http://treeofliferootedinmysoul.blogspot.com/">Laurie Keefe-Cecere</a><br />
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41. <a href="http://www.kralaria.blogspot.com/">Erika Nooteboom</a> (the Netherlands) and <a href="http://www.joyblonde.blogspot.com/">Giorgia Rossini</a> (Italy)</div>
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42. <a href="http://erinsjewelrycreations.blogspot.com/">Erin Grant</a> and <a href="http://www.jeanawells.blogspot.com/">Jean Wells</a></div>
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43. <a href="http://www.shebamakeda.com/">Evelyn Duberry</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://gaeabeads.blogspot.com/">Gaea Cannaday</a></div>
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48. <a href="http://25reasons.net/">Helene Goldberg</a> (Australia) and <a href="http://www.swallowtailjewellery.blogspot.com/">Karen Vincent</a></div>
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62. <a href="http://kraftymax.blogspot.com/">Krafty Max</a> and <a href="http://www.sandra5461.blogspot.com/">Sandra Miller</a></div>
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64. <a href="http://www.artisanclay.blogspot.com/">Kristie Roeder</a> and <a href="http://www.lajewelrydesign.blogspot.com/">Lea Avroch</a></div>
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65. <a href="http://wildrosesandblackberries.blogspot.com/">Kristina Johansson</a> (Sweden) and <a href="http://copperpennydesigns.blogspot.com/">Penny Neville</a> (Canada)</div>
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66. <a href="http://kirszti.blogspot.com/">Krisztina Erlaki-Toth</a> (Hungary) and <a href="http://www.nickisreef.blogspot.com/">Nicole Keller</a> (Germany)</div>
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67. <a href="http://www.lutrick.blogspot.com/">Lara Lutrick</a> and <a href="http://fanceethat.blogspot.com/">Lisa Suver</a></div>
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70. <a href="http://alteredvisionsfiber.blogspot.com/">Linda Koch</a> and <a href="http://www.gemrosedesigns.blogspot.com/">Rosemarie Cowit</a><br />
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72. <a href="http://www.lisaliddy.wordpress.com/">Lisa Liddy</a> and <a href="http://www.shadetreejewelry.com/blog.html">Marion Simmons</a></div>
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73. <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> and <a href="http://labellajoya.blogspot.com/">Marcie Abney</a></div>
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74. <a href="http://artfullyornamental.blogspot.com/">Lori Bowring-Michaud</a> and <a href="http://www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com/">Mary Govaars</a></div>
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75. <a href="http://lorisglassworks.blogspot.com/">Lori Dorrington</a> and <a href="http://www.willowstreetshops.blogspot.com/">Maria Rosa Sharrow</a></div>
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76. <a href="http://lori-finney.blogspot.com/">Lori Finney</a> (Canada) and <a href="http://skyejewels.blogspot.com%20/">Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp</a> (Canada)</div>
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77. <a href="http://designsbylynnea.blogspot.com/">Lynn Bennett</a> and <a href="http://www.beadcircle.com/">Mandi Ainsworth</a></div>
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78. <a href="http://uhuhu7.blogspot.com/">Marta Kaczerowska</a> (Poland) and <a href="http://www.lbcreativeart.com/">Milla Starchik</a> (Canada)</div>
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79. <a href="http://www.maryhardingjewelrybeadblog.blogspot.com/">Mary Harding</a> and <a href="http://www.missficklemediacom.blogspot.com/">Shannon LeVart</a></div>
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80. <a href="http://www.mairedodd.blogspot.com/">Mary Jane Dodd</a> and <a href="http://starhitchedwagon.blogspot.com/">Stacey Curry</a> <br />
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82. <a href="http://melissameman.blogspot.com/">Melissa Meman</a> and <a href="http://www.cabbycraft.blogspot.com/">Michelle Escano-Caballaro</a></div>
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83. <a href="http://sixpetalgirl.typepad.com/adventures-of-a-6-petal-girl/">Michelle Jensen</a> and <a href="http://www.gypsyroadbeads.blogspot.com/">Sandra Young</a> (Canada)</div>
