My bead table was so crazy disorganized tonight as I kept playing with different techniques and beads for the piece I was to create.
But I love the final result:
Hope that many of you participate this month!
Write to you soon.
Laura
Sharing my love and inspiration with fellow beaders and artists
Monday, November 5, 2012
November ABS Challenge
Hi everyone!!! I have been so busy busy in the last few months that I have been unable to post anything as hard as you may find that to believe. I have a bad habit of not creating a blog post for my Art Bead Scene monthly challenges and finally decided to get down to it. This month's inspiration piece is unique for me because of the colors: black and white mainly, which I do not use often in my designs. I find that interesting since I wear black and white clothes A LOT!!!!!
My bead table was so crazy disorganized tonight as I kept playing with different techniques and beads for the piece I was to create.
But I love the final result:
Hope that many of you participate this month!
Write to you soon.
Laura
My bead table was so crazy disorganized tonight as I kept playing with different techniques and beads for the piece I was to create.
But I love the final result:
Hope that many of you participate this month!
Write to you soon.
Laura
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Copper Bead Soup
Hello everyone!
My soup was cooked late but here it is!!
My partner is Karen Meador from Dream Catcher Ranch in San Antonio, Tx. She creates beautiful wire wrapped jewelry as well as amazing metal components.
She sent me a fold formed copper pendant made by her. It is totally cool! In my soup she also included a copper hand made clasp and link along with lapis beads.
I added silk ribbon in 2 different colors and a super cute polymer clay owl from Earth Tones Online on etsy.
Thanks so much to Lori for organizing this enormous pot of soup for everyone in the beading community to enjoy.
Happy blog hopping!!
With Love, Laura
My soup was cooked late but here it is!!
My partner is Karen Meador from Dream Catcher Ranch in San Antonio, Tx. She creates beautiful wire wrapped jewelry as well as amazing metal components.
She sent me a fold formed copper pendant made by her. It is totally cool! In my soup she also included a copper hand made clasp and link along with lapis beads.
I added silk ribbon in 2 different colors and a super cute polymer clay owl from Earth Tones Online on etsy.
Thanks so much to Lori for organizing this enormous pot of soup for everyone in the beading community to enjoy.
Happy blog hopping!!
With Love, Laura
Monday, March 5, 2012
Art Bead Scene March Challenge
Hello again:
I try to participate as often as I can in the ABS blog challenge. I blame Heather Powers for getting me addicted to art beads and what it truly means to be an artist. There is so much talent around us. This blog eventually got me to Lori Anderson's Bead Soup after all.
Browsing through etsy this weekend I found all these wonderful beads and buttons to get you inspired to create a piece of jewelry for the march challenge.
MitosisGlass
Black and Silver Windmill Handmade Polymer Clay Pendant or Focal Bead
PennysLane
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Bead Soup is Cooked!!
Finally this day is here and I am so happy to see all the creativity from around the world.
My soup partner is Lissa Hanna from LH Beads in Florida. She sent me beautiful beads including lampwork ones made by her, and a very challenging focal piece that pushed me to create beyond my comfort zone. I also don't buy many beads in brown so the color palette in my piece was something challenging for me as well.
I tried different things when it came to framing this awesome sliced seashell focal piece. It did not have a hole at the top. I decided to make this tear shaped sterling frame from 16 G wire and soldered it together. I then wire wrapped the shell around the frame.
The connector at the top of the frame is a clasp. I tend to be very symmmetric in my designs and could not get away from this but I love the final result. And the clasp she sent me: I just adore it!! I am a sucker for unique clasps and this one is no exception.
Thanks Lisa and I love how you cooked the bead soup I sent you!!!!
My soup partner is Lissa Hanna from LH Beads in Florida. She sent me beautiful beads including lampwork ones made by her, and a very challenging focal piece that pushed me to create beyond my comfort zone. I also don't buy many beads in brown so the color palette in my piece was something challenging for me as well.
I tried different things when it came to framing this awesome sliced seashell focal piece. It did not have a hole at the top. I decided to make this tear shaped sterling frame from 16 G wire and soldered it together. I then wire wrapped the shell around the frame.
The connector at the top of the frame is a clasp. I tend to be very symmmetric in my designs and could not get away from this but I love the final result. And the clasp she sent me: I just adore it!! I am a sucker for unique clasps and this one is no exception.
Thanks Lisa and I love how you cooked the bead soup I sent you!!!!
