Sunday Update

 I know I promised you an update yesterday, but I just didn't have the time, so I'm bringing it all to you today....

First up is a new bead embroidered bracelet which I created to trade with a friend of mine who does knitting. She made me the most gorgeous scarf in the brightest purple colors and this is her bracelet for all her hard work.

Okay, the next thing is technically my Margie and Me challenge piece, but I am in love with it. I just finished it yesterday, and now I want to wear it everywhere.
I've wanted to create a brooch for a while, but I like things that multi-task, so it's also a pendant.

As a pendant it hangs vertically....

but, if you remove the cord, you can pin it on vertically or....

...horizontally. I love options, and Rusty Autumn Brooch Pendant is in my shop. I really like this design, and I can see more of these coming.

I also listed some new bobby pins. These are called Aqua Blue Stars...

 and I also put my Bird's Egg Bobby Pins in the shop.

I also put Heather's Ring in the shop. I've been wearing it all week to test it for durability and just plain gorgeousness, and she's held up nicely.

 I also added one of my long-chain medallion necklace that I'm calling Golden Fall. It's just a tad smaller than...

my Mosaic Turquoise Medallion necklace which has been in the shop for a while, but I updated the length of the chain to give it a more modern feel.

Last two things...it's time to vote on the Etsy Beadweaver's challenge for the month, and if you haven't, you need to read this, it will make you smile. It made me very proud to be American.

Beadweaver's Challenge and a Giveaway

The challenge for this month was to Bead the Breeze. I found this particulary hard considering that one cannot see the wind, only the effects of the wind, so...I decided what better effect than a butterfly which is so light that it's easily carried away by a simple breeze.

Here's my entry, it's a bead embroidered headband.

I spent most of my airplane time workin' on this, and I will say that it helped the time go by immensely.

It's made using size 11 seed beads of various sky-appropriate colors and I used some little teal semi-precious teardrops that I found at my local bead store to make the butterfly. I like the butterfly a lot and I can see that little cutie showin' up in some more designs. (Hhhhmm...maybe a pendant)

It's a stretchy headband backed with black ultrasuede so it's comfortable and stays in place. I wore it while I made dinner tonight and it felt great, and I just knew that I looked great cookin' tacos. It's in my Etsy store now if you'd like to see some more pictures and read more about the EBWC challenge.

Oh, and in other news, I'm having a giveaway!! I reached 400 fans on my Facebook fan page and it made me very happy, so I've decided to giveaway one of my Tidepool Rings. If you win, I'll make you a ring in your size and in a color scheme that you choose. Head on over to my Facebook page to enter.

Under the Sea (Under the Sea!)

For the Etsy Beadweaver's March Challenge, the theme is Fairy Tale. I chose to do Ariel, the Little Mermaid. So...I walked around the house all day humming "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl". The result was another tidepool ring in some Ariel-esque colors. (I call it Aqua Tidepool Ring)
And my entry for the challenge, Under the Sea Bracelet.

"...life is sweet here, we got da' beat here naturally, natura-lee-lee-lee..."

Have a good Sunday!