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84. <a href="http://www.spiritrattles.blogspot.com/">Nan Emmett</a> and <a href="http://www.nvalentine.blogspot.com/">Nicole Valentine-Rimmer</a> (Canada)</div>
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85. <a href="http://www.snazzydoodle.blogspot.com/">Nancy Boylan</a> and <a href="http://elliesbijoux.blogspot.com/">Suzette Bentley</a></div>
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86. <a href="http://www.nswhims.blogspot.com/">Natasha Lutes</a> and <a href="http://www.myaddictionshandcrafted.blogspot.com/">Patti Vanderbloemen</a></div>
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87. <a href="http://www.pamhurst.blogspot.com/">Pam Hurst</a> and <a href="http://www.treewingsstudio.com/">Rebekah Payne</a></div>
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88. <a href="http://www.cabaribeads.blogspot.com/">Patty Miller</a> and <a href="http://www.skrhoadesdesign.com/">Sara Rhoades</a></div>
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89. <a href="http://www.songbeads.blogspot.com/">Rebecca Anderson</a> (UK) and <a href="http://www.prettythingsblog.com/">Lori Anderson</a> </div>
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Join us tomorrow Saturday March 3rd 2012 for the 5th Bead Soup Blog Hop. I am so excited to see everyone's designs!<br />
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Here are the beads that I sent to my bead soup blog partner <a href="http://25reasons.net/">Helene Goldberg</a>. I hope she has had fun creating some jewellery for herself using these goodies. <br />
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Helene sent me the gorgeous beads pictured below. Check back tomorrow to see what I made with these lovelies :) <br />
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Have a wonderful day ~ Karen <br />
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Close up of the cakes in my previous post for anyone who needs a cakie fix this morning Lol :) I'm putting on weight just looking at them! Have a wonderful day ~ KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-5992541719489477642012-02-15T08:46:00.000-06:002012-02-15T08:46:03.109-06:00Fun in the sun and a shot of sugar <br />
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After a week of sun and sand hubby and I arrived back in Iowa to 8F temps. This was somewhat of a shock since we had been basking in 80F temps all week. We were in south west Florida on vacation. Had a great time kayaking in the mangroves, cycling around Sanibel Island and just walking on the beach every day. We saw loads of wildlife, gators, manatees, otters, dolphins, osprey, pellies and loads of seabirds. Oops almost forgot about the No-see-ums, they certainly saw me Lol. Now I have to admit to being a bit of a twitcher and have always been fascinated by birds of prey so when this Osprey landed right in front of us on the beach it made my day. Luckily we had the camera with us and managed to get several good photos. We also visited Tarpon Springs the Sponge Capitol of the World :) I had never seen sponges like the ones in the photo before. Some of them are huge. The docks are well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. There are lots of Greek restaurants and cafes and of course we had to save room for one of the scrummy cakes in the photo!<br />
Enjoy your day ~ Karen <br />
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Hello! Exciting news! A parcel of beads arrived this week from my bead soup blog partner Helene Goldberg in Australia. They are gorgeous and I cannot wait to create something with them. Check out Helene's blog <a href="http://25reasons.net/">25 Reasons</a>. I love the silver toggle clasp, tiny silver beads and flower focal. Helene also sent me a beautiful card and some tags. She also sews and has been busy with her new grandson and looking after her mum. </div>