1. Adlinah Kamsir (Singapore) and Hajer Waheed (Kingdom of Bahrain)
2. Adrienn Lukacs (Hungary) and Agata Grygiel (Poland)
3. Agi Kiss (Hungary) and Carolien Muller-Genger (the Netherlands)
4. Agnes Asztalos (Hungary) and B.R. Kuhlman
5. Alesha Conklin and Becki Mendivil
6. Alice Peterson and Carol Dillman
7. Alicia Marinache (Canada) and Dita Basu
9. Amanda Tibbetts and Andrea Trank
12. Ann Sherwood and Diane Welte
13. Barbara Bechtel and Kerry Bogert
14. Barbara Lewis and Cat Pruitt
15. Bonnie Coursolle (Canada) and Fay Wolfenden (Canada)
16. Carmel McGinley (Australia) and Tracy Stillman (Australia)
17. Cassie Donlen and Deryn Mentock
18. Cathie Carroll and Janel Dudley
19. Cece Cormier and Morwyn Mullins
22. Christina Stofmeel (the Netherlands) and Eva Kovacs (Hungary)
23. Christine Damm and Deb Brooks
24. Cilla Watkins (Canada) and Elaine Robitaille (Canada)
27. Cory Celaya and Rhea Freitieg
28. Courtney Breul and Dana Hickey
29. Cynthia Abner and Jennifer Boreck
30. Cynthia Tucker and Jean Peter
31. Debbie Goering and Heidi Post
32. Dee Elgie (UK) and Joanne Lockwood (UK)
33. Dian Hierschel (Germany) and Eniko Fabian (Austria)
34. Diane Cook and Lyn Foley
35. Donna Bohler and Lisa Lodge
36. Donna Millard and Kiersten Giles
37. Doris Stumpf (Germany) and Eszter Czibulyas (Hungary)
38. Elisabeth Auld and Eva Sherman
39. Elke Leonhardt-Rath (Germany) and Marjolein Trewavas (UK)
40. Ema Kilroy and Laurie Keefe-Cecere
41. Erika Nooteboom (the Netherlands) and Giorgia Rossini (Italy)
42. Erin Grant and Jean Wells
43. Evelyn Duberry (Canada) and Gaea Cannaday
44. Genea Crivello-Knable and Heather Powers
45. Ginger Bishop (military, Okinawa) and Martina Nagele (Germany)
46. Heidi Kingman and Lori Greenberg
47. Helen Kemp and Lisa Wangeman
48. Helene Goldberg (Australia) and Karen Vincent
49. Jamie Hogsett and Jeannie Dukic
52. Jennifer Justman and Kari Carrigan
53. Jennifer Tough and Lorelei Eurto
54. Joanna Matuszczyk (Poland) and Julianna Kis (Hungary)
55. Joanne Tinley (UK) and Michaela Pabeschitz (Austria)
56. Julie Anne Leggett and Kelley Fogle
57. Karen Hess and Linda Landig
58. Karyn Bonfiglio and Kathleen Lange Klik
59. Kashmira Patel and Kat White
62. Krafty Max and Sandra Miller
63. Kristen Latimer and Pam Ferrari
64. Kristie Roeder and Lea Avroch
65. Kristina Johansson (Sweden) and Penny Neville (Canada)
66. Krisztina Erlaki-Toth (Hungary) and Nicole Keller (Germany)
67. Lara Lutrick and Lisa Suver
68. Laura DeMoya and Lisa Hanna
69. Libby Leuchtman and Melanie Brooks
70. Linda Koch and Rosemarie Cowit
71. Lisa Chapman and Menka Gupta
72. Lisa Liddy and Marion Simmons
73. Lori Anderson and Marcie Abney
74. Lori Bowring-Michaud and Mary Govaars
75. Lori Dorrington and Maria Rosa Sharrow
76. Lori Finney (Canada) and Marie-Noel Voyer-Cramp (Canada)
77. Lynn Bennett and Mandi Ainsworth
78. Marta Kaczerowska (Poland) and Milla Starchik (Canada)
79. Mary Harding and Shannon LeVart
83. Michelle Jensen and Sandra Young (Canada)
84. Nan Emmett and Nicole Valentine-Rimmer (Canada)
85. Nancy Boylan and Suzette Bentley
86. Natasha Lutes and Patti Vanderbloemen
87. Pam Hurst and Rebekah Payne
88. Patty Miller and Sara Rhoades
91. Rochelle Brisson and Shannon Chomanczuk
92. Rosa Maria Cuevas (Mexico) and Tejae Floyde
93. Sabine Dittrich (Germany) and Sally Russick
94. Sandi Volpe and Sarah/Saturday Sequins
95. Shanti Johnson and Tracy Mok (Canada)
96. Skylar Brez and Theresa Buchle
97. Sonya Stille and Traci Zeller (Canada)
98. Stefanie Teufel (Germany) and Tania Hagen (New Zealand)
99. Stephanie LaRosa and Vonna Maslanka
100. Terri Wlaschin and Wendy Blum
Sunday, February 19, 2012
BEAD SOUP IS TASTY!!
Hello again friends! I have not blogged in a very long time due to crazy schedules, kids, work, you name it!
Anyways, I am so happy that I am participating in the Bead Soup Blog Party this year. It is my first time and I have been paired up with Lisa Hanna from Florida. She is an incredibly talented lampwork artist and her designs are just awesome. Check out her blog at www.lhbeads.com/blog/
She has sent me a beautiful package of goodies. Boy, what a challenge to work with this amazing focal. I have already gone through many, many experiments with it!
Anyways, I am so happy that I am participating in the Bead Soup Blog Party this year. It is my first time and I have been paired up with Lisa Hanna from Florida. She is an incredibly talented lampwork artist and her designs are just awesome. Check out her blog at www.lhbeads.com/blog/
She has sent me a beautiful package of goodies. Boy, what a challenge to work with this amazing focal. I have already gone through many, many experiments with it!
Can not wait until blog hop day to see what everyone has made with their soup pots!
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