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I had so many things that I should have done this week but didn't Lol :) I found myself caught up with all the lovely goodies in my favourite Etsy shops. Oh dear .... I got very distracted. Does that ever happen to you? Well it happened to me big time this week! I have beading goodies coming from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JLynnJewels">J-Lynn Jewels</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/IndianCreekStudios">Indian Creek Studios</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhiteCloverKiln">White Clover Kiln</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/suburbangirlbeads">Suburban Girl Beads</a>. Check out their Etsy stores for lots of scrummy eye candy! Yippee! Can't wait :) Will share photos when I get my stash! I received some gorgeous boro beads from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BurkhartBeads">Christina Burkhart</a> this week and am eager to use them in a new design. Hop on over and check out her Etsy store for more beautiful beads. <br />
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Today I have accomplished over half of my to do list so I'm feeling pretty good about that. I also sneaked in a bit of beadie time and revamped a couple of designs I wasn't happy with. I added blue and purple freshwater dyed pearls to the embossed butterfly blank and put a regular clasp on it. The filigree butterfly has Czech glass rondelles and cathedral beads. <br />
Have a wonderful evening ~ Karen :)<br />
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Well we finally got some cold weather and snow! Yesterday was very windy. Snow was blowing across the driveway and I had to shovel for the first time this winter. Pretty good for Iowa! I took this photo of our screen door this morning. It has funky snow and ice patterns on it. So pretty!<br />
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Yesterday I received my package from J-Lynn Jewels. I love J-Lynn's tiles. The colours on these latest tiles are just beautiful. Photos don't really do them full justice. I made some earrings with the dog tag tiles and have two heart tiles to design with. Aren't they gorgeous? <br />
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Have been working on a design for "Saving 2nd Base" to raffle at their Relay for Life event on June 2nd 2012 in Shelton, CT. Will be mailing the necklace this week. If anyone wants to help out with a donation please visit <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/mysaving2ndbase">http://www.facebook.com/#!/mysaving2ndbase</a> for details. <br />
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~ Karen :)SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-85800452969083654972012-01-09T18:57:00.000-06:002012-01-09T18:57:29.058-06:00Yay! Clean Studio!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
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This morning I decided it was way past time that I cleaned and rearranged my studio area. I started with a very messy table - well actually two very messy tables Lol :) Well no wonder I can never find what I need! I had three bead mats stacked on top of each other with projects at various stages. There was wire, pliers, paints, inks, stamps - you name it was there. It seems the more I create the more mess I create along with it. Here are the before and after photos :) The light in my basement space is not good so I have now turned my main table round to face the window. I have an Ott lite which is great but a little extra daylight is good too. Wonder how long it will stay this tidy! Does anyone else have trouble keeping their table clean? I just can't do it :) Had fun though! Feel free to leave a comment if you think I could arrange things a little better - feedback is good! Hope you had a great day ~ Karen </div>
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Oh dear. I have neglected to blog for so long but am bound and determined that this year I am going to blog more often! That's my New Year's Resolution. The holidays are over and there are no more excuses! </div>
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</div>SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-42832642222772162272010-10-14T17:30:00.000-05:002010-10-14T17:30:17.337-05:00New Jewels<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMzs6dRND7k35sqRukyy5xA1rI9WMQQzNAn7PknuEWOkLNzQLTg-N1kkmPcjpZhubEK4Yin2UZJzp102LgsO-_2aJ0OgLLE81HYc5h5J2eoTUEOqI0jNY-LKbmgDWKI8Xr5xL0HxvOkQ/s1600/P1010115a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMzs6dRND7k35sqRukyy5xA1rI9WMQQzNAn7PknuEWOkLNzQLTg-N1kkmPcjpZhubEK4Yin2UZJzp102LgsO-_2aJ0OgLLE81HYc5h5J2eoTUEOqI0jNY-LKbmgDWKI8Xr5xL0HxvOkQ/s200/P1010115a.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctKd0wOj0QJjE6KUUYu2dlP4H95sph4TkZXuLIWFmtxcYMKNUU-nIKBqXiHV0A3vYsrBzpuOhGM3My7kL5hT6yfrHvTyYpXxjOLSqOkmUgzCfcZuPEfo8IJDMsdZJ48huqtO90bODFFE/s1600/P1010125a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctKd0wOj0QJjE6KUUYu2dlP4H95sph4TkZXuLIWFmtxcYMKNUU-nIKBqXiHV0A3vYsrBzpuOhGM3My7kL5hT6yfrHvTyYpXxjOLSqOkmUgzCfcZuPEfo8IJDMsdZJ48huqtO90bODFFE/s200/P1010125a.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This week I have made two new bracelets. I used Vintaj Natural Brass findings, beadcaps, charms and altered blanks. The beads are dyed Jasper, czech glass and crystals. </div>SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-20350974653874463822010-10-14T17:25:00.000-05:002010-10-14T17:25:33.936-05:00Autumn Days<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y2vp_EWukBYdIdKJ6P3gZ5oY2FdulOSorduOey_PCgfoRrCgR4gZXakXXioeii7HSvxpEnkXiscq-GdEqNOMbkT78om0S2IvUUuUCYUFmRAj6Ac7zmecWq2Wz0aqXdzD4NnVP0pBRME/s1600/P1010112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y2vp_EWukBYdIdKJ6P3gZ5oY2FdulOSorduOey_PCgfoRrCgR4gZXakXXioeii7HSvxpEnkXiscq-GdEqNOMbkT78om0S2IvUUuUCYUFmRAj6Ac7zmecWq2Wz0aqXdzD4NnVP0pBRME/s200/P1010112.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />
Last weekend we went to Winterset to the Covered Bridges Festival. Lots of vendors selling crafts and food. Beautiful day! The weather was perfect. On the way home we stopped at Howells Barn and pumpkin patch. It was very busy. The barn is about 100 years old and the owners grow flowers in the fields behind it and then dry their flowers upstairs in the barn. I love going there because of all the different flowers and the colours. The mums were in full bloom - very pretty - Karen <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyATOEjayEGW6hY6j6hXpT7x-Qowm1DUSrLa3MOt6N7DhWYPlyI3Xo7LkDtOfRxZr1CDLbpAqUee2rvFcxOKfeGsJWivHSjxA48IMsAA7wpjyFq3tCb2VMhXkydu_swXKo-VcORCJK6vA/s1600/P1010114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> <div style="text-align: left;"></div></a><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyATOEjayEGW6hY6j6hXpT7x-Qowm1DUSrLa3MOt6N7DhWYPlyI3Xo7LkDtOfRxZr1CDLbpAqUee2rvFcxOKfeGsJWivHSjxA48IMsAA7wpjyFq3tCb2VMhXkydu_swXKo-VcORCJK6vA/s1600/P1010114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyATOEjayEGW6hY6j6hXpT7x-Qowm1DUSrLa3MOt6N7DhWYPlyI3Xo7LkDtOfRxZr1CDLbpAqUee2rvFcxOKfeGsJWivHSjxA48IMsAA7wpjyFq3tCb2VMhXkydu_swXKo-VcORCJK6vA/s200/P1010114.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-68624902567010996332010-10-06T15:49:00.000-05:002010-10-06T15:49:13.795-05:00What a beautiful day. Started out by walking a couple of miles before going to work at 10am. Short shift today until 3pm. Back home now. Played frisbee for a short time with Manny. Have a couple of errands to run in town and then down to some serious designing. I bought myself the latest edition of "Stringing" yesterday so I plan to have a good look through it tonight. Looks like there are loads of great tips and online bead suppliers that I haven't seen before. Oh no! I think I will be parting with some money! I also have to take a really good photo of my "Maple Glow" necklace for the Vintaj October Challenge. I'd better get busy. KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-89837002879606700542010-10-03T20:15:00.000-05:002010-10-03T20:15:51.606-05:00Manny<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJCdSniht62J9U1AICkM7UARxdT37mUsal9Rf5NUdrEfF2Lf3jw_YaqJGv5BDXOs4T5l2IwuiWfy6f_H_t0rPoSx6bJBpb2P4jhvjqB-JHumR8Pw0xSTDXdBoF15nAi9fxxmNdbWwIFw/s1600/P1010010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJCdSniht62J9U1AICkM7UARxdT37mUsal9Rf5NUdrEfF2Lf3jw_YaqJGv5BDXOs4T5l2IwuiWfy6f_H_t0rPoSx6bJBpb2P4jhvjqB-JHumR8Pw0xSTDXdBoF15nAi9fxxmNdbWwIFw/s200/P1010010.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>My son Mike is currently living with us. He has a dog called Manny. Manny is an English Bulldog. He is very sweet natured. I wanted to share a photo of him on the blog since he keeps me from doing things that I should! Look at that face - how can I resist that face!! KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-28871868080053299862010-10-03T20:09:00.000-05:002010-10-03T20:09:28.824-05:00Great Fall day today. Sunshine, cool breeze and a slight frost this morning. Em and I have been busy photographing our jewellery and have finally put some pieces on our Etsy Shop! I have also been busy working on a piece of jewellery for a competition. I am entering the "Maple Glow Challenge" on the Vintaj Blog. I am reasonably happy with my creation and will post a photo on this blog later in the week. Voting starts on Saturday October 9th through midnight October 15th. Wish me luck! KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-24374206613958954172010-09-06T17:51:00.000-05:002010-09-06T17:51:52.631-05:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanr2fWMp2W0XdRpQXdyX1XF8gXZ39peJXy15CR1K7w2T3ro8ggkrmnuZYptNDe5gABOuFLdwT5ti0B5H_5eQPm6LjaHmkm6C_chu83mnNoCOdoFBNQrf5Uc2KGCzofMAMQ3o9F16NyeY/s1600/P1010021a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanr2fWMp2W0XdRpQXdyX1XF8gXZ39peJXy15CR1K7w2T3ro8ggkrmnuZYptNDe5gABOuFLdwT5ti0B5H_5eQPm6LjaHmkm6C_chu83mnNoCOdoFBNQrf5Uc2KGCzofMAMQ3o9F16NyeY/s200/P1010021a.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rNVVoKhfZktzlHL2YQPd5lGGVudxw7RBjfzI7rMB8riQCbEWV3jMZ06DO_Iuha6U0P9nm21aNkCseUFZ0D4AJial8ZvDYDM7v2KC7DJpQCwAkFHBhGMMXVjk-L9Ro6gGMweVvy6Kb6E/s1600/P1010022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rNVVoKhfZktzlHL2YQPd5lGGVudxw7RBjfzI7rMB8riQCbEWV3jMZ06DO_Iuha6U0P9nm21aNkCseUFZ0D4AJial8ZvDYDM7v2KC7DJpQCwAkFHBhGMMXVjk-L9Ro6gGMweVvy6Kb6E/s200/P1010022.JPG" width="200" /></a>Here is my box of Vintaj goodies. I work in a bit of a mess but I do like my box of goodies to be in order so that I can see what I have. I am trying to be a bit more organized but I need more storage and space to spread out! I have some chain, blanks, charms and filigree. The green stone (top right corner) came from a shop in Fort Collins, Co - Karen </div>SwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-50126438960767514752010-09-06T17:33:00.000-05:002010-09-13T18:31:43.792-05:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZC7FwbbnV9TWqnezKwk1fVGwNJ_TaAQW-zECQ0bfREOJ4UJXVxqEEydVn5SZmZ54Ty7nkvX3G7t5y-SVhAzYoPWw7xRwVSzju5BBngcawy4yHH8qDakKFmNO4M4qfXfpx_SaVCb20Bo/s1600/P1010019a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZC7FwbbnV9TWqnezKwk1fVGwNJ_TaAQW-zECQ0bfREOJ4UJXVxqEEydVn5SZmZ54Ty7nkvX3G7t5y-SVhAzYoPWw7xRwVSzju5BBngcawy4yHH8qDakKFmNO4M4qfXfpx_SaVCb20Bo/s200/P1010019a.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>Here I used a stamp and heat embossed the image onto the blank. I then used alcohol inks and covered the surface with Glossy Accents to protect the blank - KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-50041967853994157062010-09-06T17:27:00.000-05:002010-09-13T18:32:43.555-05:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjqtEOJ0chX-QUKQiDRe6H7Y0JJ4Y1zHQheXyceoUTSGWTzDIN3A_kRZE-OGmSpnTTAwAeEnteUQ-zKZOxvYHGhyphenhyphenX_NqNRC9ZP8HKei5xNz8K0C_yUCSePBuMtXHssB7QOiogoO0Gjo8/s1600/P1010017a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjqtEOJ0chX-QUKQiDRe6H7Y0JJ4Y1zHQheXyceoUTSGWTzDIN3A_kRZE-OGmSpnTTAwAeEnteUQ-zKZOxvYHGhyphenhyphenX_NqNRC9ZP8HKei5xNz8K0C_yUCSePBuMtXHssB7QOiogoO0Gjo8/s200/P1010017a.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />
A while ago I won some Vintaj Natural Brass charms and made the earrings in the photo. Today I made the necklace. I used Adirondack Juniper paint dabber and then Sail Boat Blue Alcohol ink to color the sand dollars. I got the blue beads from a shop in Loveland, Colorado a couple of weeks ago when I was on vacation - KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032717838645964771.post-56007960426332872352010-09-01T21:35:00.000-05:002010-09-13T18:30:54.123-05:00<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4zK-SpqOS1_HWO0mwr1esEcGVdotukwaNBK3B7Kji-iFp9GTt1ETaRe6AJ8eUgWDM9gk_HX_iVgTEgFsWLhr6G6u8MvpLnNgAOzviTEfoy4kgpWn9zNJ2wxwr1pLyatT79aOmOjhx1c/s1600/PB010029a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4zK-SpqOS1_HWO0mwr1esEcGVdotukwaNBK3B7Kji-iFp9GTt1ETaRe6AJ8eUgWDM9gk_HX_iVgTEgFsWLhr6G6u8MvpLnNgAOzviTEfoy4kgpWn9zNJ2wxwr1pLyatT79aOmOjhx1c/s200/PB010029a.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>I love the colours on this piece. All the components are Vintaj Natural Brass - KarenSwallowtailJewelleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535478080422101365noreply@blogger.com0